FUTURE TOOLS
Installation view. Lauren Goldenberg Longoria & Cara Rae Joven, CRUSTING, 2025. DMST Atelier presented by after hours gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
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is an artist-run studio, gallery, and social-practice space that cares for community to practice alternative cultural currency. Not only does the space host art exhibitions, but it is also known for its monthly community feeds, which serve 60-100 people, as well as interactive, participatory, and collaborative art projects that activate the streets of Los Angeles both inside and outside.
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a project rooted in shared intimacy, born from the collaboration and friendship between artists Kim Garcia and Amy MacKay. Founded in 2021, the gallery was originally located between their adjoining studios. Each after hours exhibition begins with an invited artist, who then selects a second artist to join them in a two-person show focused on material experimentation and dialogue. In its latest iteration, after hours has partnered with DMST Atelier in a shared goal of fostering connection within the LA art community.
Installation view. Lauren Goldenberg Longoria & Cara Rae Joven, CRUSTING, 2025. DMST Atelier presented by after hours gallery,
Los Angeles, CA.
Installation view. Cara Rae Joven, Gesture 6, video installation 8:15 mins, looped.
Future Tool (for being)
chiffon, rope, paint
6”x84”x7”
2025
Future Tool (for arriving)
rope, silk organza, webbing, paint, grommets
14”x 38”x3”
2025
Future Tool (for washing)
silk organza
64”x96”
2025
Future Tool (for reaching)
ratchet straps, webbing
72”x72”
2025