Curatorial Tour of El Corazón Aúlla
Led by curator Alexis Heller
Saturday, December 10, 2022
2pm
The 8th Floor
17 W 17 St, NYC
Elina Chauvet, My Hair for Your Name, 2014 in El Corazón Aúlla at The 8th Floor, New York, October 2022. Photo by Charles Roussel.
Join curator Alexis Heller for an in-depth walkthrough of El Corazón Aúlla (Heart Howls): Latin American Feminist Performance in Revolt at The 8th Floor. Guests will be encouraged to engage deeply with the works on display and ask questions about the curatorial process.
El Corazón Aúlla examines gender-based violence in Latin America through the eyes of artists and activists who bear its daily burden. Curated by Alexis Heller and Tatiana Muñoz-Brenes, the exhibition includes work from Nayla Altamirano, Denise E. Reyes Amaya, Elina Chauvet, Cristina Flores, Regina José Galindo, Fernanda Laguna and Cecilia Palmeiro, Flavia Marcus Bien, Luiza Prado de O. Martins, Rossella Matamoros-Jiménez, Bárbara Milano, Wynnie Mynerva, Jazmín Ra, and Berna Reale.
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Alexis Heller received a BA in Psychology from Wesleyan University and an MA in Social Work from Columbia University. She began an independent curatorial practice in 2012 centering marginalized LGBTQIA+ and Feminist histories. Heller has organized a number of exhibitions at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in NYC, Smack Mellon in Brooklyn, as well as several alternative art spaces. She currently lives between New York and Costa Rica.
Image description: Two people insert a piece of hair into a tiny white bag, in front of an installation on white gallery walls featuring long strands of hair with pink bows on one side, and framed photographs on the other.