In Conversation: Motherhood and Art

Ann Coxon

Ann Coxon is author of the recently published book Motherhood, and Curator of International Art at Tate Modern. She has curated numerous temporary exhibitions and collection displays at Tate, including the recent major exhibitions Dorothea Tanning (2019), Anni Albers (2018), and the current Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope. Ann has written a monograph on Louise Bourgeois and is currently working on a PhD thesis on New Tapestry in the 1960s and 1970s.

Hettie Judah

Hettie Judah is an art critic and writer who has spent many years researching and campaigning on the subject of art and motherhood. Her recent books include Art London (2019), Frida Kahlo (2020), Caroline Walker: Janet (2020), How Not to Exlude Artist Mothers (And Other Parents) (2022), and Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones (2022). She is currently working on a book and Hayward Gallery touring exhibition On Art and Motherhood.

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