Renée Reizman – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/renee-reizman/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:14:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Renée Reizman – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/renee-reizman/ 32 32 118955609 A Paean to the Bygone “Borscht Belt” https://hyperallergic.com/1021540/a-paean-to-the-bygone-borscht-belt-skirball-marisa-j-futernick/ https://hyperallergic.com/1021540/a-paean-to-the-bygone-borscht-belt-skirball-marisa-j-futernick/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:14:28 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=1021540 Marisa J. Futernick creates fictions inspired by the Catskills, a vacation destination for midcentury Jewish families.]]>

Marisa J. Futernick creates fictions inspired by the Catskills, a vacation destination for midcentury Jewish families.

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Barbara T. Smith’s Experiments in Xerox  https://hyperallergic.com/1022419/barbara-t-smith-experiments-in-xerox/ https://hyperallergic.com/1022419/barbara-t-smith-experiments-in-xerox/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:14:58 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=1022419 Years before her feminist performance art, she channeled her feelings through a copy machine.]]>

Years before her feminist performance art, she channeled her feelings through a copy machine.

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Los Angeles as Site for Diasporic Ghosts https://hyperallergic.com/1010441/los-angeles-as-site-for-diasporic-ghosts/ https://hyperallergic.com/1010441/los-angeles-as-site-for-diasporic-ghosts/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 20:11:42 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=1010441 In paintings, ceramics, and installations, Rachel Hakimian Emenaker depicts scenes of gentrification, religion, and homeland.]]>

In paintings, ceramics, and installations, Rachel Hakimian Emenaker depicts scenes of gentrification, religion, and homeland.

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California’s New Slang https://hyperallergic.com/1004357/public-texts-california-visual-language-santa-barbara/ https://hyperallergic.com/1004357/public-texts-california-visual-language-santa-barbara/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:07:29 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=1004357 From airbrushed lettering of lowriders to silkscreen and sign-painting, an exhibition flexes the state’s wide-ranging visual language. ]]>

From airbrushed lettering of lowriders to silkscreen and sign-painting, an exhibition flexes the state’s wide-ranging visual language.

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Rewriting Digital Art in Nonbinary Code https://hyperallergic.com/997553/rewriting-digital-art-in-nonbinary-code-pacific-design-center/ https://hyperallergic.com/997553/rewriting-digital-art-in-nonbinary-code-pacific-design-center/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:01:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=997553 Queering Digital is a refusal to be silent or retreat from the government’s tyranny through works that assert the artists’ identities and politics.]]>

Queering Digital is a refusal to be silent or retreat from the government’s tyranny through works that assert the artists’ identities and politics.

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LA’s Felix Art Fair Meets Grief With Absurdity https://hyperallergic.com/991296/los-angeles-felix-art-fair-2025-meets-grief-with-absurdity/ https://hyperallergic.com/991296/los-angeles-felix-art-fair-2025-meets-grief-with-absurdity/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:49:46 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=991296 The levity of this year’s edition feels purposeful: Not only will the show not be marred by tragedy, but it will also remind attendees of art's potential to express joy. ]]>

The levity of this year’s edition feels purposeful: Not only will the show not be marred by tragedy, but it will also remind attendees of art's potential to express joy.

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The Nefarious Power of the Unseen https://hyperallergic.com/989383/the-nefarious-power-of-the-unseen-oxy-arts/ https://hyperallergic.com/989383/the-nefarious-power-of-the-unseen-oxy-arts/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:37:07 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=989383 Invisibility: Powers & Perils raises exciting questions around racial, technological, and ecological invisibility, and leaves us asking for more.]]>

Invisibility: Powers & Perils raises exciting questions around racial, technological, and ecological invisibility, and leaves us asking for more.

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Joseph Beuys Predicted the “Manosphere” https://hyperallergic.com/982176/joseph-beuys-predicted-the-manosphere-broad-los-angeles/ https://hyperallergic.com/982176/joseph-beuys-predicted-the-manosphere-broad-los-angeles/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:58:48 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=982176 Beuys tackled masculinity through humor and irreverence — but the subjects he parodied are increasingly a fixation for an oppressive segment of the population. ]]>

Beuys tackled masculinity through humor and irreverence — but the subjects he parodied are increasingly a fixation for an oppressive segment of the population. 

