Pillbox

Alien She presents mesmerizing display

By Rachel Cohen  |  Sep 23, 2013
Allison Mitchell’s “Ladies Sasquatch” features a small collection of large, furry, unidentifiable animals with strangely human attributes. (credit: Jason Chen/) Allison Mitchell’s “Ladies Sasquatch” features a small collection of large, furry, unidentifiable animals with strangely human attributes. (credit: Jason Chen/) The first floor displays archival material on the Riot Grrrls, including a wall covered in posters and paraphernalia. (credit: Jason Chen/) The first floor displays archival material on the Riot Grrrls, including a wall covered in posters and paraphernalia. (credit: Jason Chen/) Another display features tear-off flyers of free downloadable documents. (credit: Jason Chen/) Another display features tear-off flyers of free downloadable documents. (credit: Jason Chen/) Ginger Brooks Takahashi’s “Feminist Body Pillows” eerily resembles a pile of headless torsos. (credit: Jason Chen/) Ginger Brooks Takahashi’s “Feminist Body Pillows” eerily resembles a pile of headless torsos. (credit: Jason Chen/)

The Miller Gallery’s newest installation, Alien She, explores the creative influence of the Riot Grrrls, an underground feminist punk movement rooted in Los Angeles that started making noise in the ’90s. Curated by former Riot Grrrls Astria Suparak and Ceci Moss, the exhibit “[reflects] on this movement’s influence on a generation of people,” according to Moss.

Alien She opened on Friday and will run through Feb. 16 before touring the country.