Los Angeles: Photographer Cara Romero on Redefining Contemporary Native Art

It's the first LA newsletter of 2021, and we already have some great stories and events lined up for

Jan 6, 2021 • View in browser

It’s the first LA newsletter of 2021, and we already have some great stories and events lined up for you. Today’s must-read is Anne Wallentine’s profile of Cara Romero, who will be installing photographs of California’s Indigenous peoples on billboards throughout Los Angeles this year. Her photos are stunning, and she hopes to make SoCal’s Indigenous communities more visible — especially since Los Angeles County is home to more Natives than any other county in the US. Next week, don’t miss an evening of performances organized by Suzanne Lacy and her class at USC Roski. There will be a special guest performance by the great Nao Bustamante as well.– Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

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“The World I Wish People Knew”

Cara Romero, “Sisterhood is Sacred” (2018)

According to 2012 data, Los Angeles County is home to more Natives than any other county (about 140,000 American Indian/Alaska Natives). Visibility is long overdue — as well as continued counter-narratives to the story of disappearance and erasure.“Most Californians do not know this history, and do not understand modern Native struggles for recognition and cultural landscape preservation. We are literally invisible,” says photographer Cara Romero.

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