Picture This
Erin O'Connor and John Wilson in conversation (online)
Online ticket
| Standard: | £10 |
Please book a ticket to attend this online talk. The talk will be livestreamed from our Pigott Theatre. You will receive an E-ticket with instructions on how to access your online events, films and resources via your National Gallery account. Only one ticket can be booked per account.
About
‘Picture This,’ is a brand new series of conversations, hosted by journalist and presenter of the BBC’s 'This Cultural Life', John Wilson. Special guests from a wide variety of fields, including fashion, music, literature and film, will join John to reflect on their life and work through the lens of a National Gallery painting.
We launch the series with iconic British fashion model Erin O’Connor MBE. Discovered in the mid-1990s, Erin O’Connor rose to prominence working with fashion houses including Alexander McQueen, Dior, Prada, and Versace, and was praised by Karl Lagerfeld as one of the world’s best models. Drawing on her own research and her training in dance, she found a unique ability to embody character on the catwalk. She danced through flames, walked on water and flew through the air at a time when fashion was performance-led. Beyond the runway, she is a writer and advocate for diversity and healthier standards in the fashion industry and was appointed an MBE in 2017 for services to the fashion industry and charitable causes.
‘She isn’t only a model. She is quite like art. She is like theatre. She is an extraordinary inspiration’. Jean Paul Gaultier, 1998
John Wilson
Pigott Theatre
This is a livestream of the event taking place in the Pigott Theatre. If you would prefer to attend the event in person, please book tickets here.