This Halloween, a poco art summons small gods, an exhibition of strange apparitions, unruly desires, mischievous divinities, and creatures that refuse to remain in one form.
The Diamond Sutra whispers: 凡所有相，皆是虛妄.
All forms are illusory.
Drawing from Buddhist philosophy, spiritual traditions, queer fantasy, diasporic mythologies, and memento mori (remember that you must die), small gods invites visitors to reconsider the boundaries between the sacred and the profane, the living and the dead, the familiar and the monstrous.
Bodies become landscapes. Objects acquire spirits. Toys become idols; saints flirt with demons. Food becomes flesh, and flesh takes on stranger forms. Everywhere, appearances deceive, identities dissolve, and the ordinary reveals an unexpected divinity.
Our gods are small because the sacred is everywhere: in nature, in bodies, in objects, and in the air we breathe.
small gods: a Halloween Summing of all EFBs (Existence-Fluid Beings)
Artists: Trevor Coopersmith, Debra Disman, Nancy Evans, Lenny Gerard, Heng Yi, Tom Knechtel, Jenn Lima, Sandeep Mukherjee, Renée Pepion, and Julie Yeo.
Curated by Ann Shi
Presented by a poco art
Opening Reception & Halloween Summoning
Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 4–8 PM
a poco art (4505 S Slauson Ave, Unit 317, Culver City, CA 90230 — gate code in RSVP link)
Exhibition: October 31 – December 13, 2026
Instagram: @a.poco.art
Email: ann@apoco.art
RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/vrKv49vhsT2KXXF6JnQQ
Special Programming:
Nancy Evans: Bone Fire
Sunday, December 5, 2026 | 3 PM (Tentative)
Dockweiler Beach Fire Pits, 12001 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey, CA 90293
Bone Fire, a live ritual performance by Nancy Evans at Dockweiler Beach Fire Pits. A sculpture will be ceremonially burned as an offering, as part of the exhibition with an act of transformation and impermanence.
