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Art Historian • Author of The Story of Art without Men • Columnist @Guardian • Host of The Great Women Artists Podcast • Sign up: katyhessel.substack.com ✨
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On Dada Masilo's Hamlet

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By Katy Hessel Verified
| The Great Women Artists
Dear Readers! One of my favourite things is the intersection where dance meets literature and art. Think Tacita Dean’s Dante Project; Wayne McGregor’s take on Virginia Woolf in Woolf Works; Chris Ofili’s designs for a ballet of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. A new discovery, for me, has been the late South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo (1985–2024). She was renowned for her radical and inventive takes on classical ballet, from a queer Swan Lake to a South African Giselle.
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Half Term Art Activities!

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By Katy Hessel Verified
| The Great Women Artists
Looking for half term activities? Come join me at these family events Art lovers! Next week marks summer half term. If you’re looking for some fun art-related activities for the family, join me at these events to celebrate my book for younger readers: The Story of Art Without Men: An illustrated guide to amazing women artists.
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Briony Fer on Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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By Katy Hessel Verified
| The Great Women Artists
Dear Readers, On the GWA Podcast we explored the story of artist, designer and avant-garde icon Sophie Taeuber-Arp with art historian Briony Fer (who has published a stunning book on the artist: ‘Sophie Taeuber-Arp: The Rule of Curves). Born in Switzerland in 1889, Sophie Taeuber-Arp was an artist, designer, dancer, puppet-maker, teacher, sculptor, archit…
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