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The Mexicali Biennial Honors Calafia, the Mythical Female Warrior
Often depicted as the spirit of California, the warrior queen epitomizes the state's idyllic nature before the European conquest.
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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Resolutely Political LA Artists Focus on the Body in the City's Latest Biennial
The body is at the center of much of the work in Made in LA, and overwhelmingly, that body is brown and black, female, queer, and indigenous.
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A Multi-Sensory Sound Art Festival Aims to Expand the Ear
An ear-oriented multi-sensory event, SoundPedro will be presenting artists whose work addresses sound and aural perception in combination with other senses.
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Highlights of the Queer Biennial, from a Textile Exhibition to a Tom of Finland Screening
This year's theme "What if Utopia" challenges participants to consider the myriad possibilities of what an ideal world might look like.
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Tania Bruguera, Lucy Lippard, and Others on the Power of Social Practice Art
Conversations in Social Practice Art presents a diverse range of approaches to art that prioritizes social engagement.
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Four Feminist Latinx Artists Bring Their Body-Based Performances to the Broad
From a memorial to AIDS to a performance of bird songs, these artists' interventions will take advantage of the museum's unique architectural setting.
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A Feminist Animation Festival Launches in Los Angeles
The Association of Hysteric Curators has organized the Soft Bytes animation festival, featuring the work of dozens of artists.
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Make Zines and Screenprint Slogans at a Politically Minded Festival
18th Street Arts Center's Pico Block Party, now in its third year, honors the cultural heritage of one of the most diverse areas of Santa Monica.
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Looking Back on Harald Szeemann, Who Expanded What It Means to Be a Curator
Driven by a boundless intellectual curiosity, Szeemann challenged historical narratives and exploded aesthetic hierarchies, expanding the role of curator from simply a steward of objects to a shaper of ideas.
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An LA Art Space, with Roots in ‘70s Chicano Movement, Now Has a Permanent Home
Founded in 1973 in the East Los Angeles garage of a Franciscan nun and printmaker, Self Help Graphics & Art has finally purchased a permanent space in Boyle Heights.
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Centering Native American Women’s Voices During a Daylong Sewing Bee
Conceived by artist and choreographer Emily Johnson (Yup’ik), the sewing bee and roundtable discussion will be led by a council of indigenous women.
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From Farming to Ethics, How the Ancient World Lived Sustainably
Historians explore older methods of sustainable living, from Ancient Greece to the Mayan Civilization.