Welcome to an explosively artistic (and patriotic) edition of this week’s Essential Arts Newsletter — Fourth of July edition. While there are plenty of reasons to go outside today and look up at the fireworks, there are just as many to go out and enjoy the freedom of expression created by L.A.
‘s most amazing creative minds. Take a look at what’s on tap this week and save some barbecue for us at the cookout. Best bets: What’s on our radar this week 1.
“I’d Love to See You” From pop surrealism to manga, anime, graffiti, surf, skate, tattoo and graphic art, the three decades-old Juxtapoz “champions and chronicles undervalued art forms and the California aesthetic,” says L.A. native Nehemiah Cisneros, whose work graces the summer 2024 cover of the art quarterly.
Cisneros’ painstakingly detailed ink and pencil mash-up “Cover Girls” — 6 feet wide and nearly 8 feet tall — commands center stage in a new show paying homage to the magazine’s history. Co-curated by Juxtapoz editor-in-chief Evan Pricco and street art specialist Kim Stephens, this show features works on paper by 42 artists, including local luminaries Shepard Fairey, Geoff McFetridge, Raymond Pettibon, Mark Ryden, Ana Valdez, Senon Williams, Juxtapoz co-founder C.R.
Stecyk III and the late Corita Kent. It’s a range of styles that employ paint, ink, pastels, charcoal, ballpoint pen, ash and rust — yes, rust — all in 1914 former firehouse. Through Aug.
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