Ouka Leele
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| Born | Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma 29 June 1957 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 24 May 2022 (aged 64) Madrid, Spain |
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Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma (29 June 1957 – 24 May 2022), also known as Ouka Leele, was a Spanish photographer.
Life and career[edit]
Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma was born in Madrid on 29 June 1957 to a well-off family belonging to the Bilbao's bourgeoisie.[1] Her uncle Jaime Gil de Biedma was a famous poet; and her cousin Esperanza Aguirre served as the President of the Community of Madrid from 2003 to 2012. She picked up the alias of Ouka Leele after the name of a fictional star created by El Hortelano.[1]
She was one of the most important photographers during La Movida Madrileña[2] and she also worked as an illustrator and wrote several poetry books.
She was a member of the Agence VU.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, she participated in 2020 in an anti-mask stunt organised by Rafael Palacios, and claimed that "the best mask is love".[3][4]
She died on 24 May 2022.[5]
Awards[edit]
- Premio Nacional de Fotografía, Ministry of Culture, 2005
- Premio de Cultura de la Comunidad de Madrid, 2003 (photography)
- Premio Ícaro de Artes Plásticas, Diario 16, 1983.
Collections (partial)[edit]
- Centre of Vieille Charité, Marseille
- Photography Andalusian Centre
- Collection Arco, Madrid
- Foundation Cartier, Paris
- Foundation La Caixa, Barcelona
- Cervantes Institute, Lisbon
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Madrid
- Tabaco Gitanes, Paris.
See also[edit]
Publications[edit]
- Poesía en carne viva (Ediciones Atlantis, 2006)
- Ouka Leele. El nombre de una estrella (Ellago Ediciones, 2006)
- Ouka Leele inédita (tf. editores, 2008).
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Muere la fotógrafa Ouka Leele". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Jones, Sam (25 May 2022). "Spanish photographer Ouka Leele, star of the Movida Madrileña, dies aged 64". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Fanjul, Sergio F. (21 July 2020). "Negacionistas víricos". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Miró, Francesc (17 August 2020). "Miguel Bosé y la cultura negacionista: por qué hay artistas que confunden mascarillas con mordazas". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Muere a los 64 años la fotógrafa Ouka Leele, referente de la Movida Madrileña". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
Sources[edit]
- Álvarez, J. D. Esa luz cuando justo da el sol. Biografía de Ouka Leele (Neverland Ediciones, 2006).
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Biography.
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