Two Hyperallergic contributors compiled a directory of some of their favorite galleries, museums, and nonprofits. Los Angeles
January 29, 2020 Letter from the editor: I'm excited to share with you our map and guide to art spaces across Los Angeles. Together with writers Abe Ahn and Matt Stromberg, we picked a total of 48 galleries, museums, nonprofits, and community art spaces that we think are doing interesting work. We hope this will be a useful resource for you! In juicy art world news, it seems that the Getty acquired a fake Gauguin sculpture (and paid $3 million for it back in 2002). And in other Getty news, the museum recently launched a podcast that shares rare interviews with Alice Neel, Lee Krasner, Betye Saar, Helen Frankenthaler, Yoko Ono, and Eva Hesse. Writer Alissa Guzman reviews the podcast, titled Recording Artists: Radical Women, and calls it a "revelation." Elisa Wouk Almino Two Hyperallergic contributors compiled a directory of some of their favorite galleries, museums, and nonprofits. Abe Ahn, Matt Stromberg Event Pick At Navel, community-led learning groups investigate specific topics, from wealth redistribution, to sustainable art-making, to Black ethics in rap. Matt Stromberg | Navel, February 3, 7pm–10pm SPONSORED L.A.’s experimental opera company presents a grotesque historical pageant that disrupts the dominant narrative of American identity, created by Raven Chacon, Du Yun, Douglas Kearney, Aja Couchois Duncan, Cannupa Hanska Luger, and Yuval Sharon. Get tickets. Mayflower image and conceptual design: Cannupa Hanska Luger. Lettering and graphic design: Visual Issues. News The museum, which purchased the work in 2002, has changed the attribution of the sculpture “Head with Horns” to “unknown.” PEN America released a five-point guide for writers and journalists after Iranians and Iranian-Americans reported increased scrutiny at US border crossings following the killing of Qasem Soleimani. If President Nicolás Maduro ever leaves Venezuela and the country can recover, art and culture must be priorities. For now, we can only encourage and support Venezuelan artists. SPONSORED The Wallis and L.A.-based Four Larks present their World Premiere production of Frankenstein, an exuberant amalgamation of dynamic physical theatre, live music and experiential design bringing Mary Shelley's tale to life in a modern take that spotlights the dangers of unregulated technology and awakens new questions about moral responsibility. Premieres worldwide February 12-March 1, 2020. Tickets and more information here. This season of the Recording Artists podcast, hosted by Helen Molesworth, explores what it has meant to be a woman and artist through the lives of six iconic artists. Alissa Guzman Artworks by the likes of John Baldessari and Carrie Mae Weems will be released in groups of 10 over a five-year period and sold to benefit a new scholarship endowment for the university’s School of Art. Valentina Di Liscia This week, we interview artist Eve Fowler, who draws on the power of words and the cultural biases around language. Elisa Wouk Almino Forward this newsletter to a friend! If this email was forwarded to you, click here to subscribe Hyperallergic, 181 N11th St, Ste 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 This email was sent to [email protected]. Manage your preferences to subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletters. Forward Preferences | Unsubscribe |
