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We: A tour of feminist art in the CAAC in Seville

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Sevillian

The Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Sevilla is exhibiting a feminist art group show titled simply “We.” In 1993, the former Museum of Contemporary Art of Sevilla-integrated today in the CAAC-wondered why there were no women artists in its collection, a question which had been posed some 20 years before by American feminist artists: Why do the country´s most prestigious museums have such a low proportion of women in their exhibition halls? Since then, sufficient time has passed to see that these attitudes of public denunciation and have made a difference. Thanks to a thorough review of art history, radical cultural shifts, and scholarship by feminist researchers, the systematic exclusion female presence in the art world is slowly becoming a thing of the past. This group show organized by the CAAC and curated by Maria Luisa Lopez and Juan Antonio Álvarez Reyes will remain open until September 26 and has two specific precedents. One, the exhibit 100% exposure is quite local and proposed as a way of responding to those criticisms from 1993. The other precedent is an international exhibition is titled elles@centrepompidou recently at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which exhibited work by some of the most important artists of contemporary art of the twentieth century XXI. CAAC has put together a tour of the works of numerous local and international artists than now form a part of their collection. So names like Hannah Collins, Valie Export, Carmela García, Cristina Garcia Rodero, Victoria Gil, Nan Goldin, Cristina Iglesias, Carmen Laffón, Zoe Leonard, Ana Mendieta, Pepa Rubio, Carmen Sanz, Soledad Sevilla, Aleksandra Mir, Ruth Morán, Marta María Pérez,... read more

Queer film festival Lisbon

Mónica Boixeda Lisboeta, Only-Be

Queer Lisbon is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. This year marks its 14th edition and which will once again bring interesting audiovisual contributions to the city which deal with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, transgender or queer movement related themes. Films will be shown in Sao Jorge from 17 until 25 September, and apart from the projection of over 100 movies, there will be various events and festivals promoting the LGBT spirit. The festival will award contributions in three categories: documentary, fiction and short films – the latter, chosen by the public. In “Queer Art” proposals will be shown for experimental cinema and documentaries on queer artists, while “Queer Pop” is dedicated to investigate the intersections between music and queer culture. “Leo´s Room” is one of the most interesting contributions to this year´s festival. This debut film of Uruguayan director Enrique Buchichio is a shrewd portrait of Leo, a young boy in the process of self-acceptance and sexual definition. We embark on an intimate story which traces the protagonist´s emotional topography, as is reflected in the many interiors in which this sensitive story takes place. The plot unfolds when the paths of Leo and Caro, a former classmate he liked in the past, end up crossing paths again in unexpected ways. Winner of last year’s prize, Roberto Castón´s “Ander” tells the story of a homosexual in his 40´s in an innovative way, depicting the protagonist in a rural area and offers an atypical variation from the norm of Spanish gay films, which are usually set in an urban environment. If you don’t want to miss one of... read more

Late nights during the summer at MACBA.

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

An interesting idea occurred to a number of museums a few years ago: why not stay open late the long and hazy nights of summer? This initiative seeks to open up these spaces to those who work during the day or might not normally be able or interested in going to museums.The Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona, also known as MACBA, is one of the pioneers in this type of initiative and each year has several summer concerts as part of “Nits del MACBA”. This year, the museum will be open until midnight on Thursdays and Fridays, so that museum visitors can enjoy the night. One of those special nights will be on September 23, to end the summer. Visitors can enjoy all the exhibitions on display there. Starting from the Museum´s permanent collection, which contains works from some of the most important contemporary Spanish and international artists like Eduardo Chillida, Clyfford Still, Morris Louis, Robert Motherwell, Ad Reinhard, Philip Guston and Franz Kline, along with works by informalists like Joan Hernández Pijuan, Albert Rafols Casamada, Modest Cuixart, and Antoni Tàpies. There are also temporary exhibitions such as an exhibit on International Letterist society Gil J Wolman, a journey through the archives of the Fischer collections, one of the most important collectors and curators of contemporary conceptual art, and Parallel, a show of experimental artist’s Benet Rossell cinema tinged works. We promise that there is nothing more exciting than travelling through the halls of an art museum in the wee hours of the evening. Rent the best lodging and step out of your fabulous apartments in Barcelona to... read more