We Folk

Presented in New York, RECONFIGURED exhibits ten artists living and working in the United Kingdom, whose work explores perspectives on the body and figure. Together, their works reveal how a new generation of artists in the U.K. is challenging visual traditions and cultural assumptions surrounding the depiction of the body.

Caroline Pay has been a force within the advertising world for twenty years. Starting her career at Mother, she continued to shape the culture at BBH and Grey working with clients such as Boots, Levi's, Tesco and New Look. Recently she has been immersed in Headspace, the global mindfulness app.

Alessia Glaviano, Brand Visual Director for Vogue Italia and L’Uomo Vogue talks inclusivity, representation and the politicised fashion image.

Young artists at the beginning of their careers, were particularly vulnerable in lockdown. When Covid momentarily levelled the playing field in March 2020, the creative community's responses varied. The lockdowns gave some the opportunity to pause and reflect. Whereas for others they were a disaster.

Art historian and curator Katy Hessel talks about her mission to correct the imbalance of women within the history of art.