Luis Flores’s largely autobiographical work functions as an account of emotions and experiences accumulated as a young man within a toxic masculine culture. Transformational events, such as getting married and becoming a father, have profoundly affected Flores, motivating him to view the world differently. In this exhibition, Flores uses crocheted and bronzed sculptures to create…

This juried exhibition highlights diverse artworks that document acts of reclamation and removal as a process of making history. The works selected demonstrate unconventional forms of commemoration that capture the fluidity of grassroot political movements, the refusal of hierarchy and idolization, and demonstrate the unstable nature of history. In opposition to the opacity of the…

Renowned Los Angeles artist Lezley Saar constructs worlds within worlds by transforming the museum’s gallery into a series of large-scale dioramas. Saar has been fascinated with dioramas since childhood and continually references them in her work. For the exhibition, Saar will elaborately stage her own painted tapestries, totem sculptures, collages, altered books, and other mixed…

The work of Brooklyn-based multimedia artist Jaishri Abichandani responds to her experiences navigating her South Asian heritage and her identity as a woman of color, from immigrating to the United States from India as a teenager, to forging deep connections with anti-racist and feminist activist groups. Abichandani’s painted portraits and imaginative sculptures celebrate feminist and…

Known primarily for his narrative, figurative, tapestry weavings that reference real life events and allegories, this intimate survey exhibition examines the use of the catfish motif in Diedrick Brackens’ weavings and poetry. Since 2017, the catfish has been an enduring, multi-dimensional symbol in Brackens’ creative practice. It first emerged as a memorial to three young…

In this exhibition, Los Angeles-based artist Rosalyn Myles uses the traditional epicenter of family gatherings – the table and tablecloth – as a vehicle to tell her maternal grandmother’s life story. Through a range of fabrics, wall treatments, and domestic wares, Myles creates a visual narrative of Daisy Hightower’s life (1904 – 1980), encompassing her…

Los Angeles-based artist Consuelo G. Flores creates an altar dedicated to the Latino and Black communities who have been most impacted by Covid-19. Flores’ altar – composed of paper flowers, tree roots, photographs, and plants – is a space to collectively remember those lost and recognize the societal inequities that disproportionally contributed to their deaths. In…

What drives a person to migrate to a new land? What is it like to settle in a completely unknown place? How does a person navigate the pressures to assimilate, yet maintain their own identity?  Pouya Afshar asks these questions in this multimedia exhibition to explore displacement, migration, and resiliency. Using a variety of storytelling…

Moffat Takadiwa transforms post-consumer waste – such as used toothbrushes, bottle tops, and computer keyboards – into lush, densely layered sculptures and tapestry-like wall works that embody the complexities of contemporary Zimbabwean politics, culture, and reference his Korekore heritage. For his first solo museum exhibition, Takadiwa has produced new works that borrow from traditional Korekore…