Los Angeles Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Dan Levenson, Lawrence Weiner, Kaari Upson, Ray Anthony Barrett, and more. | Matt Stromberg September is back-to-school time, and the that pedagogical impulse extends to the exhibitions listed below as well. Whether its shows that contextualize the work of Kaari Upson and Lawrence Weiner, who both passed away last year, or the Fulcrum Festival focused on the deepest reaches of space and the sea, there’s definitely lots to learn. Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a Member WHAT TO CATCH THIS WEEK Dan Levenson, “SKZ Chance Operations Classroom Maquette” (2022), painted plywood, acrylic on linen, color prints, mirrors, 12 x 20 x 20 inches (photo by Simon Cardoza, courtesy Praz-Delavallade) The exhibition features two miniature classrooms and associated works: one based on actual art classes for children which employed the imaginary State Art Academy, Zürich curriculum devised by Levenson, and another in which the roll of a die is used to determine color choices, interjecting an element of play and chance into pedagogy. Visualartist and chef Ray Anthony Barrett investigates the histories and mythologies of the American West — a site of breathtaking natural beauty but also crushing exploitation in the service of capital. Tala Madani: Biscuits
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, opening September 10Tala Madani’s paintings 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. FROM THE ARCHIVE From the socially progressive prints of Sister Corita to the first major gay publication in the US. | Matt Stromberg CLOSING SOON Installation view of Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye at the California African American Museum (CAAM), Los Angeles, 2022 (photo by Elon Schoenholz) Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye
California African American Museum through September 4 Andrea Bowers
Hammer Museum through September 4 Judy Baca: Hitting the Wall
Getty Center through September 4 Talking Back to Power: Projects by Aram Han Sifuentes
Skirball Cultural Center through September 4 Light & Matter: The Art of Matthew Brandt
Forest Lawn Museum through September 4 ON VIEW IN MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Studio Tutto: Seed Spires
Theodore Payne Gallery through September 9 The Fantasy of the Middle Ages
Getty Center through September 11 Jerry Peña: You Ain’t Gotta Lie to Kick It
Le Maximum through September 18 This Is Not America’s Flag
The Broad through September 25 Noah Davis
The Underground Museum through September 30 Mika Rottenberg
Hauser & Wirth through October 2 Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
Los Angeles County Museum of Art through October 9 Martin Roemers: Relics of the Cold War
Wende Museum through October 23 The Medium is the Message: Flags and Banners
Wende Museum through October 23 | 