Review: In 'Julie Mehretu' at LACMA, the world explodes on canvas. Grab a seat for the show
In her best paintings, Julie Mehretu walks a tightrope. On one side is consolidation, on the other is disintegration. Collapse is underway, coalescence strains. Schism and synthesis spar. Thirty-five paintings and 39 works on paper dating from 1996 to the present constitute an engrossing mid-career …
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