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Los Angeles Times
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Frieze Los Angeles, Felix Art Fair and more: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Frieze Los Angeles is upon us, and with it a wealth of opportunities to see, buy and engage with art. But where to start? Former Times staff writer Steven Vargas rounded up an excellent guide to key Frieze offerings, along with the other arts events exploding on the calendar this weekend including the L.A. Art Show, Felix Art Fair and the Other Art Fair. Whatever you're hoping to see — or if you just want to expand your visual arts horizons — there is something for you. South L.A. artist Lauren Halsey, who unveiled her work on a monumental sculpture park scheduled to open in South Central L.A. next year, is front and center at Frieze, and is doing a pop-up with the community center Summaeverythang. The Times' Image section made a zine with Halsey, calling it a 'Love letter to South Central' and including Halsey's vision for the neighborhood, a story about the community of people who helped the artist set the vision for her Frieze pop-up. Another must-read: a profile of the Hood Historian, who chronicles Southern California's history on Instagram through the lens of 'a Black dude from the hood.' We're Times staff writers Ashley Lee and Jessica Gelt, with more of your Essential Arts: Parker Gallery's inaugural exhibitionsSam Parker's namesake gallery, famously housed in a five-bedroom Storybook home in Los Feliz, has a new location in a renovated 1947 building on Melrose Avenue. Its inaugural offerings: Joe Minter's first solo exhibition on the West Coast, featuring large-scale sculptures and recent paintings examining the reverberations of slavery in Black contemporary society; and Daisy Sheff's whimsical and nearly-absurd paintings and sculptures, made across two studios in Northern and Southern California. Both exhibitions, which opened Wednesday, are on view Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., through March 29. Parker Gallery, 6700 Melrose Ave, L.A. 'The Camp: An Opera in Two Acts''Eighty years ago, the Japanese and Japanese Americans — men, women, kids, two, three generations of families who had been locked up in wartime incarceration camps like Manzanar — were allowed to start leaving their confinement,' wrote Times columnist Patt Morrison last month. That anniversary is also invoked by new contemporary opera from librettist Lionelle Hamanaka and composer Daniel Kessner that ecounts the era of wrongful imprisonment via one Southern California family. Diana Wyenn directs the world-premiere production, featuring an ensemble of eleven singers and a twenty-two-member orchestra conducted by Steve F. Hofer. Performances are Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, as well as on March 1 and 2. Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St, Little Tokyo. 'The Importance of Being Earnest'National Theatre Live is presenting stateside screenings of its staging of Oscar Wilde's 1895 comedy, which 'lands the verbal invention and wit of [the] classic while incorporating contemporary music, the occasional swear word and a decidedly queer sensibility,' according to the New York Times' review. Directed by Max Webster, the high-camp revival of false identities and romantic pursuits stars Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D. Clarke and Hugh Skinner. The filmed production is playing locally at Laemmle theaters from Saturday through Monday. — Ashley Lee FRIDAY iLe The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico blends traditional Latin rhythms and cutting-edge electronic sounds.7:30 p.m. The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Soulful rockers are joined by guests Waxahatchee and Iron & Wine on their South of Here tour.7 p.m. Kia Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood. Trupa Trupa The Polish post-punk band with a sound once described as 'The Beatles play Joy Division' visits Southern California. 8 p.m. Friday. The Sardine, 1101 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro. 7 p.m. Saturday. Gold–Diggers, 5632 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. SATURDAYJJJJJerome Ellis: Aster of Ceremonies The Grenadian Jamaican American multidisciplinary artist and musician performs live.8 p.m. UCLA Nimoy Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd. Los Tucanes De Tijuana Last December's Besame Mucho fest may have been canceled, but you can still catch these norteño superstars.8 p.m. Intuit Dome, 3930 W. Century Blvd., Inglewood. SUNDAYBereishit Dance Company The Seoul troupe makes its L.A. debut with two pieces: 'Balance & Imbalance,' featuring five dancers accompanied by traditional Korean drummers, and 'Judo,' an exploration of sports as a way to control humanity's violent urges. 6 p.m. USC, Bovard Auditorium, 3551 Trousdale Parkway. Exhibitionism The works in this inaugural show of a new Hollywood gallery space 'demonstrate how artists negotiate the boundary between public and private.'Through March 30. Rajiv Menon Contemporary, 1311 N. Highland Ave. Regina Spektor The singer-songwriter is touring after recently releasing a remastered edition of her 2002 indie album 'Songs.'7 p.m. The Belasco, 1050 S. Hill St., downtown L.A. Topanga Canyon Soil Landslide Columns This new site-specific permanent public artwork by Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio, in collaboration with California State Parks, contemplates relationships between urban development, water systems and ecological 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica. Legendary — although sometimes overlooked — choreographer Twyla Tharp is 83. She rose to fame in the 1960s using Beach Boys music in a ballet for Robert Joffrey. Tharp was raised in Rialto by a pianist mother and lots of Beethoven. Many of her dances have been created to that composer as well as to Brahms, Mozart, Bach, Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra. Now, Tharp is celebrating her diamond jubilee and Times classical music critic Mark Swed was there to watch her remount a major Beethoven work, 'Diabelli,' from 1998, and to see a new Philip Glass dance, 'Slacktide,' which UC Santa Barbara co-commissioned. 