Art
Solange’s New Performance Piece, Staged in the Getty’s Breathtaking Landscape
A first look at Solange’s upcoming performance “Bridge-s,” which will be paired with a curated series of short films and talks at the Getty this weekend.
Los Angeles
Announcement
LA Metro Invites Submissions for 2020 Artist Pool
Call to artists working in two- and three-dimensional media at all career stages who are interested in creating public art for transit projects. Online submissions are due by December 23, 2019.
Art
Three Artists Engage with the Layered History of LA’s Grand Central Market
From a soundscape of the changing sounds of the market to a communal lunch, Active Cultures will get you to reflect on this 100-year-old space.
Announcement
The Huntington Presents Beside the Edge of the World
This exhibition features work by five artists based on research in The Huntington's collections investigating ideas of perfection and utopia. On view through February 24, 2020.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Sarah Russin on the “Importance of Showing Up” to Art Events, and More
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
Brian Belott's Satirical Modernist Grids
In his current exhibition, Belott degrades the modernist grid, making it lumpy with swollen puffs that participate in the artwork’s visual order while satirizing it.
News
Marciano Art Foundation Workers Protest Mass Layoffs and Sudden Shuttering of the Museum
Around 50 workers assembled to protest the foundation’s announcement that it would be laying off its visitor services staff and shuttering its doors to the public. These developments came only days after a group of employees made public their decision to unionize.
Interview
A Photographer and Writer Document the Stories of Queer People Across the US
Devyn Galindo and Hope Steinman-Iacullo charted a three-month journey from Los Angeles to the Florida Keys, stopping along the way to photograph and interview queer people across the country.
News
Marciano Art Foundation Abruptly Closes in Wake of Unionization Effort
Citing low attendance, the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles announced its decision to close indefinitely. The closure came just days after 60 employees publicly announced intentions to unionize.
Art
An Astronomer, Sound Artist, and More Gather For a Day of Talks and Performances
Highlights include a sound performance based on field recordings in Antarctica and a screening from the creator of visual effects for mainstream films including Gravity and The Fountain.
News
Tenants of Downtown LA Art Colony Face Evictions, But Might Have the Law on Their Side
The city recently passed two new measures beefing up renters’ protections, and the artists facing displacement are taking full advantage of the law.
Announcement
Corita Art Center to Debut Its Great Humans Series with Event Featuring Roxane Gay and Abbi Jacobson
A contemporary reboot of an influential lecture series organized in the late 1960s by artist and educator Corita Kent, the event will take place on November 18, 2019.