Artist Talk with Ben Cuevas
Ben Cuevas’s artist talk, A Deep Dive into My Body of Work and Artistic Practice
Thursday Evening, November 30 at 7:00 pm
Ben works most notably in the art of hand knitting that transcends across platforms of performance, video, sculpture, and installation. His work seeks to defy the distinctions of art and craft, digital and handmade, male and female binaries.
“I am an artist whose work is rooted in concepts of otherness, inspired by my queer, non-binary, HIV-positive, Latinx identity. As intersectionality informs my practice, my work is naturally interdisciplinary — involving textiles, photography, sculpture, installation, and more. A central part of my artwork is based in fiber, underscoring queer/feminist ideologies within the gendered history of women’s work.”
This Talk is free with an RSVP
Craft In America Center 8415 West Third Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 Parking is nearby at the Beverly Connection Shopping Center for $5.00
Cuevas’s artworks have been shown across the US with exhibitions held at Craft Contemporary (formerly The Craft and Folk Art Museum) in Los Angeles, Museum of the City of New York, The Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York City, and others. Several books and publications feature Cuevas’s work, such as DUETS: Ben Cuevas & Annie Sprinkle in Conversation, published by Visual AIDS, and Queer Threads: Crafting, Identity, and Community, edited by John Chaich and Todd Oldham. Acclaimed as a public speaker, Cuevas has given talks at institutions including Brown University, Indiana University, Ohio State University, The Museum of Sex, and the Fire Island Artist Residency.
