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California School Shutters Exhibition After Altering "Political" Art
Pepperdine University abruptly closed the show as at least a dozen artists asked to withdraw in protest of what they called an act of censorship.
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.
Features
Five Artists Share Their Work in This Year’s Made in LA Biennial
Ahead of the opening at the Hammer Museum, Hyperallergic spoke to participants whose practices embrace the show’s threads of history and dissonance.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This October
Radical nun Corita Kent’s photos, Ofelia Esparza’s transformative Día de los Muertos altars, Cameron Harvey’s biomorphic abstraction, Suchitra Mattai’s syncretic storytelling, and more.
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UC Irvine Takes Over Orange County Museum of Art
The merger will combine both institutions’ holdings to establish a collection of over 9,000 artworks.
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Superchief, Beloved LA Arts Hub, Fights to Stay Open
A longtime cornerstone of underground art and photography is thinking outside the white cube to stay afloat amid financial challenges.
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LA Louver to Close Gallery Space and Shift Into Private Model
The Los Angeles gallery’s vast archive will be donated to the Huntington library.
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Street Vendor Beloved by LA Art World Abducted by ICE
Advocates are rallying support for Jorge Cruz, a green card holder who sells frutas, elotes, and more at venues like Frieze LA and the Hammer Museum.
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LA’s Holocaust Museum Walks Back “Never Again” Statement, Sparking Outcry
The museum posted and then deleted a vaguely worded statement that many interpreted as a denunciation of Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Guide
15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall
Radical Chicano printmaking, Trenton Doyle Hancock confronts Philip Guston, the LA and California biennials, American Artist on Octavia E. Butler, and more.
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Decades After “Heartbreaking” Thefts, Santa Ana Pueblo Recovers Stolen Artifacts
The repatriation effort is significant not just for the amount of time that has elapsed, but also because it is completely organized and funded by the Pueblo itself.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This August
Kevin Beasley’s translucent portals, Judy Baca’s reimagined paleta cart, posters from Ghanaian mobile cinema, Marnie Weber’s monumental dollhouse, and more.
Features
A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency
Beatriz Cortez, who lost her house in the LA fires, is the first unofficial resident of Blue Heights Arts and Culture at the Galka Scheyer House.