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[FRIEZE] Witness History Being Made: Judy Baca at LACMA
BY ARMANDO PULIDO IN FRIEZE LOS ANGELES , FRIEZE WEEK MAGAZINE | 29 FEB 24 Judy Baca has transformed the Los Angeles County Museum of Art into her studio. In the museum’s Resnick Pavilion, behind a railed platform, a mural is taking shape, accompanied by archival photographs, site plans and a model of the Tujunga Wash in Los Angeles County’s San…
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[THE ART NEWSPAPER] Judy Baca turns LACMA into her studio as she charts the history of Los Angeles
By Jori Finkel | 1 March 2024 A feminist who muscled her way into the Mexican muralist tradition, Judy Baca tends to work outside of museum spaces. She created the celebrated mural known as The Great Wall of Los Angeles on site at the Tujunga Wash, a tributary of the Los Angeles River in North Hollywood, in the 1970s…
[EL PAÍS] ‘The Great Wall of Los Angeles’: An alternative version of US history turned into street art
Schools have taught alternative versions of United States history for decades — a fact that continues to be the source of controversy. Hundreds of books have been devoted to reviewing and reinterpreting the country’s founding. Political discourse has changed too, incorporating new points of view. In Los Angeles, Judy Baca chose to tell her version…
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[ARTnews] The Defining Artworks of 2023
BY THE EDITORS OF ARTNEWS Chicana artist Judith F. Baca first conceived of what would become the half-mile-long Great Wall of Los Angeles in 1974, with the first stretch of it being painted in 1976. Beginning in prehistoric time and extending into the 1950s, the now iconic mural presents a retelling of the history from the perspectives of…
Judy Baca Honored at LACMA Art+Film GALA 2023
Judy Baca was honored for her outstanding achievements at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. Her remarkable lifetime work was highlighted, showcasing her talent, dedication, and vision. This well-deserved recognition at the Art + Film Gala is a testament to Judy’s passion, creativity, and tireless efforts to make art accessible to all and pushing boundaries…
Celebrating a Lifetime of Artistic Excellence: Honoring Judy Baca at the LACMA Art + Film Gala
Our Artistic Director, Judy Baca, was honored for her outstanding achievements at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. Her remarkable lifetime work was highlighted, showcasing her talent, dedication, and vision. This well-deserved recognition at the Art + Film Gala is a testament to Judy’s passion, creativity, and tireless efforts to make art accessible to all…
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[abc7] LACMA exhibit ‘Painting in the River of Angels’ shows artist Dr. Judy Baca in action
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — One of California’s most prominent artists has been working on her masterpiece since the 1970s. Dr. Judy Baca continues her work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and that’s where you can see her in action, creating stroke by stroke, depicting the rich history of the Golden State. “Painting in…
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[Mellon Foundation] Grant Story: The Great Wall of Los Angeles
Los Angeles is Fashioning a “Tattoo on the Scar” Where Its River Once RanGrantmaking areaArts and CultureAuthorAnthony BalasPhotographyEmily Shur for Mellon Foundation Judy Baca co-founded the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), and starting in 1974, over five summers, employed 35 artists and over 400 socially and economically diverse youth and their families to…
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[Forbes] Judy Baca Brings ‘The Great Wall Of Los Angeles’ Into The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art
Excerpt from the article by Chadd Scott on Forbes.com Visitors to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will see history in the making as Judy Baca and artists from the Social and Public Art Resource Center work on new panel sections for The Great Wall of Los Angeles mural inside the museum during public hours weekdays through June 2, 2024. Focusing…
[Los Angeles Daily News] The Great Wall mural along the LA River will grow to a full mile long
Excerpt of article By DAVID CRANE on Los Angeles Daily News. Read the full article here. Walking with a cane due to a recent knee replacement, Judy Baca entered the Resnick Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art wearing paint-splattered white overalls and colorful Vans sneakers — ready to work on the latest installment of the…
