On the occasion of the exhibition ‘Luchita Hurtado. Yo Soy’ in Downtown Los Angeles, join us for an exhibition walkthrough with the artist’s son, John Mullican, offering a unique lens into Hurtado’s extraordinary life and her enduring legacy in Los Angeles.

In this walkthrough, dive into the first exhibition devoted to the artist at Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles, which brings together paintings and drawings from a pivotal moment in Hurtado’s career: Inspired by the surge of feminist activism in LA, the artist held her first solo exhibition at the Woman’s Building in February 1974, debuting her Linear Language series of expressive, geometric word paintings. A half century on, ‘Yo Soy’ revisits that landmark presentation and includes never-before-seen works from the series it introduced. Through her vibrant, abstract canvases painted with custom-built squeeze bottle tools—some cut up and meticulously resewn—visitors will be able to experience the depth of Hurtado’s exploration of pattern, mysticism, the earth and the cosmos.

This event is free, however, reservations are recommended. Click here to register.

Upcoming Walkthroughs:

Saturday 23 August, 2 pm
Marie Heilich, writer, researcher, independent curator and founder of Wolfpack HQ
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Saturday 27 September, 2 pm
Cole Root, Director of The Estate of Luchita Hurtado
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About Luchita Hurtado
Over the course of her eight-decade career, Venezuelan-born, Los Angeles-based artist Luchita Hurtado (1920 – 2020) dedicated her practice to the investigation of universality and transcendence and committed to a lifelong journey of personal and artistic evolution defined by ceaseless experimentation. Though personally connected to a vast network of internationally renowned artists and intellectuals—including Mexican muralists, Surrealists, members of the Dynaton movement, feminists and artists in the Chicano/Latino art scene—Hurtado remained an independent and largely private, but highly prolific, creator. Her exhibition at the Woman’s Building in 1974 was the only solo presentation of her work prior to her mid-90s, with her first institutional survey at the age of 98.  

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Please be advised that photographs or videos may be taken at this event for use on the Hauser & Wirth website, social media and in other marketing materials.