2017 LA Art Show: Raphael Montañez Ortiz

Destruction was the theme of Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s works at the 2017 LA Art Show. The artist (pictured) destroyed a couch and a piano, and invited members of the public to write down their worries on pieces of paper, then shred them. (photo by Wade-Hahn Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Before the damage: Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s couch on the opening night of the 2017 LA Art Show. (photo by Ali Zandi / Meniscus Magazine)

The aftermath of Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s “Couch Destruction: Angel Release (Pennies From Heaven).” (photo by Ali Zandi / Meniscus Magazine)