Alexis Disselkoen @ The Collective Show (Jan. 20th, 6-9pm)

Exhibitions

mi mamá dice que

Alexis Disselkoen

Workspace @ The Collective Show
Opening January 20th 6-9pm
995 North Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

mi mamá dice que, a performance by Alexis Disselkoen, is a cooperative act between artist and viewer. Invited by Workspace to participate in The Collective Show, an exhibition of contemporary art groups in Los Angeles, Disselkoen uses gift-giving as a site for participation and interaction. Using ephemeral mail advertising from local groceries as wrapping paper to invoke her childhood on the Eastside of Los Angeles, the work acts as a metaphor for the opening night of the event. Each gift will be unwrapped in the space and the waste will be discarded into a designated mound. The viewer/participant may then keep the gift inside.

Alexis Disselkoen’s performances have recently been featured at Perform! Now! through Francois Ghebaly Gallery, the UCLA Wight Biennial, and Human Resources. Disselkoen is a current MFA candidate at University of California, Irvine.