Along with the exhibition “Artistas y modelos. Historias de pasión, creación y destrucción (Artists and Models: Stories of Passion, Creation, and Destruction)”, in this conference, Professor of Art History Beatriz Blasco Esquivias delves into the assigned and perceived role of women in the arts, and how it has changed depending on the moment in history. An analysis of the contributions and evolution of women in the arts, both as a subject and as an object. An in-depth view is provided of how they were silenced, yet today are recognised as full-fledged artists.
Duration: 90 minutes
The conferences follow a dynamic format, including an initial lecture, an interview, and a Q&A session with the audience.
A Professor of Art History (UCM, 2008) and a Ph.D. with Extraordinary Honours (UCM 1990), since 1979, she has authored around one hundred scientific studies and received several awards for her research. She has coordinated several UNESCO programmes and taught third-year and Doctorate courses and seminars at universities and centres of high culture in Spain and Italy (Rome, Bari, Turin, Naples, Arezzo, Palermo, and Syracuse) since 1992.
As curator of numerous exhibitions, she has also carried out museum projects for the Nuevo Baztán Interpretation Centre (Madrid/2001) and the museum project for the Centro d’Interpretazione Sulla Sanità Urbana (Bitonto, Italy/2008).
With a degree in Information Sciences and a master’s degree from El País, Ana Romero has been working in the Culture section of the news programme on TVE’s La 1 for twenty years. Thanks to her career and professional involvement, she is a leading journalist in the culture sector.
