WxW 2021 - Los Angeles

Exhibition Website - Press Release

Womxn in Windows presents its third annual exhibition - Where Do We Go From Here? - a multi-video installation, with two new videos made especially for this year's show by Kesh and RaFia Santana. The videos, placed throughout the storefronts of 700 South Main Street, in Downtown Los Angeles, preview October 14, 2021. Curated by Zehra Ahmed, the videos are an exploration of personal narratives and environments as seen through the lenses of five artists: Kesh, Morehshin Allahyari, Moshtari Hilal, Olivia Gastaldo and RaFia Santana; womxn from varied cultural backgrounds spanning across Afghanistan, Germany, Iran, Jamaica, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Opening Event - Special Performances by Kilo Kish, Kablito + Kesh. The limited 2021exhibition zine will be made available along side product from Pure Beauty.

Event Partners: Pure Beauty, Dublab and the Los Angeles Fashion District. Co-Produced with Tre Borden Co.

In Person Workshop - As part of this year's Womxn in Windows exhibit we are offering our first ever interactive workshop led by Dr. Crystal Clarke. Womxn for Womxn. Our workshop gives womxn the initial tools to start fostering deeper connections with other womxn in their communities and beyond.

In this interactive workshop we will cover,

  • What gets in the way of connecting with other women?

  • How we can listen better and communicate our story to build connections.

  • An introduction to interviewing skills we can use to listen better, disrupt stereotypes and foster greater connection.

Artists

Yumna Al-Arashi

@yumnaaa

Ja'tovia Gary

@j_______g_______

Arshia Fatima Haq

@arshiaxfatima

KESH

@kesh

Kya Lou

@kyalou

Gazelle Samizay

@gsamizay

Christine Yuan

@christineyuan

Morehshin Allahyari

@morehshin

Jazmin Garcia

@buffalotearz

Moshtari Hilal

@mooshtariii

Kilo Kish

@kilokish

Muna Malik

@themunamalik

RaFia Santana

@rafiasworld

Sylvie Weber

@sylvieweber

Remie Akl

@remieakl

Olivia Gastaldo

@ogastaldo

Jasdeep Kang

@jakariwing

Alima Lee

@alima_lee

Everlane Moraes

@everlane.moraes

Stefani Sontange

@steffisees

Rikki Wright

@rikkwright