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Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the American West https://hyperallergic.com/976381/exposing-the-dark-underbelly-of-the-american-west-autry-museum/ https://hyperallergic.com/976381/exposing-the-dark-underbelly-of-the-american-west-autry-museum/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:37:48 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=976381 Out of Site focuses on the scientific tools used to map the West’s resource-rich landscape, and how those technologies have become forces of destruction.]]>

Out of Site focuses on the scientific tools used to map the West’s resource-rich landscape, and how those technologies have become forces of destruction.

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Artists Unearth Universes in Caltech’s Archives https://hyperallergic.com/965339/artists-unearth-universes-in-caltech-archives/ https://hyperallergic.com/965339/artists-unearth-universes-in-caltech-archives/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 20:49:42 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=965339 The artists in Crossing Over were inspired by a century of monumental discoveries from the scientists who have made Caltech one of the world’s most elite research institutions.]]>

The artists in Crossing Over were inspired by a century of monumental discoveries from the scientists who have made Caltech one of the world’s most elite research institutions.

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The Relentless Optimism of Beatriz da Costa https://hyperallergic.com/962598/the-relentless-optimism-of-beatriz-da-costa/ https://hyperallergic.com/962598/the-relentless-optimism-of-beatriz-da-costa/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:45:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=962598 Throughout her career, she collaborated with scientists, doctors, and animals, blurring the boundaries between art projects and scientific experiments.]]>

Throughout her career, she collaborated with scientists, doctors, and animals, blurring the boundaries between art projects and scientific experiments.

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Art as the Mother of Invention https://hyperallergic.com/953671/art-as-the-mother-of-invention-los-angeles-public-library/ https://hyperallergic.com/953671/art-as-the-mother-of-invention-los-angeles-public-library/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:24:31 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=953671 No Prior Art at the Los Angeles Public Library shows off inventions and patents from unlikely creators and allows audiences to become inventors.]]>

No Prior Art at the Los Angeles Public Library shows off inventions and patents from unlikely creators and allows audiences to become inventors.

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3B Collective Honors the Grittier Side of Los Angeles https://hyperallergic.com/946021/3b-collective-honors-the-grittier-side-of-los-angeles-craft-contemporary/ https://hyperallergic.com/946021/3b-collective-honors-the-grittier-side-of-los-angeles-craft-contemporary/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:03:40 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=946021 The group exemplifies what a decolonial art practice can be: honoring all contributors rather than crediting one artist with sole authorship of a work.]]>

The group exemplifies what a decolonial art practice can be: honoring all contributors rather than crediting one artist with sole authorship of a work.

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The Chicanx and Latinx Artists Who Made the Border a Connection Point https://hyperallergic.com/934103/chicanx-and-latinx-artists-who-made-the-border-a-connection-point/ https://hyperallergic.com/934103/chicanx-and-latinx-artists-who-made-the-border-a-connection-point/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:19:30 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=934103 Suturing the Border shows how an international group of artists built relationships along this nebulous zone dividing Mexico and the United States.]]>

Suturing the Border shows how an international group of artists built relationships along this nebulous zone dividing Mexico and the United States.

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Lauren Lee McCarthy Swaps Stories of Saliva and Surveillance https://hyperallergic.com/912575/lauren-lee-mccarthy-swaps-stories-of-saliva-and-surveillance/ https://hyperallergic.com/912575/lauren-lee-mccarthy-swaps-stories-of-saliva-and-surveillance/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 20:23:36 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=912575 Bodily Autonomy takes advantage of humor and hyperbole to demonstrate a very real world in which biosurveillance is prevalent overtly and covertly.]]>

Bodily Autonomy takes advantage of humor and hyperbole to demonstrate a very real world in which biosurveillance is prevalent overtly and covertly.

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Machines Cannot Replace Human Boredom https://hyperallergic.com/898886/machines-cannot-replace-human-boredom-katherine-behar/ https://hyperallergic.com/898886/machines-cannot-replace-human-boredom-katherine-behar/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:55:28 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=898886 Katherine Behar’s automated office machines simply pantomime labor, just like many bored office workers after they’ve fulfilled their daily email quota.]]>

Katherine Behar’s automated office machines simply pantomime labor, just like many bored office workers after they’ve fulfilled their daily email quota.

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FotoFest Houston’s Power Lies in What Remains Unseen https://hyperallergic.com/880539/fotofest-houston-power-lies-in-what-remains-unseen/ https://hyperallergic.com/880539/fotofest-houston-power-lies-in-what-remains-unseen/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:26:30 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=880539 For some artists, erasure is a way to restore dignity.]]>

For some artists, erasure is a way to restore dignity.

