Los Angeles
March 4, 2020
Letter from the editor:
The Los Angeles-based artist Sandy Rodriguez has been working on a fascinating project for the past four years, researching codices from the Spanish colonial period in Mexico and tracing, in Daniel Soto's words, "a centuries-long project of violence against indigenous peoples." Soto writes about Rodriguez's latest installation, in which the artist considers migrant detention within the colonial context and paints moving portraits of children who died in custody. Rodriguez will be giving a final walkthrough of the show this weekend.
Also closing soon, Dust My Broom at the California African American Museum gathers beautiful work by largely self-taught artists from the American South. Hyperallergic editor Jasmine Weber has put together a poetic and insightful photo essay on the show.
Finally, for those of you in San Francisco or who might visit soon, the Dawoud Bey retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art seems like a must. Zoe Samudzi writes a thought-provoking review and also shares some excellent quotes from a talk that Bey gave at the opening.
Elisa Wouk Almino
A Remarkable Project Remembers Child Migrants Who Died in Custody
Sandy Rodriguez situates America’s ongoing practice of migrant detention within a centuries-long project of violence against indigenous peoples, starting with Spanish contact in 1519.
Daniel Soto | Charlie James Gallery, through March 7
Event Pick
Honoring 50 Activists and Advocates at the Japanese American National Museum
In conjunction with an exhibition on the immigrant experience, the museum hosts workshops ranging from a letter-writing session to paper crane folding and weaving lessons.
Matt Stromberg | JANM, March 7, 11am - 5pm
SPONSORED
SITE Santa Fe Presents DISPLACED: Contemporary Artists Confront the Global Refugee Crisis
The museum’s latest major exhibition illuminates complexities surrounding the global crisis to reignite a sense of common humanity. On view March 21–September 6.
News
In Blow to LACMA, Major Donor Ends Decades-long Gift Program
The Ahmanson Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization that supported the LACMA for more than six decades, has ceased gifts to the museum citing concerns over plans for its new building.
Opportunities for Artists in March 2020
A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this month.
What Artists Need to Know About US Taxes
Artist and tax specialist Hannah Cole shares her knowledge to help artists of all types get the breaks they deserve.
A Lyrical Ode to the Vernacular Art of the American South
At the California African American Museum, Dust My Broom convenes a group of largely self-taught artists from the American South, and other Black artists profoundly influenced by it.
Jasmine Weber | CAAM, through March 15
Four Decades of Dawoud Bey
Bey does not simply document Black life, but Black existence in a nation-state built upon the creation and maintenance of our subjugation.
Zoe Samudzi | SFMOMA, through May 25
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