Llers

Llers, a town in the Girona province of Spain, is notable as the birthplace of the artist Esther Boix (1927-2014). Boix is currently newsworthy due to a retrospective exhibition of her work at the Fundació Vila Casas. The exhibition, featuring 180 pieces, aims to celebrate her artistic legacy and highlight her role as a pioneering figure who challenged social norms during the Franco regime. The exhibition is timely as it precedes the centennial of her birth. Boix's art, characterized by its exploration of human experience and nature, is being re-evaluated for its feminist perspective and its contribution to the modernization of art in Spain. The exhibition emphasizes her transgression of social canons, exemplified by early works like 'El mirall,' which depicts a female bullfighter, challenging the rigid gender roles of the time.