by Philip Kennicott LOS ANGELES — When Judy Baca and a team of 80 kids began painting “The History of California” in 1976, almost no one considered the 1,000-foot-long mural project a monument. Since then, the painting has grown to … Read More
By Shana Nys Dambrot The first clue you’re in for something special with Judy Baca: Memorias de Nuestra Tierra, a Retrospective at the Museum of Latin American Art, is the color. Emanating from the work and radiating from the walls, … Read More
By Carolina A. Miranda [Read the Full Article Here]
By Jeffrey Brown & Lena I. Jackson A new exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, looks at the monumental scale and achievement of an artist capturing the untold stories of Los Angeles. Jeffrey Brown … Read More
by Jordan Karney Chaim September 12, 2021 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 … Read More
A Mellon grant will allow SPARC to extend “The Great Wall” to a full mile in length, bringing the content of the mural up to the present day. the present day. Article by Rachel Heidenry May 2, 2021 In 1976, … Read More
By Nic Cha Kim Valley Village LOS ANGELES — If you’re a fan of California history, you may consider taking a walk down the Tujunga Greenbelt along Coldwater Canyon in Valley Village. “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” is a … Read More
Judy Baca & Erin Yoshi sit down for candid talk on Not Real Art The Podcast. preview the interview below: You can listen to the podcast here! or visit: https://notrealart.com/judy-baca
Judy Baca is an acclaimed artist and muralist and founder of SPARC (The Social and Public Art Resource Center). She is perhaps best known for designing and painting, with the help of many assistants, a half mile long mural … Read More
A Monuments Project grant will enable artist Judith F. Baca and her community collaborators to add chapters to the “Great Wall of Los Angeles.” In this guest essay, Baca describes the impetus behind the decades-long project. Bienvenidos a El Pueblo … Read More