In pictures: Frieze Los Angeles’s Focus section explores the notion of ‘ecologies’

Mustafa Ali Clayton’s large-scale ceramic busts are built by hand, without moulds, meaning that they are “imperfect” and visual embodiments of the creative act. Displayed on makeshift plinths that evoke their materiality, they are, nevertheless, sturdy—designed to be displayed either indoors or outside. Their strength is a reference to the idea of “Black women as a resilient and robust group”, Harden says, adding that they offer a way of “reimagining figuration” and the historical tradition of bust-making.