Construction, Occupation

May 4–January 11, 2026

Construction, Occupation presents the work of 24 artists and collectives that engage art’s potential to shape the city through the power of community. Drawing on myriad visual languages and poetics grounded in collective action, the exhibition investigates a radical urban vocabulary that blurs art and activism to address questions of infrastructure and vulnerability, circulation and segregation, and the body in public space.

Participating Artists:

André Komatsu
Bijari
Cinthia Marcelle
Cozinha Ocupação 9 de Julho
Dulcinéia Catadora
Edgar Calel
Edouard Fraipont
Eliane Caffé
Explode! Platform
Frente 3 de Fevereiro
Grupo Contrafilé
Ícaro Lira, Isadora Brant, and Fernanda Taddei
Jaime Lauriano
Jardim Miriam Arte Clube
João Simões
Julián Fuks
Legítima Defesa
Noara Quintana
Peabiru – Estúdio de Arquitetura
Preta Ferreira
Raphael Escobar
Rosa Gauditano
Sato do Brasil
Virginia de Medeiros

Press Release: Construction, Occupation 

Meet the Curators:

Support for Construction, Occupation is provided by the Lemann Foundation, the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles, the Marla C. Berns Exhibition Fund, the George R. and Nancy L. Ellis Endowment, Clough/Hillenburg Fund, and the Fay Bettye Green Fund. Research support was provided by the UCLA Academic Senate and the UCLA Latin American Institute. Additional funding is provided by the Pasadena Art Alliance.

Image: Sato, Kopke Occupation Series, 2015 (Photo by the artist)

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