LA BLACKSMITH—a historical survey of work in bronze, copper, tin, aluminum, gold, and iron and steel alloys by modern and contemporary black Los Angeles artists—is on view for one more week at CAAM.
Curated by Jill Moniz, participating artists include Joseph Beckles, Kendell Carter, Adrienne DeVine, Charles Dickson, Melvin Edwards, Charla Elizabeth, Maren Hassinger, Artis Lane, Ed Love, Kori Newkirk, John Outterbridge, Duane Paul, Noah Purifoy, John Riddle, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Gerard Basil Stripling, Kehinde Wiley, Glen Wilson, Beulah Woodard, and Suné Woods.
Through February 16.
California African American Museum
600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
LA Blacksmith, CAAM, September 10, 2019–February 16, 2020, from top: Alison Saar, Smokin’ Papa Chaud, 2001, wood, ceiling tin, found objects; Suné Woods, Traveling Like The Light, 2015, mixed media collage; Beulah Woodard, Mask, circa 1935, metal over wood; Betye Saar, Red Signs of Transformation, 2015, metal and found objects. Images courtesy and © the artists, their galleries and estates, the photographers, and CAAM.
