Desert X
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Dates: March 12 – May 16
Desert X 2021
Artistic Director: Neville Wakefield. Co-curator: César García-Alvarez
Sites across the Coachella Valley, California
Preview days: CIMAM members can register for the online preview on March 11. Please, contact Caroline Gomez caroline@desertx.org
Desert X 2021
The exhibition will explore the desert as both a place and idea, acknowledging the realities of people who reside here and the political, social, and cultural contexts that shape their stories.
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Among the first art experiences in the region since widespread lockdowns to offer a safe, outdoor experience that is free and open to all, Desert X will include newly commissioned works that collectively pose urgent questions about our pasts while imagining the possibilities of a shared future. Participating Artists: Zahrah Alghamdi, Ghada Amer, Felipe Baeza, Judy Chicago, Serge Attukwei Clottey, Nicholas Galanin, Alicja Kwade, Oscar Murillo, Christopher Myers, Eduardo Sarabia, Xaviera Simmons, Kim Stringfellow, and Vivian Suter.
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We would love to safely welcome you with social distance to Desert X, please write to Caroline Gomez caroline@desertx.org with your dates and we will arrange for someone from our team to greet you.
We recommend that you reserve a full day to visit Desert X 2021 and that you plan for a self-guided vehicular tour of the exhibition, a map will be available to download at desertx.org and on the Desert X App on March 12.