Research, Mediation and Curation with a gender perspective
Cut Piece is a performance art and participatory work created by Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono. It was performed for the first time by herself on July 20, 1964, at the Yamaichi Concert Hall in Kyoto, Japan. It is known as one of earliest and most significant works of the feminist art movement and… Continue reading Cut Piece by Yoko Ono
Marisol Escobar foi um dos personagens mais importantes do cenário artístico de Nova York durante a década de 60. Artista aclamada pela crítica e pelo público da época, chegou a ser chamada de “rainha da Arte Pop”, mas seu trabalho acabou caindo no esquecimento, como costuma acontecer com a contribuição de tantas mulheres artistas. Marisol… Continue reading Quem foi Marisol Escobar?
Le Futurisme est un mouvement littéraire et artistique naît en Italie au début du XXe siècle autour du poète Filippo Marinetti, auteur du Manifeste du futurisme publié en 1909. C’est un mouvement qui rejette la tradition esthétique et exalte le monde moderne, surtout la civilisation urbaine, les machines et la vitesse. C’est un mouvement souvent… Continue reading Les Femmes du Futurisme
This month all of us heard about the sale of Leonora Carrington’s painting Les Distractions de Dagobert and its outstanding record at Sotheby’s. As well as about Carrington’s new record at the auction house. The painting was sold for $28.5 million (including fees) following a 10-minute bidding battle that surpassed (and a lot!) the painter… Continue reading Why Leonora Carrington’s record is so important?
In 1957 surrealist painter Remedios Varo created this painting, that represents a witch on her way to a sabbath, which is a purported gathering of those who practice the witchcraft and other rituals. The name became popular in the 20th century. Origins of the name Sabbath In 1668, German historian Johannes Praetorius published a work,… Continue reading Witch going to the Sabbath by Remedios Varo
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