Art
10 Art Shows to See in LA This July
This month: Martha Alf, Kenzi Shiokava, Pedro Reyes, Hélio Melo with Alison Saar, and more.
Matt Stromberg
Matt Stromberg is a freelance visual arts writer based in Los Angeles. He is a frequent contributor to Hyperallergic and is also an associate instructor in Art at Mt. San Jacinto College.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in LA This Summer
The city comes alive this summer with insightful and fun art events, including Alice Neel, Keith Haring, Myrlande Constant, historic panoramas, and more.
Art
After Antisemitic Shooting, LA Neighborhood Gets a Hopeful Mural
Cloe Hakakian’s “The Common Thread" in Pico-Robertson is the first of five anti-hate murals commissioned by the LA County Commission on Human Relations.
Art
Jon Pylypchuk Exorcises His Ghosts
Mortality has long been a theme for the irreverent artist, but his most recent show at California’s ArtCenter College of Design deals with specific losses and loves.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in LA This June
This month: Sarah Rosalena, Keith Haring, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mister Cartoon, and more.
Art
Nomadic Volcano Sculpture Lands at Storm King
We spoke to LA artist Beatriz Cortez about her artwork based on Ilopango, one of the most calamitous volcanic events in human history.
Art
What's a Good Jewish Girl to Paint?
Hannah Lupton Reinhard presents a vision of Jewish femininity that is both progressive and rooted in tradition, an unapologetic mixture of sacred and profane.
Art
Radiotron, the ’80s Youth Center That Shaped LA's Hip-Hop Scene
A new exhibition curated by Radiotron founder Carmelo Alvarez explores the organization’s influence on graffiti and breakdancing in the West Coast.
Art
Harnessing Scale for Native Visibility
LA-based artist Ishi Glinsky often works big, enlarging smaller objects to honor the traditional art forms of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
Art
10 Art Shows to See in LA This May
This month: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Vaginal Davis, Carlos Rosales-Silva, collaborations with AI, and more.
Art
The Rebel Legacy of LA’s ASCO Chicano Art Group
A weekend pop-up draws connections between the influential East Los Angeles art group and a new generation of Chicano artists in the city.
Film
The Experience of Deafness in a Hearing World
Alison O’Daniel’s 2023 film The Tuba Thieves weaves a series of band room robberies in LA public schools into a moving exploration of sound and hearing.