cultural institutions

L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture Director Kristin Sakoda

I Love to Be a Homebody

Kristin Sakoda is the inaugural director of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. She previously served as an arts executive, attorney, and performing artist. Before taking part in the Zócalo, Thomas Mann House, and L.A. Review of Books program “How Should Arts Institutions Navigate the Culture Wars?”—part of the two-day conference “Arts in Times of Crises”—Sakoda joined us in the green room to talk about ABBA, “The 1619 Project,” and her dreams for arts and culture in L.A.

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Photographer Catherine Opie

We Have to Put Everything Into Our Fight for Trans Rights

Catherine Opie is an artist and educator working with photography, film, collage, and ceramics. Opie’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States and is held in over 50 major …

Artistic Director at Large Nataki Garrett

Let’s See What We’ve Done to Ourselves

Nataki Garrett is the co-artistic director of One Nation/One Project and the national Arts and Health initiative #ArtsforEveryBody. She was the sixth artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival–the first …

Artist and Educator Suzanne Lacy

Stay Connected to What You Care About

Suzanne Lacy is an artist, educator, writer, and professor at the USC Roski School of Art and Design. Before taking part in the Zócalo, Thomas Mann House, and L.A. Review …

MOCA Director Johanna Burton

I Go Back to Roland Barthes’ Work When I Need Recalibration

Johanna Burton is an art historian, critic, curator, and the Maurice Marciano Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Before taking part in the Zócalo, Thomas Mann House, and …

Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Snehal Desai

I Think About How We Can Use All the Tools at Our Disposal

Snehal Desai is the Center Theatre Group’s artistic director. He previously served as the producing artistic director of East West Players. Before taking part in the Zócalo, Thomas Mann House, …


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