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One Artist’s Scathing Indictment of a Crooked Supreme Court
Hundreds of copies of the LA-based guerrilla poster artist Robbie Conal’s latest work, “Supreme Injustices,” were pasted up from Venice to Los Feliz.
Required Reading
This week, another reason to leave Facebook, who really invented democracy, and what is “Skimpflation”?
Stream Media Works by Korean, European, and West Asian Artists on Watch and Chill 2.0
International audiences have free access to the media collections of MMCA Korea, Sharjah Art Foundation, and ArkDes through this subscription-based art streaming platform.
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for July 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Pope.L, Beatriz Cortez, Mika Rottenberg, and more.
Raven Chacon, Loud and Clear
The acclaimed composer and noise artist talks to Hyperallergic about his Pulitzer Prize-winning composition “Voiceless Mass.”
Center for Art, Research and Alliances Opens Space for Future (Un)doings in Conjurings
Convened by Erika Sprey, Lamin Fofana, Sky Hopinka, Emmy Catedral, and Manuela Moscoso, the public program unfolds this summer at CARA in New York City.
Woomin Kim Quilts the Nomadic Side of Global Capitalism
Her works, depicting objects from Korean markets, invite viewers to marvel at what can be achieved with fabric.
Anja Salonen’s Surrealist Paintings of Existential Unease
Salonen’s paintings point to a location in which reality is slippery, ill-defined — a dream or place of play.
San Francisco Art Book Fair Returns After a Two-Year Break
The Bay Area art book fair is back this July with free programming at three different on-site venues, new exhibitors, and fundraising editions from renowned artists.
Could This Be the First Recorded Gay Couple in History?
The Ancient Egyptian tomb of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, one of the most intricate in the Saqqara necropolis, shows the pair holding hands and embracing.
Climate Activists Glue Themselves to a Van Gogh at London Gallery
In another action yesterday, five members of the group were arrested after they glued themselves to a landscape painting in Scotland.
NYC’s Leslie-Lohman Museum Gets $3.6M for Major Expansion
The New Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance also received capital allocations in a “historic” round of funding from the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Overheard at an art supply store:
Artist 1: “I wish I had an extra set of arms and hands so I could paint even more art”.
Artist 2: “That no one buys….”
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