This week, don't miss Lexis Olivier-Ray's gorgeous pictures of the ofrendas all around Los Angeles fo
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This week, don’t miss Lexis Olivier-Ray’s gorgeous pictures of the ofrendas all around Los Angeles for Día de los Muertos; Sophia Narrett has a new show in town featuring her intricate (and sexy) embroideries; and the LA-based artist Rigo 23 talks about his Leonard Peltier sculpture. 
– Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor
Ofrendas and Memorials on Day of the Dead
The author found an altar while stopping off at Milpa Grille for a crispy pork belly breakfast burrito by gourmet taco popup, Macheen. (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
The author found an altar while stopping off at Milpa Grille for a crispy pork belly breakfast burrito by gourmet taco popup, Macheen. (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
Multimedia journalist Lexis-Olivier Ray drove around on Election Day and the day after, documenting ofrendas and memorials on 35mm film while reflecting on a difficult year.
“Andres Guardado is just one of dozens of people who have been killed by law enforcement this year and one of the many souls remembered here in Los Angeles on Día de los Muertos,” he writes. “This year, his family created an ofrenda for him made up of a bed of flowers, a T-shirt that reads ‘I am not your wings,’ and a SpongeBob SquarePants doll.”
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