The work of María María Acha-Kutscher focuses especially on women: their history, struggles for emancipation and equality, and the cultural construction of femininity. Her work fulfills a dual function: being an artistic product in itself, and a tool that serves as a contribution to feminist demands.
The new traveling exhibition, "Indignant Women. There is No Planet B," expands on the content of the installation presented at the Cloister and the Sala Oberta of the La Nau Cultural Center between November 2023 and February 2024, as part of the exhibition "Art against Gender Violence - So Many Women in One," curated by Semíramis González. In this new traveling version, Acha-Kutscher presents her work on different campuses, starting at the Gandia site on the occasion of the Universitat d'Estiu. The exhibition will be at Sala Tossal from July 12 to September 26.
"Indignant Women" is a visual record of female participation in public protests around the world. The drawings are based on press and alternative media photographs and serve as a testament to feminist struggles, as well as the fundamental role of women in social movements. In this version, Acha-Kutscher focuses on climate change protests, highlighting the intersection between feminism and ecological activism.
The installation brings together an extensive selection of drawings on which the artist has worked in recent years, focused on actions against the climate crisis worldwide. The aim is to amplify the voices of grassroots collectives and movements fighting for our planet. This exhibition continues the dialogue initiated by Acha-Kutscher about the participation of women in social struggles, now highlighting their crucial role in climate action in defense of nature and biodiversity.
This exhibition is part of an interest in recording the visual and performative languages within the imaginary of activist struggle, such as costumes and graffiti that allow those who wear them to transcend their identity to defend a cause. They are a vital part of social movements and affect our thinking in subtle but powerful ways, creating images that evoke an emotional response and become lasting symbols.
María María Acha-Kutscher was born in Lima, Peru in 1968. She is a Spanish national. After working in the advertising world in Mexico City, she moved to Madrid in 2001, where she currently lives and began her artistic career. Since her arrival in Spain, Acha-Kutscher has been linked to the independent art scene and has been involved in debates on cultural policies in Madrid and artists' rights. Since 2003, she has co-directed the experimental project Antimuseo with Tomás Ruiz-Rivas. She is represented by ADN Galería in Barcelona.
The main focus of María María's work is women: their history, struggles for emancipation and equality, and the cultural construction of femininity. Starting from drawing or photographic collage, the artist creates extensive archives that represent, in turn, a constant attempt to maintain our memory in a society that drives its dissolution. With the patriarchal system in her sights, her work becomes an instrument of political struggle, but also a testament to the concerns and demands of contemporary feminist movements.
