Portrait Of A Scandal
Moderator: Esther Anatolitis • Kim Anderson and Elspeth Pitt
“When two artists enter the 1943 Archibald Prize, a scandal erupts that grips not only the art world, but the nation...”
Inspired by real events, Kim Anderson’s new novel, The Prize, captures a turning point in Australian culture. Join the author and Senior Curator, Elspeth Pitt, for a conversation about the intimate power of portraiture, the politics of scandal and the role of fiction in queering Australian history.
Artist
KIM E ANDERSON has worked for a variety of book publishers and media organisations including HarperCollins, PBL Online, the Nine Television Network and Southern Star Entertainment. In 2009 she founded a social media site for readers based in New York. An avid reader, she now lives in Sydney and is also a non-executive director of a number of ASX listed companies and a director of the Sax Institute.
Artist
ELSPETH PITT is Senior Curator, Australian Art, at the National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra.
Moderator
ESTHER ANATOLITIS, Editor of Meanjin, is one of Australia’s most impactful advocates for arts and culture. She is Hon A/Prof at RMIT School of Art and a member of the National Gallery of Australia Governing Council. Across two decades Esther has led arts and media organisations across all artforms, including Craft Victoria and the National Association for the Visual Arts. Esther regularly facilitates strategic, creative and political conversations, and is a prolific writer, critic and commentator. Most recently her work has appeared in the Guardian and Crikey, and her book Place, Practice, Politics was published in 2022.