Installation view: Milly Thomspon, My Body Temperature is Feeling Good (5 June 2025–24 August 2025) at Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art. Courtesy Goldsmiths CCA. Photo: Rob Harris.
TALK: Pleasure as a Radical Act — Emma Kay, Alison Jones and Sally O’Reilly
A conversation between artists Emma Kay, and Alison Jones chaired by Sally O’Reilly; close friends and collaborators of Milly Thompson, whose exhibition is on view at Goldsmiths CCA.
Together they discussed Thompson’s work practice and life. Thompson’s work celebrates female desire and the middle-aged body, critiquing the hegemonic forces of consumer capitalism, whilst also responding to its seductions. Writing was a central part of her practice, as a sometimes-slippery declaration of her artistic intentions, but also in the as-yet unpublished novel Near Witches, a comic romp and serious consideration of aesthetics and the ups and downs of intimate friendship. The discussion explores Thompson’s diverse practice, and the issues and artistic influences – from Martha Rosler to Daphne Du Maurier – that animate it.
A conversation between artists Emma Kay, and Alison Jones chaired by Sally O’Reilly; close friends and collaborators of Milly Thompson, whose exhibition is on view at Goldsmiths CCA.
Together they discussed Thompson’s work practice and life. Thompson’s work celebrates female desire and the middle-aged body, critiquing the hegemonic forces of consumer capitalism, whilst also responding to its seductions. Writing was a central part of her practice, as a sometimes-slippery declaration of her artistic intentions, but also in the as-yet unpublished novel Near Witches, a comic romp and serious consideration of aesthetics and the ups and downs of intimate friendship. The discussion explores Thompson’s diverse practice, and the issues and artistic influences – from Martha Rosler to Daphne Du Maurier – that animate it.
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