Artbound

A new framework for black diasporic art production is taking shape in contemporary Los Angeles. This documentary profiles 5 emerging artists whose work explores the intersection of race, class, identity, and aesthetics.

Artbound explores the Museum of Contemporary Arts’ permanent collection and contemporary exhibitions, including works by George Herms and Betye Saar, the Abstract Expressionist collection with works by Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, the works of Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Gabriel Orozco, Senga Nengudi, and a look at the museum s current exhibition.

Artbound explores art created amidst social upheaval, including artists Andrea Bowers and Noe Gaytan, whose work engages with the struggle for wage equity and unionization; the desert assemblage sculptures of Noah Purifoy, whose practice was transformed by the Watts Rebellion; Michael Maltzan's Star Apartments, a unique approach to addressing homelessness; and the muralism of artist El Mac.

Artbound celebrates Black History Month with a special episode featuring the work of African American artists in Southern California, including the assemblage sculptures of Noah Purifoy; William Pope.L's large-scale installation "Trinket;" Candacy Taylor's photography; a collection of images by African-American photographers; and Aloe Blacc's cover of "When The Girl You Love Lives in California."