Join us to celebrate the paperback release of Katy Hessel’s The Story of Art Without Men for a special event coinciding with our current exhibition, Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors.
Katy Hessel will be joined in conversation by writer, fashion critic and art curator Charlie Porter, and radio host and gardener Flo Dill to talk about gardening, music, culture and the groundbreaking women of the Bloomsbury Group.
The Story of Art Without Men will be available on the evening, and Katy Hessel will be signing copies after the talk.
Why not stay for dinner and treat yourself to our award-winning Garden Café? We recommend pre-booking a table to guarantee your space.
Speaker Biographies
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Katy Hessel
Katy Hessel
Katy Hessel is an art historian, curator, broadcaster, and author of The Story of Art without Men, a Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller, and Waterstones Book of the Year 2022. She runs @thegreatwomenartists, an Instagram account that has celebrated women artists on a daily basis since 2015.
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Flo Dill
Flo Dill
Flo Dill is a London based radio host & keen gardener. From Monday to Wednesday she hosts the NTS Breakfast Show, waking listeners up with an eclectic mix of music from 1980s new wave to contemporary jazz via lesser known psychedelic pop. Outside of the show she hosts the podcast Digging with Flo, where guests from the worlds of music and art join her on her beloved allotment for a chat.
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Charlie Porter
Charlie Porter
Charlie Porter (@theCharliePorter) is the author of Bring No Clothes: Bloomsbury and the Philosophy of Fashion and has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his time. He is a writer, fashion critic and art curator who has contributed regularly to the Financial Times, Guardian, New York Times, GQ, Luncheon, i-D and Fantastic Man. He was a juror for the Turner Prize in 2019, and lives in London. His first book was What Artists Wear.
