Congratulations to Desert X 2021 artist Felipe Baeza on his participation in the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, and on the featuring of his work for the graphic identity of the exhibition. Felipe’s work for Desert X 2021, “Finding Home in My Own Flesh,” remains on view as a permanent installation in Downtown Palm Springs. The mural acknowledges the Coachella Valley as both a border region and a queered space, and honors immigrants and queer people of color who have been an integral part of the region’s story. While these communities have long populated the area, they’re often omitted from its better known histories. Depicting two hands enveloping a cloud of vines and flowers, and gesturing to a person that will soon take form, the mural speaks to the erasure of marginalized peoples from both official narratives and our collective imaginaries. "Finding Home in My Own Flesh" functions as a memorial to non-conforming bodies and their movement across spaces— both past and present—that nurture and uplift them. Read more at desertx.org Photo via @labiennale Mural photography by @lance.gerber "Finding Home in My Own Flesh" 33.825587, -116.546892 Between the Hyatt Palm Springs Hotel and West Elm 201 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs @felipebaeza @labiennale @ceciliaalemani @tmrcesar @nevillewakefield @jennygil79 @maragladstone @ceramicasuro @cityofpalmsprings #desertx #dx21