Los Angeles
January 25, 2023

A Darkly Whimsical Take on Feminine Sexuality 

Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg’s exhibition A Pancake Moon made me reflect on my experience of freezing my eggs. | Jennifer Remenchik

Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg: A Pancake Moon
Nov. 5–Feb. 4, 2023
Tanya Bonakdar, 1010 North Highland Avenue, Hollywood (tanyabonakdargallery.com)

SHOWS ON OUR RADAR

Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican
Oct. 6–Feb. 25, 2023
ArtCenter, Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery, 1111 South Arroyo Parkway (artcenter.edu)

Victor Estrada’s work is quintessentially Angeleno: exuberant, messy, grotesque, pop, and hard to define. Estrada grew up between LA and El Paso, and was a member of the Chicano activist group MEChA as a teen, before attending ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena.  Purple Mexican, named for a hybrid strain of marijuana, is a 30-year survey of his drawings, paintings, and sculpture showcasing his broad spectrum of influences from gritty punk aesthetics, to Chicano graphics and cartoon fantasy.

William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows
Nov. 12–Apr. 9, 2023
The Broad, 221 South Grand Avenue, Downtown (thebroad.org)

South African artist William Kentridge has wrestled with his country’s tortured history, and his own identity as a White South African, throughout his career. In Praise of Shadows brings together 130 works created over 35 years, focusing on the breadth of his output, including drawings, prints, sculptures, theatrical collaborations, and film, including the hand-drawn animations he is best known for, made through a painstaking process of drawing and erasure.

Hostile Terrain ‘94: The Undocumented Migration Project
Sept. 17–Jul. 9, 2023
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, 501 North Main Street, Downtown (lapca.org)

In 2009, UCLA Anthropology Professor Jason De León started the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP) to study border crossings and educate about migration issues through research and art. Hostile Terrain ‘94: The Undocumented Migration Project showcases the work of the UMP through photographic chronicles of migration, collections of objects left behind by those navigating the desert, and a recording studio where visitors can share their personal stories of immigration.

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