Upcoming Exhibitions

• On The Inside

  June 2 – September 8, 2019

  On the Inside is a group exhibition of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. The artworks are made from basic materials the prisoners have access to behind bars: mostly letter-sized paper, dull pencils, ballpoint pen ink tubes, and unlikely innovations such as an asthma inhaler filled with Kool-Aid to create an air brushed painting. The project started with a call-for-art in the Black and Pink newsletter, a monthly publication filled with prisoner-generated content, giving birth to this collective exhibition.

• The RIDDLE Effect

  June 2 – September 8, 2019

  The RIDDLE Effect presents a survey of artist John Riddle’s (1933–2002) sculptural work and examines his influence as a foundational member of the Black Arts Movement in Los Angeles. The exhibition highlights Riddle's innovative art practice with several works exhibited for the first time in Los Angeles. Works by his students and colleagues will also be presented alongside Riddle’s to honor his expressive practice and impact on the L.A. arts community.

  See the press release here.

• RAW: Craft, Commodity, and Capitalism

  September 29, 2019 – January 5, 2020

  Featuring approximately ten contemporary artists working with a range of colonial-era commodities as material to construct works that reflect upon the history of colonialism, slavery, and globalization. Many artists in the exhibition view the commodities they utilize as a form of historical record, and their use of these materials acknowledges the layers of repressed histories encapsulated in each commodity. Works in the exhibition will include sculptural pieces and installations created from cotton, sugar, precious metals, salt, clay, river water, and other materials.