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Derek Fordjour’s LA MOCA Mural Is an “Invitation” to the Museum
“Sonic Boom,” named after a Historically Black College's famous marching band, “will have particular resonance in communities of color,” the artist said.
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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LAXART Secures Permanent Space in LA, Joining Galleries in LA’s Melrose Hill
The arrival of art spaces in other majority POC neighborhoods in the city has previously sparked fears of gentrification.
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Arts Nonprofit Cuts Ties With Wells Fargo Laguna Beach After Removal of "Controversial" Quilts
The bank removed Black Lives Matter-themed quilts after customers complained that they were “too aggressive.”
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for March 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Barbara Kruger, April Bey, and more.
Art
Shining a Light on Soviet Jewish Life
Works by Bill Aron and Yevgeniy Fiks chronicle the experience of Soviet Jews who tried to leave their homeland.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for February 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Ulysses Jenkins, EJ Hill, Carlos Almaraz, and more.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for December 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
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Our Wandering, Rootless Nature, Given Shape by a Jewish Tradition
The autumn holiday of Sukkot continues to offer solace and community for new generations.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for November 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
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100+ Black Artists Will Take Over a Boulevard in South Los Angeles
Melvin Edwards, Maren Hassinger, and Alison Saar are among the artists kicking off the Destination Crenshaw initiative.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for October 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
Art
Ron Athey, Transgressive Performance Artist
The Los Angeles-based artist gets his first major US museum show after working on the cultural fringes for decades.