Illuminate LA

Artists Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, Connie Martin Trevino, Jackie Amezquita, Nicole Rademacher, and Paul Donald will lead participatory workshops to commemorate the public histories and cultural memories Los Angeles residents carry that are not, or are no longer, represented by physical spaces and objects downtown. Participants will create ephemeral artworks as “anti-monuments” or "unmonuments" that reflect their own experiences of Los Angeles.

Artists whose personal histories and trajectories cross Downtown Los Angeles will convene to discuss forgotten histories and recent transformations in the area’s landscape. They will draw on this research and personal stories through their art practices for a virtual panel on Thursday, October 27, and a series of audio tours that will be released in late Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.

This Illuminate LA panel will include public art leaders and historians who will discuss their roles in the current dialogue about monuments, offer historical context to related artworks and monuments, and introduce programs that support equitable and inclusive futures of public art collections.