Los Angeles
November 9, 2022
An Artist’s Quest to Decolonize Southern California’s Water Supply
With The Metabolic Studio, artist Lauren Bon views her work as an act of reparation, an attempt to reverse the colonization of Southern California. | Renée Reizman
Lauren Bon and The Metabolic Studio: Bending the River
Sept. 24–Dec. 16
Pitzer College Art Galleries, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont (pitzer.edu)
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INDIE ART SPACES
One curator self-published an art magazine for seven years before founding a venue and library. Another includes sunsets in her gallery program via communal hikes to Griffith Park from Thai Town. And a third curates by the moon’s cycle. Keepers of new art venues across Los Angeles are shape-shifting as their pandemic-born ventures reach people who long for community.
— Lyndsay Knecht
See our full list of highlighted spaces, including The Elysian, Junior High, No Moon LA, and more.
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LA Philharmonic Presents Immersive Multimedia Concert Experience, Electric Fields
Composed by David Chalmin and Bryce Dessner. Inspired by compositions by Hildegard von Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, and Francesca Caccini. Learn more.
OPENING THIS WEEK
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.
Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories
Nov. 17–Mar. 12, 2023
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Brentwood (skirball.org)
Quilts and other textiles have been used for generations to preserve and convey stories about the identities of the communities that produced them. Fabric of a Nation expands on the tradition of the American quilt with works by folk and contemporary artists including Sanford Biggers, Bisa Butler, and Harriet Powers.
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California Institute of the Arts Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
With the ethic that artists are stronger together, the CalArts community has brought together every discipline in the arts. Learn more.
CLOSING SOON
Lizette Hernandez: Despierta
Oct. 8–Nov. 11
Harkawik, 1819 3rd Avenue, Arlington Heights (harkawik.com)
Lizette Hernandez’s deftly crafted wall works and free-standing sculptures incorporate Mexican religious design motifs but stretch these references into formal abstractions, glazed in bright green against the deep brown clay.
Cantos of the Sibylline Sisterhood
Jul. 7–Nov. 23
ArtCenter College of Design, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena (artcenter.edu)
This exhibition features 10 artists who tap into that oracular gift, laying bare truths about the future, past, and present, including April Bey, Marnie Weber, Molly Surazhsky, and more.
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