Los Angeles: Echo Park Residents Leave Behind Community Art Project and Garden

Last week, city councilman Mitch O'Farrell ordered police to evict a community of hundreds of unhouse ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Last week, city councilman Mitch O'Farrell ordered police to evict a community of hundreds of unhoused residents who were living along Echo Park Lake. The sudden decision led to mass protests in Echo Park. Hyperallergic contributor Anya Ventura documents these events and revisits the community art project and garden that the unhoused residents had built over the course of 2020. “It was an experiment of hope,” said the artist Paige Emery, who helped start the garden. Also, there is a new artist studio and gallery space called Tlaloc Studios in South Central Los Angeles, and UCLA just launched online the Archive of Healing, one of the most comprehensive databases of medicinal folklore in the world.– Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

LA Forces Unhoused Residents From Echo Park, Leaving Behind Community Art Project and Garden City councilman Mitch O’Farrell abruptly closed the park for renovations, displacing residents with little notice. Anya Ventura

Opening in South Central LA, Tlaloc Studios Hopes to Be a Resource for the Community The inaugural exhibition Ceremonies will showcase the work of the 11 artists who share the 3,700-square-foot warehouse. Matt Stromberg

The Archive of Healing, a Trove of Medicinal Folklore, Is Now Online Hundreds of thousands of entries describe cures, rituals, and healing methods spanning two centuries, with a focus on protecting Indigenous knowledge. Valentina Di Liscia

Melvino Garretti on Making Art in Los Angeles Since the Days of the Watts Uprising Melvino Garretti describes himself as “more of an anthropologist than an artist.” Lexis-Olivier Ray

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