"I Have a Dream" at MA-EC Gallery, Milan | November 2022
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This exhibition took place from 10 to 19 November 2022. You can find my other exhibitions on my exhibitions page.
From 10 to 19 November 2022, MA-EC Gallery, in the historic Palazzo Durini in Milan, hosted the exhibition "I Have a Dream". Promoted by Artemida Experience and curated by Maxwell Done, it brought together 50 artists from across Europe around racial and gender discrimination, and the right to be yourself, without masks or limits imposed by society.
The opening night
The opening took place on 10 November, from 6 to 9 pm. Maxwell Done presented the exhibition with the actor Livio Kone, known for his work with RAI and Netflix. Lawyer Guariso, representing ASGI Italy, also spoke to bring a legal perspective on the issues raised. Guests were welcomed with a drink, organic products and superfoods from Jack Fruit Eat.
My painting "Notre Dame de Paris"
I took part with my painting "Notre Dame de Paris". It deals with gender discrimination within the Catholic Church, and in particular the exclusion of women from roles of governance, teaching and sanctification. It asks a simple question: isn't it time for the Church to apply to itself the principles of equality between women and men that it defends?
Today, freedom of religion shields the Church from revisiting its position on the place of women. Yet there is a real incompatibility between keeping women away from positions of responsibility and the rights that promote equality between the sexes.
A question of law
Excluding women from positions of power in the Church is a form of discrimination, and in law, discrimination based on sex is considered incompatible with human dignity. Many Catholics, women and men alike, have long denounced this asymmetry between the roles given to women and to men.
That is why I believe the question deserves to be raised on legal ground too. Could the law be the way to end these inequalities, when the Church still justifies excluding women from sacramental and leadership roles?
And since then
Painting is also a way for me to ask questions. You can follow my other exhibitions on my exhibitions page, and read my thoughts on the gender divide in art.
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See you soon,
Lenon B
Contemporary painter, Ericeira, Portugal