artist kapwani kiwanga constructs a shelter of patterned shadows for desert X 2025
kapwani kiwanga critiques the exclusionary history behind midcentury desert architecture and displacement across the american landscape.
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desert X
desert X is a curated exhibition of site-specific work by established and emerging artists set in the coachella valley and its desert landscape.
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jennifer bolande blends billboards with mountains in the middle of the desert
the rectangle of the billboard is reconnected to the environment that exists behind it.
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competitions 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Bellano Cotton Mill Museum deadline: may 25th, 2027 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 all competitions
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Bellano Cotton Mill Museum deadline: may 25th, 2027 2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
