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September 21, 2022 • View in browser
For Kaari Upson, the Abject and Grotesque Were a Wealth of Inspiration
To see Upson's memorial exhibition at Sprüth Magers is to absorb the full intensity of the artist’s explorations of trauma, vulnerability, and abjection. | An Xiao
Upson’s art reminds us that the effort to challenge these binaries can be a way to move past polarized gender roles, and all the restrictive roles that come with United States suburbia’s idealistic illusions.
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Discover Art Less Ordinary: The Other Art Fair Los Angeles Returns to Barker Hangar
Meet new art. Meet new artists. Over 140 independent artists plus special guest Melissa Villaseñor, immersive installations & murals, tattooing, DJ sets, food trucks, and a refreshing twist on a Gin & Tonic compliments of Bombay Sapphire. Do something impulsive, get excited, and revel in creativity. General admission starts at $15.
Book your tickets for September 22–25, 2022.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Installation view of This Is Not America’s Flag, the Broad, 2022 (photo Joshua White/JWPictures.com)
This Is Not America’s Flag
The Broad through September 25
What does it mean to self-identify as American? This Is Not America’s Flag at the Broad examines this timely issue, spotlighting David Hammons’s 1990 “African-American Flag” to explore the tensions underlying the symbol.
The Portable Universe: Thought and Splendor of Indigenous Colombia
Los Angeles County Museum of Art through October 2
The Portable Universe brings together 400 objects that open a window onto Indigenous peoples and cultures in Colombia. Featuring several objects on loan from El Museo del Oro in Bogota, the exhibition is an attempt to move away from a Western-centric framework.
Mika Rottenberg
Hauser & Wirth through October 2
In her video work, Argentine-born Mika Rottenberg satirizes the global commercial network of manufacturing and consumption with her own absurd DIY production lines. This is her first major solo show on the West Coast.
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The African Desperate, an acclaimed new comedy. In theaters Friday
Critic's Pick "A whip-smart satire" — The New York Times
See The African Desperate, a coming-of-age comedy from artist Martine Syms that tracks an MFA grad's wild last day on campus. Opening Friday, September 23 at Laemmle Glendale & September 30 at Alamo Drafthouse. Get tickets: https://mubi.com/africandesperate
UP THE COAST
Rumors About Death of the Bay Area Art Scene Are Greatly Exaggerated
Local artists and curators took issue with a New York Times report announcing the demise of the local art scene in light of the departure of two blue-chip galleries. | Emily Wilson
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Orange County Museum of Art Celebrates Its New Building With a 24-Hour Opening Party
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis Studios, OCMA reopens on October 8 with performances, film screenings, and more. Learn more.
CLOSING SOON
Installation view of Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), 2022
Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
Los Angeles County Museum of Art through October 9
Stars Don’t Stand Still in the Sky: A Tribute to Lawrence Weiner
Regen Projects through October 22
Martin Roemers: Relics of the Cold War
Wende Museum through October 23
The Medium is the Message: Flags and Banners
Wende Museum through October 23
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ON VIEW IN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Ray Anthony Barrett: …of frontiers and phantoms
Wilding Cran through October 29
Broadway to Freeway: Life and Times of a Vibrant Community
Santa Monica History Museum through December 23
Justen Leroy: Lay Me Down in Praise
Art + Practice through January 21, 2023
Tala Madani: Biscuits
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA through February 19, 2023
Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures through April 9, 2023
