MOTHER TONGUE
Mother Tongue asks: “What does it mean to speak the language of power?” In this moment, more than ever, words matter. Words seduce. Words distort. Words unite. Words intoxicate. Power knows this well, with language as its chosen lover.
Friday Gallery’s fall 25 season brings together diaspora and indigenous artists exploring the language and symbols of power, from the literal to the metaphoric and mythic. Mother Tongue presents works by Caroline Monnet, Raymundo T. Reynoso, Cryptik, Salomón Huerta and Behnaz Farahi, paired with a living library: 100 Books of Resistance chosen by 100 cultural thinkers and curated by linguist scholar Eva Barbarossa.
ON VIEW NOV 14 - FEB 6
BROWN GIRL MAFIA
Brown Girl Mafia collection, with front hit LA hand symbol and back henna lettering. Limited Edition run.
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Created in partnership with IA Impact Foundation. A share of all proceeds will be donated to IA Impact to support their work with South Asian candidates and communities though civic partnerships, candidate support, and data and research to encourage a government that uplifts all people.
Borrow, share, exchange as you wish, and return by the end of the season on February 6th.
ART, OBJECTS & EDITIONS
DISPATCHES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Friday exists to enable the discovery of rising creative voices from the Global South, curating art, objects, and editions from across the Middle East, South Asia, and beyond. Our space blends an art gallery with a design concept store to create a rotating seasonal platform celebrating brown artists, designers, and artisans.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
SUMMER 25 COLLECTION
ANCESTRAL FUTURES
A𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 explores how materiality, memory, and ritual are infusing contemporary Arabic design practices, weaving ideas across worlds and time. Shaped with Emirati curator Fatma Al Mahmoud.
WINTER 25 COLLECTION
ON HOPE
For “ON HOPE,” we pair Halim Al-Karim’s work with brands that explode with the energy of otherworldly beauty and abundance.
Fall 24 COLLECTION
ON EMPTINESS
An exploration of emptiness, memory, and the humble gentleness of time
ART GALLERY AS POP-UP MAGAZINE & CULTURAL SALON
Each Friday season is anchored in a rotating theme, with the art, fashion, events programming and object curation bound together in a shared spirit.
From South Asian maximalism, to the surrealist visions of feminist Iraqi photographers, to queer gothic brujas in Mexico, we peel back old divides to celebrate the cultural voices of tomorrow.
