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Within the framework of the exhibition The Traces of Altamiraon Saturday, March 29th from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm there will be a guided visit by the artist Irene Grau, together with the curator of the exhibition, Noemí Martínez. Together they will explore the gestation of the creative process, the curatorial approach
of the exhibition and the adaptation to the space of the artistic project.
Irene Grau holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia with a scholarship of Academic Excellence and FPU scholarship. Recognized nationally and internationally for awards such as VII Premio Cervezas Alhambra de Arte Emergente 2023, Apertura Madrid 2022, Generaciones 2018, Becas de Creación Artística en el Extranjero Gas Natural Fenosa 2017 MAC, Isaac Díaz Pardo de Artes Plásticas 2021, Premio Mardel Artes Visuales 2017, or the Festival Off PhotoEspaña 2015 award. In 2016 she was included in the Forbes "30 Artists under 30" list of the best thirty artists in Europe under 30 years old.
His work can be found in collections such as the Ministry of Culture, Madrid; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), Madison WI, US; CA2M, Madrid; Banco de España, Madrid; FCAYC, León; MASAVEU PETERSON FOUNDATION, Madrid; DKV Foundation, Valencia; OTAZU Foundation, Navarra; among others, and in numerous private collections in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
In this guided tour framed within the framework of Women's Month, participants are invited to reflect on the role of women artists in the history of art, which has often been made invisible. The artist and the curator will delve into the conceptions about women in art, what role they play, how we perceive them, what we expect from them...
Grau's work, Shiny Coatsite specific for the National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, is part of the exhibition The Traces of Altamira which represents the indirect inspiration of Cantabrian rock art, prehistoric polychromy and female creation in contemporary art. Irene Grau establishes, with her work, a bridge between Altamira as origin and the present time. Her research work "in situ" concluded with a series that reflects on the dichotomy between exterior-interior and threat-protection; focused on the brightness of the paintings of Altamira and the cave understood as a shelter, carved into the rock by the course of water, and that protects the paintings.
This guided tour is free of charge and due to the limited capacity, prior registration is required.
