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Five Art Getaways from Los Angeles
In the spirit of summer day trips, we’ve listed five art sites, from one of the longest murals in the world to an eccentric artist’s retreat complete with donkeys and a llama.
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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A Zine Fair Aims to Tackle Tech’s Diversity Problem
Tiny Tech Zines is a new zine fair that examines the weaknesses of the industry, while exploring ways that digital innovation can be harnessed by those communities that have been heretofore underserved.
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Jurassic Park Becomes Whimsical Performance Art
Jurassic Park: The Musical will feature video, puppetry, moving sculpture, songs, tap-dancing, and blood (presumably fake).
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Barbara Stauffacher Solomon Has Been Shaking Up Design for Seven Decades
Solomon embraced interdisciplinary work long before it became fashionable.
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A Summer Series of Comedy, Improv, Film, and Performance at Blum & Poe
>BTWN< kicks off with a night of comedy, hosted by artist and comedian Casey Jane Ellison.
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An Experimental Puppetry Troupe Crafts Their Hopeful Vision
The Del Hierro brothers craft their costumes from polyurethane foam, which they find in whatever city they happen to be in, tearing into discarded couches or mattresses and ripping out the "meat" inside.
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Dancers Use the Santa Monica Beach as Their Stage
Dahn Gim and Alex Wand invite you on a march to the shore in their dance of mirrors, movement, and light.
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Narratives at the US-Mexico Border Told Through Shoes
The artist Teresita de la Torre will discuss her exhibition antes muerta que sencilla at LA's Grand Central Art Center, as well as its context alongside the current issues at the border.
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Witness the Supersized Absurdity of Pre-Internet Pop Culture
A trove of pre-internet found footage and VHS-era memorabilia will be on offer at a new store from the Everything Is Terrible! collective, which will open this weekend with a party to celebrate.
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A Latinx Printmaking Fair Supports a Diverse Community of Fine Artists
Self Help Graphics & Art has nurtured its community of artists for almost 50 years. This week, their prints go on sale at an event that also features free panel discussions and donation-based workshops.
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Legendary DIY Zine Hippie Dick Returns for a Night of Experimental Film
In the early '90s this collaged and photocopied zine a DIY aesthetic to celebrate a hairy, faerie queer community, and now it's back for one night.
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A Golden Opportunity to See the Los Angeles Arts Community on Display
The ninth annual LA Design Festival will feature talks, installations, exhibitions, and events hailing the city's legacy in architecture, fashion, graphics, industrial design, and other disciplines.