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 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 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 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 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. A list of opportunities for artists and creatives you can apply for this month. Artist and tax specialist Hannah Cole shares her knowledge to help artists of all types get the breaks they deserve. 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 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 Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe Hyperallergic, 181 N11th St, Ste 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 This email was sent to newsletter@newslettercollector.com. Manage your preferences to subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletters. Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe | 