Artist Jana Leo's exhibit “Mom Is Dead, But You Are Going to Cure Her” on view in CCNY's Cohen Library through Nov. 20.
The City College of New York Libraries: Archives and Special Collections Division, in collaboration with the West Harlem Arts Alliance, presents “Mom Is Dead, But You Are Going to Cure Her” (Mamá está muerta, pero la vamos a curar). The exhibition, by West Harlem-based artist and Spanish writer Jana Leo, opens during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and is on view through Nov. 20.
The exhibition can be viewed Mon. through Fri. from 12-4:30 p.m. at the Cohen Library Archives Gallery in the North Academic Center on 160 Convent Avenue, Room 5/301. The exhibition is based on Leo’s archive project—An Archive of Uxoricides, Madrid 1999–2020—which documents cases of uxoricide, the killing of women by their partners, in Madrid over a period of two decades.
The project began as a book and has moved through public exhibitions in Madrid and New York, including a presentation at New York University and an accompanying workshop at the Hispanic Society, where participants used writing and drawing to process trauma and current events. The prints in the exhibit were made possible by support from MOSIS, Spain Arts and Culture and the Consulate General of Spain, New York.
The exhibit's themes may be challenging or distressing for some visitors, so it's important for them to prioritize their well-being when viewing. For more information, click here.
For questions, contact Michael Palma Mir at 917-721-5654, mpalma@whaanyc.org , or Sydney C. Van Nort at 212-650-7609, archives@ccny.cuny.edu .
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