L.A. Louver is proud to present a multimedia experience created by JOJO ABOT. Consisting of sculpture, textiles, film, spatial sound, painting, and performance, A GOD OF HER OWN MAKING brings together manifold aspects of JOJO ABOT’s ever-expanding oeuvre. Unlimited by categorical confines of genre and medium and enhanced by three discrete activations, this exhibition focuses on the transformative and sacred power of the divine feminine, inspiring conversations around collective elevation and engagement with our spiritual selves.
JOJO ABOT is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, and healer who explores the abilities of new and ancient technologies for universal healing. In her artmaking and ritual, the artist draws from her heritage as an Ewe woman from West Africa and her nomadic lived experiences across Ghana, Copenhagen, the United States, South Africa, Kenya, and elsewhere around the world. She was included in L.A. Louver’s 2021 exhibition SeenUNseen curated by Alison Saar and has created interdisciplinary works in collaboration with MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, the Ghana Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, Frieze Art Fair x Theaster Gates x Prada, Hult Center, Armory Week NYC, Perez Art Museum Miami and many others. JOJO ABOT has toured with Ms Lauryn Hill and played the stages of Afropunk, Roots Picnic, Radio City Music Hall, the Apollo Theater, Kennedy Center, the Greek Theater and more.
JOJO ABOT will lead three activations during the course of the exhibition:
Opening Reception & Ceremony
Wednesday, 17 Jan 2024, 6-8 p.m.
Performance: 7 p.m.
An opening reception will be held to set the intention for, introduce the meanings of, and invite ancestral blessings on this exhibition. A ceremony will take place during the course of the reception as the first official introduction to the world of JOJO ABOT.
Artist Talk: Weaving Sacred Futures
Wednesday, 7 Feb 2024, 6-8 p.m.
Weaving Sacred Futures is a conversation led by JOJO ABOT, exploring the role of artists in creating spaces for free thought, limitless expression and communal connection. This discussion will focus on the role of the artist as a medium who channels the spiritual realm into the material and brings forth the future.
Closing Ceremony – A GOD OF HER OWN MAKING
Friday, 1 Mar 2024, 6-8:30 p.m.
Doors: 6 p.m.
Performance: 7 p.m.
A GOD OF HER OWN MAKING is an immersive spatial opera performed by JOJO ABOT accompanied by intricately woven layers of voices, dancers, and mesmerizing visuals. This performance is the enactment of a new kind of ritual, one that leads to a trance-like realm in which the senses awaken, and portals open to the divine. This performance coincides with Frieze Week Los Angeles 2024.
