Which visibility for women artists in today’s world?

As part of the Semaine des cultures étrangères 2019 organized by the Ficep (Forum des instituts culturels étrangers à Paris) on the theme of « Women creators ».

Many 20th century women artists have only recently gained institutional recognition by the world’s major museums. The 58th Venice Biennale in Venice also the growing presence of women in high-profile contemporary international exhibitions. While some observers see this phenomenon as a form of “retro-feminism”, others deplore that the recognition of women artists most often happens at the end of their careers, if not after their death.

How, then can women artists be given the recognition they deserve? How can art history be rewritten to take into account the rightful place of women but also the cultures and artistic backgrounds they come from?

The discussion will be followed by the opening of the Dominique Blain exhibition.

Participants:

• Louise Déry, Director of Galerie de l’UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Camille Morineau, President of AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions
• Sonia Recasens, Art critic and independent Curator
• Karolina Ziebinska-Lewandowska, Curator of the Cabinet de la Photographie Collection at Centre Pompidou
• Moderated by Matylda Taszycka, Coordinator of scientific programmes at AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions.

Co-organizers:

Institut polonais de Paris
AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions
Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris
Ficep – Forum des Instituts culturels étrangers à Paris

Further info : awarewomenartists.com