Corita Art Center Opens
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| Photo Marc Walker / Corita Art Center |
On March 8, 2025, the Corita Art Center opens in a new building in the Arts District. The Center preserves the legacy of Corita Kent (1918-1986), who juggled roles as nun, artist's artist, activist, and celebrity (often billed as the "Pop Art Nun" by 1960s media).
Kent's best-known works are silk screen prints transforming text from ads and package designs into poetic commentaries on American capitalism and consumerism. A Los Angeles Times piece notes her relevance to such contemporary artists as Alexandra Grant and Lauren Halsey. Mike Kelley, Lari Pittman, and Pae White also credited her as an influence. The Hammer Museum website has a biography and appreciation of Kent by Ray Smith.
The Corita Art Center is at 811 Traction Ave. #3a, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Admission is free, but reservations are required and hours are limited to Saturdays, 11–4. A visit can easily be combined with Hauser & Wirth, MOCA Geffen, or the Japanese American National Museum, each a few blocks away.
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| Corita Kent teaching printmaking at Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, 1950s |
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| Corita Kent, yes people like us, 1965. Image courtesy of Corita Art Center |
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Wow! I have now.
Per Wiki...
She left her copyrights and unsold works to the Immaculate Heart Community formed by the former IHM sisters in Los Angeles.
> MOCA Geffen, or the Japanese
> American National Museum
Something that should have been built years ago is also rail transit that connects those locations with the Broad and, apparently by next year, also LACMA, AMPAS and the Petersen. Eventually, also even the Hammer. When it opens in 2026, the Lucas too.