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Pieter Performance Space is thrilled to be the recipient of a 2025 Infinite Expansion Grant from The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. The Infinite Expansion Grant centers on experimental and thought-provoking work of artists presented by arts nonprofits in LA County.
Supported by the Infinite Expansion Grant and other sources, Pieter will present Sissies: Something Perfect between Ourselves, an exhibition produced and co-curated by Pieter and choreographer Bernard Brown by, for, and about Black, Brown, and Indigenous Queer artists who have created spaces that feed the music, dance, fashion, and creative heartbeat of underground queer LA. Rooted in the African proverb “Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero,” this project explores a range of artistic modes—dance/performance, film/photography, fashion, and music—mediums that document Black, Brown, and Queer stories as something integral to humanity. This show focuses on Black Gay bars and clubs—sites of leisure and pleasure—and gathering places for support and political action, especially at the
Pieter Performance Space is thrilled to be the recipient of a 2025 Infinite Expansion Grant from The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. The Infinite Expansion Grant centers on experimental and thought-provoking work of artists presented by arts nonprofits in LA County.
Supported by the Infinite Expansion Grant and other sources, Pieter will present Sissies: Something Perfect between Ourselves, an exhibition produced and co-curated by Pieter and choreographer Bernard Brown by, for, and about Black, Brown, and Indigenous Queer artists who have created spaces that feed the music, dance, fashion, and creative heartbeat of underground queer LA. Rooted in the African proverb “Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero,” this project explores a range of artistic modes—dance/performance, film/photography, fashion, and music—mediums that document Black, Brown, and Queer stories as something integral to humanity. This show focuses on Black Gay bars and clubs—sites of leisure and pleasure—and gathering places for support and political action, especially at the