Ouka Leele

Ouka Leele
Ouka Leele
	Ouka Leele, 2011
Born	Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma; 29 June 1957; Madrid, Spain
Died	24 May 2022 (aged 64); Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Photographer; painter; poet;

Bárbara Allende Gil de Biedma (29 June 1957 – 24 May 2022), also known as Ouka Leele, was a Spanish photographer.

Life and career

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 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".^[2]^[3]

She died on 24 May 2022.^[4]

Awards

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)

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.

Publications

Poesía en carne viva (Ediciones Atlantis, 2006)
Ouka Leele. El nombre de una estrella (Ellago Ediciones, 2006)
Ouka Leele inédita (tf. editores, 2008).

References

^ ^a ^b "Muere la fotógrafa Ouka Leele". El Confidencial. 24 May 2022.
^ Fanjul, Sergio F. (21 July 2020). "Negacionistas víricos". El País.
^ Miró, Francesc (17 August 2020). "Miguel Bosé y la cultura negacionista: por qué hay artistas que confunden mascarillas con mordazas". eldiario.es.
^ "Muere a los 64 años la fotógrafa Ouka Leele, referente de la Movida Madrileña". Cadena SER. 24 May 2022.

Sources

Álvarez, J. D. Esa luz cuando justo da el sol. Biografía de Ouka Leele (Neverland Ediciones, 2006).

External links

(in Spanish) Biography.

[elconf-1] "Muere la fotógrafa Ouka Leele". El Confidencial. 24 May 2022.

[2] Fanjul, Sergio F. (21 July 2020). "Negacionistas víricos". El País.

[3] Miró, Francesc (17 August 2020). "Miguel Bosé y la cultura negacionista: por qué hay artistas que confunden mascarillas con mordazas". eldiario.es.

[4] "Muere a los 64 años la fotógrafa Ouka Leele, referente de la Movida Madrileña". Cadena SER. 24 May 2022.

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