Group exhibition

Museo Würth La Rioja, Agoncillo

14.03.2026 - 04.04.2027

An archetype is a symbolic model: a metaphorical figure that explains rules of behaviour, a narrative pattern that interprets an event, an interpretive framework that defines personal expectations… The symbolic meanings of archetypes are constructed historically and socially, and cultural narratives articulated through mythology, religions, stories, art, cinema, and literature have been fundamental to their transmission and survival. Images have helped to perpetuate some archetypal categories whose presence has, in many cases, extended to the present day: the nurturing mother, the muse, the femme fatale, the witch, the maiden, the leader, the warrior, the explorer, the mentor… The way in which the attributes and images of these archetypes have been codified is an illuminating example of the social, cultural and political role of men and women.

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