MPA
MPA (b. 1980) is a visual artist and actor. Enriched with ritual and theatricality, her performances and installations critically examine behaviors of power. She has proposed questions on the global arms race, patriarchy as governance, life on another planet, and the dysfunctional union of art with capitalist commodity. MPA's work has been widely exhibited, including at the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston, Whitney Museum of American Art, Hammer Museum, Stedelijk Museum, and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca. A frequent collaborator, MPA is a visible muse for many contemporary photographers, painters, and filmmakers. She has been visiting professor at the California Institute of the Arts, UCLA, and Parsons School of Design. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.