If you’re anywhere near Los Angeles, plan to see the extraordinary exhibition, All the Saints of the City of the Angels: Paintings and Stories by J. Michael Walker. It continues at the Autry National Center through September 7. I mean see it!
By connecting the stories of the saints with the people and places of L.A., Walker illuminates the many facets of Los Angeles' multicultural heritage, from a troubled past including forced Native labor and greedy land developers to a contemporary landscape of economic chasms and newly built cultural bridges. Walker's work reveals the tragedies and triumphs of Los Angeles's residents and lays bare the complex realities of urban living. Most important, it infuses all with the hope that we may yet live up to the standards set by our saintly protectors and the recognition that our neighbors may well be the ‘saints’ to whom we need to turn. – All the Saints of the City of the Angeles Exhibition, Autry National Center Website
