Saturday, October 5, 2024
6-8 PM
At The Pit:
3015 Dolores St. Los Angeles, CA 90065
Free
Join us at The Pit for a conversation with our artist in residence and collaborators about the relationships and processes behind the works in The Burden!
Gogo Graham (b. 1990) is a New York-based artist, fashion designer and founder of her eponymous fashion label. Since itsinception in 2014, Graham’s label, being the first led by a trans woman designer, explores the multiple uses of garments as protection from the elements, adornment, signifiers of identity, modesty and immodesty that act as barriers that exist between the body and the outside world. Graham’s paint and sculpture work act as counterparts to her soft goods fashion work, which, unlike clothing, do not rely on a direct relationship with the human body, and stand alone as the bodies themselves in the form of human effigy sculpture or as doll-like subjects of portraits.
Cedric Major Mitchell, a Los Angeles-based glass artist originally from Oklahoma, honed his skills while studying business at Tulsa Community College. He discovered studio glass as an art form while recording music in a Tulsa music studio and subsequently enrolled in a glassblowing course. Quickly transitioning from student to apprentice and instructor at The Tulsa Glassblowing School, he furthered his education under mentor Joe Cariati in Los Angeles. His artistic expression draws inspiration from a captivating blend of Modern Design, Graffiti Art, Streetwear Fashion, and Memphis Milano, giving rise to a captivating array of works that span from functional masterpieces to decorative art, adorned with vivid palettes and effortlessly refined designs.
Yves B. Golden is a poet and artist based in Los Angeles. She uses mixed media sculpture, performance, sound, and olfaction to unpack questions of human worth, dignity, and transmutation. Golden pulls from natural processes to articulate the flow and obstruction of converging histories — curing objects in reactive fluids to physically break down language and to transmute the temporal into symbolic sculptures. Her poethical practice is rooted in media literacy, critical pedagogy, and global disarmament. Her work has been shown in Jupiter Artland, Scotland, Yaby, Madrid, and The New Museum, NYC. Photo Credit: George Nebieridze.