The Great Women Artists

Apr 11, 2024 | katyhessel.substack.com | Katy Hessel

Dear Readers,Next week marks one of the most exciting events of the cultural calendar: the opening of the Venice Biennale, aka the Art Olympics. As always, an overwhelming number of brilliant artists are exhibiting across the central exhibition, national pavilion, and off-site locations. This year’s theme is “Stranieri Ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere”, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, and I’ve selected some stand-outs from the 330 participating artists, many of whom are women.

Jan 18, 2024 | katyhessel.substack.com | Katy Hessel

Dear Great Women Art Lovers,Recently, I’ve been looking into the history of art and dance, and the collaboration between the two. This fascination came about after seeing a drawing by Leonor Fini that was in fact a costume sketch for Le Rêve de Leonor (‘The Dream of Leonor’), a ballet based the artist’s dream, which premiered at London’s Royal Opera House in 1949.

Dec 14, 2023 | katyhessel.substack.com | Katy Hessel

Dear Readers! As 2023 comes to a close, and a new year is on the horizon, I wanted to bundle together books and art to look forward to in 2024. Here are 10 exhibitions in London (from Yoko Ono to Francesca Woodman); 7 outside the capital (Everlyn Nicodemus, Louise Giovanelli); 8 worldwide (Georgia O’Keeffe, Zanele Muholi); and, to kick things off – 13 books! Enjoy, Katy Xoxo.

Jun 27, 2023 | katyhessel.substack.com | Katy Hessel

Jun 27, 2023 | katyhessel.substack.com | Katy Hessel