Bedford Gallery’s exhibition presents a photo-docuseries with nearly 100 photographs documenting Indigenous stories alongside sculptural works. On view in California’s Bay Area.
California
Jewish Anti-Zionist Artists Withdraw From Contemporary Jewish Museum Show
The group asked for the ability to modify or remove their works and for the SF institution to divest from “Israeli governmental and pro-Zionist foundation funding.”
Workers at a California Center for Artists With Disabilities Are Unionizing
Staff at Creative Growth in Oakland seek standardized pay, board participation, and a commitment to the campaign for the cultural boycott of Israel.
As Space Becomes Scarce, Artists Take Over an Abandoned LA Structure
Revel Hall was a meditation on empty, dilapidated properties in a city plagued by a housing crisis.
California Legislators Push Law to Help Heirs Recover Looted Art
Assembly Bill 2867 was inspired by a recent ruling in the dispute over a Pissarro painting that was looted from a Jewish family during World War II.
Major Collection of California Narrative Art Reopens in Orange County
The new Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University holds over 5,000 works that plumb the rich history of the Golden State.
Mitchell Johnson Exhibits New Paintings From the Amalfi Coast
Inspired by an artist residency at the LeWitt Collection in Praiano, Johnson’s recent works are on view at Flea Street in Menlo Park, California.
Indie Folk: New Art and Sounds from the Pacific Northwest
Unpretentious work by 17 Pacific Northwest artists blurs the line between functionality and aesthetics in this exhibition at San Francisco’s Museum of Craft and Design.
LA Protesters Block Traffic, Chanting “No Oscars During Genocide”
More than 1,000 organizers, artists, and film workers gathered to protest what they see as Hollywood’s silence and complicity with the Israeli government.
At the Getty, Adam and Eve Come Back to Life
After a three-year-long restoration project, Lucas the Elder’s iconic 16th-century panels are back on view at the Los Angeles museum.
Protesters Call Out Art World’s Silence on Gaza at Frieze LA Fair
Organizers pointed to Frieze partner Deutsche Bank’s financial ties to Israel and urged fairgoers to speak up.
Dispatches From Inside (and Outside) Frieze LA
Take-home bags of dirt and worms, a “Rat Race” on a soccer field, and other surprises broke with the business-as-usual vibe of this year’s fair.