September 2020
An Offering of Honor a performance by Amitis Motevalli
An Offering of Honor by Amitis Motevalli in collaboration with musician Hesam Abedani and vocalist Bahareh Daneshagar August 28, 2020 11:59 PM On August 28 at 11:59pm PST (Ashura night), LACE presented a livestream performance/offering by Amitis Motevalli on Youtube to elevate the life and martyrdom of Romina Ashrafi at the storefront of LACE on Hollywood Blvd. Ashura night is a time of memoriam and commemoration of the assassination of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson. Motevalli’s performance challenges the normalization of domestic and…
Find out more »LO ÚNICO SEGURO ES QUE NOS VAMOS A MORIR
ES/EN LO ÚNICO SEGURO ES QUE NOS VAMOS A MORIR (The Only Certain Thing is that We are Going to Die) A syncretic celebration of the endless cycle of life and death Performance by Carmina Escobar in collaboration with Wesam Nassar Live-stream on Nov 2, 2020 at 8pm PST “The truth is that life is hard and dangerous; that he who seeks his own happiness does not find it; that he who is weak must suffer; that he who demands…
Find out more »October 2020
BEYOND BORDERS
EN / ES A conversation between Abigail Reyes, Arshia Haq, and Liliana Hueso moderated by Patricio Majano November 18, 2020 6PM PST LACE Zoom Webinar | English-Spanish live interpretation will be provided Register here. Beyond Borders is a talk presented in the context of the exhibition Borders of Freedom/Contornos de Libertad. This special event invites 3 artists from different regions, 1 of them whose work is a part of this exhibition. Joining Patricio Majano (Borders of Freedom curator) from El Salvador for a conversation, are Abigail Reyes from El…
Find out more »OPENING: Ser todo Es ser parte / To Be Whole Is To Be Part
October 3–November 22, 2020 Curated by Selene Preciado Sidewalk/Storefront viewing hours: (Gate will be open for visitors to see the show through the gallery windows)* Thu & Sun 12pm – 6pm Fri & Sat 4pm – 9pm ES / EN Ser todo Es ser parte / To Be Whole Is To Be Part Digital Publication This exhibition brings together a group of artists working fluidly within historical and contemporary traditions of drawing, illustration, graphic arts (including printmaking), street art, and muralism. …
Find out more »Borders of Freedom/Contornos de Libertad
ES / EN Online Opening Event: 7 pm PST (8 pm CST), October 10, 2020 October 10 to December 15, 2020 Curated by Patricio Majano Alexia Miranda, Sayre Quevedo, Guadalupe Maravilla, Fredy Solan, Crack Rodriguez, Abigail Reyes Borders of Freedom is a video exhibition featuring artists living in El Salvador and its diaspora, whose work addresses the concept of freedom from different perspectives, connecting it with intimacy, spirituality, gender, migration and sociopolitical context. Collectively, the works address the theme of freedom…
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