La JohnJoseph is a British born, American educated performer, playwright, journalist and actress who works at the intersection of artist film and live performance, investigating the convergence of social class, gender identity, and religious faith in the matrices of social power. For the past four years, the artist has also performed as the artist’s “identical twin brother,” Alexander Geist.
La JJ has presented performance work internationally, including shows at the MoMA (San Francisco), Dixon Place (New York), and The Schwules Museum in Berlin. A regular on London’s performance scene, the artist has presented work in different venues, including The Royal Opera House, The Southbank Centre and The Soho Theater. La JohnJoseph’s debut novel Everything Must Go (2014) was nominated for the LAMBDA Literary award for best Trans Fiction, and the Polari First Book Prize. A contributing blogger for Dazed, The Independent and The Guardian, the artist’s writing has also been included in Dark Habits, the collection which accompanies this exhibition.