Charlie Porter on Louise Bourgeois, Anne Truitt, Sarah Lucas, Martine Syms

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Arts

4.8 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In episode 71 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the acclaimed writer, fashion critic, and art curator, Charlie Porter on Louise Bourgeois, Anne Truitt, Sarah Lucas and Martine Syms !!!!!! [This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.co.uk | use the code TGWA at checkout for 10% off!] In this episode, which will work slightly differently from normal, we will focus on four artists mentioned in Charlie's latest book, one of my favourite books of this year: What Artists Wear!!! An incredibly fascinating book that chronicles the lives and careers of artists through their clothes and how they have worn, incorporated, used, recycled, referenced, and drawn from garments from the early 20th century to the present day. From chapters dedicated to Louise Bourgeois and Martine Syms, an in-depth look into the history of the suit (think Frida Kahlo to Georgia O’Keeffe); a focus on the subject of workwear with the likes of Agnes Martin and Barbara Hepworth, and how they dressed ‘for the studio’. What ‘casual’ means today, how artists have worn jeans, how they integrate clothing for performance or made ‘wearable art’, to those who use garments as their chosen medium or for acts of transformation. This book, for me, provided such a rich, fascinating insight into artists and their work, mostly for the reason that it offered an alternative viewpoint. Never has something made me think so deeply about how artists presented themselves, and in effect our own identities, but also how clothing has been used in art in so many different ways, circumstances, and for so many different reasons. ENJOY!!!!!! A visiting lecturer in fashion at the University of Westminster, Charlie is one of the leading cultural commentators of our time and has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his generation, with many of his garments now in the collection of the V&A. Further links: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/314/314590/what-artists-wear/9780141991252.html#:~:text=In%20What%20Artists%20Wear%2C%20style,at%20home%20and%20at%20play. https://lismorecastlearts.ie/read-watch-listen/curator-of-palimpsest-charlie-porter-gives-an-introduction-to-the-exhibition LISTEN NOW + ENJOY!!! Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Sound recording by Amber Miller Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Music by Ben Wetherfield https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to season six of the Great Women Artist podcast. In this series, I am so excited to be continuing my partnership with the brilliant Aligieri Jewelry who have been supporting the GWA podcast for the last year and a half. Alighieri Jewelry is a brand that sits in the intersection between literature, art and fashion.
0:21.6	Female founder, Rosh Matani, draws inspiration from the legendary Italian poet Dante Aligieri.
0:28.0	As Italy marks the 700th anniversary of the poet's death, it seems like a good time to tell you more about who he was.
0:35.1	Dante Aligieri ultimately was a man living in exile from his homeland in Florence.
0:40.4	His story is a universal one that we can all understand. A story of being lost and afraid,
0:46.6	trying to find his way through the dark wood of the inferno. Alighieri's modern heirlooms are
0:51.0	fragments of the imperfection, celebrating these moments of vulnerability.
0:54.9	Each piece is rooted in an emotion, designed to travel with you and bring you strength on your
1:00.0	own adventures. Follow the brand as they take you through Dante's journey and make sure you take
1:05.3	advantage of your exclusive discount with the code TGWA at checkout. Visit www.Aliw-GERI-G-A for more. I hope you enjoy this episode.
1:21.5	Hello everyone and welcome to The Great Women Artist podcast with me, Katie Hessel. Some of you might know me from
1:28.9	The Great Women Artists, an Instagram account I set up in October 2015, which celebrates female
1:34.2	artists on a daily basis, ranging from young graduates to old masters. Well, in a similar
1:40.4	fashion to the Instagram, this podcast is all about celebrating female artists from a
1:45.7	variety of backgrounds and histories. And I am so excited to be interviewing artists on their
1:50.9	career or artists, writers, curators or general art lovers on the women artist who means most
1:56.4	of them. What I want this podcast to do is celebrate female artists in all different capacities so you, the listener, can gain a look into the greatest female artists working now or from art history.
2:10.7	I'm so excited to say that my guest on the Great Women Artist podcast is the writer, fashion critic and art curator Charlie Porter.
2:20.5	A visiting lecturer in fashion at the University of Westminster, Charlie is one of the leading
2:25.2	cultural commentators of our time and has been described as one of the most influential fashion
2:30.0	journalists of his generation, with many of his garments now in the collection of the VNA.
2:35.6	He has contributed to titles such as the Financial Times, The Guardian, New York Times,
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