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rafa esparza’s Lovingly Collaborative Portraits of Artists and Friends

Avatar photo by Daniel Soto April 7, 2021April 15, 2021

rafa esparaza’s paintings insist upon the rightful presence of brown, Black, and queer bodies in the white cube of the gallery.

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In Upcoming Talk, rafa esparza Opens Up About His Collaborative Art

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

This Thursday, November 19, esparza will deliver a special lecture at the Hammer Museum.

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Rafa Esparza’s Latest Performance Uses Google Maps as a Time Machine

Avatar photo by Laura Cadena October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

In his recent performance at Participant Inc, Rafa Esparza takes the audience through land and memory with the help of Google Maps.

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LA Artists and Nightlife Personalities Make Garments that Sparkle with Ingenuity

Avatar photo by Alex Jen July 10, 2018January 11, 2021

Rafa Esparza and other local artists have been making garments at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and recently showcased them in a parade in the city’s fashion district.

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Artists Build a Lush Landscape Where Diversity Takes Root

Avatar photo by Monica Uszerowicz February 23, 2018February 25, 2018

In this lush setting where water lilies grow, multiple races, sexualities, classes, and desires can coexist.

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An Omnivorous Tour of the 2017 Whitney Biennial

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 13, 2017

See highlights from the 2017 Whitney Biennial, which opens to the public later this week.

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Finding a Dwelling but Not Quite a Home in an Artwork

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney August 25, 2016August 29, 2016

LOS ANGELES — “You don’t know what work is.” That’s the last line of a poem by Philip Levine that immediately comes to mind when I wind my way through the Made in LA 2016 exhibition at the Hammer Museum and arrive at the final piece I encounter during my visit.

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Best of 2015: Our Top 10 Los Angeles Art Shows

Avatar photo by Hyperallergic December 16, 2015December 24, 2015

LOS ANGELES — From a show of ancient Greek bronzes at the J. Paul Getty Museum to Rafa Esparza’s adobe brick constructions at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles was overflowing with dynamic exhibitions this year that introduced new talents and reconsidered the old.

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