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VALIE EXPORT Insists on Taking Up Space https://hyperallergic.com/880252/valie-export-insists-on-taking-up-space/ https://hyperallergic.com/880252/valie-export-insists-on-taking-up-space/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:40:36 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=880252 EXPORT’s urban interventions in her exhibition Embodied alert us to the risks of being read as femme in a highly visible, public space. ]]>

EXPORT’s urban interventions in her exhibition Embodied alert us to the risks of being read as femme in a highly visible, public space. 

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Paintings That Capture the Full Force of Nature https://hyperallergic.com/876989/melinda-braathen-paintings-capture-the-full-force-of-nature/ https://hyperallergic.com/876989/melinda-braathen-paintings-capture-the-full-force-of-nature/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:12:39 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=876989 There’s nothing still in Melinda Braathen’s still lifes, which are lush and alive, growing, pulsing, vibrating. ]]>

There’s nothing still in Melinda Braathen’s still lifes, which are lush and alive, growing, pulsing, vibrating.

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Getting Cozy at Felix, LA’s Art Fair Underdog https://hyperallergic.com/875049/getting-cozy-at-felix-2024-los-angeles-art-fair-underdog/ https://hyperallergic.com/875049/getting-cozy-at-felix-2024-los-angeles-art-fair-underdog/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:53:40 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=875049 The dizzying hallways and poolside cabanas of Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel come alive with art that leans into the lowbrow.]]>

The dizzying hallways and poolside cabanas of Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel come alive with art that leans into the lowbrow.

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LA’s Cat Art Show Is Back Fur More https://hyperallergic.com/867341/los-angeles-cat-art-show-is-back-fur-more/ https://hyperallergic.com/867341/los-angeles-cat-art-show-is-back-fur-more/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:29:46 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=867341 The exhibition brings together feline-loving artists from around the world to raise money for cat charities.]]>

The exhibition brings together feline-loving artists from around the world to raise money for cat charities.

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When Feminism Ruled CalArts  https://hyperallergic.com/866472/when-feminism-ruled-calarts/ https://hyperallergic.com/866472/when-feminism-ruled-calarts/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:21:50 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=866472 The Feminist Art Program at CalArts produced some of the most well-known second-wave feminist artists and a diverse third-wave movement.]]>

The Feminist Art Program at CalArts produced some of the most well-known second-wave feminist artists and a diverse third-wave movement.

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Yoshie Sakai Goes Clubbin’ With Grandma https://hyperallergic.com/863633/yoshie-sakai-goes-clubbin-with-grandma/ https://hyperallergic.com/863633/yoshie-sakai-goes-clubbin-with-grandma/#respond Mon, 25 Dec 2023 21:01:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=863633 Her spotlight on elderly women’s sexuality and energy challenges the images society often projects onto grandmothers as feeble and non-sexual.]]>

Her spotlight on elderly women’s sexuality and energy challenges the images society often projects onto grandmothers as feeble and non-sexual.

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Luz Carabaño’s Tiny Cosmos in Paint https://hyperallergic.com/849617/luz-carabano-tiny-cosmos-in-paint-hannah-hoffman-gallery-los-angeles/ https://hyperallergic.com/849617/luz-carabano-tiny-cosmos-in-paint-hannah-hoffman-gallery-los-angeles/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:05:05 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=849617 Carabaño’s rippling, organic shapes curve into ethereal portals that feel like they could transport viewers into another dimension. ]]>

Carabaño’s rippling, organic shapes curve into ethereal portals that feel like they could transport viewers into another dimension.

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Floral Arrangements Enter the Art Gallery in Los Angeles https://hyperallergic.com/844180/floral-arrangements-enter-the-art-gallery-in-los-angeles/ https://hyperallergic.com/844180/floral-arrangements-enter-the-art-gallery-in-los-angeles/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:36:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=844180 As Canary Test’s owners interacted with their green-thumbed neighbors, they observed that the artistry behind floral arrangement was not unlike sculpture.]]>

As Canary Test’s owners interacted with their green-thumbed neighbors, they observed that the artistry behind floral arrangement was not unlike sculpture.

