UNTIL SUNDAY 31/8
CAIXAFORUM. Eduardo Primo Yúfera, 1A
Goddess or witch, Protective mother or punishment demon. The representations of women over the centuries and in different cultures show, Both female power, as its danger, An ambivalence that has marked the role of women in patriarchal societies since the world is world. The exhibition Revered and feared. Female power in art and beliefs, a new collaboration of Caixaforum With the British Museum, Review five thousand years of spiritual beliefs around women and femininity, Through almost two hundred ancestral and contemporary pieces. We see a sensual venus, delicate and powerful, a Sheela-Na-Gig with his prominent vulva, A sweet and compassionate virgin, a guayin who wants the salvation of all individuals, A warrior Kali Kali, A guilty Eva of all the evil of humanity, and witches flying in their brooms.
And it is that, As the five rooms of this exhibition explain to us, The woman has been a symbol of creation and fertility, of the continuity of life; It has been the personification of passion and desire, as well understood by the Christian religion, But for others like the Buddhist. It is also a symbol of magic and evil, interpreting that smart and free women are dangerous and, therefore, Bruges; of justice and defense, They are a source of authority and leadership at the service of the community; and compassion and salvation, Inconditional love incarnations, A role of caregivers that still lasts today. The impressive historical pieces talk with contemporary works of artists such as Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi the Cristina Lucas, that are born from the most critical feminism. This is a sample that leaves us thoughtful, What makes us understand where our ideas come from, that inspires us to be able to adapt them for a future, maybe, Just maybe, More equal. GLORIA POZUELO
