Scent Rave: New Variations on Scent, Art, and Community.

Olfactory artist and perfumer Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums addresses the intersection of experimental handmade perfumery, contemporary art, dance music, and the communities that embrace all three. In addition to a DJ set by Brian Piñeyro aka DJ Python and a pop-up shop, the afternoon features a panel discussion moderated by Williams with contributions from Saskia Wilson Brown, founder of the Institute for Art and Olfaction; Andreas Keller, founder of Olfactory Art Keller; and Hyungi Park, artist and incense maker.
Organized in conjunction with the Institute for Art and Olfaction’s Scent Week, this program is a continuation of Williams’s Scent Rave, an ongoing project that looks to create spaces that integrate smell, discussion, and dance-opening up all the senses to new possibilities.
Maxwell Williams/UFO Parfums is a perfumer, olfactory artist, researcher, DJ/producer, and writer based in Los Angeles. They have held solo exhibitions and performances at the Institute for Art and Olfaction, Los Angeles; Olfactory Art Keller, New York; Galerie de Thorigny, Paris; SEASON, Seattle; and the Experimental Scent Summit, London. They have collaborated with artists and brands like Come Tees, DJ Python, Tea Hacic-Vlahovic, OBEY, Parker Ito, Bri Williams, Ry Rocklen, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs, Ariana Reines, Reggie Watts, Paul Kopkau, and more. They sit on the board of the Institute for Art and Olfaction.
Wonmi’s WAREHOUSE Programs is organized by Alex Sloane, Associate Curator, and is produced by Amelia Charter, Producer of Performance and Programs, with Brian Dang, Programming Coordinator, and Michele Huizar, Programming Assistant, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.