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Dancing Our Way Past the Anthropocene https://hyperallergic.com/832017/dancing-our-way-past-the-anthropocene-oi-spotlight-oil-street-art-space-hong-kong/ https://hyperallergic.com/832017/dancing-our-way-past-the-anthropocene-oi-spotlight-oil-street-art-space-hong-kong/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:20:21 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=832017 The Oi! Spotlight artists accept that ecology has deteriorated, but rather than ask viewers to reverse human action, they depict ways of adapting in the future. ]]>

The Oi! Spotlight artists accept that ecology has deteriorated, but rather than ask viewers to reverse human action, they depict ways of adapting in the future.

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Jonas Kulikauskas Reimagines the Ghetto https://hyperallergic.com/830962/jonas-kulikauskas-reimagines-the-ghetto/ https://hyperallergic.com/830962/jonas-kulikauskas-reimagines-the-ghetto/#respond Sun, 02 Jul 2023 20:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=830962 The photographer illuminates a chapter of Jewish history that, until recently, has been obscured by scholars. ]]>

The photographer illuminates a chapter of Jewish history that, until recently, has been obscured by scholars.

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Capturing the Elusive Magic of California’s Golden Light https://hyperallergic.com/830135/capturing-the-elusive-magic-of-californias-golden-light/ https://hyperallergic.com/830135/capturing-the-elusive-magic-of-californias-golden-light/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:50:05 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=830135 Artists have long been drawn to California’s sun-cloaked landscapes. But now, this idyllic light might be fading against the backdrop of social inequalities and rising air pollution.]]>

Artists have long been drawn to California’s sun-cloaked landscapes. But now, this idyllic light might be fading against the backdrop of social inequalities and rising air pollution.

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Painting Joy at the Deepest Point of Tragedy https://hyperallergic.com/825204/peter-krasnow-painting-joy-at-the-deepest-point-of-tragedy/ https://hyperallergic.com/825204/peter-krasnow-painting-joy-at-the-deepest-point-of-tragedy/#comments Tue, 30 May 2023 20:52:59 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=825204 Rather than focusing on death and suffering, a clichéd reality in Jewish culture, Peter Krasnow chose to paint vibrant, light-filled compositions.]]>

Rather than focusing on death and suffering, a clichéd reality in Jewish culture, Peter Krasnow chose to paint vibrant, light-filled compositions.

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Amplifying Jewish Stories in the American South https://hyperallergic.com/822705/amplifying-jewish-stories-in-the-american-south/ https://hyperallergic.com/822705/amplifying-jewish-stories-in-the-american-south/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 20:24:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=822705 The Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum in North Carolina could be used as a template to spotlight US regions where Jewish populations are present, but their stories are unknown. ]]>

The Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum in North Carolina could be used as a template to spotlight US regions where Jewish populations are present, but their stories are unknown.

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Capturing the Soul of a Guadalajaran Architect in LA https://hyperallergic.com/821575/capturing-the-soul-of-guadalajaran-architect-alejandro-zohn-in-los-angeles/ https://hyperallergic.com/821575/capturing-the-soul-of-guadalajaran-architect-alejandro-zohn-in-los-angeles/#respond Mon, 15 May 2023 20:03:13 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=821575 Alejandro Zohn shaped public space in Guadalajara, Mexico, but beyond its borders, few know about him. ]]>

Alejandro Zohn shaped public space in Guadalajara, Mexico, but beyond its borders, few know about him.

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Things I’ve Learned at the Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival https://hyperallergic.com/814319/things-ive-learned-at-the-palm-springs-jewish-film-festival-2023/ https://hyperallergic.com/814319/things-ive-learned-at-the-palm-springs-jewish-film-festival-2023/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:08:55 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=814319 Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival explored intergenerational relationships, the preservation of Jewish traditions, and the lingering trauma of the Holocaust. ]]>

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the festival explored intergenerational relationships, the preservation of Jewish traditions, and the lingering trauma of the Holocaust.

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An Artist’s Hopeful Vision of the Ocean https://hyperallergic.com/810666/mulyana-artist-hopeful-vision-of-the-ocean/ https://hyperallergic.com/810666/mulyana-artist-hopeful-vision-of-the-ocean/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:22:01 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=810666 Indonesian artist Mulyana crafts a tactile, mystical world in which fish, whales, and coral reefs coexist with sea monsters.]]>

Indonesian artist Mulyana crafts a tactile, mystical world in which fish, whales, and coral reefs coexist with sea monsters.

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Simone Forti Finds the Dancer Within Us https://hyperallergic.com/807895/simone-forti-finds-the-dancer-within-us/ https://hyperallergic.com/807895/simone-forti-finds-the-dancer-within-us/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:00:27 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=807895 Forti started as a painter so it’s only natural that she would transform other artists and cultural workers into dancers.]]>

Forti started as a painter so it’s only natural that she would transform other artists and cultural workers into dancers.

