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August 17, 2022 • View in browser
The Artist Who Painted the Struggles We Face
Francis De Erdely had an intuitive grasp of the inner worlds of people who were coping with a sense of displacement in their daily lives, which he conveyed in his art. | John Seed
Seen together, [De Erdely’s works] offer a potent and poignant view into the life and career of an artist who once stated that “The purpose of my paintings is to answer the problems of the times….”
In the context of today’s tumultuous and divisive social dynamics, his art and values are as relevant as they were during his lifetime, and are wonderfully conveyed by this moving and beautiful show.
LOOKING AHEAD
Installation view of Deborah Roberts: I’m, California African American Museum (CAAM), 2022 (photo by Elon Schoenholz, image courtesy the artist and CAAM)
Deborah Roberts: I’m
Art + Practice and California African American Museum through August 20
Deborah Roberts’s solo exhibition I’m features found images of Black children, collaged and recombined to probe how racism, violence, and societal perceptions of beauty or masculinity shape their experience.
Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, opening August 21
The exhibition showcases the work of Black American filmmakers, actors, and entertainers, reframing narratives often excluded from mainstream film history.
Ozzie Juarez: Por Debajo
Ochi Aux through August 27
Painting on stucco-textured ground and found car parts and awnings, Juarez weaves Nahuatl symbols from the codices into neon and pastel patterns that stretch across borders and time to imagine an alternate anti-colonial future.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
(image courtesy the Getty Museum)
The Greek terracotta sculptural group of a Seated Poet and Sirens from 350–300 BCE, known as "Orpheus and the Sirens," will be returned to Italy by the J. P. Getty Museum. The Museum has announced it is working with Italy's Ministry of Culture to return the objects.
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CLOSING SOON
Leonora Carrington, “Janan” (1974), lithograph on Arches paper, 26 x 19 1/2 inches, edition of 100 (© 2022 Estate of Leonora Carrington/ARS, courtesy Mixografia)
All Opposing Players
David Kordansky Gallery through August 27
Clifford Prince King: Raspberry Blow
STARS through August 27
Score for Here: Jimena Sarno
Los Angeles Historic State Park through August 31
Leonora Carrington: El Mundo Mágico
Mixografia through September 2
ON VIEW IN MUSEUMS
Andrea Bowers
Hammer Museum through September 4
Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall
Getty 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
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
