"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion. Its power is manifested either by the intensity of its effects or by the stability and continuance of its action." Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

The Indomitable Women selection certainly bespeaks of a passionate process, throughout proposals and reflections developed with the necessary wisdom to allow total freedom of creation under diverse circumstances. Artists with a passion to leave their particular imprints, fearlessly redefining contemporary aesthetics and thought.

They are indomitable because both endogenous and exogenous domination mechanisms have not worked on them. They are indomitable because no one has been able to cast them into a mould designed through a long history developed for and by men; immune to the standard guidelines, the product of mental paradigms that come from unconscious beliefs and implicit cultural values that restrain creativity and repress ideas, towards the obedient acquiescence to the predominant masculine role, established in most societies since the origins of humankind.

Indomitable, once again, because of embracing the audiovisual medium, embodying the temporal dimension as an active player in the universe of perceptions and multiplying the experience with countless visual impacts, which choreograph on the retina an everlasting sensation. Passionate women who know how to give time to time in the artistic practice, who have not been stopped by the recalcitrant resistance of conservative reactionaries afraid of change and specific to each generation. Women with their own voice and criteria, who, by vocation, have let their imagination fly and take us all towards new futures, conceived for an advanced, dynamic and multi-faceted society.

Gathering works developed within the past seven decades, the show is an attempt to glimpse that ethereal something that is a backdrop to women’s artistic praxis, always loyal to the duty of evolution inherent in art, and acquiescent with its revolutionary power. What is will no longer be; what was is no more. Intrinsically bound to change, time does not stop; neither does it repeat itself. Wise are those creators who have an inspiring muse and travel companion in this callida iunctura.

The flux of conscience that emanates from their works, intimate monologues of oscillating thought, images, wishes, emotions, curiosities and reflections, contains surprising conceptual, aesthetic and, of course, technical and technological connections. This show is an effort to discover the characteristics of the point of view of women behind the camera as a pertinent discursive thread that has not been sufficiently analyzed, exhibited or recognized. It invites to reflect upon the perception and vital behavior that designates the various approaches of the female creative nature and, on a deeper level, concerns anchored in the psyche over time, perceptible thanks to the cross-historic cut.

Art distinguished as a flux of currents of thought that promotes the creation of innovative notions, which subtly filter through society. Meanings and signifiers that have created and continue to create their imprints in contemporary art history, confronting times past and generating new ideas and original perspectives. Work elaborated with the virtuosity that only passion can conceive, and that in the de-codification state offers an open reading to the viewers, allowing them to have an intimate relationship to the codes and sub-codes proposed in each work by this splendid group of artists and indomitable women.

TUESDAY, 18th of May:

12hs: Press Conference
 
WEDNESDAY, 19th of May:

18 hs. - 18.30 hs. >> Selection I
 Maya Deren: At Land, 1944, 15'17'', Ukraine/U.S.A.
 Yoko Ono: Freedom, 1972, 60'', Japan / U.S.A.
 Guerrilla Girls: Guerrilla Girls, 1985-2007, 3' 30'', U.S.A.
 Ximena Cuevas: Before T.V., 1985, 1' 43'', Mexico
 Dara Birnbaum: Canon: Taking to the Street, 1990, 10'00'', U.S.A.
 Joan Logue: 30 Seconds Portraits, 1980, 6' 01'', U.S.A.

18.30 hs. - 19.30 hs. >>  Round Table and Catalog Launch

Catalog statement: Collection of evidence seized from currently identified suspects, presumed guilty of contempt of authorities and insubordination to official dogmas, precursors of activist ideologies with high impact and unpredictable effects on contemporary society.

Round Table participants:

 Macu Moran: Curator of the Indomitable Women show
 Charo Mora: Art critic and cultural journalist
 Angie Bonino:  Artist and cultural manager

19.30 hs. >> Selection II
 Marisa Gonzalez: Domestic scene with a green worm, 1984, 7' 15'', Spain
 Paloma Navares: Els banyets, 1987, 1'40'', Spain
 Jenny Marketou: Dear Lady M., 1995-2009, 3'59'', Greece
 Angie Bonino: The Wall, 1996, 1'30'', Peru/Italy
 Ana de Alvear: Mood Landscapes Reloaded, 1998, 3'00'', Spain
 Anna Gimein: Maria, 2007, 4'08'', Russia/U.S.A./Spain
 Mariana Vassileva: Definition, 2006, 2'10'', Bulgaria / Germany
 Heide Hatry: Expectations, 2007, 2'47'', Germany
 Chus Garcia-Fraile: Running, 2009, 2'43'', Spain
 Carmen Espla: Rain, 2007, 3'00'', Spain
 