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The Healing Power of the World’s Most Valuable Scent https://hyperallergic.com/807620/healing-power-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-scent-chokra/ https://hyperallergic.com/807620/healing-power-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-scent-chokra/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:29:42 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=807620 Attending the artist CHOKRA’s performance introduced me to oud’s original purpose as a sacred healing tool that helps one recover from illness, mentally and physically.]]>

Attending the artist CHOKRA’s performance introduced me to oud’s original purpose as a sacred healing tool that helps one recover from illness, mentally and physically.

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Trulee Hall Creates a Paradise of Lesbian Forest Nymphs https://hyperallergic.com/802726/trulee-hall-creates-a-paradise-of-lesbian-forest-nymphs/ https://hyperallergic.com/802726/trulee-hall-creates-a-paradise-of-lesbian-forest-nymphs/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:18:50 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=802726 In the artist’s first feature-length film, Ladies Lair Lake, the choice to not have children is presented as valid and dignified.]]>

In the artist’s first feature-length film, Ladies Lair Lake, the choice to not have children is presented as valid and dignified.

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At LA’s Felix Art Fair, More Is More https://hyperallergic.com/801435/at-las-felix-art-fair-more-is-more/ https://hyperallergic.com/801435/at-las-felix-art-fair-more-is-more/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:40:17 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=801435 The art displayed in the rooms of Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel this year proves that Minimalism is officially dead.]]>

The art displayed in the rooms of Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel this year proves that Minimalism is officially dead.

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Your Handy Guide to LA Frieze Week 2023  https://hyperallergic.com/800628/your-handy-guide-to-los-angeles-frieze-week-2023/ https://hyperallergic.com/800628/your-handy-guide-to-los-angeles-frieze-week-2023/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:47:46 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=800628 Yes, you'll have to cross the 405 after 3 pm, but we promise it'll be worth it.]]>

Yes, you'll have to cross the 405 after 3 pm, but we promise it'll be worth it.

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Uta Barth Chases Light at the Getty Center  https://hyperallergic.com/794851/uta-barth-chases-light-at-the-getty-center/ https://hyperallergic.com/794851/uta-barth-chases-light-at-the-getty-center/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:25:56 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=794851 Her solo exhibition at the Los Angeles institution demonstrates how natural light can turn an overlooked, everyday setting into a sublime landscape.]]>

Her solo exhibition at the Los Angeles institution demonstrates how natural light can turn an overlooked, everyday setting into a sublime landscape.

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How Nancy Holt Anticipated the Influencer Age https://hyperallergic.com/788508/how-nancy-holt-anticipated-the-influencer-age/ https://hyperallergic.com/788508/how-nancy-holt-anticipated-the-influencer-age/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:23:21 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=788508 Though Holt's photos come from the mid-20th century, they anticipate 21st-century aesthetics and could be a backdrop in an influencer’s desert pilgrimage. ]]>

Though Holt's photos come from the mid-20th century, they anticipate 21st-century aesthetics and could be a backdrop in an influencer’s desert pilgrimage.

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At Inglewood Art Walk, Glimpses of Gentrification and Signs of Healing https://hyperallergic.com/779762/at-inglewood-art-walk-glimpses-of-gentrification-and-signs-of-healing/ https://hyperallergic.com/779762/at-inglewood-art-walk-glimpses-of-gentrification-and-signs-of-healing/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:10:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=779762 In the southwestern LA County city’s annual art event, local artists and newcomers explored spiritualism, freedom, and everyday slices of life.]]>

In the southwestern LA County city’s annual art event, local artists and newcomers explored spiritualism, freedom, and everyday slices of life.

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An Artist’s Quest to Decolonize Southern California’s Water Supply https://hyperallergic.com/777526/lauren-bon-decolonize-southern-californias-water-supply/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:47:39 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=777526 With The Metabolic Studio, artist Lauren Bon views her work as an act of reparation, an attempt to reverse the colonization of Southern California. ]]>

With The Metabolic Studio, artist Lauren Bon views her work as an act of reparation, an attempt to reverse the colonization of Southern California.

