Recent retrospectives at major Western modern art museums seem to denote a general trend: Dorothea Tanning, Anni Albers, Hilma af Klint, Dora Maar are but a few examples of women artists of the 20^th century who were lately given institutional recognition. The 58^th Biennale in Venice also shows a rising presence of women in high-profile international exhibitions of contemporary art. While some observers see this phenomenon as a form of “retro-feminism” fed by the demand of a still booming art market, others deplore that the acknowledgement of women artists most often happens at the end of their careers, if not after their death.

Women creators from countries and territories lying outside the dominant artistic centres of the 20^th century seem to experience a double exclusion. How could they be given the recognition they deserve? How can art history be rewritten to take into account the rightful place of women but also the cultures and artistic backgrounds they come from? AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions, a Paris-based organization co-founded by Camille Morineau in 2014, set itself the goal of promoting the visibility of 20^th century women artists and of the researchers working on those issues.

Initiated by the Institut polonais in Paris, a partner of the AWARE internet site, this roundtable discussion brings together professionals from various horizons and aims at reviewing the vistas opened by the research and promotion strategies of women artists in an ever more globalized art market.

The discussion will be followed by the opening of the Dominique Blain: Déplacements exhibition.

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Thursday 26 September, from 5:00 to 6:30pm
At Centre culturel canadien
130, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris