Paul McCarthy Makes a Mess

At Tanya Bonakdar, Los Angeles, the artist presents sculptures and installations that revel in the magic past the limits of language

The artists present playfully experimental new work in the convivial outdoor environment of Hakuna Matata, Los Angeles

From a group show at Beyond the Streets to an exhibition of Amir H. Fallah at the Fowler, here are the best shows to see right now

Based in Santa Monica for six decades, the artist has spent a lifetime capturing likeness through line, from David Hockney to his life partner Christopher Isherwood

From an exhibition of Hugo Crosthwaite at Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles, to a survey of Deana Lawson at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, here are the best shows to see across the US right now

At Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles, the artist displays figurines, paintings and animations that draw on the physical, psychological and cultural landscapes of borderlands

At de boer gallery, Los Angeles, the artist plumbs personal documentation and film to create photorealistic paintings that destabilize truthhood

Twenty-five years since its publication, the correlations between power, wealth and ecology depicted in Davis's book remain utterly relevant

In his first solo show in Los Angeles since 1984, at Parrasch Heijnen, the artist shows paper and canvas works that draw from global influences

From Kaari Upson’s first posthumous exhibition at Sprüth Magers, LA, to Clarice Lispector’s brilliant orbit of Brazilian artists at Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro, here are the shows on our radar across the Americas