The ubiquitous commentary of our time is transformation: cultural, technological, social, political and economical. As curator Pablo León de la Barra has written, up to date artwork that confronts the failure of modernism usually does so by comparing the motion’s storied past with recent neoliberal equivalents.” In this part, artists address modernism’s disjointed legacy by exploring the split between its lofty ideals and its imperfect realities.

Arts and Crafts makers based mostly in rural communities both revived craft traditions and created employment for native individuals. L.A. Rebel: Making a New Black Cinema” is a project by UCLA Movie & Television Archive developed as part of Pacific Customary Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.