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María Ruido's Exhibition at Rosa Santos Gallery Examines Sex Industry Through Art

exhibition · 2026-03-24

María Ruido presents 'La fábrica y el sexo' at Rosa Santos Gallery in Valencia until May 1, 2026. The exhibition explores the sex industry through three conceptual frameworks: pornography, pornocracy, and pornification. It features photomontages created from found Roman market materials, a video recording of a performance-lecture from April 10, 2025 at the Real Academia de España in Rome, and a visual essay. Ruido analyzes labor conditions in Italy's porn industry, connecting historical representations with contemporary exploitation and political contexts including Silvio Berlusconi's era. The artist's interdisciplinary work investigates representation, labor, and power dynamics in post-Fordist capitalism.

Key facts

  • Exhibition runs until May 1, 2026 at Rosa Santos Gallery in Valencia
  • María Ruido developed the project during a 2025 residency at Real Academia de España in Rome
  • Features three photomontages using found materials from Roman markets
  • Includes video documentation of a performance-lecture held April 10, 2025
  • Examines Italian sex industry labor conditions and political contexts including Berlusconi's influence

Entities

Artists

  • María Ruido

Institutions

  • Rosa Santos Gallery
  • Real Academia de España en Roma

Locations

  • Valencia
  • Rome
  • Italy

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