<description>&lt;p&gt;Brett Whiteley was inspired, like many artists, by the female form. How do we critique these artworks through a contemporary lens and their place in a long history of the female form being relegated to an object for the male gaze? Fenella Kernebone discusses these ideas with curator Anne Ryan; Wendy Whiteley; and artists Mitch Cairns and Deborah Kelly.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To view this artwork, go to &lt;a href="agnsw.art/bwspodcast"&gt;agnsw.art/bwspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW &amp;copy; Estate of Robert Walker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Art, life and the other thing

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Sculptures of her

SEP 20, 202125 MIN
Art, life and the other thing

Sculptures of her

SEP 20, 202125 MIN

Description

Brett Whiteley was inspired, like many artists, by the female form. How do we critique these artworks through a contemporary lens and their place in a long history of the female form being relegated to an object for the male gaze? Fenella Kernebone discusses these ideas with curator Anne Ryan; Wendy Whiteley; and artists Mitch Cairns and Deborah Kelly. 

To view this artwork, go to agnsw.art/bwspodcast

Podcast artwork - Brett Whiteley in his studios 1970 (detail), photo: Robert Walker, National Art Archive, AGNSW © Estate of Robert Walker.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.