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As part of a year-long artist residency, artist and activist Patrisse Cullors co-curated a series of Community Conversations with community organizers, artists, and Ifa practitioners in order to explore the pan-Yoruba concept of ori (head), understood as one’s inner essence and the site of intuition and potentiality. These discussions take place at the Fowler Museum, Crenshaw Dairy Mart, and other partner sites throughout Los Angeles.
Patrisse Cullors believes in the power of alchemy. The NYT bestselling author, artist, and abolitionist has long been drawn to the unseen, and is inspired by the beauty of freedom found in different planes and dimensions. Over the last two decades, her art and performances have been featured at cultural institutions across the globe including The Broad, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, The Fowler, Frieze LA, Hammer Museum, Southern Guild and more.
In addition to her work as a solo artist, Patrisse is the co-founder of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart as well as the founder of The Center For Art and Abolition, a trailblazing nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering abolitionist artists and leveraging the transformative power of art to catalyze social change. Her current work and practice is focused on “Abolitionist Aesthetics,” a term she advanced and popularized to help challenge artists and cultural workers to aestheticize abolition.
This residency is co-sponsored by the Center for Religion and Cities at Morgan State University, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation.
