Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is currently hosting a set of online exhibitions and one of them is Panteha Abareshi’s “Tender Calamities.” The show features two videos (that you can stream online) as well as documentation of sculptural works. Like the contradictions in the show’s title, the work oscillates between bodily care, restriction, modification, and ultimately limitations, providing a sharp critique on the ableist norms that pervade contemporary culture. “Unlearn the Body,” features a video of Abareshi acrobatically interacting with…