This week: Anna Sew Hoy scratches beneath the surface of ICA LA’s “Scratching at the Moon” and identity-based group shows like it, a Swift pop-up library, and more.
| | | While Asian-American Art may be “plagued by generational amnesia,” as Sharon Mizota wrote for Hyperallergic, the artists and curators of Scratching at the Moon are definitely not. | Anna Sew Hoy |
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| | | From a newly-opened showcase of Francisco de Goya’s incredible etchings to a retrospective of seminal California artist Sargent Claude Johnson’s work, here are three must-see shows to explore this week: I Saw It: Francisco de Goya, Printmaker
Norton Simon Museum through August 5 Sargent Claude Johnson
at the The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens through May 20 Seguimos: Contemporary Art in Costa Rica
at Craig Krull Gallery through May 18 |
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| | | | An LA installation ahead of Swift’s new album release features academia props including manuscripts, typewriters, and shelves lined with books. | Maya Pontone |
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