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New Podcast on avant-garde artist Franciszka Themerson

Listen to a podcast commissioned by the Polish Cultural Institute in London to mark the opening of a major new display of works by Franciszka Themerson at Tate Britain

To mark the recent opening of a major new display of her works at Tate Britain entitled Franciszka Themerson: Walking Backwards, the Polish Cultural Institute in London commissioned Contemporary Lynx and Patrycja Rozwora to produce a podcast featuring interviews with the display’s Senior Curator Dr Hilary Floe, Assistant Curator Saskia Flower and representative of the Themerson Estate in London, Weronika Gertig-Burgess.

Listen to their fascinating insights on Themerson as part of the ‘Kitchen Conversations’ podcast series here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIGfx6PyXEE

Or find the podcast on other podcast channels HERE

The one-room display at Tate Britain is FREE and open to all until March 30, 2025 (Room 20)

Find out more on the Tate Britain website:

Franciszka Themerson: Walking Backwards – Display at Tate Britain | Tate

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