Desert X installation view of ParaPivot (sempiternal clouds), Alicja Kwade, 2021. Photography by Lance Gerber. Courtesy the artist and Desert X 2021
Desert X 2021–The Film: Preview Screening at the Getty Center
GETTY CENTER
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
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Previewing at the Getty Center, Desert X 2021–The Film goes behind the scenes of Desert X 2021, the recurring, site-specific international art exhibition in Palm Springs, California. Desert X 2021 presented the work of 12 artists, who were invited to explore the desert as both place and idea, and to examine the histories, realities, and possibilities of the Coachella Valley and its many communities. The film takes us inside the artists’ studios in Ghana, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Guatemala, the United Kingdom, and the United States, following their development of creations that engage with the current socio-political climate and speak directly to the Native American Land Back movement, climate change and water rights, histories of feminism, and the urgent issues facing Black lives.
Featured Artists:
Zahrah Alghamdi (born 1977, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah)
Ghada Amer (born 1963, Cairo, Egypt, based in New York)
Felipe Baeza (born 1987, Guanajuato, Mexico, based in New York)
Serge Attukwei Clottey (born 1985, Accra, Ghana, based in Accra)
Nicholas Galanin (born 1979, Sitka, Alaska, US, based in Sitka)
Alicja Kwade (born 1979, Katowice, Poland, based in Berlin)
Oscar Murillo (born 1986, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, based in various locations)
Christopher Myers (born 1974, New York, US, based in New York)
Eduardo Sarabia (born 1976, Los Angeles, US, based in Guadalajara, Mexico)
Xaviera Simmons (born 1974, New York, US based in New York)
Kim Stringfellow (born 1963, San Mateo, CA, US, based in Joshua Tree)
Vivian Suter (born 1949, Buenos Aires, Argentina, based in Panajachel, Guatemala)
Desert X 2021–The Film is directed by Dylan Robertson and produced by Zoe Lukov for Desert X. The Executive Producer is Richard Mille. Desert X 2021 is funded by its board of directors and an extraordinary group of individuals, foundations, and sponsors. Desert X 2021 was presented by Richard Mille. The project is also supported by Gucci.