Spotlight

Occupying a former flour mill, the Hauser & Wirth Gallery in downtown Los Angeles stands as a major destination for contemporary art, dining, events and learning activities which connect with the local community in a vibrant architectural space. The current exhibition, Christina Quarles’ The Ground Grows Black reflects the acute sense of displacement the artist experienced in the wake of the catastrophic wildfires that consumed her home in early 2025. Admired internationally for the dexterity and assertiveness with which she manipulates paint, the new works on view push that expressive and physical power to new limits, conveying the impact of the fires on her inner landscape. Lively planes of color, texture and pattern suggest architectural realms where human forms jolt and bend in response to unseen forces. Denser and more frenetic than Quarles’ earlier works, these paintings feel newly urgent while hewing to the artist’s core pursuit: to show how instability and resilience coexist, creating spaces where multiple realities can overlap. There is a sense of instability exemplified in ‘Glow, After’ (2026), the artist’s largest stretched painting to date, comprising two modular panels whose components are devised to rotate. Over the course of the exhibition, a series of reconfigurations will invite ongoing reinterpretation. The gallery windows have been covered in white film to heighten the contrast of exterior shadows, echoing the  black pigment that has been sprayed onto the surface of the South Gallery columns—a reference to the blackened trees of Quarles’ former neighborhood. Open Tues-Saturday with no entry fee, this exhibition is “wirth” a trip to the downtown Arts District.

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This March, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a multi‑day engagement that brings one of the world’s most beloved modern dance companies back to Los Angeles. Performing March 25–29, the company presents two distinct programs of repertory works that highlight both tradition and innovation in dance, all within the “Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center” series.

Founded in 1958 by Alvin Ailey, the company revolutionized modern dance by centering African American culture and storytelling through movement that transcends boundaries of race, faith, and nationality. Its legacy continues under new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, bringing fresh energy to classic works along with contemporary pieces by choreographers pushing the art form forward.

Audiences will see a mix of repertory favorites and compelling new works, including selections like Revelations — Ailey’s iconic masterpiece rooted in gospel, blues, and spirituals — which remains a soul‑stirring tribute to the Black experience and one of the most powerful dance works in the company’s repertoire. Other works on the program range from emotionally charged contemporary pieces to dynamic, ensemble‑driven choreography that highlights the dancers’ virtuosity and expressiveness.

Whether you’re drawn to the spiritual depth of Revelations, the athleticism of modern dance, or the emotional storytelling that is uniquely Ailey, this engagement offers something unforgettable. For Los Angeles audiences, this limited five‑day run is a rare chance to experience the transcendent power of Ailey’s work in one of the city’s most iconic performance spaces

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