Los Angeles: A Playful, but Critical, Tribute to LA

Hyperallergic's latest Sunday Edition was about California design, with a focus on Los Angeles and so

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Hyperallergic’s latest Sunday Edition was about California design, with a focus on Los Angeles and social activism. I had a lot of fun producing the issue with KCET Artbound. There are many gems in there, including a new documentary on Sister Corita, a gorgeous photo essay on Latinx storefronts in LA, and the history of a magazine that fought anti-Asian sentiment at UCLA and beyond. Also, yesterday was a good day, as I spent part of my morning cloud-gazing with museums. And don’t miss Umar Rashid’s imaginative solo show at Transformative Arts, which closes in a week. His work is also on view in Made in LA — you still have a little over a month for that one. — Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

A Playful, but Critical, Tribute to Los Angeles Umar Rashid creates an alternate timeline that shows Black and Indigenous people defeating colonizers. Reneé Reizman

SPONSORED CAP UCLA Presents "The Plastic Bag Store," created by Robin Frohardt, June 30 - July 11 The Plastic Bag Store is an art installation by Robin Frohardt that employs humor and puppetry to look at the enduring and catastrophic effects of single-use plastics. The installation replicates a grocery store stocked with hand sculpted items — all made from discarded plastics. Tickets on sale now.

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Graphics: ✊🏽A History of Design and Activism in California 📐 This edition, produced in collaboration with KCET’s Artbound, celebrates the rich history of artist-activists in the Golden State. Elisa Wouk Almino

The Extraordinary Story of Corita Kent, the “Pop Art Nun” Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of KCET Artbound’s short film “Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun.” Elisa Wouk Almino

The Sky’s the Limit as 50 Museums Join to Stream Yoko Ono-inspired Cloud Gazing “TV to See the Sky,” streaming for 24 hours, marks this year’s summer solstice. Elisa Wouk Almino

Closing Soon

View of "Made in L.A. 2020: A Version," at the Huntington Library (by Joshua White)

Lisa Williamson: Amplifier at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery through July 17 Desire Encapsulated at Make Room Los Angeles from June 19–July 31 Kandis Williams: The Absolute Right to Exclude: Reflections on and Implications of Cheryl Harris’ “Whiteness as Property” at LAXART through July 31 Paulina Peavy: An Etherian Channeler at Mike Kelley Gallery at Beyond Baroque through July 31 Made in LA at the Hammer Museum through August 1 Lygia Pape: Tupinambá at Hauser & Wirth LA through August 1

On View in LA

Intergalactix: against isolation/contra el aislamiento at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) through August 14 Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins at the Getty Villa through August 16 Nari Ward: Say Can You See at Jeffrey Deitch through August 21 Queer Communion: Ron Athey + Kenneth Tam: Silent Spikes at Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, from June 19–September 5 Artists as Collectors at the Getty Center through September 12 Cathy Cooper: Dramatis Personae at Craft Contemporary through September 12 Judson Studios: Stained Glass from Gothic to Street Style at Forest Lawn Museum through September 12 Making Time at Craft Contemporary through September 12 Photo Flux: Unshuttering LA at the Getty Center through October 10 Common Fantasy/Gemeinsame Fantasie at the Wende Museum Garden through October 21 Rights and Rituals: The Making of African American Debutante Culture at the California African American Museum through February 27, 2022 Stories and Voices from LA Chinatown online via the Archive Alive series afroLAtinidad: mi casa, my city on view indefinitely at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

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