In my home in Downtown LA, I see artists and activists continuing to rise up.
Angella d'Avignon
Angella d'Avignon is a writer in Los Angeles.
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Salvaging the Historic Tiles of California’s Burned Fireplaces
After devastating fires blazed through the region, residents are holding on to the intricate glazed tiles that survived — small but meaningful remnants of their homes.
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LA Artists Push Back Against Call to “Beautify” RV Encampment Sites
Dozens signed an open letter criticizing the project for failing to involve unhoused people and for seeking to “cover up … sites of trauma and loss.”
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Dancers Call for Fair Wages During Joan Jonas Performance at Getty
Performers say they received a $1,000 flat rate for a week of work including rehearsals and performances in 80-degree weather.
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Artists Rally at Hammer Museum After Arrests at UCLA
Police thwarted efforts to build a new Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the campus earlier in the week.
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Where the Construction Site Meets Brancusi’s Studio
Amid a rise in waste dumping, artist Ethan Primason gives discarded items new lives, working intuitively until he finds their new form.
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After Mass Arrests, UCLA Faculty Protest at Hammer Museum Gala
As black luxury SUVs dropped off guests, faculty demanded the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, a member of the Hammer’s board of directors.
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Across LA Schools, Art Students and Faculty Rally for Palestine
Amid aggressive escalations at UCLA and arrests at USC, protesters are invoking the artistic legacy of radical activism.
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Eavesdropping at the Dallas Art Fair
It’s said you can’t rush a Dallas collector through a sale, and it’s the Southern style to wait for a preview to end before closing.
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As Space Becomes Scarce, Artists Take Over an Abandoned LA Structure
Revel Hall was a meditation on empty, dilapidated properties in a city plagued by a housing crisis.
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LA Protesters Block Traffic, Chanting “No Oscars During Genocide”
More than 1,000 organizers, artists, and film workers gathered to protest what they see as Hollywood’s silence and complicity with the Israeli government.
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The Artist Using Mushrooms to Address LA’s Poor Air Quality
Alice Könitz conducts art experiments with mycelium in the middle of the Mojave Desert.