Join ViceVersa Magazine on Thursday, March 14th at The New Work Project for a new “Bitter Laughter”, a series of events that analyze important issues affecting Latin America and Spain through the lens of art.

Since last year, ViceVersa Magazine has partnered with The New Work Project to create Local Editions of Bitter Laughter. The New Work Project is a new design-led, hospitality-driven workspace for the creative industries, located in the former Vice Media building on N 10th St in Williamsburg. Throughout the year, we’ve been showcasing New York-based Latinx artists whose work is an instrument of change.

On this third edition, we will talk with the Mexican documentary photographer Emmanuel Guillén Lozano, whose work focuses on social issues, human rights and the effects of violence, and with the Colombian singer Alea, who’ll perform at the end of the evening.

The interviews will be led by award winning author Keila Vall De la Ville.

SCHEDULE

7:00pm Doors open | Refreshments available

7:15pm Enjoy the discussion

9:00pm Concert and mingling

SPECIAL THANKS TO

The New Work Project for hosting us in their beautiful space and our friends at The Cooper Union, The Consulate General of Spain in New York, The Consulate General of Argentina in New Yor, Fidelis Care, Brooklyn Brewery, for partnering with us to make this event possible.

ABOUT OUR GUESTS

EMMANUEL GUILLÉN LOZANO | MEXICO

(@emmaguillenlozano)

Emmanuel Guillén Lozano (b.1992, Mexico) is an independent documentary photographer and photo editor currently based in New York City. He holds a BA inCommunication Sciences from the Universidad del Valle de México. His work focuses on social issues, human rights and the effects of violence, and has been published in The New York Times, Vice, Der Taggespiegel, and Deutsche Welle, among other media and platforms besides freelancing for Corbis Images and the Associated Press. He won the Art Works Projects for Human Rights Emerging Lens Award in 2016 for his work on the disappeared people in Mexico. His projects have been featured byorganizations like Open Society Foundations, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Bronx Documentary Center and Reporters Without Borders.

ALEA | COLOMBIA

(@alealeamusic)

Alea is a progressive and pioneering artist of her generation. Alongside brilliant performers Sinuhé Padilla-Isunza and Franco Pinna, Alea delivers a high energy performance that travels through many Latin American roots and traditions. The communion of Cumbia, Vallenato, Rancheras, Jazz, and Pop make possible their diverse soundscape with that New York City edge. Their new album "Alborotá" seeks to revindicate women's freedom and empower Latin communities through songs, images, sounds, and videos.

KEILA VALL DE LA VILLE | VENEZUELA

(@keilavall)

New York based Award Winning Author (Second Place Best Novel, International Latino Book Awards 2018; Finalist Best Fiction Book, Concurso de Autores Inéditos Monteávila Editores 2006). She has published fiction and poetry books. Editor of Venezuelan and continental poetry anthologies. Collaborator of ViceVersa Magazine since 2015 and El Nacional (Caracas) since 2017. Co-founder of the movement "Jamming Poético" (2011 to present, Caracas/New York).Anthropologist (UCV), MA in Political Science (USB), MFA in Creative Writing (NYU), MA in Hispanic Cultural Studies (Columbia University).

ABOUT US

ViceVersa Magazine is a publication that promotes the talent and achievements of the Latino community in the US and around the world. At the core of the magazine is the belief that the Latino community consists of talented, creative and analytical individuals. It is their achievements, their work, their talent, and their stories that are on display in ViceVersa Magazine every week.

The New Work Project is a new design-led, hospitality-driven workspace for the creative industries, conveniently located in the former Vice Media building on N 10th St in Williamsburg. It's a place for like-minded creatives to come together in an environment that is personal and intimate, and designed to inspire, stimulate, promote creativity and facilitate fluid working.