Rejoneadora Two 1973

Editor: This is Dame Elisabeth Frink's "Rejoneadora Two," a print from the Tate collection. The figures are so dynamic, almost violent, set against this stark, almost blood-red background. What do you see in this piece? Curator: This work speaks volumes about power, gender, and spectacle. Bullfighting, traditionally a masculine arena, here is complicated by Frink's gaze. Who holds the power, the rejoneadora, the horse, or the bull? Where do our sympathies lie, and how does Frink challenge traditional representations of violence? Editor: So, it's not just about the action, but also about questioning the roles within that action? Curator: Precisely! The artist invites us to consider the ethical implications inherent in these power dynamics. It's about disrupting the status quo. Editor: I never considered it that way. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Let’s continue to question the narratives around us.