RocioSantaCruz

RocioSantaCruz is a dynamic space for contemporary creation and thought in all its manifestations. Situated in the neuralgic center of Barcelona, the venue showcases projects by both established artists and emerging talents.

True to is trajectory since its creation in 1994 in Paris as a publisher of artists’ books, RocioSantaCruz honors its commitment to highlighting unpublished archives with the aim of sparking a conversation between the avant-gardes of the latter half of the 20th century and new contemporary practices. The gallery is conceived as a place for experimentation, a forum for discussion, and a space for the diffusion of new practices, where particular interest is paid to photography, experimental cinema, and the archive and publication of artists’ books.

Represented artists:

Virxilio Viéitez, Jean Denant, Lionel Sabatté, Teresa Gancedo, Javier Inés, Colita, Pilar Aymerich, Palmira Puig, Ouka Leele, Lúa Ribeira, Toni Amengual, Antón Lamazares, Marina Núñez, Dionisio Cañas, Dionis Escorsa, Oriol Vilapuig, Barbara Mors, Antoni Campañà, Paco Elvira, Marcel Giró, Lluís Hortalà, Gonzalo Elvira, Fina Miralles, Gloria Oyarzabal, Miguel Rio Branco, Francisco Ontañón, ORLAN, Miguel Trillo, Diogo Pimentã, Blanca Casas Brullet, Vari Caramés, Ceesepe, Eduardo Salvatore, Nicolás Combarro, German Lorca, Andrés Galeano, Miquel Mont, Pep Duran, Lois Patiño, Montserrat Soto, Sergio Vega

Mariaelena Roqué is an artist who defies easy categorisation, yet she is a key figure in the context of contemporary Catalan art. Historically, art criticism has framed her work under the umbrella of the Carles Santos Company.

She has been "temporarily trapped in the blind spot of the patriarchal narrative of art" (Griselda Pollock), despite being a powerful artist in her own right, whose practice spans visual art, sculpture, performance, and stage action. Her work challenges gender roles and critiques patriarchal society. She explores the female body as a site of memory, identity, and transformation. Her works dissolve the human silhouette, proposing a "posthuman" condition that questions anthropocentrism.

The exhibition includes performances and conversations with curators and critics that further enrich the artistic experience.

RocioSantaCruz's project creates space for another silenced voice, reaffirming Roqué as an essential figure in feminist and contemporary art.