Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) both champions and challenges the art of our time by fostering artists who innovate, explore and risk. By moving within and beyond its four walls, LACE seeks to provide opportunities for diverse audiences to engage deeply with contemporary art. Uniquely positioned among commercial galleries and major art establishments in the heart of Hollywood, LACE has nurtured not only several generations of young artists, but also emerging art forms such as performance art, video art, digital art, and installations.

Poetics of Possibility presents new artist commissions addressing interconnectedness, radical kinship, collective care, and LACE’s neighborhood of Hollywood. The participating artists have multidisciplinary practices that intersect with research, activism, community engagement, pedagogy and commitment to social justice and were selected due to their community engagement and advocacy embedded in their practice. This will be the inaugural exhibition at LACE’s newly-renovated building. The show will be on view August 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.