Mónica Mayer and Lourdes Murillo's 'El Tendedero/Archivos Imaginados' at MEIAC

The MEIAC in Badajoz presents 'El Tendedero/Archivos Imaginados', a participatory installation by Mónica Mayer and Lourdes Murillo that centers women's experiences in public space. Mayer's iconic work 'El Tendedero', originally created in 1978 and reactivated since 2015, collects testimonies from local organizations to make visible often-minimized female experiences, blending art, activism, and pedagogy. For the Badajoz context, it incorporates local stories. Murillo's 'Archivos Imaginados' uses recovered family objects to address childhood, care, and the domestic sphere, reclaiming their value. Mayer (Mexico City, 1954) is a pioneer of performance and digital graphics in Mexico, recognized internationally for feminist art; she co-founded the first Mexican feminist art group Polvo de Gallina Negra with Maris Bustamante, was a columnist for El Universal for 20 years, and received the Medalla Bellas Artes in 2021. Murillo (Badajoz, 1964) trained at the University of Seville, has exhibited at ARCO, Artissima, and Artelisboa, and her work is in collections including MEIAC, Banco de España, and Museo de Cáceres. Curated by Montaña Hurtado, the exhibition runs until June 7, 2026.