Los Angeles: Your Concise LA Art Guide for November

We could all use a little self-care today as the final results continue to trickle in. I know it's ha

Nov 4, 2020 • View in browser

We could all use a little self-care today as the final results continue to trickle in. I know it’s hard to concentrate, but maybe a little dose of art will help.You can start by planning your art escapades (both virtual and in-person options) with our November art guide. There’s a lot of great stuff, including new art made during these pandemic months by artists across the country. Also, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) is currently streaming some pretty great video art from El Salvador (including a clever look at how secretaries are portrayed in pop culture). – Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

Your Concise LA Art Guide for November

Peter Williams, “The Death of George Floyd” (image courtesy the artist and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles)

We’re back this month with more exhibition picks across Los Angeles (and beyond). Museums still aren’t open, but most galleries are by appointment — just remember to bring your mask.

SPONSORED Laguna Art Museum Presents Sunset Trace by Patrick Shearn of Poetic Kinetics The site-specific, multicolored, kinetic installation weaves through the palm trees along the shoreline in a stunning, windburn display. LAM’s annual Art & Nature festival presents special exhibitions, a commissioned work of art, and programs on the theme of art’s engagement with the natural world. November 5 through November 15, 2020.

Latest Reviews

A Surreal and Eerie Look at Los Angeles Over the Past Decade In Stanya Kahn’s earlier films, Los Angeles seems ready to spark a revolution at any moment. But in the newest adventure, the urban sprawl creeps into the inhabitants’ states of mind, and everything languishes. Renée Reizman

Stirring Video Art Questions the Notion of “Freedom” Borders of Freedoms / Contornos de Libertad presents video work by six artists living in El Salvador and its diaspora. Rachel Heidenry

Photographs Place Orange County’s Racist History in High Relief William Camargo visits spaces like a formerly segregated park and the Anaheim City Hall, where four Klan members were once elected. Eva Recinos

Rodney McMillian Deftly Treads the Line Between Politics and Aesthetics In Body Politic, McMillian unveils the insidious racial exclusion and oppression in Abstract Expressionism and landscape painting. Natalie Haddad

From Our Partners at KCET

Now More Than Ever: The Need for Alternative Cultural Spaces Learn more about the spaces filling the holes left behind by the historically white-centric L.A. art world.

Southland Sessions E10: Civic Imagination Hosted by designer Rosten Woo, this episode explores L.A. civic art and culture during the pandemic.

Support Hyperallergic As arts communities around the world experience a time of challenge and change, accessible, independent reporting on these developments is more important than ever. Please consider supporting our journalism, and help keep our independent reporting free and accessible to all. Become a Member

Did you enjoy this issue?

Update your email preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. If you were forwarded this newsletter and you like it, you can subscribe here. Hyperallergic Media 181 N 11th St., Suite 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211