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Jane Dickson, “Road Trip 21” (2001), oil on linen, 15 × 25 inches (38.1 × 63.5 cm) (photo by Heather Rasmussen, courtesy Karma)

Jane Dickson’s hazy roadtrip hymns, Joe Brainard’s whimsical collages, David Lloyd’s curious collaborations with AI, crosscurrents of Asian diasporic art, and more.

Jane Dickson: Are We There Yet?

Angelenos can be particularly wary of outsiders’ conceptions of the city, but sometimes even a New Yorker gets it right. A case in point is Jane Dickson, perhaps best known for her depictions of the gritty side of NYC illuminated by neon and street lights. In the mid-1990s she turned her eye to the highways, nondescript streets, and parking lots of LA, capturing the isolation and boredom, but also the freedom and beauty, associated with our inescapable car culture. She paints with oil and acrylic on astroturf, lending these scenes a hazy, dreamlike quality that captures the surreality of long road trips.