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world is really looking

toward L.A.We wantedto

say, ‘Lookat the diversit y of

museumsinL.A.andthe

programming they’re doing

and what’s happening in the

fall with the PST initiative,’ ”

said Kim Martindale,the

L.A. Art Show’s general

manager and partner,refer-

ring to Pacific Standard

Time programming at mu-

seumsacrosstheregionthat

willexplor etheLatinAmeri-

can influences in the history

of L.A.’s art scene. “It’s to try

and have a voice for these

museums in L.A. at the

show. And I’mexcited and

honoredthatthey’r epartici-

pating.”

Further sharpening its

focuson postwar a nd con-

temporary art, the L.A. Art

Show will reduce the num-

berofi tshistoricaldealersto

nine, compared with last

year’s 40. They had been fea-

tured in an adjacent show-

within-a-showcalledtheLos

Angeles Fine Art Show. The

new, smaller “curated”sec-

tion, called “Roots,” will fea-

ture primarily19th and early

20th century painting,

prints and drawings.

Therewill still beanaddi-

tional150,000 square feet for

galleriesto feature workfor

sa le. But thecoexistence

thisyear ofa commercial

section side-by-side with a

dedicated space for muse-

um exhibitions iskey, Mar-

tindale said.

“I want to see people en-

gagein a rt andenjoy the

art,” Martindale said. “Is

therea commercialside,and

do we want to see these gal-

leries sell theirwork? Yes,

that’s a component as well.

It’s so you can see and enjoy

them both at the same time.

The hope is you have an

overallcomplete art experi-

ence.”

Many of the institutions

will be highlightingLatin

American art.

LACMA will stage “Frag-

ments From Home,” which

includes performance and

installation piecesby two

artists,New York-based Ra-

phaelMontañez Ortizand

L.A.-based Ramiro Gomez.

Montañez Ortiz ’s installa-

tion, “Couch Destruction:

Angel Release (Pennies

From Heaven),” and his per-

formance, “ShredYour Wor-

ries,”address politicaland

religiousconcerns while his

installation “Piano Destruc-

tion Ritual: Cowboy and In-

dian, PartTwo”looksat how

we construct and decon-

struct our lives. Gomez’s

cardboard installation,

“Cut-Outs,” createsa por-

tr ait of what the artis t sees

as a contemporary Latin

American servicecommuni-

ty of gardeners, housekeep-

ers, caregivers and others.

Both artists are partici-

pants in LACMA’s program

for “Pacific Standard Time:

LA/LA.”

The Museum of Latin

American Art will prese nt

“In My FloatingWorld,” an

installation by Dominican-

bornartist Scherezade Gar-

cia, curated byTatiana Flo-

res. Theworkis a wall made

of blu e life prese rvers

wrappedinelectricaltape.It

wil l also show as part of MO-

LAA’s program for “Pacific

Standard Time: LA/LA.”

The Muzeo Museum and

Cultural Center will stage

part of an upcoming exhib-

ition, “DeconstructingLib-

erty: A DestinyManifested,”

which is curated byMarisa

Caichiolo and examines pa-

triotism, citizenship and

community through paint-

ings, photography, video

and performances byLatin

American artists. The piece

on dis play at the L.A. Art

Show, “Talking Head Trans-

mitters,” is by EugeniaVar-

gas-Pereira. It’s an interac-

tive radioproject; passersby

can peek into the pop-up ra-

dio station, which will

stream commentary from

the L.A. Art Show online.

As part of the show’s “Di-

alogsL.A.”series,MOCADi-

rector PhilippeVergne will

appear inconversation with

Martindaleto discuss “The

Making ofJeff Koons’ ‘Bal-

loon Dog.’” Another panel

will feature Idurre Alonso,

associate curator of Getty

Research Institute’s Latin

American Collections,mod-

erating“A Conversation on

Pacific Standard Time: LA/

LA.”

This sort of museum pro-

gramming “opens up the

L.A. Art Show to a diff erent

sort of engagement with the

arts community and the

general public,” said Caichi-

olo, who curated “Decon-

structingLiberty.” “For the

museums,too, it ’s great ex-

posure,especially because

someof the museums in-

volved aren’t as well known

as museums like LACMA.”

“L.A. is really growing

culturally, and the fair

shouldreflect that,” Caichi-

olo added. “We’re hoping

this will spark a dialogue be-

tween the city and the fair,

betweenvisitorsandtheart-

ists, thecurators and the in-

stitutions.”

deborah.vankin@

latimes.com

THE MUSEUM OFLatin American Art will present “In My FloatingWorld,” an installationby Dominican-born artist Scherezade Garcia,at the L.A. Art Show.

WilliamVazquezL.A. Art Show

An artful introduction

LACMA WILLstage Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s “Piano Destruction Ritual.”

Madam LuxembourgL.A. Art Show

L.A. Art Show

Where:Los Angeles

Convention Center, West

Hall,1201 S. Figueroa St.,

L.A.

When:Openingparty 7-11

p.m. Wednesday; show 11

a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-

Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday

Tickets:See website

Info:www.laartshow.com

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LOUIS HOCK’S“A wall” (2016) will be presentedat

the L.A. Art Showat the L.A. Convention Center.

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