"The happy invention of old women", by Isabel Baraona
Curated by the artist herself, A feliz invenรงรฃo das mulheres velhas (The Happy Invention of Old Women) brings together recent works from the Desenhos Barrocos (Baroque Drawings) series and invites reflection on female happiness in the face of aging. Drawing on classical figures such as Antigone, Cassandra, and Medea, women who challenged the patriarchal order and perished tragically before reaching maturity, Baraona questions what new lineages of women can be invented beyond social conventions and the overvaluation of youth.
The exhibition is also inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin's text I Introduce Myself (1992), in which she writes: โI'm not sure if anyone has invented old women yet; but it might be worth trying.โ In this exhibition, Baraona rehearses precisely this invention, through drawings on paper with Indian ink, where freedom and joy assert themselves as gestures of resistance and fulfillment.
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