Los Angeles
July 8, 2020
Letter from the editor:
Since last October I have been interviewing various artists and art workers in Los Angeles to document and amplify their local work. It's been a lot of fun, and I am deeply grateful for how generous people have been with their answers and time. For this week's edition, I spoke with artist Jaklin Romine, who explains why "the power of photography is real." For her most recent project, she's been flagging the physically inaccessible art spaces and galleries around Los Angeles.
Over the July 4 weekend, airplanes spelled out urgent messages like "RELEASE" and "#DefundHate" over 80 detention facilities around the United States. The Los Angeles-based artists Cassils and rafa esparza were behind the project, and invited a total of 80 artists to brainstorm the skytyped messages. See the images here.
There are three more days to check out this Dominique Fung exhibition at Nicodim Gallery, which writer Isabel Ling describes as a "respite from the exhausting emptiness of the cult of authenticity." You can explore the work online.
Thanks as always for reading,
Meet LA’s Art Community: Jaklin Romine Is Flagging LA’s Inaccessible Art Galleries
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.
Elisa Wouk Almino
Event Pick
Seven Asian Women Artists Discuss Racism and Tokenism in the Art World
Artist stephanie mei huang hopes to create a “space of solidarity” for Asian women — something she says has “seldom been given.”
Elisa Wouk Almino | July 14, 1:30 pm (PDT)
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News
ICE Announced International Students Must Leave the US if Their School Is Exclusively Online
New regulations from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement could hugely impact art schools.
Support Anti-Racist Organizations Through Art Sales and Fundraisers
From See In Black’s $100 print sale to the Black School’s fundraiser to open a space in New Orleans, here are a few ways you can support BIPOC-led organizations with your dollars.
Dominique Fung’s Tongue-in-Cheek Rejections of the Orientalist Gaze
In Relics and Remains, Fung’s portraits reframe East Asiatic femininity, prompting the viewer to interrogate the tropes of Orientalism.
Isabel Ling
#DefundHate: Artists Create Skytyped Messages Denouncing the Immigrant Detention Crisis
Artists Cassils and rafa esparza organized In Plain Sight, enlisting planes to spell out urgent calls to action above over 80 detention facilities and other sites on July 3 and 4.
Valentina Di Liscia
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Los Angeles, New York City, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, and Long Island.
Elisa Wouk Almino
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