Paige Emery: The Banana Leaf is a Container Technology, 2024, produced by Active Cultures and The Brick at Arlington Garden Pasadena. Photo by Jessica Howes.
Active Cultures is a public arts nonprofit in Los Angeles that explores the intersection of art, food, and ecologies through artist-led projects and programs.
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Masala y Maiz: a Conversation and Gathering
At LagoAlgo during Mexico City Art Week, we gathered with chefs and organizers Saqib Keval and Norma Listman of Masala y Maiz, in conversation with curator Paola Santos Coy, to explore the deep intersections of migration, colonization, and culinary traditions—and how their work actively challenges white supremacy, extractive food systems, and labor inequities.
