Brackish Water Los Angeles

Exhibition | Programming | Student Involvement | Climate Justice

Artwork

Shinique Smith. “Forgiving Strands,” 2016. Mixed media. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison. “The Lagoon Cycle,” 1974–84 Cloth-and-rope-bound folio of 45 mylarcovered, archivally processed photographs with graphite, ink, and oil. 36 x 24 x 8 in. overall.

Alison Saar. “Sluefoot Slide,” 2015. Acrylic, gesso, and charcoal on found sugar sacks and linen. 53 x 26 1/5 in.

Isaac Michael Ybarra. “Ooxono (From Here)” (2023). Video.

Emma Robbins. “LA River Paper,” 2018. Naturally occurring paper (algae, leaves, bird materials) thread.14 x 11 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Catherine Opie. “Untitled #23” from “Freeway” series, 1994. Platinum print. 8 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. Courtesy of the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London, and Seoul.

Uca princeps, (Smith, 1870). One (1) lot / two (2) specimens fiddler crabs. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Crustacea Collection, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Kori Newkirk. “high rise low,” 2024. Plastic innertubes. 66 x 66 x 144 in. Courtesy of the artist.

F.H. Maude. Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flooding Los Angeles River, c. late 19th to early 20th century. Albumen base on glass plate. 3 1/4 x 4 in. Autry Museum; LS. 12433.

David Maisel. “The Lake Project I,” 2001. Archival pigment print. 48 x 48 in. Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery.

Jenny Kendler. “Forget Me Not,” 2020. Vintage boom box, sustainably-sourced shells, adhesive, cassette tape, and looped audio. 20 x 8 x 12 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Alfredo Jaar. “Untitled Water (E),” 1990. Double-sided lightbox with two color transparencies and five mirrors. Lightbox: 43 1/2 x 43 x 9 1/2 in.; mirrors: 12 x 12 x2 in. each; overall dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong & Co., New York.

Laura Aguilar. “Grounded #111,” 2006. Inkjet print. 17 x 22 in. Gift of the Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016, jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation.

Mercedes Dorame. “EnergyFlows – Mopuushtenpo Xaa Mochoova,” 2022. Archival inkjet print. 30 x 37 1.2 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Laddie John Dill. “Sand and Light Landscapes,” 1968/2024. Sand, neon. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio. “Portable Wetland for Southern California,” 2019. Mixed media, sound. 42 x 16 x 19 ft. Courtesy of Metabolic Studio. Location: Sculpture Garden, CSUDH.

Map showing the area from San Bernardino, California, to the western edge of Los Angeles County, 1901 (reprinted 1912). Lithograph on paper. 40 x 23 ½ in. Donald R. and Beverly J. Gerth Archives & Special Collections, California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Vija Celmins. “Untitled (Ocean),” 1972. Lithograph, bon á tirer. 28 1/4 x 45 1/2 in. Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa, CA. Museum purchase with additional funds provided by the Richard Winckler Memorial Fund.