Shizu Saldamando: May the Ground Seethe @ Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles

Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present May the Ground Seethe, a solo exhibition of painting and sculpture by Los Angeles artist Shizu Saldamando. Saldamando’s intimate portraits distill figures from context, focusing on the body as the site of political struggle and communal joy. The title of the exhibition borrows a lyric from the song “MML” by Dorian Wood, whose portrait is a centerpiece of the show. Wood’s lyrics describe a collective movement built on love and rage, one that Saldamando takes up in this body of work. By spotlighting figures within her community who embody resistance to the prevailing currents of division and hate, Saldamando offers an alternative path of joyful, beautiful revolution.