An exhibition centers efforts in Los Angeles from the 1980s to the 2000s to chart an ongoing struggle for liberation.
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A Paean to the Bygone “Borscht Belt”
Marisa J. Futernick creates fictions inspired by the Catskills, a vacation destination for midcentury Jewish families.
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A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency
Beatriz Cortez, who lost her house in the LA fires, is the first unofficial resident of Blue Heights Arts and Culture at the Galka Scheyer House.
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10 Shows to See in Los Angeles This July
Mungo Thomson examines the mundane, Esiri Erheriene-Essi reflects on Black life, Llyn Foulkes satirizes Americana, and more.
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Revealing the Secrets Within a Hulking Tony Smith Sculpture
Freshly installed at the new LACMA building ahead of the museum’s spring reopening, the massive artwork resembling an abstract spider offers a link to the past.
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As a Japanese American in LA, the ICE Raids Hit Home
I know what lasting trauma these violations cause as someone whose parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were unjustly incarcerated by the US government during World War II.
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As ICE Raids Stir Fear, My LA Neighborhood Perseveres
In my home in Downtown LA, I see artists and activists continuing to rise up.
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New Project Will Map Fire-Ravaged Altadena’s Cultural Heritage
LA’s Getty Foundation is funding the documentation of the historic neighborhood as developers rush to buy up burned lots.
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Barbara T. Smith’s Experiments in Xerox
Years before her feminist performance art, she channeled her feelings through a copy machine.
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An LA Show Breathes New Life Into Fire-Damaged Art
Burn Me! at The Box examines how fire has shaped art and life west of the San Bernardino Mountains — in the last six months and far earlier.
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LA Museums Have Failed Undocumented Immigrants
In a county of over one million undoc+ individuals, why is “undocumented” a bad word in the arts sector?
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Free Clinic Teaches Angelenos How to Repair Damaged Art
Community members brought not just paintings and sculptures, but silverware, family photos, children’s books, jewelry, and even beloved scarves and jackets.