Sheila Hicks

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Arts

4.8 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In episode 80 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the legendary SHEILA HICKS! *BOOK NEWS!* I have written a book! Order The Story of Art without Men here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Art-without-Men/dp/1529151147/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647348710&sr=8-1 [This episode is brought to you by Alighieri jewellery: www.alighieri.co.uk | use the code TGWA at checkout for 10% off!] Working across textiles, fibre, colour and form, Sheila Hicks’s six-decade-and-counting-career has seen her work across multiple mediums, processes and disciplines. From her cascades of colour that pour out of museum ceilings to her smaller woven drawings – she likes to call ‘minimes’ – Hicks pushes all boundaries of fibre in all different environments. Born in 1934, Hicks was educated at Yale in the 50s, where she was taught by Josef Albers and George Kubler, whose teaching inspired her to venture to Chile to witness the weaving culture in the Andes. Moving to Mexico, then Paris, Hicks has designed film sets to a 1000 thread-based medallion sculpture for the Ford Foundation, NY. Recent international exhibitions include the 2020 exhibition at MAK Vienna, the 2017 Venice Biennale, the 2014 Whitney Biennial, plus a major solo presentation at the Pompidou in Paris! But! One of the reasons why we are speaking with Hicks today is because this spring she will unveil a major exhibition at the Hepworth Wakefield, a show featuring over seventy of her vibrant works which collapse all boundaries between art, architecture and design, breaking down all tensions, which in turn create environments where we can be at one with the work. Info about the Hepworth Wakefield show!!! https://hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/sheila-hicks/ Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Research assistant: Viva Ruggi Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Music by Ben Wetherfield https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/

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0:00.0	Hello, great woman artist listeners. It's Katie here. And before we get in today's episode with the legendary Sheila hits, I want to let you know I have written a book, which is out this September.
0:11.6	The story of art without men aims to retell art history with pioneering non-mail artists who spearhead of movements and redefined the canon.
0:20.6	It is available to pre-order now from
0:22.3	Amazon Waterstones and more, and I have linked to the book in the show notes. But in this series,
0:27.2	I am so excited to be continuing my partnership with the brilliant Allegieri jewellery, who have
0:32.2	been supporting the GWA podcast for the last two years. Alligieri creates fragmented talismans of imperfection,
0:38.8	hand cast in London's Hat and Garden from recycled silver and gold. The brand was founded by
0:44.1	the brilliant Rushvatani to guide her through a dark time. Each piece has a story and invites you to
0:49.8	unlock your own. It is one of my favourite times of year when Alighieri launches their autumn winter
0:55.3	2022 collection. The collection is called Untitled and it explores the power of body language
1:01.2	to express emotion in a world where words are often not enough. The use of body language
1:06.6	dates back to prehistoric times, much like jewelry. Before the existence of language, we drew
1:12.2	on objects and gestures to tell our stories. These universal tools know no barriers, regions or borders.
1:19.4	The collection will be released in six drops, with only ten of each piece available for now.
1:25.0	The first drop, the Vessel Series, exploresbous, Silver and Four-Eye,
1:29.0	and abundant curved hoops, a collection of objects to imbue with your secrets and carry with
1:33.6	you on all of your adventures. To welcome in the spring, Alleghiari will be including a
1:38.1	mini dried bouquet with every order until Friday, perfect for Mother's Day gifting. You can visit
1:43.5	the full collection at www.
1:45.3	www.alligieri.com and just for our listeners, Allegieri is offering a 10% discount across
1:51.2	all products with the code TGWA at checkout. I hope you enjoy this episode.
2:06.1	Hello everyone and welcome to the Great Women Artist podcast with me, Katie Hessel.
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