This month features exhibitions that celebrate veteran boundary-breakers as well as contemporary artists who are forging their own paths. Pace Gallery pays tribute to iconic Black American photographer Gordon Parks, while Eastern Projects honors Chicano collective Los Four on the 50th anniversary of their seminal LACMA show. Rusha & Co. mounts the first in a series of exhibitions highlighting the influence of Juxtapoz Magazine, and Sade showcases the assemblages of reclusive Denver artist John Lupe. FOCA presents a group show of young artists engaging with how the internet mediates our world, Wendy Red Star mines historical objects to reclaim their Indigenous origins, and Chiffon Thomas’s futuristic bronze and stained glass sculptures channel untold narratives.

Check out all 10 exhibitions in our list of art shows to see in Los Angeles this month!

Otto Dix’s Visions of War

What Dix conveys so deftly is that terror and trauma are felt, not thought, and art about these experiences fails when it tries to make sense of things. | Natalie Haddad

Museum of Jurassic Technology Aims to Recreate Islamic Spain in LA

The museum known for its mix of history and whimsy received support from the Getty and Mike Kelley Foundations to take on its most ambitious project yet. | Matt Stromberg 

MORE TO SEE THIS WEEKEND

East Los Streetscapers: Hacia al Norte
Los Angeles Public Library
Through August 4

“East Los Streetscapers, a pioneering mural collective that emerged from the Chicano Art Movement, wove together stories of migration to the United States from Latin America, Asia, and Europe in their 65-foot-long mural “Hacia al Norte” (1991). In it, Spanish galleons cruise alongside lowriders, traffic courses around Mexico City’s “Ángel de la Independencia” monument, children teach each other to use chopsticks, and an ocelot creeps past a Mayan temple while a bus speeds past fields, its destination emblazoned on the side: “al norte,” or northward. Artists David Botello, Wayne Healy, and Rich Raya landed on the theme after speaking with employees — many of whom were first- or second-generation immigrants — ofthe Outdoor Recreation Group company, which commissioned the mural for their headquarters in Lincoln Heights. The Los Angeles Public Library’s exhibition marks the mural’s first public display in 25 years.” — Matt Stromberg

See our full list of art shows to see in Los Angeles this summer!