Los Angeles: Your Concise Art Guide for October

This week, your list of must-see shows and events across LA, including exhibitions spotlighting the Maya Codex of Mexico, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Beatrice Wood, and mroe. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Los Angeles October 5, 2022 • View in browser   Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for October 2022 Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including the Maya Codex of Mexico at the Getty, Beatrice Wood, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and more. | Matt Stromberg  October will have us looking back and forward simultaneously in Los Angeles, with historical shows alongside new bodies of work from contemporary artists. These start 1,000 years back with the Maya Codex of Mexico (Códice Maya de México) at the Getty, then jump to the 20th century with exhibitions devoted to the “Mama of Dada” Beatrice Wood at LA Louver, and a homage to the late transgressive performance artist Bob Flanagan at Kristina Kite.     SPONSORED Orange County Museum of Art Celebrates Its New Building With a 24-Hour Opening Party Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis Studios, OCMA reopens on October 8 with performances, film screenings, and more. Learn more.     HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK Ana Mendieta, “Untitled: Silueta Series 1976 / 2001” (July 1976) (© 2022 The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC, courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York) Joan Didion: What She Means The Hammer Museum, opening October 11 Curated by writer and critic Hilton Als, Joan Didion: What She Means attempts to reflect the writer's vast influence and legacy through the works of 50 or so visual artists, including Felix Gonzales-Torres, Ana Mendieta, Betye Saar, and more.   Sarah Pucci and Dorthy Iannone Hannah Hoffman Gallery through October 15 This show at Hannah Hoffman pairs sculptures by Dorthy Iannone's mother, Sarah Pucci, with collages that Iannone made on a 1962 trip to Japan, drawing connections between the formal and familial.   Códice Maya de México The Getty Center, opening October 18 Only four pre-Conquest Maya manuscripts are known to have survived, and the Códice Maya de México is the oldest, estimated to have been written about 900 years ago. The Getty’s exhibition will be the first time the manuscript has been seen in the US in half a century.   MORE FROM HYPERALLERGIC Trenton Doyle Hancock’s World-Building Power The works, and worlds, on display in Hancock’s exhibition seem saturated with a desire for narrative redemption through self-observation and aspects of his Christian upbringing. | Jennifer Remenchik   The Dazzling Local Arts Scene of Southeast Los Angeles In the shadow of a planned $150 million cultural center designed by Frank Gehry, a number of grassroots arts organizations are thriving in the predominantly Latino region. | Matt Stromberg      Support Hyperallergic's independent journalism Become a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a Member     CLOSING SOON Kaari Upson, “Kris’s Dollhouse,” detail (2017–19) (photo by An Xiao Mina/Hyperallergic) Kaari Upson: never, never ever, never in my life, never in all my born days, never in all my life, never Sprüth Magers through October 8 Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse Los Angeles County Museum of Art through October 9   ON VIEW IN MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Stars Don’t Stand Still in the Sky: A Tribute to Lawrence Weiner Regen Projects through October 22 Martin Roemers: Relics of the Cold War Wende Museum through October 23 The Medium is the Message: Flags and Banners Wende Museum through October 23 Beatrice Wood: Drawings, Prints, Ceramics L.A. Louver through October 29 Lily van der Stokker: What is it Parker Gallery through October 29 Trenton Doyle Hancock: Good Grief, Bad Grief Shulamit Nazarian through October 29 Ray Anthony Barrett: …of frontiers and phantoms Wilding Cran through October 29     Forward to a friend.   This email was sent to spaproductsavailable.bigglassofwine@blogger.com.  Update your email preferences   ​​Hyperallergic, 181 N 11th St, Suite 302, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Click below to stop receiving all Hyperallergic emails. Unsubscribe