Required Reading

This week, Manhattan offices are still mostly empty, Gwyneth Paltrow releases luxury baby diapers, how to remove your personal data from Google, and much more.

What’s Left After Exile?

“As horrifying as the details of my family story are, that is literally every émigré story. Your only choice is to leave everything behind,” says artist Jenny Yurshansky.

In Praise of Illegibility

Nadia Haji Omar’s art asks us: Can we look for the sake of looking? Or must looking always be about gaining and extraction?

The Tender Art of “Visible Mending”

Repair Shop founders Rachel Meade Smith and Sam Bennett invite us to commune with the vulnerability of garments and to comprehend the fragility of our own bodies.

Your Concise Los Angeles Guide for May 2022

Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Simone Forti, Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), Kevin Beasley, Hayao Miyazaki, and more.