SoCal museums in July: ‘Stirs Up the Dust’ at the Autry, Yves Saint Laurent at OCMA and more

Also, artist Joan Jonas revisits a 1969 performance piece at the Getty, Riverside Art Museum celebrates writer and activist James Baldwin and the Sawdust Art & Craft Festival is back in Laguna Beach

“Stirs Up the Dust” (Wendy Red Star)

Welcome to a new edition of TV or Not TV’s monthly roundup of new and noteworthy exhibitions and events, as well as continuing shows, at museums all around Southern California.

The galleries are now open…

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New and upcoming

The Autry “ReVOlt 1680/2180: Sirens & Sikas,” futuristic images by Cochiti Pueblo artist Virgil Ortiz depict a different outcome to the Native American uprising against Spanish colonizers in New Mexico in the late 17th century, opening July 2; “Stirs Up the Dust,” traditional Native American iconography also gets a futuristic spin in works by Apsáalooke multimedia artist Wendy Red Star, opening July 6. Also: “Out of Site: Survey Science and the Hidden West,” “KYDOIMOS: The Din of Battle,” and Nancy Baker Cahill’s augmented reality public art project “Mushroom Cloud,” thru Jan. 5. Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. Closed Mondays. $8-$16; members and children 2 and younger, free. (323) 667-2000. theautry.org

OCMA “Yves Saint Laurent: Line and Expression,” exploring the famed French fashionista’s drawings and designs, July 3 thru Oct. 27; “Martin Creed: Work No. 3868 Half the air in a given space,” immersive installation made up of hundreds of yellow balloons, July 3 thru Feb. 16. Also: “A Moon for the Daydreamers,” thru Aug. 11; “Color is the First Revelation of the World,” thru Aug. 18; “Lawrence Weiner: From the Sea to the Harbor From the Harbor to the Sea From the Sea to Another Shore, thru March 16. Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa. Closed Mondays. Free; no reservations required. (714) 780-2130. ocma.art

Long Beach Museum of Art Downtown “Chris Eckert: Overload,” the artist explores explores privacy, misinformation etc. in the digital age in six large-scale installations, July 3 thru Oct. 6. LBMA Downtown, 356 E. 3rd St., Long Beach. Closed Mondays-Wednesdays. Free. lbma.org

Santa Barbara Museum of Art “A Legacy of Giving: The Lady Leslie and Lord Paul Ridley-Tree Collection,” 19th century British and French paintings and more, July 7 thru Nov. 3; “In the Making: Contemporary Art at SBMA,” recent acquisitions, July 21 thru March 9. Also: “Made by Hand/Born Digital,” thru Aug. 25; “Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography: Works from the Collection,” thru Nov. 3; “Moving Pictures: Videos by Liliana Porter/Ana Tiscornia and Christian Marclay,” thru Jan. 12. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Open Tuesdays-Sundays. $6, $10; active-duty military and their families, and ages five and younger are free. sbma.net

The Muck “Unsavory,” exhibition curated by Jac Alva interrogates the negative impacts of food production on the planet and human health, July 11 thru Aug. 30. The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave, Fullerton. Open daily. $5. themuck.org