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[Smithsonian Magazine] Using 3D Imaging To Preserve Chicana Artist Judy Baca’s Mural “Uprising of the Mujeres”
A behind-the-scenes look at how 3D imaging helps a mural conservator preserve Judy Baca’s “Uprising of the Mujeres” Wendy Rose, October 14, 2022 In the fall of 2021, I joined the conservators in SAAM’s Lunder Conservation Center to work on an incredible mural painting, Uprising of the Mujeres, by the Chicana artist Judith F. Baca. Baca…
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[LACMA] Judy Baca and David Fincher to Be Honored at LACMA Art+Film Gala
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has announced the 2023 Art+Film Gala will honor Judy Baca and David Fincher.[…] “Judy Baca is one of the most important American artists working today. Drawing inspiration from her hometown of Los Angeles, Baca gives permanence to local histories through her monumental artworks, such as ‘The Great Wall of Los…
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[The Art Newspaper] Chicana muralist Judith Baca receives National Medal of Arts in White House ceremony
Baca is among the 12 individuals and organisations receiving the US federal government’s top honour for artists and art patrons this year. Judith Baca, the Chicana artist, educator and arts administrator who may be best known for her sprawling community mural project The Great Wall of Los Angeles—begun in the 1970s, still in process and, at…
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[Alta] History in the Painting: A new Judy Baca mural honors UCLA’s past, present, and future.
December 15, 2022 By Mike Sonksen “This is art that is coming to the people,” declared California state senator Maria Elena Durazo minutes after Judy Baca’s new nearly 78-foot mural was unveiled on April 1, 2022, at UCLA in honor of the school’s 2019 centennial. Permanently installed on the Wescom Student Terrace, on the first level…
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[SAAM Stories] Judy Baca On Her Mural Uprising of the Mujeres
October 4, 2022 SAAM talks with the artist about her inspirations and the process of creating a portable mural by Wendy Rose and Claudia Judith Baca is a painter, muralist, and scholar who works collaboratively within communities to create sites of public memory. Her public arts initiatives reflect the lives and concerns of populations that have…
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[SAAM Stories] Comic Series Presents Ten (More) Stories About Visionaries and Rule Breakers
September 22, 2022 by Howard Kaplan In 2021, SAAM proudly introduced Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists, featuring web comics that illustrated the stories of rule-breaking, visionary artists in the hopes of inspiring young people. The inaugural digital-first series featured diverse voices that spanned the centuries and included artists working in a variety…
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[Los Angeles Times] See inspiring urban art on these 6 walks in L.A.
September 15, 2022 By Matt Pawlik You’ve heard of the great outdoors, but what about the great artdoors? We all know Los Angeles is a hiking haven — coastal, desert and mountain habitats are all easily accessible by trail — but our urban landscapes provide for some truly beautiful scenery too. My favorite? “The Great…
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[UCLA Newsroom] The Story of Us
September 14, 2022 Mary Daily | Photo by David Esquivel Judith Baca has come home. The renowned muralist’s latest monumental work celebrates the campus where she spent her career. The nearly 80-foot mural, titled La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA (or The Memory of Earth: UCLA), on the north side of Ackerman Union, was unveiled in April and…
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[New York Times] A Judy Baca Moment: ‘My Work Has Been Good for a Long Time’
June 2, 2022 Hailed for her rich depictions of California history and social struggle, the Chicana artist says the attention, after decades of being overlooked, surprises her. By Adam Nagourney LOS ANGELES — It has never been easy to see a Judith Baca mural. They are scattered around this city, splashes of color and depictions of…
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[The Art Newspaper] Artists visualise Los Angeles’s recent and pre-human histories in Lacma and Snapchat’s latest augmented reality collaboration
April 18, 2022 The second edition of the digital art partnership features Snapchat lenses by artists Judy Baca, Kang Seung Lee and Sandra de la Loza by Scarlet Cheng The second round of augmented reality (AR) projects organised by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) and Snapchat, titled Monumental Perspectives, launches today (18 April)….