'Ballet loves variation, short episodes featuring one fancy bit of choreography after another. Tharp can't stop herself either. She is full of humor and whimsy, creating every imaginable kind of playful and play-acting partnering. There is little rest and lots of exhausting joy,' writes Swed. The tour's last Southern California stop is Saturday and Sunday at the Soraya on the campus of Cal State Northridge. 'Our love of Stephen Sondheim is approaching the 'Beatlemania' phase,' notes Times theater critic Charles McNulty at the top of a review of 'Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends,' which opened last week at the Ahmanson Theatre in advance of a move to Broadway in the spring. Despite the hype, McNulty found the musical revue, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, 'a true embarrassment of riches.' Read all about why, here. The Hollywood Bowl has announced its beloved summer season, and the big news is that Cynthia Erivo will star as Jesus in a production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar.' Also noteworthy: This marks music director Gustavo Dudamel's penultimate season at the venue, so the schedule is packed with shows featuring him and a who's-who of popular musicians including pianist Yuja Wang, Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang and trumpeter Pacho Flores. In other Erivo news, it was announced earlier this week that the Grammy, Tony and Emmy-award winning actor and singer will host the 78th Annual Tony Awards, which honor work done during the 2024-2025 Broadway season. This year's ceremony will take place June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. — Jessica Gelt Mark your calendars, 'Pippin' fans.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Victor Quiñonez highlights immigrants' humanity with 'I.C.E. Scream' sculptures
'I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream' is more than a novelty song for Victor Quiñonez. Marking his art fair debut at Frieze, the Brooklyn-based artist examines Indigeneity and the treatment of immigrants with 'I.C.E. Scream,' a series of acrylic ice-cream-shaped sculptures. He draws on personal experiences about emigrating from Mexico and his local communities to emphasize immigrants' humanity. Awarded this year's Frieze Impact Prize, he says he hopes the piece serves as 'a sign of relief to show that artists care.' 'At first glance, you're like, 'Oh, wow, that's a popsicle.' You want to approach it. It brings back nostalgia for everyone. It symbolizes something fun, innocent and childlike,' said Quiñonez. 'But then when you get closer, you see the writing on the popsicle sticks. … I wanted to show the two different sides of the world that we're living in.' Read more: The essential guide to Frieze, Felix Art Fair, the L.A. Art Show and more The bottom of each popsicle stick is stamped with the ICE logo and the words "U.S. Inhumane and Cruelty Enforcement" — a play on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some of Quiñonez's larger-than-life ice creams are perfectly intact while others appear to be melting. Each of the bright neon resin structures spotlight a variety of images and items that reflect the immigrant experience. In some, smiling street vendors peek through and in others, an American flag and pairs of handcuffs fill the space. Quiñonez says he wanted to emphasize the beauty of immigrant culture, instead of its victimization. The idea for this project stemmed from a piece he created as a resident artist at MASS MoCA, where he turned an ice chest into an ofrenda — altar — dedicated to all undocumented street vendors. 'I wanted to show just how much I appreciate what they do for the community and what they do for their families. Because when you first come here, the only way you can really survive is by having these small, independent ways of making money,' said Quiñonez. 'That's one of the first symbols of independence — selling water, fruit, tamales in that cooler and making enough for your family, and hoping you can grow from that.' Read more: Alice Coltrane's ashram — and her 'Black radical imagination' — lives on at the Hammer Museum The distinct horn of a paletero (ice cream man) can be heard in almost every Los Angeles park and public gathering place as they sell fruit-flavored paletas, a Mexican frozen treat, or cartoon-shaped pops with gumball eyes from a pushcart. Quiñonez used the dessert, which represents the joys of childhood, to symbolize the harsh realities of the anti-immigrant movement. Since his inauguration, President Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders that will revamp the country's immigration system. He declared a national emergency at the southern border, attempted to end birthright citizenship and limited legal pathways to enter the U.S. Last month during a news conference, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration views all undocumented immigrants as criminals because they have violated immigration laws. ICE raids have also been conducted in cities including New York and Chicago. As the streets of major cities across the country are flooded with pro-immigration/anti-ICE protests, Quiñonez, who immigrated to Dallas from Mexico at age 4, emphasizes that this movement isn't new. Growing up, his father was deported several times. In the months his father was gone, he and his mother relied on their local church to keep them fed. 