Opening Tues Feb 24, 6-9pm
As Max declares in Where the Wild Things Are, “Let the Wild Rumpus Begin.” Fever Dream is an invitation to the surrealist wilds found at the edge of reality: that charged, trembling place where the old rules loosen their grip, chaos purrs, and strangeness feels like home.
Curated with Aurora Projects, our Spring 26 exhibition brings together artists drawing from global surrealist lineages, from Mexican spirit lore to Dominican dream-worlds and modern myth-making. Featuring works by Roberto Benavidez, M. Florine Démosthène, Anindita Dutta, Diego Moreno, Larissa De Jesús Negrón, and Pedro Troncoso.
ON VIEW FEB 24 - MAY 16
Fever Dream Artists
Roberto Benavidez
Anindita Dutta
Diego Moreno
M. Florine Démosthène
Larissa De Jesús Negrón
Pedro Troncoso
Across cultures and time, moments of upheaval have produced revivals of esoteric thinking, mystical symbolism, and surrealist creative movements.
When systems collapse, our trust in logic and straight-line thinking crumbles along with them. So we reach for other maps: the subconscious, the spiritual, the strange. The places that still feel alive.
Fever Dream is paired with a Shelf Residency with creative partners exploring surrealism through their distinct lenses, each taking over a 20-ft shelf with limited edition items and storytelling: “Scent & Surrealism" with the Institute for Art and Olfaction, “Sound & Surrealism” with beloved radio station DubLab, “Sight and Surrealism” with Atmos, “Touch and Surrealism"with the Chinese design collective The Cool & Cute Friends Club, and “Wear & Surrealism” with Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj.
Spring 26 Partners
The Fever Dream Shelf Residency
Surrealism & Sound
Surrealism & Sight
Surrealism & Scent
Surrealism & Wear
Surrealism & Touch
Surrealism & Play
Surrealism & Tarot
Surrealism & Form
ART, OBJECTS & EDITIONS
DISPATCHES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Friday exists to honor rising creative voices from the Global South, curating art, objects, and editions from across the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia, and beyond. Our space blends an art gallery with a cultural salon series to create a rotating seasonal platform celebrating brown artists and designers.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
ART GALLERY AS POP-UP MAGAZINE & CULTURAL SALON
Each Friday season is anchored in a rotating theme, with the art, events, 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.
Our name (جمعة) comes from the Middle East tradition of honoring Friday as a time of connection, presence and reflection in community. Art is our shared table. May we dine on delight.
BROWN GIRL MAFIA
Fundraising for women of color in politics. Limited Edition run, with embroidered LA hand symbol and back henna lettering.
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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.
THE MOTHER TONGUE LIBRARY
A Living Library of 100 Books, chosen by 100 cultural thinkers
Built alongside our Fall 25 exhibition exploring language and power, the Mother Tongue library weaves together diverse perspectives: from the conversations of plants, to the secret lexicon of an extinct female-only language.
FALL 25 COLLECTION
MOTHER TONGUE
Mother Tongue is a love letter to the thinkers, writers, and artists who’ve given us the language of courage when we needed it most.
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
