March Alumni Events & News

Image courtesy of Aya Ogawa
Image courtesy of Aya Ogawa

LMCC alumni Aya Ogawa (Swing Space 2006, Workspace 2013-2014, River To River 2014) presents Ludic Proxy: Fukushima, an interactive video performance. The project portrays an intimate conversation between two sisters from Fukushima, Japan, four years after the devastating earthquake and nuclear disaster.

The performance will be live-streamed on March 11, 2021 at 8pm, followed by a live Q&A with Aya Ogawa. The video will be available on demand March 12-26.

Learn more & purchase tickets here: https://www.japansociety.org/event/ludic-proxy-fukushima

Jessica Vaughn, still from Our Primary Focus Is To Be Successful, 2019, 2-channel, color digital video installation, sound, loop, 7 minutes, 37 seconds, courtesy of ICA Philadelphia
Jessica Vaughn, still from Our Primary Focus Is To Be Successful, 2019, 2-channel, color digital video installation, sound, loop, 7 minutes, 37 seconds, courtesy of ICA Philadelphia

LMCC Workspace 2015-2016 alum Jessica Vaughn's solo exhibition, Our Primary Focus Is To Be Successful,
presented by the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, is on view through May 9, 2021.

Within this exhibition Vaughn considers the intersections between late 20th and 21st century work culture, modular architecture, and the marginalized workers who have been rendered invisible within these workspaces.

Jessica Vaughn and curator Meg Onli will be in conversation on April 7, 2021 at 6:30pm.

Learn more: https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/jessica-vaughn-our-primary-purpose-is-to-be-successful/

Image courtesy of Keisha Bush.
Image courtesy of Keisha Bush.

LMCC Workspace 2018-2019 alum Keisha Bush's novel, No Heaven for Good Boys was released and named a New York Times Editors Choice. Read The New York Times review here.

Drawn from real incidents and transporting readers between rural and urban Senegal, No Heaven for Good Boys is a tale of hope, resilience, and the affirming power of love.

Learn more: https://keishabush.com/about-no-heaven-for-good-boys/

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