'It's just that this administration is blatantly, for lack of better words, evil when it comes to how they handle deportation,' said Quiñonez, who became a citizen four years ago. 'I thought about my personal journey and how many times I've had to beg for my residency to be renewed. Or when I was rejected four times when I applied for my citizenship — as someone who was able to go to college and understands everything that it takes to apply — I was still rejected because they make it so complicated.' Reflecting on the tumultuous ups and downs of his naturalization battle, he recalls finding his footing in the world of art — through graffiti. As a teenager in Texas, he spent his free time spray-painting freight trains and practicing the lettering of his moniker, Marka27. Read more: We made a zine with Lauren Halsey for Frieze, and it's a love letter to South Central 'It was my way of escaping what was going around in my environment. I grew up in Dallas in the late '80s/early '90s, and during that time, there were a lot of gangs,' said Quinonez. 'For me, graffiti was a way to escape that reality, go paint and do something that felt creative.' His form of artistic expression came with consequences. Facing a felony charge and jail time, he spent the majority of his adolescence in trouble with the law for vandalism. During high school, he was introduced to Mexican muralism and decided to instead paint murals that could directly impact his community. Today, his murals can be seen all over the East Coast. Using bright colors and geometric shapes, he often focuses on large-scale portraiture of Indigenous people. With each of his murals, he says he hopes 'to change the way we see ourselves, and I want people to change the way they see us.' 'It's political because when someone looks up at a massive mural that's painted 80 feet high and they see an Indigenous person or a Latina, all of a sudden a little girl could see herself in that mural and say, 'I'm worth something because somebody painted someone that looks like me in my neighborhood,'' said Quiñonez. Whether Quiñonez is creating a wall-sized mural, painting a standard canvas in his studio or making sculptures, he looks to the same subject matter for inspiration. Everything he makes is centered around people of color who struggle but show strength. He says his subjects remind him of his parents. 'After witnessing my father get deported more than once and seeing how that affected our family and how hard my mom worked, I really always respected that hustle and that resilience, and that's always carried with me for decades,' said Quiñonez. His father died from complications of COVID-19 in Mexico during the pandemic and his mother is retired, living in Merida, Mexico. In addition to his debut at Frieze, Quiñonez will have his first major solo exhibition, 'Ni De Aquí Ni De Allá,' at Boston University's Stone Gallery later this year. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Our guide for what to see during Frieze Los Angeles
Ah, art week. When you think you'll have enough time to make it from the fair in Santa Monica to the exhibition opening in Mid-City, to the function in Lynwood, to the after-party in the Arts District and not collapse from traffic-induced exhaustion. Blame Frieze! It's the sun in the middle of L.A. art week's solar system. This year's exhibitors come from all over the world — Mexico City, Paris, São Paulo, Minnesota. Many also come from the home base. This year's L.A. contingent includes Stars Gallery; Make Room; Jeffrey Deitch; Anat Ebgi; Sebastian Gladstone; Matthew Brown; Commonwealth and Council; Ochi; Charlie James; David Kordansky; L.A. Louver; Regen Projects; Roberts Projects; Château Shatto and many more. Feb. 20-23. Santa Monica Airport. It's that time of year again: Where on a (hopefully) unseasonably warm winter day, we chill by the pool at the Hollywood Roosevelt, explore the dozens and dozens of galleries throughout the rooms and bless our good fortune that we live in the greatest city in the world: L.A., baby. In its seventh edition, Felix Art Fair this year includes local galleries such as Charlie James Gallery, Morán Morán, Murmurs, One Trick Pony and Tierra Del Sol, among international exhibitors like Luce, Pangée and Studioli. Feb. 19-23. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. 'To Star,' Mia Scarpa's solo show at John Doe, is the latest example of the artist's work as highly specific, highly personal and immediately connective. Scarpa creates the kind of world where you recognize a glimmer of yourself and want to live deep inside. She sees her pieces less as images and more as objects, chock full of references from her upbringing in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and her daily life and work in L.A. The exhibition will run through March 22. 107 E. 11th St., Los Angeles. 