Xiaochen Lu

A Mustard Seed

Opening Reception: Thursday, December 3rd, 6-9pm

Exhibition on view: December 4 – 16, 2026

Gallery hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

Roski Graduate Gallery (Los Angeles Arts District) 1262 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Thesis exhibition “A Mustard Seed” explores the complex dynamic between a hegemonic power and organized, independent forces within it. The viewer is invited to consider the extent to which a monolith excludes and fears dissenting entities and how targets of oppression find ways to adapt and survive.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Xiaochen (Eric) Lu (b. 2000, China) is a Chinese artist and photographer currently based in Los Angeles. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2024 and is now pursuing his MFA at University of Southern California. As a passionate photographer since 2013, Lu practices all genres of photography ranging from documentary to alternative processes. Additionally, Lu works with other mediums too including ceramics, screen printing and moving image. Lu primarily engages with mark-making, encoding-decoding, the human condition and social activism in his work.