About
Working, a single-channel video by Los Angeles–based artist Pau S. Pescador. Working considers federal service as a place where laws are created and enforced, societal attitudes take shape, and the boundaries of American belonging are negotiated. From segregation in the federal civil service to the McCarthy era, the Lavender Scare, and the enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” exclusion from government employment has helped define whose identities and contributions are recognized as fully American.
Against this history, Pescador centers the voices of transgender federal workers. At a time of rapid change in the rights of trans employees and heightened scrutiny of federal workers more broadly, Working brings individual experiences into a larger conversation about public service, identity, and belonging.
About the Artist
Pau S. Pescador is a contemporary trans fem nonbinary artist working in film, photography, and performance. Based in Los Angeles, she holds an MFA from the University of California, Irvine, and a BA from the University of Southern California. Her work has been exhibited or screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Arlington; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; SITUATIONS, New York; and venues in Mexico City and Buenos Aires. Her performances have been presented at REDCAT, the Hammer Museum with KCHUNG TV, and Performa 2015, among other venues.
Sponsorship
MMoCA’s Video Gallery is sponsored in part by Supranet .