DonChristian Jones:
The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go

As the inaugural Adobe Creative Resident at The Museum of Modern Art, artist and musician DonChristian Jones presents an installation inspired by their Bed-Stuy studio, home to Public Assistants (PA, est. 2020), a space for queer and trans people of color to skill-share, create, and cultivate joy. At MoMA PS1, Jones has created a clandestine study that imagines a portal into their “double life” over the past fifteen years, teaching and painting during the day while rapping and performing at night. The exhibition incorporates design elements inspired by film noir, Blaxploitation films, the Harlem Renaissance, and contemporary Ballroom culture. Extending the artist’s ongoing practice of world-building, the project includes a performance program celebrating Jones’ community of creative practitioners. Staged as an outpost of PA, The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go offers a place to meet, perform, and conspire.

Materials from Jones’s repertoire of paintings, photographs, music videos, event posters, performances, and radio shows will be featured alongside items sourced from their father’s archive and artifacts of collaborations. The exhibition also serves as an outpost for Public Assistants (PA), an enclave of interdisciplinary creators founded by the artist in 2020 as a space for queer and trans people of color to skill-share, create, and cultivate joy.

DonChristian Jones: The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go is organized by Elena Ketelsen González, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1. The Adobe Creative Residency at MoMA is organized by Hannah Fagin, Associate Educator, Artist Programs, Department of Learning and Engagement, MoMA.