Maggi Hambling is among the world's most important living artists. A gloriously outspoken painter and sculptor, her public works have often been the subject of controversy.

is intended to reflect the essential vulnerability of the artist. Artists working in public space are 'consumed' by a public which may be knowledgeable or ill-informed, hostile or benign.

For artists, power often resides only in the ability to choose who to engage with, and who to ignore.

The series explores the way women gain, regard and exercise power. The work was created in conversation with 7 women who have experience of holding power in arts, literature, heritage and culture:

Rebecca Salter, President Royal Academy of Arts;
Carolyn McCall, CEO ITV;
Ngozi Fulani, CEO Sistah Space;
Maggi Hambling, painter and sculptor;
Joanne Harris, novelist and Chair, Society of Authors;
Julia Hoggett, CEO London Stock Exchange;
Heather Hancock, Master of St John's College Cambridge.