Ancient Futures with Joel Gaitan

Joel Gaitan’s work studies matters of self-identity, sexuality, and ancestral lineage. From forgotten tongues to erased cultures, he explores traditional hand-building clay techniques, keeping a sacred tradition from Nicaragua and Central America alive.

Solo exhibitions include KDR, Miami, FL; 56 Henry Gallery, New York, NY; Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX; and NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Selected group exhibitions are Pace Gallery, Palm Beach, FL; The Pit, Los Angeles, CA; Jeffrey Deitch Projects, Los Angeles, CA. He was an artist in residence at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France 2023, and in the same year, was named an Art Production Fund Artist in Focus for the public art program at Rockefeller Center, NY.

Joel is the third commissioned artist of Season Six. His exhibition, En El Corazón Del Infierno, En Las Alturas Del Cielo, is on view through March 30 at KDR.

Filmed by Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera