'Madame Moitessier'
About
Every painting in the Gallery means something different to each of us. Everyone brings their own histories, tastes and backgrounds when they look at and think about art. It’s curious to think why a certain piece affects someone so profoundly and for another it might do nothing.
Curator and writer Susan Bright invites people from across all areas of the cultural sector to choose their favourite work of art in the Gallery. Together they will discuss why, and what it is, that makes a certain painting their ‘favourite’. The history, context or the technique of the painting might be considered, but at the heart of these conversations is the life beyond the object. Bringing out stories of childhood, physical reactions and imagination, exploring why there is a connection and why that matters.
Your hosts
Dr Susan Bright is an experienced arts leader who has curated exhibitions at Tate Britain, The National Portrait Gallery, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Princeton University Art Museum and more. She has published seven books on art and photography. She is a regular contributor to exhibition catalogues, journals, magazines and broadsheets and has broadcast for BBC Radio 4. She is currently working on two exhibitions for 2026 both to take place in the USA.
Zowie Broach co-founded the label BOUDICCA who were the first independent British label to show during Couture Paris, as well as exhibiting at Chicago Arts Institute and the Tel Aviv Museum. Their 'Invisible City' AW04 collection is part of the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Today, Zowie is a principle-investigator into whether machine intelligence can support and relate to the manual intelligence of Haute Couture. Zowie Broach has been voted into the top 500 Fashion Leaders, Business of Fashion for the last 8 years.
My favourite painting
'Madame Moitessier'
Tickets
Members: £25
This is a Members' exclusive event. Please show your membership card and ticket to gain entry to the event.
