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Laia Abril | Raw and Radical Women in the Arts
FromRaw and Radical Women in the Arts Podcast | Conversations with extraordinary women in the arts
Laia Abril | Raw and Radical Women in the Arts
FromRaw and Radical Women in the Arts Podcast | Conversations with extraordinary women in the arts
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Laia Abril discusses the origins of her career, her methodology, the themes she explores in her work, often related to women, such as rape and abortion. She also shares her insights from creating art out of polarizing issues, and being a woman in the art world.
Laia Abril traces back to what led her to study journalism, then end up doing art photography through a need to communicate about certain stories. She discusses the myriad ways in which to express a story, and the roadblocks she’s faced during her career in attempting to shed light on certain difficult stories and realities. Laia tells us how her work has naturally veered towards a central theme: being a woman. Moreover, she explores with us what this means in the art world, discusses the roles of our institutions and the paradoxical fact that these very creative institutions are sometimes averse to work that depicts themes that still create unease: abortion, rape. She shares with us the intricacies of her art and the challenges of working with subjects on such delicate issues.
Conversation Highlights
Laia’s methodology and the need to tell certain stories
Womanhood in Laia’s work and in the art world
Laia’s latest project: History of misogyny
To learn more about this episode or the podcast, please visit www.rawradical.com
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Laia Abril traces back to what led her to study journalism, then end up doing art photography through a need to communicate about certain stories. She discusses the myriad ways in which to express a story, and the roadblocks she’s faced during her career in attempting to shed light on certain difficult stories and realities. Laia tells us how her work has naturally veered towards a central theme: being a woman. Moreover, she explores with us what this means in the art world, discusses the roles of our institutions and the paradoxical fact that these very creative institutions are sometimes averse to work that depicts themes that still create unease: abortion, rape. She shares with us the intricacies of her art and the challenges of working with subjects on such delicate issues.
Conversation Highlights
Laia’s methodology and the need to tell certain stories
Womanhood in Laia’s work and in the art world
Laia’s latest project: History of misogyny
To learn more about this episode or the podcast, please visit www.rawradical.com
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rawradical/message
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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