From the author of the bestselling 'The Story of Art Without Men' comes a journal of inspirational writings from the founder of the Great Women Artists.
How To Live An Artful Life
Dive into the year with the wisdom of artists. Gathered from interviews, personal conversations, books and talks, How to Live an Artful Life moves through the months of the year offering you thoughts, reflections and encouragements from artists such as Marina Abramovic, Nan Goldin, Lubaina Himid, Louise Bourgeois and many more. With a thought for every day of the year, whether looking for beginnings in January, freedom in summer, or transformation as the nights draw in, this is a book of words to cherish. The year is full of the promise of work that has yet to be written, paintings that are yet to be painted, people who have yet to meet, talk, or fall in love. With this book in hand, pay attention, and see the world anew. Go out and find it, taste it, seize it, and live it - artfully.
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 the winner of Waterstones Book of the Year 2022.
She runs @thegreatwomenartists, an Instagram account that has celebrated women artists since 2015, and writes a fortnightly column for The Guardian.
Hessel hosts The Great Women Artists Podcast, where she has interviewed 140+ artists and writers, including Marina Abramović, Tracey Emin, Ali Smith, Barbara Kruger, Hilton Als, Elif Shafak, and more; Death of an Artist: Krasner and Pollock, a series about the legacy of Lee Krasner; and Dior Talks – Feminist Art.
In 2024, she launched Museums Without Men, an audio series highlighting works by women and gender non-conforming artists in museum collections worldwide, including The Met, Tate Britain, Hirshhorn, and more.
