Meet 4 of this year's 10 artists, who were selected to respond to objects and ideas in the collections at the
Bowes Museum, as part of this year's #Untitled10 exhibition.
Jo Howell, a photographic artist based in Sunderland, on her feminist-forward response to the of Mary Eleanor Bowes' botany cabinet - and how she was forced to "The Confessions of the Countess of Strathmore".
Lady Kitt, a "Maker, Activist, and Drag King", who has responded to the text against a statue of Ancient Greek poet Sappho in the
Bowes Museum, which coyly glosses over Sappho's bisexuality.
Judy Dibiase, a ceramic artist, who created an astounding 200 cups, adorned with the poetry of Bowes Museum co-founder Joséphine Bowes. Judy has invited guests to take away a cup, in exchange for stories.
Emmanuela Wroth, who is entering the second year of her collaborative doctoral project with the
Bowes Museum and
Durham University, shares her reaction to Judy's cups, and the reclamation of aspects Joséphine's life lost to history.
Claire Baker, an embroidery artist who teaches at the
Northern School of Art in Middlesborough, shares about the strengths of working alongside other artists in response to the museum, and how #Untitled10 allowed her to stretched
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