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November 30, 2022 At the heart of What if the Matriarchy Was Here All Along? is the idea that matriarchy never really died but rather has transformed. | AX Mina What if the Matriarchy Was Here All Along?
Nov. 5–Dec. 17
Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa St. Altadena (altadenalibrary.org) SPONSORED Dudamel brings Wagner’s tale of star-crossed lovers to Walt Disney Concert Hall. Directed by Peter Sellars with video by Bill Viola. Learn more. LATEST NEWS Mexican photographer Alfredo De Stefano’s photographs of barren deserts and other works reflecting on the climate crisis will be displayed in a not-for-sale section. | Elaine Velie Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a Member EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS Broadway to Freeway: Life and Times of a Vibrant Community
Apr. 1–Dec. 23
Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica (santamonicahistory.org) Located just off of the promenade, the museum points to the overlooked histories of the displaced African American, Mexican American, and immigrant communities along Broadway Avenue in Santa Monica. While the erased histories of East Los Angeles and Downtown are well known due to recent waves of gentrification, parallel histories in Santa Monica were less publicized, though no less important to remember. Luis Flores: Because of You, In Spite of You
Oct. 2–Jan. 8
Craft Contemporary 5814 Wilshire Boulevard, Miracle Mile (craftcontemporary.org) With material virtuosity and subversive humor, Luis Flores’s hand-crocheted sculptures challenge assumptions about fine art, craft, and stereotypes of masculinity. He often focuses on his own body, crocheting eerily lifelike, full-size stand-ins that practice amateur wrestling moves or flex with puffed-up bravado. In Because of You, In Spite of You, Flores reflects on his own life as a young father, staging a Monster Truck rally out of yarn and bronze epitomizing the glee and panic of early parenthood. Tala Madani: Biscuits
Sept. 10–Feb. 19, 2023
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA 152 North Central Avenue, Downtown (moca.org) Tala Madani’s cast of anonymous, average White men act like babies. They smear their feces, vomit on each other, and run around in the nude. More than simply cheekily transgressive celebrations of the abject, Madani’s painting confront cultural taboos and entrenched power structures, embedding feminist critique within painterly delights. Biscuits is the Iran-born, LA-based artist’s first North American survey exhibition. | 