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episode 40: Elena Feijoo, founder of Exgirlfriend and HER | EP40 Subtext & Discourse
Elena Feijoo is the founder and managing director of the Berlin based art gallery Exgirlfriend EGF UG & the non-profit art studio building/art service provider Human Esthetic Resources HER gUG.
Exgirlfriend is a contemporary art gallery showcasing experimental works from emerging artists, and HER is a studio complex and non-profit art service provider. Elena Feijoo is the majority shareholder of both businesses and currently manages all aspects of their daily operations.
Interview with Elena Feijoo recorded by Michael Dooney on 18. May 2021 in Friedrichshain, Berlin.
NOTES
- Full episode transcript (online soon)
- EXGIRLFRIEND
- Official: Exgirlfriendberlin.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exgirlfriendberlin/
- Current exhibition: WETLANDS by Marius Presterud
- Human Esthetic Resources HER
- Official: HERcontemporary.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/her_berlin/
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