This issue coincides with Fabrik’s Photo Independent Art Fair, and the Month of Photography LA. The photography theme crops up in our coverage of the dual Mapplethorpe exhibits at LACMA and The Getty and our write-up of the new LA outpost of Sprüth Magers, where John Baldessari’s inaugural show featured a series of cleverly manipulated photos with unexpected twists. We also profile artist Marwa Abdul-Rahman, the Leimert Park resurging art scene, showcase ARTRA Curatorial’s picks of artists you should know about, and we continue our ongoing Reviews of recent exhibitions.
