Precious Burbujas and Preoccupation by Grimanesa Amorós

July 2010

Son Espace Gallery
Carrer dels Valls, 24 – 17200 Palafrugell (Girona) Spain

Preoccupation, 2008, 1’22′  video by Grimanesa Amoros

Indomitable Women at CCDFB

May. 19 2010 – May. 27 2010

Curated by Macu Moran, the show gathers a selection of audiovisual artworks developed within the past seven decades, in an attempt to glimpse the ethereal something that is a backdrop to the artistic praxis of women through audiovisual. Homage to those passionate artists who fearlessly redefine contemporary aesthetic and thought, taking us all towards new futures, conceived for an

advanced, dynamic and multi-faceted society.

Centre Cultura de Dones Francesca Bonnemaison
Sant Pere Mes Baix, 7
08003 Barcelona / Spain
http://www.bonnemaison-ccd.org/activitats/Loop.htm

Featuring: Grimanesa Amoros, Carolee Schneemann, Judy Chicago, Yoko Ono, Joan Jonas, Colette, Orlan, Guerrilla Girls, Tracey Moffat, Coco Fusco, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Mariko Mori, Martha Fosler

http://www.videoartworld.com/data/bulletins/Indomitable-Women-at-CCDFB.html

STUDIO STEFANIA MISCETTI

Studio Stefania Miscetti is pleased to present the Fourth Edition of the video review SHE DEVIL, which, in continuity with the previous editions, this year welcomes a greater number of curators, from the youngest to the most established, proposing itself as an open platform towards new and different experiences.

SHE DEVIL is the name of a heroine in the Marvel Comics Universe, Shanna the She Devil, and title of the famous 1989 Susan Siedelman’s film. In this circumstance it alludes, in a playful manner, to the diabolic and bizarre spirit with which the artistic experience investigates the day-to-day life. In continuity with the previous Editions of the review, the videos represent the female points of view and place the various fields of the video art research in direct contrast with one another. The purpose of the initiative is to stress, at times using irony, at times realism, the collective consciousness on themes such as female identity, the body as repository of representation and meaning, and personal experiences on universal dimensions, even when the very intimacy of the artists is at the forefront of their works.

The works presented in this edition, selected from both Italian and International sources – from Africa to Americas, to Asia, to Europe – investigate more specifically the discourse on women and power, vulnerability, the relationship with identity, image, body, tradition, the role assumed and undergone in both domestic and professional contexts. Through the combination of diverse expressive languages and perspectives, the exhibition aims to investigate a complex and pregnant subject, and to present video works, never showed in Rome before, which on the whole are able to stress a strong and proactive response to the present time.

Grimanesa Amorós – Preoccupation, 2008, 1’12’’

Curator, Manuela Pacella

Pupilla, bambolina (questo il suo significato in latino), quel foro stenopeico che calibra la luce, che riflette in miniatura l’immagine che ha di fronte e la proietta all’interno del bulbo oculare, sulla retina la quale a sua volta la invia al cervello per elaborarla, decodificarla e confrontarla col nostro vissuto visivo e conoscitivo.

In Preoccupation l’immagine riflessa sulla pupilla ingrandita è altamente iconica e la sua carica simbolica impedisce di distogliere lo sguardo, non importa se maschile o femminile; quella sagoma è ormai catalogata nell’immaginario collettivo come segnale di sottomissione sessuale femminile.

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Indomitable Women at BAC 10.0

Dec. 04 2009 – Jan. 07 2010

Curated by Macu Morán, the Indomitable Women exhibition gathers a selection of audiovisual artworks developed within the past four decades, in an attempt to glimpse the ethereal something that is a backdrop to the feminine artistic praxis. Homage to those passionate artists who fearlessly redefine contemporary aesthetic and thought, taking us all towards new futures, conceived for an advanced, dynamic and multi-faceted society.

Audiovisual Selection of the Barcelona Art Contemporari Festival 10.0 – Pandora’s Box
Curator: Macu Morán · Curatorial Assistant: Francesca Tusa
Vernissage: December 4th, 2009, 18hs at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Montjuic Park, 08038, Barcelona
On view: at CCCB, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, c/ Montealegre, 7, 08001, Barcelona

http://www.lasanta.org/

Festival Selections:

- Grimanesa Amoros: Preocupacion, 2008, 1’22”, Peru/U.S.A.

and many others you can find more info at the following link:

http://www.videoartworld.com/data/bulletins/Indomitable-Women-at-BAC-10.0.html

http://www.culturetv.tv/?p=1978

2008 THEME : PREOCCUPATION

This them concerns the actual preoccupation of each FemLink artist, whether it be positive or negative, personal,

political or metaphysical; potentially a snapshot of the world in 2008.

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