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August 11, 2022 • View in browser

What Our Fantasies About the European “Middle Ages” Say About Us

An exhibition depicts how people have reimagined the medieval period in the centuries since, and how they have revealed their own interests and ideals with each new interpretation. | Anne Wallentine

WHAT TO SEE THIS WEEKEND

Jerry Peña, “Protect Your Turf” (2022), mixed media on wood panel, 4 x 3 feet (photo by Jerry Peña, courtesy Le Maximum)

Jerry Peña: You Ain’t Gotta Lie to Kick It
Le Maximum, opening August 13

Jerry Peña’s painted mixed-media works incorporate car parts, beer cans, work gloves, cement, and broken glass, reflecting his lived experience as an Angeleno from a working class, Mexican American background.

Blake Daniels: Triumph of the Southern Suburbs
Matthew Brown through August 13

Triumph of the Southern Suburbs reflects the artist’s experience in the queer communities of Johannesburg. The paintings imbue scenes of street vendors, landscapes, and domestic life with magical realism and fantasy.

Rae Klein: LOW VOICE OUT LOUD
Nicodim Gallery through August 13

Rae Klein’s haunting, dreamlike paintings feature familiar objects but offer little in the way of explanation. Her spare, surreal compositions invite viewers to construct their own narratives.

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Two Santa Monica Artists Create a Legacy Through Potlucks

An extraordinary variety of artists came to Jon Swihart and Kim Merrill’s backyard potlucks, discussing not just their work, but also the events and challenges of their lives. | John Seed

Carole Caroompas, Whose Work Challenged the LA Art Scene, Dies at 76

“She dug into what she was fascinated by and obsessed with: things that existed on the periphery, people who didn’t follow the rules,” said one of her friends. | Matt Stromberg

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CLOSING SOON

Adam Parker Smith, “Augustus of Prima Porta” (2022), White Carrara marble on stone pedestal (courtesy the artist and The Hole)

Adam Parker Smith: Crush
The Hole through August 20

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

Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, August 21–April 9, 2023

Ozzie Juarez: Por Debajo
Ochi Aux through August 27

All Opposing Players
David Kordansky Gallery through August 27

Clifford Prince King: Raspberry Blow
STARS through August 27 

Score for Here: Jimena Sarno
Los Angeles Historic State Park through August 31