Art
Two Artist Friends Look to Their Roots for the Future
Both Don Ed Hardy and Laurie Steelink refuse to adhere to traditional artistic hierarchies, an attitude they have shared throughout their 30-year friendship.
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.
News
How a Right-Wing Group Is Weaponizing the “Latinx” Debate
An egregious “anti-woke” billboard erected in Los Angeles attempts to sow division among Latino/a/x communities.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for December 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Bob Thompson, Aimee Goguen, Uta Barth, the Transcendental Painting Group, and more.
News
Your Go-To Guide to LA Museum Restaurants
We bring you the scoop on eight dining options across LA’s cultural institutions, and it’s not all avocado toast.
News
Paintings Born of LA’s Grit and Grime
Collaging debris culled during urban excursions, Michael Alvarez portrays the liminal spaces of his city, from freeway underpasses to public parks.
Film
Beck+Col Bathe Their Critique of Capitalism in Buckets of Blood
Red Night weaves together influences from horror cinema, pop culture, and political theory.
News
California Mural Honoring Latinas Defaced With “White Power” Graffiti
Created in 2020 by Alicia Rojas, the Orange County mural features the name of eight poderosas, or strong women, and poetry in English and Spanish.
Art
LA Parking Lot Becomes a Screening Room for Street Photography
Projecting LA featured honest portraits of the city by 35 street, documentary, news, and student photographers — with not a single Hollywood sign in sight.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for November 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Lauren Halsey, Henry Taylor, William Kentridge, Cauleen Smith, and more.
News
Why Is an Auction House Selling Works by Imprisoned Native Artists?
The Kiowa Tribe is urging Bonhams to halt the sale of the books, which they believe “may have been wrongfully acquired.”
Art
LA’s New Metro Line Opens With 14 Public Artworks
Kenturah Davis, Mickalene Thomas, and Shinique Smith are among the artists who created work for the K Line, which connects historical centers of Black American life and culture in LA.
Art
Painting Rejected From California Biennial Over Image of Swastika
Artist Ben Sakoguchi, who was imprisoned with his family in a Japanese internment camp, said his works are "a reminder of our history and of how far we still have to go as a society."