Los Angeles Times: Pavillion Walls Graffiti Gives Way to Murals

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…

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…