This week I am discussing The Friday Night Club: A Novel of Artist Hilma af Klint and Her Creative Circle by Sofia Lindberg, Alyson Richman and MJ Rose. I was so pleased that my friend and museum educator Izzie Call came on the pod and shared her passion and inspiration in learning about “The Mother of Abstract Art” Hilma af Klint. Izzie is a passionate educator who loves art and reading, and listening to her bring these two loves together is a true gift. Enjoy!

In this Episode:

Linda Nochlin’s Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?

Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Hilmas work The Swan, No. 12, Group IX/SUW from 1915 that was featured in Upgraded: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilma_af_Klint#/media/File%3AHilma_af_Klint_-_1915_-_The_Swan_-_No_16.jpg

Guggenheim website that shows the 2019 exhibition of Hilma’s work that inspired the book: https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/hilma-af-klint

To compare Hilmas work to the “Father of Abstract Art”: take a look at some of Wasily Kandinskys work and compare to Hilmas. https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/wassily-kandinsky/m0856z?hl=en

Swedish 75 Cocktail

3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

6 Tablespoons gin

2 Tablespoons lingonberry jam

Ice cubes for shaking

dry sparkling wine, chilled