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Matt Stromberg is a freelance visual arts writer based in Los Angeles. In addition to Hyperallergic, he has contributed to the Los Angeles Times, CARLA, Apollo, ARTNews, and other publications.

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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for August 2022

by Matt Stromberg August 2, 2022August 2, 2022

Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Rae Klein, Blake Daniels, Margaret Garcia, Andrea Bowers, and more.

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Mika Rottenberg Mines the Banality and Allure of Spectacle

by Matt Stromberg July 31, 2022August 1, 2022

Despite themes of alienation, fragmentation, and “global domination,” there are indeed elements of lightness, wonder, and curiosity in Rottenberg’s work.

Posted inArt

Leonora Carrington’s Little-Known Explorations of Jewish Mysticism

by Matt Stromberg July 28, 2022July 29, 2022

In her designs for S. Ansky’s play The Dybbuk, the artist blends various visual and mythological strands of her European background with those of her adopted home of Mexico.

Posted inNews

Lourdes Grobet, Iconic Mexican Photographer of Lucha Libre, Dies at 81

by Matt Stromberg July 25, 2022July 26, 2022

Her decades-long devotion to the world of wrestling is all the more noteworthy considering that her father forbade her from attending matches as a child, deeming them an inappropriate pastime for women.

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LA’s Academy Museum Voluntarily Recognizes Workers’ Union

by Matt Stromberg July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

The announcement comes less than two months after a group of museum employees declared their intention to unionize.

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The Precarious Lives of Los Angeles Artists

by Matt Stromberg July 14, 2022July 15, 2022

The first Los Angeles Artist Census newspaper juxtaposes data about LA artists’ quality of life — such as earnings, housing, and healthcare — with personal stories and reflections.

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One Artist’s Scathing Indictment of a Crooked Supreme Court

by Matt Stromberg July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

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.

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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for July 2022

by Matt Stromberg June 30, 2022June 30, 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.

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Cheech Marin’s Long-Awaited Museum for Chicano Art Opens in California

by Matt Stromberg June 27, 2022July 1, 2022

The newly opened Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture — also known as “The Cheech” — celebrates, spotlights, and complicates representations of Chicano art.

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L.A. Memo Paints a Dynamic Picture of Chicana/o Art

by Matt Stromberg June 26, 2022June 24, 2022

It’s not a “greatest hits” show, or a comprehensive survey; rather, it is a starting point to reconsider an expansive vision of Chicana/o art.

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San Diego’s Parks Come Alive With Art

by Matt Stromberg June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

In a new six-month-long citywide arts initiative, 18 site-specific artworks are being installed throughout 28 parks in San Diego.

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Months After Opening, LA’s Academy Museum Workers Move to Unionize

by Matt Stromberg May 29, 2022May 27, 2022

Staff cited wage discrepancies, allegedly inadequate responses to COVID-19 outbreaks, and being asked to do work outside their job description.

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