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“Pauline Boty: The Wimbledon Bardot” talk to be held at Wimbledon Bookfest on 27 October

As part of their annual festival Wimbledon Bookfest have announced the a talk between Dr Sue Tate and Samira Ahmed at Rutherford Theatre, Wimbledon High School on Sunday 27 October at 3:00pm:

“An opportunity to find out more about one of the leading co-founders of the British Pop art movement, Pauline Boty.

Known as the Wimbledon Bardot, Pauline Boty was a student at Wimbledon School of Art. She smashed stereotypes and confronted issues well ahead of her time, but was not given the recognition she deserved. During her tragically short life, she produced an exciting and complex body of work, commenting on pop culture, feminism and so much of the era in which she lived. Dr Sue will be in conversation with BBC broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed.”

‘The life of Boty? A Molotov fusion of possibility and loss.’ – Ali Smith”

Details
Title: Pauline Boty: The Wimbledon Bardot
Location: Rutherford Theatre at Wimbledon High School
Date: Sunday 27 October 2024
Time: 3:00 pm
Tickets are £15 and can be booked here [link]

Discussion on Pauline Boty from Radio 4’s Front Row now available on BBC Sounds

The section on Boty concludes the programme and starts at approximately 29:10. The BBC website describes the contents of this edition as follows:

“The extraordinary work of the artist Pauline Boty (1938 – 1966) is explored by the curator of a new exhibition, Mila Askarova, and the art historian Lynda Nead.

Paddington director Paul King returns with Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role. He talks with Samira about exploring the backstory of Willy Wonka and Roald Dahl’s surprising vision for fiction’s greatest confectioner.

Front Row rounds up the best non-fiction books of 2023 with Caroline Sanderson – non-fiction books editor for The Bookseller and chair of judges for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2022, Stephanie Merritt – critic and novelist, and John Mitchinson – cofounder of Unbound, the independent crowdfunding publisher and co-presenter of literary podcast, Backlisted.”
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The programme is available to listen to here [link]

Details
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Paula McGrath
Released On: 6 Dec 2023
Available for over a year