The Mexican performance artist Guadalupe Aldrete uses her body as an artistic tool to experiment, much like the Vienna Actionists (above all Günter Brus). Some elements of the works exhibited in the museum have played an important role in the artist’s work for many years. In her performance chamber III. through the surface for the Long Night of the Museums, Aldrete will draw on these elements, attempting to (re)present the experiences of her ancestors that her own body still remembers, while at the same time establishing a connection with the works in the collection. In this way, she attempts to build a bridge between the generations and to promote an understanding of intergenerational memory and, ultimately, cultural heritage.

Curated by Marcello Farabegoli