Art historian and The story of art without men Released by author Katy Hessel Museums without mena new series of audio guides designed to highlight the work of women and gender non-conforming artists in public museum collections.
The series, coinciding with Women’s History Month, debuted with five museum guides that can be viewed in the galleries or online. Hessel’s guide to San Francisco’s Fine Art Museums launched on March 1, and will be followed by guides to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (March 8), the Hepworth Wakefield (March 19), the Hirshhorn Museum and the Sculpture Garden (March 22). , and Tate Britain (March 25). The series will highlight artists Bisa Butler, Mary Cassatt, Rosa Bonheur and Leonora Carrington.
“I am excited to work with institutions to highlight women artists in their collections,” Hessel said in a press release. “Although the gender imbalance is still very visible – a problem that many institutions are addressing – I hope that this project will help to draw attention to the work of women that already exists in collections around the world. My desire is to introduce new and existing museum visitors, from all backgrounds, to artists they don’t know and to illuminate great works of all kinds of art.’
Museums without men It will be expanded with future guides planned for other institutions, including Vienna’s Belvedere Museum. This ongoing project builds on previous work with Hessel The Great Women Artists Podcast and his book, The story of art without mento increase the visibility of women artists in public collections and to encourage a more inclusive approach to art curation.
