On the night when multiple Asians and Asian Americans won Academy Awards—most notably for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)—I reflected on the Los Angeles art community from the perspective of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
Since my last dispatch on the LA scene’s remarkable growth in the , the city has put itself firmly on the map: outposts of David Zwirner, Lisson, and Perrotin galleries have arrived in town; established local galleries are expanding their existing spaces;