Los Angeles: A public art project displayed in front of the Deaton Auditorium will map rapes committed in the City of Los Angeles over a three week period in January to raise awareness about the ongoing need to fight sexual assault and rape.
On January 12, 2012, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Chief Charlie Beck, artist Suzanne Lacy, L.A.C.E. 
(Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) and rape advocacy groups held a news conference to mark the first day of the "Three Weeks in January" with a public performance art project to raise awareness about the ongoing need to fight sexual assault and rape.
“Three Weeks in January” is a public performance art project by artist Suzanne Lacy, presented by LACE, recreating key aspects of “Three Weeks in May” (1977) art project exposing the rapes in Los Angeles during a three week period in May 1977 and depicting every incidence on a map of the City. January 12 will be the first day of marking rape statistics on the map.
Thank you for your alliance and engagement for Suzanne Lacy's Three Weeks in January. It is thanks to your partnership that this work can express itself and inspire the public to connect with this truly critical issue. ~ Carol A. Stakenas, LACE executive director
Posted by: Carol A. Stakenas | January 16, 2025 at 07:29 PM