OCTOBER 18, 2017
As we gear up for our Los Angeles Convening (it’s in two weeks!), we’d like to highlight the second round of essays from our Field Perspectives series — as well as the insightful programming organized by our Los Angeles Convening partners.
Take a look — and don’t forget to get your tickets before they sell out.
FIELD PERSPECTIVES: WEEK TWO
In week two of our Field Perspectives 2017 series, Common Field is excited to share three new texts. Field Perspectives is a co-publishing initiative organized and supported by Common Field as a part of the Los Angeles 2017 Convening. It’s a collaboration between ARTS.BLACK, Art Practical, The Chart, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, contemptorary, DIRT, Pelican Bomb, Temporary Art Review, and X-TRA.
Art Practical (Bay Area) published Anuradha Vikram’s essay “The Big Lie”that questions how the city-wide initiative PST LA/LA is situated within the socioeconomic history and future of Los Angeles.
Contemptorary (Los Angeles) published Dan Bustillo’s essay “Like Piss in Motion: Race, Gender, and Filtration Systems in the work of Candice Lin” that take a closer look at Candice Lin's use of piss to remind us that histories of race and gender do not become sterile over time.
Pelican Bomb (New Orleans) published “The Power of Place” a conversation between Andrea Andersson, Imani Jacqueline Brown, L. Kasimu Harris, and Charlie Tatum about how place affects arts workers in New Orleans; the challenges and obligations of working in a small city; and balancing local, national, and international concerns.
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Last week, X-TRA (Los Angeles) published Travis Diehl’s “Op-Ed: An Ultra-red Line” that has yielded an unfolding debate and dialog. Follow the conversation at x-traonline.org.
SPOTLIGHT ON LA PARTNERS
Common Field’s lead LA Convening partners include Aurora Tang from the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Eric Kim from Human Resources Los Angeles, Jia Gu from Materials & Applications, and Sarah Williams from Women’s Center for Creative Work — organizations all essential to the dynamism of LA’s arts landscape and organizers all central to the ideas and themes taking shape in the 2017 Convening. Select sessions organized by them include:
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“At the End of the Day, at Least We Have Each Other: Care and Accountability in the Arts, Community Organizing, and Allied Fields,” organized by Eric Kim, and featuring Tori Abernathy, Gloria Galvez, Kimi Hanauer and Antonio Serna
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“Under Pressure: On Protecting Communities, Resisting Displacement, and Servicing the Most Vulnerable,” organized by Jia Gu, and featuring Henriette Brouwers, Jennifer Ganata, Hayk Makhmuryan, John Malpede and Elizabeth Timme
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“Histories & Futures Of Shifting Spaces And Places,” organized by Aurora Tang, and featuring Paolo Davanzo, David Evans Frantz, Kian Goh, Ellie Lee and Ashley Sparks…
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“Institutional Partnerships: How to be the Little Gal,” organized by Sarah Williams and also featuring Mark Allen, Jamillah James, Julia Meltzer, and Rosten Woo
...and more, here!
Our affiliate partners include Clockshop, contemptorary, Eastside International, Fathomers, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (LACA), Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Machine Project, Side Street Projects, The Velaslavasay Panorama, and X-TRA. Thank you so much for your support.