Women International Day: Reflections through contemporary art
Join us for a celebration of the International Women's Day with an event focused on contemporary art that will question and analyse the representation of women in culture. Featuring the artists Pilar Albarracín and Vasco Araújo, who will present and discuss their work, moderated by curator Iñaki Martínez Antelo.
Three pieces by Pilar Albarracín will be screened: Prohibido el cante (Singing Prohibited), Lunares (Polka Dots), and Musical Dancing Spanish Dolls (11 min), as well as Vasco Araújo's documentary Carmen Troubles (50 min).
Albarracín's works address, from a critical and ironic perspective, the traditions and customs of Spain, revisiting cultural iconography to reclaim the role of women. Vasco Araújo's documentary, Carmen Troubles, examines the myth of the opera Carmen and the stereotypical representation of the gypsy woman, while highlighting the work of organisations that seek to redefine these narratives through female empowerment.
About the participants
Pilar Albarracín, born in Seville in 1968, is a key figure in the renewal of contemporary art in Spain. Since the 1990s, she has addressed themes such as gender freedom and personal identity, with her work exhibited in institutions such as MoMA PS1 in New York and the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin.
Vasco Araújo (Lisbon, 1975) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes such as colonialism, gender, and identity. His creations are part of prestigious collections such as those of the Centre Pompidou and the Museo Reina Sofía.
Iñaki Martínez Antelo (Santiago de Compostela, 1969) is a contemporary art historian with extensive experience in directing and curating exhibitions in renowned cultural centres in Spain.