Contributing to the exhibition Assuming Distance, artist Tatiana Efrussi presented a research project dedicated to a key, albeit underestimated, figure of the 1667–1671 peasants’ revolt, the female ataman Alena Arzamasskaia.
Together with moderator Lana Uzarashvili, the group will discuss the problem of female representation in the history of art; remember the most striking cases of mythologization or deliberate exclusion of women from history, and speak about the importance of archiving and museumifying the female image in culture.
During the practical block, participants will try to rehabilitate the famous feminist artist Judy Chicago’s work The Dinner Party and mix a drink for a female protagonist, corresponding to her biography, character, and era in which she lived.