Programs

Join filmmaker Angelo Madsen and performance artist Ron Athey in conversation with ONE Archives curatorial assistant Quetzal Arévalo in a night that explores the life and work of Fakir Musafar, the legendary photographer, performer, and gender flex cultural icon. Selections from the film will be interspersed with conversation that uncovers a riveting story of queer, artistic, and cultural history through the exploration of Fakir’s art practice and philosophy.

Visual AIDS, ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center are thrilled to present Last Address Tribute: Los Angeles. The event honors sites, people, and histories of Downtown and East LA critical to understanding artistic, community-based narratives of the AIDS epidemic, with a focus on queer Chicanx artists and activists. We are honored to tribute Laura Aguilar, Gil Cuadros, Ray Navarro, and Yolanda Retter.

Please join Jih-Fei Cheng, Keiko Lane and Eric Wat for a a night of conversation on December 11, 2025 at 7pm.

Join artists Ken Gonzalez-Day and Paul Mpagi Sepuya in conversation with Amelia Jones at ONE Archives.

Please join us for the opening reception for Holding Patterns.