Haegue Yang's Venetian Blinds Meditate on Exile at MOCA LA

At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Haegue Yang's exhibition employs Venetian blinds to delve into themes of dualities, reversals, and imbalances, reflecting on a divided Korea, exiled musicians, and ill-fated lovers. The Huntington Library showcases 'Stories from the Library: From Brontë to Butler,' which contrasts the lives of Charlotte Brontë and Octavia E. Butler through personal artifacts, such as a notebook featuring Butler's words, 'Speak well, and tell a good story.' The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust has condemned New York gallerist James Danziger for offering AI-colorized versions of Adams's photographs at an art fair. Miami graffiti icon Eric Alan Hirt (Eson) passed away in a train accident. Additionally, Larissa Borteh's artwork, noted by John Yau, conjures images of decaying plants, spirits, or surreal landscapes. Lehman College Art Gallery is set to host its 2026 Thesis Exhibition from May 20 to 28. A comment from Laurie Snyder on Damien Davis's 'When Artists Lose Their Archives' reflects concerns regarding personal archives. An archived piece titled 'Can Artists Stop the AI Slop Machine?' discusses a workshop in Manhattan's Lower East Side that questions the inevitability of machine learning.