Luis Flores: Because of You, In Spite of You
Luis Flores’s largely autobiographical work functions as an account of emotions and experiences accumulated as a young man within a toxic masculine culture. Transformational events, such as getting married and becoming a father, have profoundly affected Flores, motivating him to view the world differently. In this exhibition, Flores uses crocheted and bronzed sculptures to create…
Read MoreTactics of Erasure and Rewriting Histories
This juried exhibition highlights diverse artworks that document acts of reclamation and removal as a process of making history. The five artists selected make use of archival and forensic materials, found objects, and casting to reveal how systems of oppression impact their sense of identity. Through the transformation of these materials, the artworks recreate memories…
Read MoreLezley Saar: Diorama Drama
Renowned Los Angeles artist Lezley Saar constructs worlds within worlds by transforming the museum’s gallery into a series of large-scale dioramas. Saar has been fascinated with dioramas since childhood and continually references them in her work. For the exhibition, Saar will elaborately stage her own painted tapestries, totem sculptures, collages, altered books, and other mixed…
Read MoreMany More
The Many More print exchange portfolio celebrates the numerous ways prints can be made and shared. The portfolio was generated from an open call to printmakers and print lovers throughout the United States. Each participant sent in one or two print editions and, in exchange, will receive a portfolio of prints by other participants. The…
Read MoreThe Sum of the Parts: Dimensions in Quilting
The five artists in The Sum of the Parts explore the physical and conceptual dimensionality inherent in quilting. They investigate core aspects of quilting including abstraction, pattern making, and how memories are embedded in materials, while expanding upon the form itself by pushing beyond its conventional structure using unexpected materials and sculptural techniques. Exhibition artists:…
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Many features twelve Los Angeles-based artists who utilize multiples in their artistic practices. The artists create two- and three-dimensional works using a variety of materials and processes including printing, casting, repetition, and accumulation. Their works exemplify the unique power of multiples to record and disseminate information, amplify narratives, and investigate various modes of labor and…
Read MoreJaishri Abichandani: Flower-Headed Children
The work of Brooklyn-based multimedia artist Jaishri Abichandani responds to her experiences navigating her South Asian heritage and her identity as a woman of color, from immigrating to the United States from India as a teenager, to forging deep connections with anti-racist and feminist activist groups. Abichandani’s painted portraits and imaginative sculptures celebrate feminist and…
Read MoreDiedrick Brackens: heaven is a muddy riverbed
Known primarily for his narrative, figurative, tapestry weavings that reference real life events and allegories, this intimate survey exhibition examines the use of the catfish motif in Diedrick Brackens’ weavings and poetry. Since 2017, the catfish has been an enduring, multi-dimensional symbol in Brackens’ creative practice. It first emerged as a memorial to three young…
Read MoreDaisy Hightower: An Installation by Rosalyn Myles
In this exhibition, Los Angeles-based artist Rosalyn Myles uses the traditional epicenter of family gatherings – the table and tablecloth – as a vehicle to tell her maternal grandmother’s life story. Through a range of fabrics, wall treatments, and domestic wares, Myles creates a visual narrative of Daisy Hightower’s life (1904 – 1980), encompassing her…
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