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This event occurred on May 11, 2024.
This event celebrates the work of Getty Artist-in-Residence Carolina Caycedo. The program began in the Getty Central Garden with a participatory performance by Caycedo and Los Angeles-based movement artist Isis Avalos using Caycedo's Serpent River Book #1 (2017), a vast and meandering collage that explores the effects of industrialization and extractivism on river systems, water resources, and communities.
Following the performance, Caycedo was joined by Joseph Valencia, curator at the Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM), for a lively dialogue about her work on the Serpent River Book series and exhibition We Place Life at the Center / Situamos la vida en el centro (opening fall 2024 at VPAM).
Carolina Caycedo is a Colombian multidisciplinary artist born in London and living in Los Angeles. Her immense geographic photographs, lively artist's books, hanging sculptures, performances, films, and installations are not merely art objects but gateways into larger discussions about how we treat each other and the world around us. During her residency at the Getty Research Institute, Caycedo has worked on the second volume of the Serpent River Book series, which will explore how eco-social transition is being embodied by frontline communities in the Americas, presenting case studies woven together using eco-feminist and environmental justice frameworks.
Joseph D. Valencia is curator at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. A scholar and writer of US Latinx art and the art and politics of the Americas, he is currently co-organizing We Place Life at the Center (2024–2025), an exhibition, publication, and educational platform focused on art and environmental justice as part of PST ART: Art and Science Collide. This exhibition builds upon Caycedo's work challenging traditional Western notions of art and science while nurturing collaborations and networks of solidarity with artists, community scientists, and environmental leaders throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Isis Avalos-Perez is a mother and bordercrosser dance artist from South Texas, based in Los Angeles. Avalos received her Bachelor's in Fine Arts from the University of North Texas. For seven years, she toured nationally and internationally as a teaching/performing dance artist with CONTRA-TIEMPO. She has been featured in National Geographic and ACLU Magazine, and most recently she has been a guest artist at UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara. She is currently adjunct professor of Latin Social Dance at Los Angeles Valley College.
Learn more: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4116.html
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
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This event occurred on May 11, 2024.
This event celebrates the work of Getty Artist-in-Residence Carolina Caycedo. The program began in the Getty Central Garden with a participatory performance by Caycedo and Los Angeles-based movement artist Isis Avalos using Caycedo's Serpent River Book #1 (2017), a vast and meandering collage that explores the effects of industrialization and extractivism on river systems, water resources, and communities.
Following the performance, Caycedo was joined by Joseph Valencia, curator at the Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM), for a lively dialogue about her work on the Serpent River Book series and exhibition We Place Life at the Center / Situamos la vida en el centro (opening fall 2024 at VPAM).
Carolina Caycedo is a Colombian multidisciplinary artist born in London and living in Los Angeles. Her immense geographic photographs, lively artist's books, hanging sculptures, performances, films, and installations are not merely art objects but gateways into larger discussions about how we treat each other and the world around us. During her residency at the Getty Research Institute, Caycedo has worked on the second volume of the Serpent River Book series, which will explore how eco-social transition is being embodied by frontline communities in the Americas, presenting case studies woven together using eco-feminist and environmental justice frameworks.
Joseph D. Valencia is curator at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. A scholar and writer of US Latinx art and the art and politics of the Americas, he is currently co-organizing We Place Life at the Center (2024–2025), an exhibition, publication, and educational platform focused on art and environmental justice as part of PST ART: Art and Science Collide. This exhibition builds upon Caycedo's work challenging traditional Western notions of art and science while nurturing collaborations and networks of solidarity with artists, community scientists, and environmental leaders throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Isis Avalos-Perez is a mother and bordercrosser dance artist from South Texas, based in Los Angeles. Avalos received her Bachelor's in Fine Arts from the University of North Texas. For seven years, she toured nationally and internationally as a teaching/performing dance artist with CONTRA-TIEMPO. She has been featured in National Geographic and ACLU Magazine, and most recently she has been a guest artist at UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara. She is currently adjunct professor of Latin Social Dance at Los Angeles Valley College.
Learn more: https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/events/ev_4116.html
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
Getty: https://www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/
Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/
Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/
Getty Villa Museum: https://www.getty.edu/visit/villa/
Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/
