Edgar Ramirez

The artist shows us Wilmington, ‘a part of LA that no one ever thinks about’, and reveals how signs, shipping containers and refineries, as well as his awe of James Turrell and the landscapes of John Constable, inspire his paintings

This year’s Focus section promises a hotbed of up-and-coming talent, from an ambitious installation of ceramics by Sophie Wahlquist to Edgar Ramirez’s visceral works reflecting on the dystopian fabric of the city