Everything Is Connected
Light Work Presents: Everything Is Connected, by Folasade Ologundudu is a podcast that shares the interesting and inspiring stories of artists, thought leaders, and critical thinkers on life, work, and a wide range of cultural and social topics. Through engaging content, Ologundudu seeks to inspire listeners to lead their best lives through the transformative power of art and culture. She dives into ideas on art and society across cultures with a focus on diverse communities worldwide. Guests include artists, curators, entrepreneurs, educators, and creatives who are changing the way we think about the art, creativity, and the world.
Everything Is Connected
Essence Harden: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Essence Harden. Essence Harden is the Visual Arts curator at CAAM, the California African American Museum. She' s one of two curators of the Made in L.A. biennial taking place next year in 2025.
This year, Essence was named the curator of Focus at Frieze LA. For this year's focus, Essence explores the intimate, environmental, and urban dimensions of ecologies. Across all Frieze Fairs, Focus is a space dedicated to galleries founded within the last 12 years. So there's lots of emerging galleries and artists to discover. Just last week, the Hammer Museum named Essence one of two curators of the 7th edition of the Made in LA Biennial. to be held in the fall of 2025. When I catch up with Essence, she's fresh off a call with friend and artist Lauren Halsey.
On this episode, we chat about Lauren Halsey, the importance of place and geographies, and her curation of Focus at Frieze LA opening next week.
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