Patricia Esquivias: Al puro ver se ve Exhibition - Textile Art and Cultural Narratives

This exhibition by artist Patricia Esquivias explores the history and cultural context of a reversible embroidery technique known as 'tarz el ghorza' in Morocco and 'punto moruno' in Caleruela, Spain. It delves into the political and cultural landscape of the early 20th century, examining the intersection of art, politics, and education, and highlighting embroidery as a site of cultural exchange and female emancipation.

The exhibition "Patricia Esquivias. Al puro ver se ve" is the third part of the project "Memoria, tejidos, museos. Los barrios bajos de la atención" (Memory, textiles, museums. The lower districts of attention). Hosted by the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, it showcases Patricia Esquivias's research into a specific reversible embroidery technique, identical on both sides and demanding precise mathematical calculation, known as 'tarz el ghorza' in Morocco and 'punto moruno' in Caleruela, Toledo. The exhibition immerses visitors in the political and cultural context of the first third of the 20th century, exploring the confluence of artistic, political, and pedagogical concerns from the Institución Libre de Enseñanza and the Generation of '27 with Moroccan colonial policy. Within this framework, embroidery emerges as a vital space for cultural exchange, female emancipation, and modern creation. Esquivias traces potential connections between the embroidery of Fez and Caleruela, uncovering how a single technique travels and transforms across borders and social contexts, thereby revealing the complex and subtle relationships at play. The exhibition highlights the ambiguity of textiles as objects that are simultaneously local and global, domestic and political, anonymous and authored. The exhibition itself is composed of embroideries, photographs, texts, and artworks that construct an artistic and documentary universe, organized into three sections: "Lo izieron en Fez" (They did it in Fez), displaying embroideries from the city held in Madrid museums; "Lo izieron en Caleruela" (They did it in Caleruela), focusing on local embroideries, their early creators, and disseminators; and "Lo izieron" (They did it), featuring a new embroidery and a video by Patricia Esquivias that claim authorship for women in an art form often underestimated, now recognized at the heart of contemporary aesthetic transformations.

Information about ticketing is not explicitly detailed on this page. Visitors are encouraged to consult official channels for admission details. The exhibition is part of the broader "Memoria, tejidos, museos" project, suggesting it is accessible through museum admission or participation in the project's programming. A link to an exhibition dossier is provided for further information.