Tschabalala Self

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Arts

4.8 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In Episode 04 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews one of the most highly regarded young artists working today, the Harlem-born painter, TSCHABALALA SELF!! A graduate of the Yale School of Art and a recent participant of the AMAZING Studio Museum Residency, the brilliant Tschabalala is known for her expressive, vibrant and dynamic works of human figure, that combines paint, printmaking, collage and sculpture. With her primary concern centred on the black female body, Self explores subjects around race, gender, and identity through powerful and bold images of women. In this episode we discuss Tschabalala's beginnings in Harlem, the place that has culturally shaped who she is today and the impact it's had on her work; the artists who continue to inspire her – from Faith Ringgold, Kehinde Wiley and Clementine Hunter; the stories behind the figures and the 'settings' she places them in; her artistic process; interests in the environment that surrounds her characters, in particular the bodega; and her previous and current exhibitions – one of which, "Thigh High" is on right now at Pilar Corrias Gallery in London. She is SO brilliant and SO interesting, and I couldn't be more honoured to interview someone right at the forefront of their career. She's killing it. ENJOY!! WORKS / EXHIBITIONS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: Bodega Run – The Hammer, LA: https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2019/hammer-projects-tschabalala-self/ Pila Corrias, London: https://www.pilarcorrias.com/exhibitions/tschabalala-self-bodega-run/ Thigh High – Currently on view at Pilar Corrias, until 9 November: https://www.pilarcorrias.com/exhibitions/tschabalala-self/ Tschabalala Self – Parasol Unit, 2017: https://parasol-unit.org/whats-on/tschabalala-self/ Studio Museum Residency: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5086 Upcoming exhibitions: ICA Boston – https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/tschabalala-self-out-body Artists discussed include: Faith Ringgold, Mickalene Thomas, Wangechi Mutu, Clementine Hunter Thank you for listening!! This episode is sponsored by the Affordable Art Fair: @affordableartfairuk Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Artwork by @thisisaliceskinner Sound editing by @_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,
0:08.0	and at that show I picked up my first ever original artwork.
0:13.0	I've treasured these ceramics for years, and every day when I look at them, it takes me back to how I felt buying my first ever piece of art.
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0:56.1	Huge thanks to our sponsor, the affordable art fair for making this podcast possible.
1:04.2	Hello everyone and welcome to the Great Women Art Artist podcast with me, Katie Hessel.
1:14.3	Some of you might know me from The Great Women Artists, an Instagram account I set up in October 2015,
1:20.0	which celebrates female artists on a daily basis, ranging from young graduates to old masters.
1:26.0	Well, in a similar fashion to the Instagram, this podcast is all about celebrating female
1:31.3	artists from a variety of backgrounds and histories.
1:34.6	And I am so excited to be interviewing artists on their career or artists, writers, curators,
1:40.0	or general art lovers on the women artist who means most of them.
1:43.9	What I want this podcast to do is celebrate female artists in all different capacities
1:48.6	so you, the listener, can gain a look into the greatest female artists working now or from art history.
2:00.1	My guest today is the brilliant and phenomenally talented Harlem-born artist Shabal al-a-liself,
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