Homegrown LA

Homegrown LA is a guide to four essential exhibitions by artists who have shaped — and been shaped by — Los Angeles. From Paul McCarthy's anarchic, sprawling mythology to Patrick Martinez's vivid neon-lit portraits of the city's streets, and from Judith F. Baca's monumental chronicle of LA's marginalized communities to Michael Asher's quietly radical rethinking of institutional space, these shows share a common thread: a deep, lived relationship with the city itself. Whether you're a longtime Angeleno or visiting for the first time, this guide takes you to the work that's most rooted in LA's culture, history, and ongoing identity.

4 exhibitions

Paul McCarthy: CSSC, Coach Stage Stage Coach, A&E, Adolf/Adam & Eva/Eve, Samples

CSSC, Coach Stage Stage Coach, A&E, Adolf/Adam & Eva/Eve, Samples presents recent paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographic stills by Paul McCarthy centers on a cycle of large canvases that affirm his command of painting. Drawing from ongoing video projects, he stages a charged multiverse where Adam and Eve, Adolf and Eva, pirates, bankers, and dogs collide in scenes of penetration, violence, and absurdity. Balancing hysteria and control, the work holds bodies in suspended catastrophe, where screaming and laughter verge on grace.

Feb 23 - Apr 25

Patrick Martinez: Left in Ruins

Charlie James Gallery presents Patrick Martinez: Left in Ruins, featuring new paintings, drawings, sculptures, and neon works created over the past two years. Martinez uses materials associated with Los Angeles, including stucco, cement, tile, cinderblock, and neon, to examine migration, labor, architecture, and civic space. The exhibition also includes a family-curated presentation of related artworks.

Feb 20 - Apr 11

Judith F. Baca: Great Wall of Los Angeles: The 1970s- A Decade of Defiance and Dreams

This exhibition presents the latest completed segment of The Great Wall of Los Angeles, produced by SPARC under the artistic direction of Judith F. Baca. Focusing on movements of resistance and social change in the United States, the mural traces histories of Indigenous activism, prison abolition, antiwar protest, student uprisings, and cultural response. Created through a collaborative, mobile production process, the work positions art as a vehicle for testimony and collective memory.

Feb 21 - Apr 4

Michael Asher

This focused survey examines the work of Michael Asher, presenting twenty projects through material elements, documentation, and an exhibition guide. Spanning six decades, Asher’s site-specific practice foregrounded context as content, examining institutional, social, and economic frameworks. The exhibition draws from archival materials and loans, acknowledging works designed for specific times and places that resist conventional retrospective display.

Feb 24 - Aug 2