Katy speaks with Eleanor Nairne, who first introduced her to Lee Kranser’s work. Back in 2019, Nairne exhibited a groundbreaking retrospective of Lee Krasner’s work while she was senior curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Today she is the Keith L. and Catherine Sacks Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In this episode, a dive into Krasner’s artistic career. Artwork Discussed: Joan Miro Constellations (1940-41) Mosaic Table (1947) Stop and Go (1949) Prophecy (1956) Birth (1956) Three in Two (1956) Pablo Picasso Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) Earth Green (1957) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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For those who've listened to the show, you'll know that Lee Krasner started painting at around aged 14 until her death in 1984.
That's six decades of work.
One thing I love about Lee's art is how it was constantly changing in style, in scale, from 17ft wide paintings to small mosaic tables.
We didn't really have time to get properly stuck into Lee's art in the show, but we're going to do that now because for me, they're some of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century.
And we're going to do that with my friend Eleanor Nairn, who knows all about Lee.
In fact, she's the person who introduced me to Lee Krasner's work in the first place.
And a quick note that all of the paintings we'll be discussing are linked to in our show notes, so if you'd like to take a look as we go, please do.
Hi, Eleanor.
Thank you so much for making time to chat with me about all things Lee Krasner.
Thank you, Katie.
I know you're pretty busy these days because of your new job as the Keith L.
And Catherine Sacks curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.