Alejandra Prieto

Statement

My work is primarily centered on the chemical elements found in minerals and in our own bodies, in order to connect seemingly distant worlds. Elements extracted from the earth can affect us on multiple levels. Lithium, for example—used in the batteries that power our electronic devices—also serves as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder. This latter connection to our neurochemistry turns the material into an actor with multiple layers of impact, affecting not only our economy and geopolitics, but also altering our bodies and subjectivity.

GlogauAIR Project

The project consists of a video titled “25 Contemporary Art Project Ideas, Specifically Created by Artists from the Global South.” The video is based on asking that question to ChatGPT and recording the answers, which will then be projected on loop. Alongside the projection, I plan to present five small-format watercolors based on my research into chemical elements and their relationship with the human body.

CV Summary

• Alejandra Prieto was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1980.
• She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from the Universidad de Chile.
• Solo exhibitions:
  • Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago
  • Proyecto Fachada at Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City
  • Y Gallery, New York
  • Galería Die Ecke, Santiago
  • Sala Arte CCU, Santiago
  • Sagrada Mercancía, Santiago
• Group exhibitions:
  • 11th Havana Biennial
  • 7th Mercosur Biennial in Porto Alegre
  • Palais de Tokyo, Paris
  • Saatchi Gallery, London
  • Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
  • NC-Arte, Bogotá
  • MAC USP, São Paulo
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
  • Roebling Hall Gallery, New York
  • Färgfabriken, Stockholm
• Residencies:
  • Art OMI, New York
  • La Tallera, Cuernavaca
  • URRA, Buenos Aires
  • ISCP, New York
  • LARA (Latin American Roaming Art)

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