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The Art and Friendship of Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti in a Laura Mulvey Documentary
In 1984, feminist filmmaker Laura Mulvey made an essayistic movie about these two artists who lived and worked in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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The Stories Behind David Bowie's Otherworldly Music Videos
Mick Rock, the director of many of Bowie's best-known videos, will share stories and a previously unreleased video.
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An Evening for the Women Chicanx Artists of Los Angeles
The Museum of Latina American Art is hosting an evening inspired by a founding figure of the Los Angeles mural movement.
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An Art Walk in the Alleyways of Old Pasadena
At BoldPas, now in its second year, encounter art installations throughout the old district and meet live painters at work.
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Highlights from Los Angeles's New Art Book Showcase, Acid-Free
The Acid-Free Book Market launched Friday evening and continues through Sunday. Here are some highlights.
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The Powerful Art of Satire, from Aristophanes to Today
At the Brooklyn Museum, a group of artists will trace the influence of political satire to the great ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
In Brief
"Fearless Girl" Moving to Permanent Spot Near the New York Stock Exchange
Mayor Bill de Blasio, a "Fearless Girl" fan, hopes Arturo Di Modica's "Charging Bull" will move with it.
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Critics and Artists Debate the State of Painting Today
Three Cooper Union alumni and three critics, including Hyperallergic Weekend editor John Yau, "discuss the state and shape of contemporary painting."
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An Artist Borrows from Obscure Books for a Pop-Up Tattoo Shop
For her tattoo designs, Doreen Garner mined the Reanimation Library, a collection of obscure books, finding hand signals and "the occasional escalator going up into a vagina."
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How Tarsila do Amaral Reinvented Brazilian Identity with Modern Art
Tarsila unearthed her roots to understand them better, and showed them off to the world. No Brazilian artist before her had probed the country's past in such a personal way.
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A Performance Imagines the Vagina as a "Third Ear"
Visitors will be invited to sit on chairs and experience the humming sounds that vaginas hear.
In Brief
Brazil Only Has One Jackson Pollock on Public View, and Now It's Being Sold
This is the first time a museum in Brazil deaccessions an artwork to pay off debt.