Does ambition shape who we are?
A pre-show discussion about our complex relationship with ambition as a society - a phenomenon that we seem to celebrate and denigrate in equal measure - exploring psychology, history, literature and our world today. Inspired by Wife to James Whelan which digs into the multi-faceted impact of ambition on ourselves and the people around us.
Rachel Bridge
Rachel is the former Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times and author of eight books about entrepreneurship and personal development, including Ambition: Why it’s good to want more and how to get it and Already Brilliant: Play to your strengths in work and life.
Tanya Bentley
Tanya is Contemporary Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, she commissions new portraits, oversees contemporary acquisitions, and curates exhibitions and displays, including the annual Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award and a major rotating presentation of the Lucian Freud Archive held at the Gallery. She has researched and published widely on 20th-century and contemporary British art. She is one of the hosts of the podcast Understanding British Portraits.
