Matt Stromberg

Barbara Carrasco's landmark 80-foot painting portraying the city's origins and evolution will anchor the National History Museum's new wing.

“I wanted to make something aggressively non-linear, using sound and music to express things that hard language couldn’t,” the artist said of his latest work.

These 11 local and online artist-run sales, craft fairs, and markets stress community over consumption.

Shiva Ahmadi's aqueous visions, Dave Smith's oxymoronic LA, Miller Robinson's cosmology of survival, the Guerrilla Girls' first West Coast show, and more.

Teresa Baker and Felix Quintana's recently unveiled commissions make visible some of the city's overlooked communities and places.

Pippa Garner’s last show, a Photorealism family tree, Iván Argote’s overgrown monuments, Elizabeth Tremante lampoons patriarchal art history, and more.

The new Santa Monica Post Office fair, named for its location in a 1938 Art Deco building, promises camaraderie and affordability.

“I literally only have the clothes I'm wearing, but that's the same story as thousands of others,” artist Amir Nikravan told

With much of the area now in ruins and no clear picture of recovery, artists are reflecting on the once-thriving community and imagining what the future might look like.

Galleries and fair organizers who spoke to Hyperallergic cited the need for financial opportunities and community in the wake of the fires.