Remnants/ Relics/ Residue - Jasmine Nyende - Palette Cleanser

Palette Cleanser, 2024

Stripped velvet, repurposed bed sheets, paper 

$3200

I believe there is an aesthetic realm to chaos and it is femme. The frequency of un-patterning is velvet and jagged and full of spaces to cast shadows. It screams until it is hoarse and bends wire in imperfect loops. Her mouth is only concave sometimes, purple gummy holding center the earth. 

Artist Statement:

 Jasmine Nyende is a textile and performance artist from Los Angeles. She is the lead vocalist for the black queer punk band FUPU!, and her art practice spans collaborative weaving, performative poetry, hand knitted clothing, and sculpture. Her work explores how the handspun aesthetic transforms culture beyond the white colonial gaze. Her research as an artist is deepened by the opportunity to shift perceptions on what "craft" is and the need to preserve legacies of textile and healing traditions within our communities. DIY forms of each one teach