The Broad presents L.A. Intersections, a two-part art festival-style series. This event celebrates organic music and spoken word scenes that have emerged in Los Angeles including punk, jazz, rap, noise. Additionally, it revels in the culturally infused experimentation led by a new generation of Filipinx artists.
The festival features iconic performers who have shaped Los Angeles culture through The Desolation Center events, which inspired Burning Man, Lollapalooza, as well as Coachella. This has kept the language of jazz thriving for generations of musical and literary artists in South LA. Establishments such as The Good Life Cafe, in addition to the city’s raucous punk clubs – Cathay De Grande and Raji’s have all contributed to extending its legacy.
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The eclectic lineup also features Jobel Medina, whose natural inclination for contradictions often merges spectacle with experimental. Anna Luisa Petrisko, whose work is grounded in community and archiving histories is also on the program. There will be two stages on different floors of the museum featuring live music, movement, as well as readings.
Stop in to view the collection exhibition Desire, Knowledge, and Hope (with Smog) featuring 21 local artists. There will also be an artist performance interventions in the galleries. L.A. Intersections presents the musicians, writers, and movement artists who have helped position Los Angeles at the vanguard of cutting-edge culture.
The event will feature Live music by Medusa the Gangsta Goddess, Alice Bag + Kid Congo Powers in their debut live performance as a duet. You can also expect to see Kamau Daaood and a Band of Griots featuring Dwight Trible, and Anna Luisa Petrisko. Enjoy readings by 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Alexander and Jerry Stahl (Permanent Midnight, Nein, Nein, Nein!); a video of the last interview with Sean DeLear, international scenester and frontman for the post-punk sensation Glue. Plus, DeLear offers a slideshow of his posthumously discovered photos; and dance performance work by Jobel Medina + Elliott “L” Sellers in the galleries.
Producers & Curators
L.A. Intersections is organized by The Broad with a curatorial advisory committee comprising Jeffrey Boxer, Kamau Daaood, Pleasant Gehman, Michael Grodner, Medusa the Gangsta Goddess, Stuart Swezey, and Micaela Tobin.
L.A. Intersections: Music, Language, Movement was originally conceived as a way for audiences to return virtually to The Broad and rediscover the joy of connecting with visual art and performers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-part video series celebrates a diverse and vibrant array of Los Angeles-based musicians, poets, and dancers who activate the architecture and distinct physical spaces within the museum.
What: L.A. Intersections
Where: The Broad, 221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
When: March 30, 2024, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Website: https://thebroad.org/
