Los Angeles Art Scene Explores Feminism, Abstraction, and Community in Multiple Exhibitions
Los Angeles hosts several concurrent exhibitions examining feminist art across generations. At the Craft & Folk Art Museum, "Melting Point" features Lee's abstract sculptures and paintings that reference technology, society, and art history. A solo exhibition at Von Lintel Gallery explores connections between vision, music, and color. Another solo show presents a realist painter who avoids explicit sexuality while referencing historical subordination tropes. Artist-run spaces in LA emphasize interaction and collaboration to build community. The final stage of a two-year retrospective marks a significant homecoming. Sculptures resembling Aztec death masks evoke Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magical realism. Architectural reports accompany inaugural exhibitions at new venues. Anonymous buildings, vacant lots, parking lots, and distant mountains appear as visual motifs throughout these presentations.
Key facts
- Multiple concurrent exhibitions are occurring in Los Angeles
- "Melting Point" is on view at the Craft & Folk Art Museum
- Lee creates abstract sculpture and painting with technological, social, and art historical references
- A solo exhibition at Von Lintel Gallery explores vision, music, and color interrelations
- Artist-run spaces in LA focus on interaction and collaboration to build community
- A realist painter references earlier tropes of subordination while avoiding explicit sex
- The final stage of a two-year retrospective represents a prodigious homecoming
- Sculptures resemble Aztec death masks and reference Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magical realism
Entities
Artists
- Lee
Institutions
- Craft & Folk Art Museum
- Von Lintel
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States