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82 Grad Teaching Assistants Fired During University of California Strikes
The alarming emergence of COVID-19 has made the situation more complicated, though strike organizers have pledged to continue a digital picket online.
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.
Art
A Reimagining of a 1974 Performance of Art and Food
A diverse lineup of over 50 artists, musicians, and performers present two-minute pieces, to be complemented by a meal.
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Using Jewish Theater to Protest the Private Detention of Migrants
Instead of a traditional protest, Never Again Action presented a Purim Spiel, a centuries-old form of Jewish theater.
Art
Honoring 50 Activists and Advocates at the Japanese American National Museum
In conjunction with an exhibition on the immigrant experience, the museum hosts workshops ranging from a letter-writing session to paper crane folding and weaving lessons.
Art
A Conversation About Sex Work in the Art World
Artists and sex workers will offer their insights at Public School Los Angeles.
Art
Gabriela Ruiz Performs the Numerous Meanings of the Letter “X”
From the X chromosome to a symbol of death, “X” is filled with connotations in Gabriela Ruiz’s latest performance at Oxy Arts.
Art
LA's Spring/Break Art Show Is Delightfully Garish and Over-the-Top
Working under the theme “In Excess,” participants put together maximalist installations at a former produce market and textile manufacturing site in Downtown Los Angeles.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Los Angeles Frieze Week 2020
Your guide to a weeklong cavalcade of openings, performances, talks, and events, anchored by the titular fair.
Art
Hollywood Myths and Latinx Art Histories at LA's Frieze Projects
“The city is global, and we wanted to bring in the Americas,” says Rita Gonzalez, one of the curators of Frieze Projects, staged in the studios’ New York City-themed backlot.
Art
A Chance to Revisit the Music, Art, and Theater of the Weimar Era
This month, the LA Philharmonic, REDCAT, Hauser & Wirth, and other spaces will stage events celebrating the Weimar Era.
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The Bizarre Story Behind the Newspaper Ads Criticizing LACMA’s Expansion Plan
On Sunday, full-page ads appeared in both the New York and Los Angeles Times with the slogan “saveLACMA FROM TANKING.”
Art
Learn to Make a Sustainable Artist Handbook and Prepare for Existential Crisis
At Navel, community-led learning groups investigate specific topics, from wealth redistribution, to sustainable art-making, to Black ethics in rap.