Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral: Works by Miljohn Ruperto
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Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral is the first large-scale solo museum exhibition of Manila-born, Los Angeles-based artist Miljohn Ruperto (b. 1971). Working across photography, video, animation, generative artificial intelligence, and other mediums, Ruperto explores the ways humans have understood their place in the world. From digitally-created fantastical botanical specimens printed as gelatin silver photographs to immersive apocalyptic landscapes experienced in VR, Ruperto’s artworks highlight the elusiveness of knowledge and unsettle what we think we know about nature. This exhibition is presented as part of the museum’s Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI). It is accompanied by a publication featuring short essays by Ruperto, providing expanded context for the artist’s collaborative practice, and an essay by exhibition curator Maggie Dethloff elucidating the conceptual underpinnings of the artist’s wide-ranging artistic output. We gratefully acknowledge generous support for Animal
