Los Angeles: Collage as Cultural Collision

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July 27, 2022 • View in browser

Collage as a Strategy of Cultural Collision

Troy Montes-Michie cites the US/Mexico border as his “first experience with the language of collage,” describing it as an amalgamation of “two very separate cultures colliding on every level.” | Adam Lee

Building on his earlier practice, Montes-Michie broadens his conversation of the queer Black body and the performance of queer intimacy by weaving figurative elements together, allowing the bodies to be seen in relation to one another rather than focusing on any singular figure.

WHAT TO SEE THIS WEEK

Installation view of Radical Propagations / Propagaciones Radicales, 18th Street Arts Center, 2022. Rebecca Youssef, “The Vanishing Canopy” (2022)

Radical Propagations / Propagaciones Radicales
18th Street Arts Center through July 30

By proposing the labor behind environmental activism as artwork, curator Maru García moves beyond the aesthetics of nature to explore the radical possibilities of plants.

Minerva Cuevas: Dark Matter
Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego (ICA North) through July 31

Following Mexican artist Minerva Cuevas’s artist residency during the springtime, the ICA San Diego presents a solo exhibition of the artist’s work focused on petroleum.

Laggardism
Canary Test through August 4

Defined by Canary Test as “a study and application of slowness amid rapid boom and bust cycles of unfettered libidinal economies,” Laggardism includes a live performance and site-specific sound installation.

LASTING LEGACIES

William T. Wiley’s Wild Art Legacy

Nothing Is to Be Done for William T. Wiley is a roller derby of irreverent and energetic ideas and a serious revelation about Northern California’s art historical significance. | Daniel Gerwin

Wiley is represented by six artworks in this show, including sculptures and works on paper, reflecting the breadth of his invention.

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CLOSING SOON

Installation view of Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, “MACHO STEREO” (ongoing) in Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art, Vincent Price Art Museum, 2022 (photo by Monica Orozco)

Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art
Vincent Price Art Museum through July 30

Beatriz Cortez: One Eye Yes, One Eye No
Commonwealth & Council through August 6

Matthew Thomas: Enlightenment
California African American Museum through August 7

Adam Parker Smith: Crush
The Hole through August 20

Deborah Roberts: I’m
Art + Practice and California African American Museum through August 20

Clifford Prince King: Raspberry Blow
STARS through August 27

Score for Here: Jimena Sarno
Los Angeles Historic State Park through August 31