20hs. >>  Cocktail
 
THURSDAY, 20th of May:
 
11 hs.  >> Selection III
 Joan Jonas: Glass Puzzle, 1974, 17'27'', U.S.A.
 Beryl Korot: Lost Lascaux bull, 1973, 4'10'', U.S.A.
 Ana Bella Geiger: Passages Passagens, 1974, 9'30'', Brazil
 Suzanne Lacy: Learn where the meat comes from, 1976, 14'25'', U.S.A.
 Lynn Hershman: Confessions of a Chamaleon, 1986, 10'00'', U.S.A.
 Beth Moyses: Dia a Dia, 1998 1999, 6'52'', Brazil
 Dora Garcia: Heartbeat, 1999, 5'24'', Spain
 
12 hs.  Break
 
12.15 hs. >> Selection IV
 Mariko Mori: Miko No Inori, 1996, 14'50'', Japan / U.S.A.
 Patricia Betancur: Yo amo… , 2008, 5'00'', Uruguay
 Carmen Arrabal: Troublee / Tsunami, 2009, 4'53'', Spain
 Raquel Bravo: Scenario#2, 2008, 5'00'', Spain
 Begoña Egurbide: Silent Room, 2007, 3'19'', Spain
 Izumi Chiaraluce: Lou, 2009, 5'00'', Japan/Italy
 Gloria Arteaga: Recycle city, 2007, 5'00'', Peru
 Marcela Cernadas: Rosa, 2008, 1'07'', Argentina
 Eva Sanchez: Yo no soy bonita, ni lo quiero ser, 2009, 2'05'', Spain
 Jin Lee Kyung: Total Music I & II, 2006, 4'46'', Korea
 Patricia Bueno: Yours is the Kingdom, 2007, 5'00'', Peru
 Teresa Puppo, Gabriela Larrañaga, Graciela Taquini: Secrets, 2007, 5'00'', Uruguay/Argentina
 Alejandra Rotondi, Lorena Mendez: Female Things, 2009, 3'11'', Argentina
 Ana Luisa Sanchez-Laws: Navigator, 2009, 3'13'', Panama
 Rosalin Suero Castillo: Drag Line, 2006, 1'26", U.S.A.
 Nuria Gil: Latidoamerica, 2008, 3'35'', Spain
 Glenda Leon: Inner Sea, 2006, 1'20'', Cuba
 Grimanesa Amoros: Preocupation, 2008, 1'22'', Peru/U.S.A.

17 hs. >> Selection I
17.30hs  >> Selection V
18.30hs  >> Selection VI
 
FRIDAY, 21st of May:
 
11 hs. >> Selection V
 Carolee Schneemann: Fuses, 1964-1967, 29'51'', U.S.A.
 VALIE EXPORT: Remote… Remote..., 1973, 9'55'', Austria
 Colette: Justine and the boys, 1979, 18' 13'', Tunizia / U.S.A.
 Judy Chicago: Atmospheres, 1969-1974, 14'21'', U.S.A.
 
12 hs.  Break
 
12.15 hs. >> Selection VI
 Sigalit Landau: Three man hula, 1999, 1'36'', Israel
 Francesca Llopis: The virtue of giving me comfort, 2007, 5'00'', Spain
 Johanna Bruckner: The Gestual Abject: Myspacedotcom, 2009, 5'00", Germany
 Laura Mergoni: Tombola, 2009, 4'05'', Italy
 Maria Jose Chinchilla: Transformation, 2008, 5'00", Spain
 Amparo Garrido: Don't say anything, 2008, 2'37, Spain
 Beatriz Caravaggio: Interview with a white man, 2009, 1'20'', Spain
 Hye Rim Lee: Crystal City Spun, 2007, 3'15", Korea
 Post Op: Implants, 2006, 5'00'', Spain
 Jacklyn Soo: Songs of innocence, 2008, 3'15", Singapore
 Ana DeMatos: King Racing Girls, 2007, 2'44", Spain
 Macu Moran: When wild instincts revive, predator sharpens the knife, 2007, 4'00'', Spain
 Roxanne Billamboz: How to disappear brightly, 2007, 4'25'', France
 Lidia Benavides: Galactoforo, 2007, 4'47'', Spain
 Heroinas de la Cultura: Notes from Never Ever Land, 2007, 5'00'', Spain
 Laura Celada: Anubis (a mith de_construction), 2009, 4'57'', Spain
 Laia Lobo: Séquiéneres (autoportrait in color), 2007, 3'00'', Spain
 Enriqueta Rocher: Under the skin, 2009, 4'32'', Spain
 Olga Kisseleva: My double Life, 2008, 2'57'', Russia
 Cristina Martin Lara: Landpartie If, 2008, 1'40'', Spain
 Sabine Massenet: Bande Annonce, 2009, 4'06'', France

