The third collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)’s ongoing Augmented Reality Monumental Perspectives series has been unveiled to the public, featuring works of five artists that offer insights into the histories of their own unique pockets of LA’s patchwork mosaic of.
Not much can be found in the public landscape that documents the Zoot Suit riots set off by the discovery of the body of José Gallardo Diaź near Sleepy Lagoon. A proposed memorial at the site of the now-paved over lagoon invites a deep reflection on the tragedy at Sleepy Lagoon, its violent aftermath and the layers of history in Southeast Los Angeles's neighborhoods.
The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture has announced that artist and entrepreneur Jacob Pratt has been selected for a one-year residency as part of its Creative Strategist-Artist in Residence Program.