Final Coloration for Hitting the Wall: Women in the Marathon (detail), 1984, Judy Baca, colored pencil and pastels on paper. Courtesy of the artist Judith F. Baca and the SPARC Archives SPARCinLA.org. © Judith Baca Final Coloration for Hitting the Wall: Women in the Marathon (detail), 1984, Judy Baca, colored pencil and pastels on paper. Courtesy of the artist Judith F. Baca and the SPARC Archives SPARCinLA.org. © Judith Baca

Gracing a freeway underpass in downtown Los Angeles, Judy Baca’s Hitting the Wall mural is one of the city’s most iconic works of art. To underline the ongoing vulnerability of mural art, this focused display highlights the design, painting, destruction, and renewal of Baca’s 1984 artwork. The presentation will include preliminary sketches, colorations, and an actual-size reproduction of a part of the mural.

This exhibition complements The Lost Murals of Renaissance Rome.

Generous support from Rob Lovelace and Alicia Miñana

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A Conversation with Judy Baca

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