Los Angeles
July 22, 2020
Letter from the editor:
Over 800 people (and counting) signed a letter accusing the Getty of racial bias, most of whom are current or former staff members. As Matt Stromberg reports, tensions have been rising at the museum for a while now — as is the case at many prestigious institutions around this country. The signatories have demanded an official response by this week. Stay tuned.
There are so many wonderful exhibitions in Los Angeles that didn't open to the public or that were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily, I caught the Ree Morton show at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) the week that it opened in February. Hyperallergic editor Natalie Haddad writes beautifully about the late artist's brief yet prodigious career. As Haddad writes, Morton worked "at breakneck speed, as if she had been mentally formulating her art for decades."
I also urge you to read our interview with LA-based artist Nikita Gale, who has some excellent reading recs. And, if you weren't already a Tina Turner fan, Gale will turn you on to rewatching her performances.
Open Letter Criticizes Getty for Racial Bias and Insensitivity
Current and former staff of the Getty Museum, the Getty Trust, and the Getty Research Institute were among nearly 300 signatories accusing the museum of racial insensitivity and bias.
Matt Stromberg
Event Pick
A View From the Street: LA Video Artists Move From Screens to Storefronts
Oxy Arts’s Streetview Video Series includes recent MFA grads and a special commission reflecting on the pandemic.
Elisa Wouk Almino | Now through Sunday, August 16
News
Former SFMOMA Staffers Demand “Radical Reexamination” of Board of Trustees
Former workers published a letter asserting that the 75 museum trustees are responsible for “the continued development of a white supremacist exhibition and collecting program.”
SF’s Asian Art Museum to Remove Bust of Racist and Anti-Semitic Founding Donor
“His bust does not belong in the entryway,” said the museum’s director in an event that launched a series of public programs around the legacy of Avery Brundage.
LA Artist Donates 1,800 Paintings to Brooklyn Hospital
Michael Gittes shipped a truckload of paintings to Interfaith Medical Center in Bed-Stuy — one for every worker.
Ree Morton’s Personal Work Asserts That Art Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum
While Morton’s career spanned less than a decade (1968–1977), her work remains vital to questioning what it means to be a woman in art history and society.
Natalie Haddad
Should Blue Chip Art Galleries Have Received Millions of Dollars of PPP Loans?
Hyperallergic’s news team discusses the recent release of the names of businesses and organizations that received over $150,000 in PPP loans.
Hrag Vartanian
One Million-Square-Foot AIDS Memorial Quilt Is Now Entirely Online
The 48,000 panels share stories of care and craftsmanship, memorializing 125,000-plus victims of HIV and AIDS since 1980.
Billy Anania
Meet LA’s Art Community: Nikita Gale Is Thinking About the Politics of Sound and Music
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Elisa Wouk Almino
From our partners at KCET
"Southland Sessions," a new multiplatform project by L.A. public TV station, KCET, connects you to SoCal’s resilient arts scene one session at a time.
Myth-busting Opera “Sweet Land” Lives on Long After Final Curtain
Opera company The Industry's latest production, “Sweet Land,” is a look at our country’s bloody origins and the myths we’ve built around them
How Can Artists Use Their Practice to Support Urgent Social Causes?
“How to Change” is a limited series for “Southland Sessions” exploring the most critical issues facing Southern California culture makers in this pivotal historical moment.
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