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[New York Times] A Judy Baca Moment: ‘My Work Has Been Good for a Long Time’

[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…

[The Art Newspaper] Artists visualise Los Angeles’s recent and pre-human histories in Lacma and Snapchat’s latest augmented reality collaboration

[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)….

[The Guardian] Judy Baca, the renowned Chicana muralist who paints LA’s forgotten history: ‘My art is meant to heal’

[The Guardian] Judy Baca, the renowned Chicana muralist who paints LA’s forgotten history: ‘My art is meant to heal’

January 22, 2022 Decades after she created one of the longest murals in the world, the Chicana artist and scholar is receiving long overdue mainstream recognition by Sam Levin Judy Baca still recalls the day in the 1970s when the curator of an exhibit showcasing the work of emerging Los Angeles artists told her she couldn’t possibly include…

[Washington Post] Judy Baca’s nearly 50-year-old Great Wall has never been more relevant to the monument wars

[Washington Post] Judy Baca’s nearly 50-year-old Great Wall has never been more relevant to the monument wars

January 20, 2022 by Philip Kennicott LOS ANGELES — When Judy Baca and a team of 80 kids began painting “The History of California” in 1976, almost no one considered the 1,000-foot-long mural project a monument. Since then, the painting has grown to more than 2,750 feet, and is known as the Great Wall of Los Angeles….

[LA WEEKLY] Judy Baca Paints History in Living Color

[LA WEEKLY] Judy Baca Paints History in Living Color

December 9, 2021 By Shana Nys Dambrot The first clue you’re in for something special with Judy Baca: Memorias de Nuestra Tierra, a Retrospective at the Museum of Latin American Art, is the color. Emanating from the work and radiating from the walls, a supercharged, warm and vibrating palette scheme takes over every bit of wall and…

[PBS News] How Judy Baca’s murals help recover history through ‘public memory’

[PBS News] How Judy Baca’s murals help recover history through ‘public memory’

November 30, 2021 By Jeffrey Brown & Lena I. Jackson A new exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, looks at the monumental scale and achievement of an artist capturing the untold stories of Los Angeles. Jeffrey Brown took a look at the work of Judy Baca for our arts and culture series,…

[Hyperallergic] How Judy Baca Redefined the Intersection of Art and Activism

[Hyperallergic] How Judy Baca Redefined the Intersection of Art and Activism

September 12, 2021 by Jordan Karney Chaim  Decades of entrenched art-world racism, gender bias, and resistance to overtly political displays in art have delayed a comprehensive treatment of Baca’s career until now. LONG BEACH, Calif. — For 50 years Los Angeles-based artist Judy Baca has been creating sites of public memory. Through her collaborative murals, multimedia art, and teaching she…

[Hyperallergic] The Monumental Impact of a Judy Baca Mural in Los Angeles

[Hyperallergic] The Monumental Impact of a Judy Baca Mural in Los Angeles

May 2, 2021 A Mellon grant will allow SPARC to extend “The Great Wall” to a full mile in length, bringing the content of the mural up to the present day. the present day.  Article by Rachel Heidenry In 1976, Judy Baca began working on “The Great Wall of Los Angeles,” a monumental mural depicting…

Summer 2021 Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship at SPARC

Public Art Administration Intern In partnership with the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship Program The Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) is accepting applications for a Public Art Administration Intern. This position is a 10-week paid internship for undergraduate students from June to August 2021. SPARC creates public artworks and programs that empower communities and…

[Spectrum News1] Lucas Museum acquires artist archives for LA’s ‘Great Wall’

[Spectrum News1] Lucas Museum acquires artist archives for LA’s ‘Great Wall’

April 13, 2021 By Nic Cha Kim Valley Village LOS ANGELES — If you’re a fan of California history, you may consider taking a walk down the Tujunga Greenbelt along Coldwater Canyon in Valley Village. “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” is a mural designed by artist Judy Baca with the help of over 400 community youths…

[Mellon Foundation] Voices: Painting in the River of Angels

[Mellon Foundation] Voices: Painting in the River of Angels

Grantmaking area Arts and CultureAuthor Judy BacaPhotography Emily Shur for Mellon FoundationDate March 11, 2021 A grant through the Monuments Project has enabled artist Judith F. Baca and her community collaborators to add chapters to the “Great Wall of Los Angeles.” In this guest essay, Baca describes the impetus behind the decades-long project. Bienvenidos a…

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