Join us on Friday 17th May, 11.30 (for an hour)
at The Beaumont (Barchester Care), 15 Cannon Hill, Old Southgate, N14 7DJ
to discuss The Life & Art of Pauline Boty (1938-1966).
Pauline Boty had been a bright light in the British Pop Art world of the early 1960s. Her early death, however, meant her art was lost to public view and she was all but forgotten. That has now changed; Pauline Boty is not only remembered but celebrated. There was an exhibition at Gazelli Art House earlier this year (see here) and one of her paintings stole the show – for me at least – at a recent Christie’s exhibition/ auction:
Epitaph to Something’s Gotta Give [1962; Christies; my photograph 2024]
Boty was one of the artist subjects in a 1962 Monitor film documentary “Pop Goes The Easel” by Ken Russell [available on BBC i-player here] and also portrayed in Ali Smith’s novel “Autumn” (Penguin Books); Marc Kristal’s biography of the artist was published (by Quarto) last year:
There’ll be plenty to talk about!
Looking forward to seeing you.
Please note there is a £3 charge on the door to cover tea, coffee & biscuit expenses.
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