MASTER LIVES: FOOTPRINT AND WITNESS OF WOMEN ARTISTS (17TH-20TH CENTURIES)

2023-11-03 18:23:57

Helene Funke, in the box (detall), 1904-1907. Lentos Art Museum Linz. © Peter Funke Estate

MASTER LIVES: FOOTPRINT AND WITNESS OF WOMEN ARTISTS (17TH-20TH CENTURIES)

Coinciding with the exhibition Teacherscurated by Rocío de la Villa, the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid has organized a film series directed by Ana Quiroga Álvarez, doctor in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid.

This cycle pays tribute to those women who were part of the artistic historical story and, however, were left out of it. From its beginnings in the 19th century to its technical and aesthetic expansion in the 20th century, cinema has played a prominent role in the formation of collective consciousness and the social imagination. The program includes six titles around artists present in the exhibition, such as Artemisia Gentileschi, Rosa Bonheur, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Berthe Morisot and Frida Kahlo, in the form of biopicsdocumentaries or dramatized fiction.

All screenings are free (reservation required) and will take place in the Assembly Hall of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid at 7:30 p.m.

Artemisia, Undaunted, by Marco Visalberghi (2012). United Kingdom, 57 minutes.
November 5, 2023

This documentary shows not only the ability of the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) to prevail in a time when female activity in art was almost impossible, but also her artistic evolution and her ability to overcome the adversities she had to face. cope throughout your life. The session illustrates the first section of the exhibition, which is titled Sororidad I. The cause of women.

Portrait of a girl on fire, by Céline Sciamma (2019). France, 120 minutes.
November 12, 2023

Dramatic film that revolves around the romantic relationship between a young fiancée and the artist who has commissioned her portrait. It skillfully presents how the social canons and archetypes of the time determined not only emotional relationships, but also the perspective of artistic creation. This film helps to understand the social and cultural context in which the artists of this period lived and complements the third chapter of the exhibition, titled Illustrated and Academic.

Rosa Bonheur, mother nature, by Gregory Monro (2022). Francia, 60 minutes.
November 19, 2023

The life and work of Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) are reflected in this documentary, produced by O2B Films and the Musée d’Orsay on the occasion of the major exhibition that the museum dedicated to her in 2022. The film invites the viewer to rediscover to the most famous French painter of the 19th century, a leading figure in female emancipation and a pioneer of the animal cause, and links to the section of the exhibition dedicated to Orientalism / Costumbrism.

Paula, by Christian Schochow (2016). Germany, 123 minutes.
November 26, 2023

Biopic which portrays the life of the German artist Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907): from her early struggle to define her own artistic language and her confrontation with the male figures around her, to her time in Paris and her death in the few days after giving birth, reflecting her evolution as an artist. This session is related to the sixth chapter of the exhibition, New maternitys, and reflects the way in which the painter portrayed her naked body and its changes during pregnancy, becoming a reference for this new way of understanding and interpreting the maternal body.

Berthe Morisot, by Caroline Charpentier (2012). France, 100 minutes
December 3, 2023

This film, which places the impressionist painter Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) in her creative context, presents a 25-year-old girl who struggles to reclaim her desire to be a painter and become an independent woman. The session connects with the seventh section of the exhibition, Sorority II. Complicitiessince both the vindictive nature of the film, which seeks the empathetic gaze of the viewer, and the presence of women in Morisot’s works, lead towards that collective imagination of united women, even exercising or supporting the roles and archetypes imposed from the patriarchy.

Frida. Live life, by Gianni Troilo (2019). Italy, 90 minutes
December 10, 2023

Cinematographic portrait in a documentary key that pays tribute to Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), icon of the feminist struggle and the artistic revolution. The film tries to reflect the two facets of her: the symbolic and iconic Frida, celebrated and reproduced ad nauseam, and the intimate and personal Frida, not so well known but equally essential to understand the depth of her work. This session is linked to the last chapter of the exhibition, Emancipateds.

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