From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments

Armory Center for the Arts is pleased to present From the Ground Up: Nurturing Diversity in Hostile Environments, the Armory’s contribution to Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative. Rooted in the idea of the seed as a mechanism for great change, the From the Ground Up exhibition will feature work by 16 contemporary artists and artist teams who explore histories of contested spaces, pre-colonial understandings of nature, and ancient and contemporary technologies as they imagine alternative, sustainable futures. The artists and projects included in the exhibition are: Charmaine Bee; Nikesha Breeze; Carl Cheng; Olivia Chumacero; Beatriz Cortez; Mercedes Dorame; Aroussiak Gabrielian; iris yirei hu; Lez Bats (Sandra de la Loza and Jess Gudiel); Malaqatel Ija, Semillas Viajeras, Seed Travels; Hillary Mushkin; Vick Quezada; Sarah Rosalena; Enid Baxter Ryce; Cielo Saucedo; and Marcus Zúñiga. From the Ground Up is organized by Irene Georgia Tsatsos, guest curator and former Armory Director of Exhibition Programs / Chief Curator.

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