ART DECADES – Girls Keep Swinging
- Region: South East
- Type: Talk
- Cost: Free
The female of the species must fight their corner in any art form and in the macho world of rock music, the gutsiest as well as the most subtle she-talents have emerged. This Art Decades highlights the famous and the unjustly neglected or overlooked, from Madonna to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, from Carol Kaye to Kim Gordon and more. With further reference to other disciplines including art, photography and cinema, artists like Diane Arbus, Frida Kahlo and Anne Sexton are referenced also, highlighting indirect influences that may have filtered through to music, providing the increasing confidence that female artists have displayed as the age of rock has progressed.
With each Art Decades showcasing vital imagery, archive footage and a curated soundtrack within each evening, these are talks celebrating music, images, and ideas…