WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A long overdue, revisionist history of art by the brilliant Katy Hessel . . . Never stuffy or supercilious, Hessel's book is a revelation and an important first step towards redressing the balance of an art world in which women have been sidelined, stepped over and trampled upon for far too long.' REFINERY29 'An extraordinary achievement that will have a disruptive cultural legacy and help deter­mine…

In her book, “The Story of Art Without Men,” Hessel showcases the lives and work of women artists from the 16th century to the present. Some of the featured artists works are currently on display in Boston.

Biography of Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists

2019 oil on linen If All The World Were Jell-O by Flora Yukhnovich

This 500-year survey of art by women is an inspiring, beautifully written corrective

In the second of a series of three videos exploring contemporary artists’ responses to our Lee Krasner exhibition, artist Flora Yukhnovich talks to Katy Hessel (founder of The Great Women Artists) about her practice and what Krasner’s work means to her

Proudly independent, Marisol did not fit into any of the ’60s retrospectively sanctified movements. And yet she played a key role in shaping a cultural shift away from mid-century, atomic-age existentialism (epitomized in art by Abstract Expressionism) toward the visual pizzazz, double-edged irony, and deadpan distillations of Pop. A fascinating, complex figure, she has waited a long time for the resurgence of interest in her work that is now underway.