Eugenia Tenenbaum (born 1996) is Spanish

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

, writer, influencer, feminist and

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rights activist.

Biography

Tenenbaum was born in 1996 in

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...

and took her pseudonym from

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's film ''

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''. She studied

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at the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid (, UCM; ) is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293 (before relocating to Madrid in 1836), it is one of the oldest operating universities in the world, and one of Spain's ...

, and has remained living in

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. She has been employed as a

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, raising awareness of topics related to literature, feminism and lesbianism. Tenenbaum is also active on using the social media sites

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and

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to share a feminist perspective of art history and to provide her followers with "tools to understand the gender perspective in art." She believes that social media allows a democratization of knowledge and power that does not occur within institutions. In 2022, Tenenbaum published her first book, ''La mirada inquieta: cómo disfrutar del arte con tus propios ojos'' (The restless gaze: how to enjoy art with your own eyes), which explores women in art history who have been ignored by the "academy," as well as how women who have featured as subjects in art have been objectified. This was followed in 2023 with ''Las mujeres detrás de

Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

'' (The women behind Picasso), which examines the lives of the painter's lovers and wives. Tenenbaum has spoken at the literature events Creativa Festival in

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and the Santiago Book Fair on the romanticisation of sexual violence in art from the ancient Greek and Roman periods. She has also delivered lectures to students at the Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny de València (EASD) at the

Universitat de València The University of Valencia ( ), shortened to UV, is a public research university in Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community. It is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic i ...

about

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and cryptogyny in the history of art. In 2024, she received the El Club de las 25 (The Club of 25) Award at the 27th annual awards for her work in disseminating information on gender issues outside of traditional media. She has also presented awards at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. In 2025, she spoke on a debate about art against hopelessness on Radio 3. She is scheduled to open the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Museo de Pontevedra.

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