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Queer Arts Space Cancels Documenta Programming After Harassment Incidents https://hyperallergic.com/746222/queer-arts-space-cancels-documenta-programming-after-harassment-incidents/ https://hyperallergic.com/746222/queer-arts-space-cancels-documenta-programming-after-harassment-incidents/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:50:37 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=746222 The New Delhi-based gallery and performance space Party Office wants Documenta to offer a public apology after artists reported incidents of racism and transphobic harassment in Kassel.]]>

The New Delhi-based gallery and performance space Party Office wants Documenta to offer a public apology after artists reported incidents of racism and transphobic harassment in Kassel.

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Let’s Make Noise for Abortion Rights https://hyperallergic.com/742926/lets-make-noise-for-abortion-rights/ https://hyperallergic.com/742926/lets-make-noise-for-abortion-rights/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:27:22 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=742926 On the day of the Supreme Court’s decision to undo 50 years of constitutional rights to abortion, artist Elana Mann's “protest rattles” feel especially poignant and urgent. ]]>

On the day of the Supreme Court’s decision to undo 50 years of constitutional rights to abortion, artist Elana Mann's “protest rattles” feel especially poignant and urgent.

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Hanne Darboven’s Attempt to Unbind Narrative From Time https://hyperallergic.com/737877/hanne-darbovens-attempt-to-unbind-narrative-from-time/ https://hyperallergic.com/737877/hanne-darbovens-attempt-to-unbind-narrative-from-time/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:34:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=737877 Just as LeWitt used minimalism to distill geometric forms, Darboven used it to expose the raw structure of time.]]>

Just as LeWitt used minimalism to distill geometric forms, Darboven used it to expose the raw structure of time.

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As Hate Crimes Soar, Dozens Rally for Black, Asian, and Trans Solidarity in LA https://hyperallergic.com/735206/dozens-rally-for-black-asian-and-trans-solidarity-in-los-angeles/ https://hyperallergic.com/735206/dozens-rally-for-black-asian-and-trans-solidarity-in-los-angeles/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 21:16:02 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=735206 Through jubilant performances and speeches, the city's first-ever Blasian March connected the large but disparate communities.]]>

Through jubilant performances and speeches, the city's first-ever Blasian March connected the large but disparate communities.

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A Desert Biennial, Somewhere Between Settlers and Searchers https://hyperallergic.com/733194/high-desert-test-sites-biennial-the-searchers/ https://hyperallergic.com/733194/high-desert-test-sites-biennial-the-searchers/#respond Wed, 18 May 2022 21:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=733194 Sprawling across the Joshua Tree region, nine site-specific works consider the ways in which people have relocated to the desert, destroying what came before them, and cultivating new life.]]>

Sprawling across the Joshua Tree region, nine site-specific works consider the ways in which people have relocated to the desert, destroying what came before them, and cultivating new life.

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Phil Peters Bottles the Soundscape of the Global Supply Chain https://hyperallergic.com/721797/phil-peters-bottles-the-soundscape-of-the-global-supply-chain/ https://hyperallergic.com/721797/phil-peters-bottles-the-soundscape-of-the-global-supply-chain/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:42:54 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=721797 The Port of Long Beach Recordings is a soundtrack to the globe's hunger for commodities, the ever-expanding growth of imported products, and the enormous system of infrastructure still insufficient to process it all.]]>

The Port of Long Beach Recordings is a soundtrack to the globe's hunger for commodities, the ever-expanding growth of imported products, and the enormous system of infrastructure still insufficient to process it all.

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New Folk Art Museum Celebrates the Rise of Craft During the Pandemic https://hyperallergic.com/707294/new-folk-art-museum-celebrates-the-rise-of-craft-during-the-pandemic/ https://hyperallergic.com/707294/new-folk-art-museum-celebrates-the-rise-of-craft-during-the-pandemic/#respond Thu, 27 Jan 2022 22:03:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=707294 Self-taught artists were invited to exhibit, and sell, their fuzzy stacks of pancakes and tasseled tapestries.]]>

Self-taught artists were invited to exhibit, and sell, their fuzzy stacks of pancakes and tasseled tapestries.

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Pippa Garner’s Household Inventions Reimagine the World https://hyperallergic.com/692737/pippa-garners-household-inventions-reimagine-the-world/ https://hyperallergic.com/692737/pippa-garners-household-inventions-reimagine-the-world/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:47:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=692737 Garner appeared on the talk show circuit in the early 1980s as an eccentric pop culture figure who was never fully understood.]]>

Garner appeared on the talk show circuit in the early 1980s as an eccentric pop culture figure who was never fully understood.

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