'American Gurl: home—land,' presented by MOCA culture:LAB and Womxn in Windows, showcases short films from artists Alima Lee, Cauleen Smith, Solange Knowles, Melvonna Ballenger, Shenny De Los Angeles & Amanda Morrell (iiritu) and Ella Ezeike, exploring diaspora, home and displacement. On view through May 24 through Womxn in Windows' residency at the MOCA culture:LAB. Some of the stills from the artists' films are also on view on billboards throughout the city, in collaboration with Save Art Space. 250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Joey Barba and Javier Bandera of Paisaboys once again collaborate with artist Guadalupe Rosales of Veteranas and Rucas, this time for an art-week party at the iconic Lynwood nightclub, El Farallon. Sponsored by Nike, the event will feature an installation from Rosales and the artist rafa esparza. Feb. 20, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. 21 and up. RSVP here. 10700 S. Alameda St., Lynwood. @paisaboys @veteranas_and_rucas While the excitement of art week starts to buzz in, much of L.A. is still reeling from January's catastrophic wildfires. Support the L.A. Fire Department Foundation through its capsule collection designed and curated by End to End, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the LAFD's nonprofit. The collection features hoodies, tees, crewnecks and more that honor L.A. and the people who protect it, plus other LAFD collaborations to come from Born X Raised, Madhappy, Warren Lotas and more. Tschabalala Self's 'Dream Girl,' running through April 26 at Jeffrey Deitch L.A., takes a long look at 'the constructed self' and the 'construction of femininity.' Each painting and sculpture in the show creates a kind of looking glass into the mind of Self, a celebrated figurative artist based in Hudson, N.Y., who describes the work as 'existing within liminal spaces which speak to psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects of personhood.' 925 N. Orange Drive, Los Angeles. Helmut Lang, the Austrian fashion designer who defined an entire decade with his sumptuous minimalism, has been exhibiting his mystifying work as a sculptor since the mid-'90s, but this is his first institutional solo show in L.A. Curated by Neville Wakefield and held at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House, 'What Remains Behind?' explores the tension between the past and the future. Running through May 4. 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. Happening Feb. 20-23 in Atwater Village, the Other Art Fair remains a breath of fresh air during a saturated art week. The show features 140 exhibiting artists, including legend Judy Baca, who will be presenting a new mural in connection to her ongoing project 'The Great Wall of Los Angeles.' 2800 Casitas Ave., Atwater Village. Paul Flores' first solo show is about honoring the moments, signage, smells and sounds that make up his hometown of Los Angeles in his memory. Flores, an artist and graphic designer who has been making work on his own and in collaboration with other L.A. artists for years, has a style that is unmistakable, inspired by the visual language left behind in a rapidly changing place. 'Good Morning Los Angeles, How Are You?' unapologetically leans into the nostalgia of a city Flores loves, and the love is deeply felt. Running through March 29 at Control Gallery. 434 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. Curated by L.A. artist Devon DeJardin, 'Saddle Up: Artistic Journeys Through Cowboy Culture,' explores the lore of the Wild West through the artistic, personal and societal perspective of a group of young artists. 'Rooted in tradition yet vibrant and dynamic, the spirit of cowboy culture and the American West in 2025 feels distinctly renewed,' says DeJardin. Running through March 29 at albertz benda. 8260 Marmont Lane, Los Angeles. Jonathan Rafman creates a reflection of our society's relationship with technology and nostalgia in 'Proof of Concept,' his mesmeric new show at Sprüth Magers. Anchored by an installation that reconceives television in the era of artificial intelligence — featuring a stream of visual media —'Proof of Concept' is Rafman's latest foray into the place where the future, past and the digital world intersect. Running through April 12. 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. It's Alice Coltrane forever, in our hearts and at the Hammer Museum. Curated by Erin Christovale, 'Alice Coltrane: Monumental Eternal' dives deep into the spiritual and sonic worlds of the jazz icon and devotional leader that Coltrane was, and her lasting influence on art and music. The exhibition features ephemera from the depths of Coltrane's personal archive — including audio recordings, photographs, video and handwritten letters — paired with sculpture, installation, performance, video and more from a range artists including Adee Roberson, Nicole Miller, Martine Syms, Cauleen Smith and Star Feliz. Running through May 4. 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. L.A. artist Kelly Akashi's show at Lisson was originally meant to feature all new work and open on Jan. 31. Devastatingly, in early January, Akashi's home and studio were lost to the fires — putting the exhibition on pause. Now, like the proverbial phoenix, Akashi's show will go on, recontextualized to meet the moment. Akashi's work is unlike anything else: a multidisciplinary practice that ranges between glassblowing, casting, candle-making and stone carving, plus her signature hand motif that is usually cast in bronze or crystal. The collection of works for this show, featuring a number of new pieces, mixes glass, earth, stone, lace and bronze elements, along with some bronze cast and borosilicate glass forms that Akashi recovered from the rubble of her studio.