17 hs. >> Selection II
17.30hs  >> Selection VII
18.30hs  >> Selection VIII
 
SATURDAY, 22nd of May:
 
11 hs. >> Selection VII
 Coco Fusco: The Couple in the Cage: A Guatinaui, 1993, 31'00'', Cuba / U.S.A.
 Orlan: Mesurage du Musee Saint-Pierre, 1979, 17' 30'', France
 Terry Berkowitz: Backseat, 1994, 21' 49'', U.S.A.
 Amy Greenfield: MuseIC of the BODy, 1994, 10'20'', U.S.A.
 
12 hs.  Break

12.15 hs. >> Selection VIII
 Martha Rosler: Chile on The Road to NAFTA, 1997, 10'00'', U.S.A.
 Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Cardoso Flea Circus, 1996 , 8'00'', Colombia
 Ebba Rohweder: Intervention I, 2009, 2'21'', Germany
 Funda Ozgunaydin: Displacement of culturalself, 2008, 4'10'', Turkey
 Mari Carmen Garcia Maheredo: Paiting Nature, 2008, 3'05'', Spain
 Evelin Stermitz: Table Talk, 2008, 2'34’’, Austria
 Ester Achaerandio: Entre-vista, 2007, 5'00'', Spain
 Cristina Artola: Ages and Death, 2008, 4'26'', Spain
 Paula Anta: Risoletto, 2007, 4'30'', Spain
 Dafna Shalom: Arvit (Evening pray), 2008, 4'23", Israel
 Tracey Moffat: Heaven, 1990, 28'00'', Australia
 Regina Jose Galindo: Confession, 2007, 2'22'', Guatemala

TUESDAY, 25th of May:

11 hs. >> Selection III
12.15hs  >> Selection IV

17hs  >> Selection I
17.30hs  >> Selection V 
18.30hs  >> Selection VI 

WEDNESDAY, 26th of May:

11 hs. >> Selection V
12.15hs  >> Selection VI 

17hs  >> Selection II
17.30hs  >> Selection VII 
18.30hs  >> Selection VIII

THURSDAY, 27th of May:

11 hs. >> Selection I
11.30hs  >> Selection II
12.150hs  >> Selection IV

17hs  >> Selection VI
18.30hs  >> Selection VIII 

Special thanks to: 

Centre de Cultura de Dones Francesca Bonnemaison (CCDFB), Barcelona Art Contemporari Festival (BAC!), VideoArtWorld, VIVA, La Santa, Digits without Borders, Centro Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona (CCCB), Fundacio Joan Miro, Centre Pompidou, Electronic Arts Intermix, Video Data Bank, Galerie Chemin, Galerie Yvon Lambert,  Marian Goodman Gallery, Deitch Projects, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Gallery Roslyn Oxley9, Galerie Anita Beckers, Galerie DNA, Galeria N2, Galerie Michel Rein, Galeria Lina Davidov, Galeria Isabel Hurley, Galerie DNA, Galeria La Habana, PrometeoGallery, Galeria La Caja Blanca, Galeria Trama, Pierre Menard Gallery, Galeria Estriarte, Kutje Gallery, Galeria H2O, Galeria Blanca Soto, Galería Vertice, Arka Gallery, The Lab Gallery, Galeria ADN, Galeria Ob Art, Galerie Kuma, Francesca Tusa, Gigi Harrington, Juanjo Fernandez, Charo Mora, Carmen Alemany, Fernando Castro, Berta Sichel, Paco Barragan, Menene Gras, Juan Ramon Barbancho, Ana de Alvear, Geraldine Gomez, Miguel Cereceda, Maria Morata, Ares Casado, Alanna Lockward, Cristina Garces, Rafael Vostell, Margarita de Aizpuru, Teresa Sapey, Mabel Palacin, George Quasha, Nina Sobell, Thierry Alet, Iris Schieferstein, Miyako Yoshinaga, Susana Salinas, Yukiko Kakiuchi, Fran Blanes, Cristina Montiel, Gloria Solas, Veronica Weinstein, Alexis Callado, Julio Gutierrez Marcos, Hitoshi Yano, and each and every participating artist and indomitable woman.

PDF Catalog can be downloaded in http://public.me.com/videoartworld