welcome to artsfarts 2021
hola :)
happy to be sharing artsfarts lists for June 2021.
this month I have designed two bicycle rides, one of which is open should you like to join me via a bicycle, scooter, car or however you feel comfortable. I have compiled a list of galleries I am interested in, and you can also see my extended and in/complete list, of galleries in Los Angeles, ancestral and unceded territory of the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. I hope that these lists support you and yours in spreading access to arts resources to your communities.
a group artsfarts ride for this month will be thursday, june 17th. below you will find the galleries I will be visiting and the schedule I will be following, at a moderate bicycle pace of 10 miles an hour. if you would like to join me you must make your own appointments to these galleries. to see the a more detailed spreadsheet with gallery addresses, instagram accounts, and hours click here.
LACMA and MOCA are both open with appointments. MOCA is free. LACMA is free mon-fri after 3 if you have an LA county address. I encourage you to watch a replay of this zoom meeting with the Strike MOMA movement and the overlap between occupational oppressive regimes, policing forces and arts institutions; specifically in the artwashing of colonial forces via the board members and donor money at arts institutions.
while I do encourage you to ride your bicycles I understand that doing so with a group is far more comfortable, and look forward to riding together with you all in the future. if you do plan on riding your bike please remember to wear your helmet, pack an extra tube, your lights, water.
see this artsfarts blog post for a more detailed bike route with maps and street guides.
I look forward to hearing about your excursions, and be safe out there :)
fernando isaí
| solo ride gallery appointment? visit duration miles / time to next gallery | June 17th – group ride gelaria ¿cita requerida? duración de visita millas / minutos a proxima galeria |
| rele appointment required 12 – 12:30 3.8 miles – 24 min | roberts projects appointment required 1:30 – 1:55 >.5 mil, 2 min |
| LACE appointment required 1 – 1:30 9.8 mi – 55 min | blum + poe (or other galleries in the CC row) appointment required 2 – 2:25 3 mil, 20 min |
| Luis de Jesus appointments available 2:25 – 2:50 1.1 miles – 6 min | LACMA appointment required 3:00 – 4:15 3 mil, 20 min |
| Night Gallery appointment required 2:55 – 3:25 1 mile, 5 min | Libertine appointment required 4:35 – 4:55 >.5 mil, >5 min |
| the Mistake Room outdoor mural and sound installation no appointment required 3:30 – 3:50 3.3 miles, 18 min | Steve Turner no appointment required 5 – 5:20 >.5 mil, >5 min or LAXART no appointment required 5 – 5:20 >.5 mil, >5 min |
| CAAM appointment required 4 – 5:oo pm | Deitch appointment required 5:30 – 6:00 |
I should add that I am certainly feeling some kind of weird watching as things around me return to a normal that continues to beguile and elude the most vulnerable in our communities, a normal that continues to limit access across many communities. I hope that this list helps in spreading access to arts resources to those in your communities.
In the ongoing and necessary reckoning with the injustices we live with, many of the arts institutions in this city and elsewhere have begun to speak openly about the role they play in upholding systemic inequities; it is refreshing to find that more galleries are showcasing artists of color in their spaces and I am disappointed in the lack of representation of Indigenous artists in these white cubes.
If you’ve been on one of my arts farts rides before, or clicked through my selection of galleries, you will know that most the artists are of color, women and or queer artists. this will continue.
some things to know about visiting these galleries while we are in a pandemic:
- masks and social distancing are required at all times while inside galleries.
- appointments for 30 minute self guided tours are required at the majority of galleries. Most galleries have an easy to fill out form on their websites.
- many reservations are on an individual basis, if you would like to visit with a friend you would each need to make a reservation. some galleries require you to leave your contact information for contact tracing.
- all galleries on my list this month are free.
- most galleries have installation shots of the works on their website, and some even have virtual experiences of their exhibits.
- many galleries are no longer printing out artist statements or checklists, and instead are displaying QR codes for you to download these as pdfs., you will need an app for this. if you wish to avoid doing this while at the gallery you can email the gallery for a copy of these for you to download beforehand.
- Made in LA 2020: A Version is now open at the Hammer Museum and the Huntington Library, tickets are made available every other tuesday and include a free pass to visit the second half of the show at the Huntington Library.
- LACMA and MOCA are both open with appointments. LACMA is free mon-fri after 3 if you have an LA county address. I encourage you to watch a replay of this zoom meeting with the Strike MOMA movement and the overlap between occupational oppressive regimes, policing forces and arts institutions; specifically in the artwashing of colonial forces via the board members and donor money at arts institutions.
- check out gallery platform LA for weekly rotating virtual showrooms of art galleries throughout LA.
fernando isai 