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On Saturday, June 16, ICA LA artist Rafa Esparza extended his exhibition, āde la Calleā (of the Street) 1 mile away from the museum. Esparza and his collaborators descended onto Santee Alley, a historical thoroughfare in the heart of #DTLAās fashion district - a retail destination for working class Angelenos. The group was made up of local artists, designers and nightlife personalities who had worked in the Project Room for the duration of the exhibition to produce a series of #fashion garments and wearable #sculpture. The alleys have served @elrafaesparza and many of his collaborators as a site for pulling looks to go out in, such as the iconoclastic #queer party nights produced by @mustache__la. Esparza describes the performance as āworking class, queer, POC showing up and showing out in the Alleysā featuring @leather.papi @brownskinhazel @calmatetupedo @olimastudio @xtravagram @youngjoonkwak @girls.in.suits @trashay @taco.guillen @trashay @ytinifninfinity @ladysoulfly and #BashirNaim. The garments and accessories are on show through July 15 @theicala š swipe for all the looks from āa la Calleā (to the Street) + view our Highlights for more scenes @thesanteealley š·@amina.photo @fei_bian @dorianuliseslopez | #delacalle #alacalle #rafaesparza #icala
#LosAngeles-based artist Rafa Esparza considers the impact of #migration #colonization and collective histories though his multifaceted, often collaborative practice. Notions of #identity #community and authorship are put into question when space and resources are ceded by Esparza for other invited artists and cultural producers. For his first solo museum presentation @theicala, the artist describes his intention for āde la Calleā (of the Street) āā¦ to work with brown and queer people - itās not about tokenisation - itās about taking up space together: the ideas of land and identityā. View the transformation of āde la Calleā and garments from the culminate performance āa la Calleā (to the Street) through July 15 š·@dorianuliseslopez | #rafaesparza #delacalle #alacalle #icala
āde la Calleā is a project that has grown as much as the living #adobe ground that is its stage. The ābrown matterā present in a āwhite spaceā was laid by artist Rafa Esparza in the Project Room in early June. Serving as a creative commons for production, collaboration and exhibition, āde la Calleā has evolved into a diverse spectrum of both personality and material: from clay and straw to sequins and tulle š swipe to discover the collaborations over the course of 6 weeks. āde la Calleā (of the Street) closes this Sunday with a special performance by one of @elrafaesparzaās collaborators - Gabriela Luiz: Cruz Azul by #LA artist, designer and model @leather.papi will perform her live installation on Sunday, July 15 at 4pm @theicala with original cast members involved in Esparzaās public street performance āa la Calleā (to the Street) that took place earlier this month. RSVP required š link in Highlights š #delacalle #rafaesparza #icala
FINAL DAY: #RafaEsparzaās āde la Calleā - a collaborative project between the artist and a group of #LAās nightlifeā¦ https://t.co/OJYX3SVic3
How does one artist support the vision of another? The integral role of the artist assistant is explored in this weekās #arttalk āArtists Assist Artistsā in partnership with @frieze_magazine on Wednesday, July 18 at 6pm @theicala. The panel includes artists T. Kelly Mason, Fay Ray and Monique Van Genderen who have worked as assistants to other artists represented in our main gallery exhibition āThis Brush for Hire: Norm Laich & Many Other Artistsā. Join us for this free program + a special #happyhour sponsored by @casadragones - RSVP required | #icala
How does one artist support the vision of another? Join us this Weds July 18 at 6pm @theicala for a panel discussioā¦ https://t.co/qaWPGr0Nvx