# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: How much do you know about the Virgin Mary? How has her image perpetuated an idealisation for motherhood? Where does the iconography of the witch stem from? Is there more to Aphrodite/Venus than as just the ancient’s idea of a pin-up?

Join art historian Katy Hessel for a series of lectures dedicated to Biblical and mythological female subjects commonly depicted in western art history, from witches to the Virgin Mary, Medusa, Eve to Aphrodite. Borrowing from the 1972 book and television series, Ways of Seeing, and its author John Berger’s idea “to start a process of questioning”, Hessel will be delving into the evolution of these subjects: looking at their story of origin and how male artists from history ‘perceived’ them (perhaps perpetuating a certain narrative), and how, if we look at them from the perspective of a woman artist, we might just see them anew.

These talks are not to be recorded and are part of a working progress for an upcoming book project.

Each talk will focus on a specific female subject from art history:

Thursday 12th February 6-7pm – Medusa
Thursday 26th February 6-7pm – Athena
Thursday 5th March 6-7pm – Eve & Lilith

Book for three of more sessions in one transaction to get 10% off the ticket price (full priced tickets only).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chichester/talk-|-how-to-see-now-the-female-subjects-with-katy-hessel/200029204366639
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chichester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Pallant House Gallery
- **lat**: 50.8351671
- **long**: -0.7778011
- **full address**: Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel being held?
  - **A:** Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel takes place on Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel?
  - **A:** Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel is organized by Pallant House Gallery.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chichester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Talk | How To See Now: The Female Subjects with Katy Hessel sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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