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August 24, 2022 • View in browser

A New California Center Is Building a Legacy of Black Photographers

With The Black Image Center, a group of young photographers has established a space for Black image makers in need of a place to create. | Joshua Oduga

For the group of young Black photographers who founded The Black Image Center, a collective turned 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Los Angeles, COVID-19 allowed time to think deeply about a space where Black artists can come to stimulate their imaginations through photography, and one that can provide resources for their economic empowerment.

WHAT TO CATCH THIS WEEKEND

Leonora Carrington, “The Messenger” (1974), edition of 100 (© 2022 Estate of Leonora Carrington/ARS)

​​​​​​Leonora Carrington: El Mundo Mágico
Mixografia through September 2

The exhibition showcases Carrington’s enigmatic form of Surrealism, which blends various visual and mythological strands from her European background with those of her adopted home of Mexico.

Rostro
Charlie James Gallery through September 3

Rostro is a celebratory group exhibition featuring artists from the US, Mexico, and Puerto Rico who explore themes of identity and selfhood in their work.

Andrea Bowers
Hammer Museum through September 4

This retrospective at the Hammer Museum features three decades of her work that advocates and agitates around issues such as environmental justice, women’s rights, immigration, and labor struggles.

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Lisa Bowman’s Exquisite Corpse Makes Connections Through the Mail

Part of the fun of flipping through Bowman’s book of exquisite corpse artworks is trying to guess who is responsible for each drawing. | Matt Stromberg

During the pandemic, Lisa Bowman found solace in her mailbox. Shortly before COVID-19 lockdowns began in early 2020, the Los Angeles-based artist and curator had begun an exquisite corpse mail art project. 

Over the next year and a half, Bowman diligently mailed out and received packages. Her exquisite corpse project grew to 70 drawings featuring contributions from over 200 artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, and curators, which she released as a book last year. 

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CLOSING SOON

Ozzie Juarez, “Portal de Tlaloc” (2022) (photo by Ian Byers-Gamber, courtesy Ochi Projects)

Ozzie Juarez: Por Debajo
Ochi Aux through August 27

All Opposing Players
David Kordansky Gallery through August 27

Clifford Prince King: Raspberry Blow
STARS through August 27 

ON VIEW IN MUSEUMS

Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall
Getty Center through September 4

Talking Back to Power: Projects by Aram Han Sifuentes
Skirball Cultural Center through September 4

Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye
California African American Museum through September 4

Light & Matter: The Art of Matthew Brandt
Forest Lawn Museum through September 4

The Fantasy of the Middle Ages
Getty Center through September 11

This Is Not America’s Flag
The Broad through September 25 

Noah Davis
The Underground Museum through September 30

Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
Los Angeles County Museum of Art through October 9