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LA to Distribute $26M to Arts Nonprofits
Applications are now open for Creative Recovery LA, a new initiative focused on arts organizations hardest hit by the pandemic.
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.
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New Residency Gives Ukrainian Artists a Platform in LA
Founded by LA-based curator Asha Bukojemsky, Kyiv to LA will host six artists from Ukraine across different participating venues.
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Statue of Native Activist Mysteriously Lost (and Found) in Oakland
Artist Rigo 23’s sculpture of Leonard Peltier was eventually found with its arm missing and racist graffiti scrawled on a U-Haul truck in which it was being transported.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for January 2023
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Victor Estrada, Simone Forti, Koichi Enomoto, and more.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for January 2023
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Victor Estrada, Simone Forti, Koichi Enomoto, and more.
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Murals in LA Lift the Voices of Iranian Protesters
Murals by Iranian-American artists across the city are inescapable reminders of the regime’s ongoing brutality.
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Commemorating the 2020 Artsakh War in LA's Armenian Community
“Shelter,” a new installation by She Loves Collective, features 3,906 ribbons with the names of Armenian soldiers who lost their lives.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.