Postpartum Aesthetics in Art and Practice

Speakers include artists Fay Ray, Analia Saban, Kim Ye. Moderated by curator Cèsar García-Alvarez.

Curatorial Perspectives on Postpartum Aesthetics Panel Talk

Speakers include curators Grace Aneiza Ali and Laura Copelin. Moderated by Compound’s new curator, Aj Girard.

This event is in conjunction with our current exhibition, Fay Ray: Puerperal, on view until August 31, 2025. Puerperal features Ray’s iconic two and three dimensional monochromatic sculptures as well as newly commissioned work throughout Compound’s 14,000 square foot creative complex. The forms, sculptures, photographic collages, and architectural interventions will explore the material realities of the postpartum condition. In these works, Ray takes the period of the “fourth trimester” – a term used to refer to the period of postpartum repair and restoration after giving birth – as a provocation toward a new aesthetic.