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This week, an exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum spotlights the work and values of artist Francis de Erdely, the Getty is returning a group of terracotta figures to Italy, and more. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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August 17, 2022 • View in browser

The Artist Who Painted the Struggles We Face

Francis De Erdely had an intuitive grasp of the inner worlds of people who were coping with a sense of displacement in their daily lives, which he conveyed in his art. | John Seed

Seen together, [De Erdely’s works] offer a potent and poignant view into the life and career of an artist who once stated that “The purpose of my paintings is to answer the problems of the times….”

In the context of today’s tumultuous and divisive social dynamics, his art and values are as relevant as they were during his lifetime, and are wonderfully conveyed by this moving and beautiful show.

LOOKING AHEAD

Installation view of Deborah Roberts: I’m, California African American Museum (CAAM), 2022 (photo by Elon Schoenholz, image courtesy the artist and CAAM)

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

Deborah Roberts’s solo exhibition I’m features found images of Black children, collaged and recombined to probe how racism, violence, and societal perceptions of beauty or masculinity shape their experience.

Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, opening August 21

The exhibition showcases the work of Black American filmmakers, actors, and entertainers, reframing narratives often excluded from mainstream film history.

Ozzie Juarez: Por Debajo
Ochi Aux through August 27

Painting on stucco-textured ground and found car parts and awnings, Juarez weaves Nahuatl symbols from the codices into neon and pastel patterns that stretch across borders and time to imagine an alternate anti-colonial future.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

(image courtesy the Getty Museum)

The Greek terracotta sculptural group of a Seated Poet and Sirens from 350–300 BCE, known as "Orpheus and the Sirens," will be returned to Italy by the J. P. Getty Museum. The Museum has announced it is working with Italy's Ministry of Culture to return the objects.