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Announcing the 2025 Lightning Fund and Jacki Apple Awards

Left to right:  Jeny Amaya, Carmen Argote, Jessica Taylor Bellamy, Sherin Guirguis (photo by Monica Orozco), Zara Kuredjian, Won Ju Lim, noé olivas (photo by Elon Schoenholz), Nancy Popp, Kyoko ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE, News Tagged With: Carmen Argote, jacki apple award, Jennifer Moon, Jeny Amaya, Jessica Taylor Bellamy, Kiara Walls, Kyoko Takenaka, Lightning Fund, Nancy Popp, noé olivas, Sherin Guirguis, Won Ju Lim, Zara Kuredjian

BLOAT- A New LACE Edition from Carmen Argote

You can purchase the edition at our online store. NEW LACE Edition by Carmen Argote In this new edition titled BLOAT, Argote explores notions of time, repetition, and language through mixed media, ... [Read More]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2020, Bloat, Carmen Argote, editions, eric gero, lace editions, print, printmaking

A RUSH OF STORIES| Beatriz Cortez: A Dialogue of Nomads

As Part of Paroxysm of Sublime Artist Talk, Beatriz Cortez: A Dialogue of Nomads A conversation between Brown border-crossers and dead French philosophers October 22, 2019 7:30 to ... [Read More]

Tagged With: Ana, ana iwataki, anna milone, Beatriz Cortez, Brown border-crossers, Carmen Argote, Central American, Clastres, Deleuze, Foucault, Guattari, Paroxysm of Sublime, Rafa Esparza

Paroxysm of Sublime

Photograph by Chris Wormald. Curated by Anna Milone, FLAX Program Director and Curator and Ana Iwataki, FLAX Associate Curator. Opening Reception September 18, 7-10 PM Exhibition Dates September ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2015-2019, Exhibition, LACE Tagged With: ana iwataki, and Daniel Otero Torres, anna milone, Artists: Eddie Aparicio, Beatriz Cortez, Candice Lin, Carmen Argote, David Horvitz, Etienne de France, Eva Nielsen, Hannah Mjølsnes, Hubert Robert, iris yirei hu, Laura Huertas Millán, Nine Herbs Charm (Eric Kim, Saewon Oh), Sara Favriau, SMITH x DIPLOMATES

Paroxysm of Sublime

Image Credit: Carmen Argote, Marks from Birth, 2018 Click here to read press release. Curated by Anna Milone, FLAX Program Director and Curator and Ana Iwataki, Associate Curator. Opening ... [Read More]

Tagged With: ana iwataki, and Daniel Otero Torres, anna milone, beat, Beatriz Cortez, Candice Lin, Carmen Argote, David Horvitz, Eddie Aparicio, Etienne de France, Eva Nielsen, Exhibition, FLAX, Hannah Mjølsnes, Hubert Robert, iris yirei hu, LACE, Laura Huertas Millán, Nine Herbs Charm (Eric Kim, paroxysm, Saewon Oh), Sara Favriau, SMITH x DIPLOMATES

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Please join us in welcoming two new members to the Please join us in welcoming two new members to the LACE team! 

 🌟 LACE’s new Communications + Event Coordinator, Ida Tongkumvong is a Los Angeles-based arts administrator and marketing professional with a passion for expanding access to the arts and fostering inclusivity within creative spaces. She holds a B.A. in Communications from UCLA. Her previous roles with Sounding Point, the LA Phil, and CAP UCLA deepened her commitment to broadening arts access through strategic partnerships, inclusive programming, and dynamic storytelling. With a keen interest in public art and community-based initiatives, Ida brings a thoughtful and collaborative approach to audience development and creative event planning within L.A.’s contemporary arts landscape. Outside of work, you’ll often find her at a flea market or estate sale, always on the hunt for a one-of-a-kind find.

 🌟 LACE’s new Production + Operations Coordinator, Johnny Young began making his mark on the Los Angeles arts scene as Gallery and Programming Manager for the Juicy Beats Artist Exchange Lounge in 2000. He has worked with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), where he played a key role in production and management for their First Fridays program; he was also selected for the prestigious Diversity Apprenticeship Program (DAP) at The Broad, a competitive initiative aimed at training the next generation of museum and gallery professionals from underrepresented communities. Johnny brings a sharp eye for detail, a commitment to equity in the arts, and a dedication to amplifying voices that challenge the boundaries of convention.
Did you get your tickets for “This Home, Forever Did you get your tickets for “This Home, Forever” happening this weekend? “This Home, Forever” is a stage, a forum, and a dynamic workshop nurtured by a group of artists and activists devoted to and inspired by Los Angeles. Learn more and get your tickets at the link in our bio. 

Held on the rooftop of the historic Bendix Building, performances will be presented with a 180 degree view of downtown Los Angeles. See performances by: @0ll668, @perras.bravas, @lapovertydepartment, @michelelorusso, @pacoimatechno, @jakioeoeo. 

Behind-the-scenes photos by @andreuuua  @selene__preciado and @abwyman
We’re still reminiscing about “ENDURANCE,” w We’re still reminiscing about “ENDURANCE,” which took place Saturday and Sunday, May 16–17. The series celebrated elder artists and their longstanding committment to their practices, through both performances and interdisciplinary work. Swipe through to see portraits from the two evenings, taken by Ray Barrera (@dreamfishcommuter).

Support LACE’s future, free public programs by making a donation at the link in our bio.

Performers pictured, in order of appearance: Hirokazu Kosaka, Awilda Sterling-Duprey (@awildasterling), Sheree Rose (@msrosebush), Sharon Kagan (@sharonkagan), Anna Homler with David Javelosa and Jeff Schwartz, Gloria Enedina Álvarez, Oguri, The Dark Bob, Barbara T. Smith and Ulysses Jenkins, Alice Bag (@alice_bag), Kid Congo Powers (@kidcongopowers), and Kamau Daáood.
Don’t miss the two-day series “This Home, Fore Don’t miss the two-day series “This Home, Forever” happening June 7-8, curated by LACE 2025 Emerging Curator Nahui Garcia. Held on the rooftop of the historic Bendix Building, these performances will be presented with a 180 degree view of downtown Los Angeles. Reserve your ticket to this (free!) event at the link in our bio.

Get to know the artists:

🔷 @0ll668 is an American interdisciplinary artist exploring spirituality, mythology, and cosmogony through the digital age.
🔷 @perras.bravas is a border-based collective in Ciudad Juárez created in 2020. 
🔷 @lapovertydepartment creates performances and multidisciplinary artworks that connect the experience of people living in poverty to the social forces that shape their lives and communities. 
🔷 @michelelorusso explores language as an active device, where the performativity of words not only structures reality but also exposes its limits, contradictions, and possibilities for escape. 
🔷 @pacoimatechno channels the energy of local histories, industrial landscapes, and late-night warehouse functions.
🔷 Jaklin Romine (@jakioeoeo) confronts the intersection of feminist ideals that are formed by her identity as a disabled, queer, latinx, POC, living in the Southern California landscape.

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