Los Angeles
May 3, 2023
In this issue:
- Ten exhibitions we’re excited about this month
- Spotlighting hostility and humanity in stories of undocumented migration across the US southern border
- A new generation connects to historic East LA Chicano art group ASCO through aliens, cyborgs, and other hybrid creatures
- Lauren Halsey evokes South Central LA through an Ancient Egyptian-inspired roof installation at The Met in NYC
10 Art Shows to See in LA This May
This month’s picks are all about community, networks of support, and perseverance. Lonnie Holley brings together a group of friends and colleagues in By Any Means Necessary, while tabernacle at FOCA explores themes of dislocation, diaspora, and domesticity. Vaginal Davis summons a cadre of influential performers through her “make-up paintings” and Sherrill Roland processes the isolation and dehumanization of incarceration through his diverse practice.
EPOCH’s Xenospace explores how artists can utilize AI to counter virtual alienation through creative empowerment, and Exposure highlights the disastrous repercussions that nuclear testing and environmental exploitation have had on Indigenous people around the globe.
See our full list of highlights for this month!
ON OUR RADAR
A Show About Migration Is a Hall of Memories
Hostility comes across in various forms throughout Hostile Terrain ’94, a show about the perils involved in undocumented migration. | AX Mina
The Rebel Legacy of LA’s ASCO Chicano Art Group
A weekend pop-up draws connections between the influential East Los Angeles art group and a new generation of Chicano artists in the city. | Matt Stromberg
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COMING THIS FALL
An Ode to South Central LA, Inspired by Ancient Egypt
Lauren Halsey’s monumental installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art casts a new light on a classic New York City view. | Elaine Velie
CLOSING SOON
Alicia Piller: Within
Jan. 29–May 7, 2023
Craft Contemporary, 5814 Wilshire Boulevard, Mid-Wilshire (craftcontemporary.org)
Milford Graves: Fundamental Frequency
Feb. 11–May 14
ICA LA, 1717 East 7th Street, Arts District (theicala.org)
Read the review.
Cruel Youth Diary: Chinese Photography and Video
Feb. 15–May 14
Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Westwood (hammer.ucla.edu)
Read the review.
Amir H. Fallah: The Fallacy of Borders
Jan. 29–May 14, 2023
Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive North, Westwood (fowler.ucla.edu)
Read the review.
MexiCali Biennial: Land of Milk & Honey
Feb. 25–May 28, 2023
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside (riversideartmuseum.org)
