Episode 1: Kate Bryan

Images courtesy of Kate Bryan via instagram.com

For a joyous opening episode of Young at Art, Harry is joined by Global Head of Collections for Soho House, curator and presenter Kate Bryan. She discusses her varied career; how she started in the art world, and how she got to where she is today, and reveals fascinating details about the interesting projects and people she has met along the way.

 The conversation starts with Kate discussing The Vault 100; the ground-breaking art collection she curated for members club The Ned, a collection of artworks by 93 contemporary female artists including Tracey Emin, Rachel Whiteread and Annie Morris. Kate is passionate about rewriting art history for a new generation and discusses her latest book, Bright Stars, a curation of many great artists who died around the age of 40 - from old masters to new faces – including Caravaggio, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pauline Boty. Kate also tells us about some of the unmissable art events to see this summer and autumn, as well as what art means to her.

Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Kate Bryan can be found on Instagram at @katebryan_art, and Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatartpodcast.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by the Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.