Wienholt Projects launches its flagship brick-and-mortar space, The Loved One, in Echo Park with the inaugural exhibition "Erotic Terrains," curated by Aubrie Wienholt, Katelyn Katz, and JC Gabel. The show features an almost entirely LA-based group of artists—including Michelle Alexander, Paige Beeber, Jun Fujita, Francesca Gabbiani, Eric Dwight Hancock, Jess Humphrey, Eric Ernest Johnson, Ken Karagozian, Sol Kordich, Amy MacKay, Alex McAdoo, Wyatt Mills, Merrick Morton, Akiko Stehrenberger, Orian Williams, Senon Williams, and Russell Young—working across painting, photography, sculpture, collage, and mixed media to abstract and reconfigure landscape and the figure. Separately, ReflectSpace partners with the Getty Conservation Institute to present "Alta / A Human Atlas for the City of Angels," a social impact project by UK-based artist Marcus Lyon that maps LA’s layered identities through portraiture, personal narratives, and ancestral DNA data from 100 Angelenos. Additionally, the Hollywood Heritage Museum, in partnership with the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Mary Pickford Foundation, opens "The Heart of Hollywood" exhibition honoring the MPTF’s century-long support of the entertainment community.
These three exhibitions matter because they collectively highlight Los Angeles as a vibrant hub for contemporary art and cultural storytelling. "Erotic Terrains" marks the debut of a new gallery and bookshop that aims to bridge emerging and internationally recognized voices, strengthening LA’s local art ecosystem. "Alta" offers an innovative, research-driven model for community engagement and identity mapping, while "The Heart of Hollywood" preserves the legacy of an institution that has quietly sustained generations of entertainment professionals. Together, they underscore how LA institutions are using art to explore identity, memory, and community support.