Eleanor Nairne on Lee Krasner

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Arts

4.8 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In episode 01 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the exceptional curator, Eleanor Nairne, about the Abstract Expressionist sensation, LEE KRASNER!! Born in 1908 Brooklyn to a Jewish family, Krasner was known as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. Nairne, who recently curated “Lee Krasner: Living Colour” at London's Barbican Centre, catapulted her into the spotlight after decades of the artist often being overshadowed by her former husband, Jackson Pollock. Whether you’re a die-hard Krasner fan (like me), or have never even heard of her at all, TUNE IN to here us discussing her incredible career. We cover Krasner’s Brooklyn childhood, the moment “The Modern” opens in 1929 (aka MoMA), her education at the all-women’s Washington Irving School and later Cooper Union in NYC, her formidable determination to become one of the greatest artists of all time, seminal works and of course her very interesting (and at times heartbreaking!) life story. WORKS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: Another storm (1963) Mural (1943–7 by Jackson Pollock) Self Portrait (1928) Prophecy (1956) Little images (1946–50) Mosaic Table (1947) Night series: The Eye is the First Circle (1960) Further information about Eleanor's fantastic exhibition: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/lee-krasner-living-colour Thank you for listening!! This episode is sponsored by the Affordable Art Fair. Produced and presented by Katy Hessel Sound editing by Ellie Clifford/ Naomi Abel-Hirsch Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner @_ellieclifford / @naomiabel Music by Ben Wetherfield

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0:00.0	A few years ago, I was lucky enough to go to an amazing ceramic show full of the best of London's young artists, and at that show, I picked up my first ever original artwork.
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0:55.6	Huge thanks to our sponsor, the affordable art fair for making this podcast possible.
1:00.2	Hello everyone and welcome to the Great Women Art Artist podcast with me, Katie Hessel.
1:14.6	Some of you might know me from The Great Women Artists, an Instagram account I set up in October 2015,
1:20.2	which celebrates female artists on a daily basis, ranging from young graduates to old masters.
1:26.3	Well, in a similar fashion to the Instagram, this podcast is all about
1:30.3	celebrating female artists from a variety of backgrounds and histories.
1:34.3	And I am so excited to be interviewing artists on their career or artists, writers,
1:39.3	curators or general art lovers on the women artist who means most of them. What I want this podcast to do is celebrate female artists in all different capacities
1:49.0	so you, the listener, can gain a look into the greatest female artists working now or from art history.
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