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A Photographer Who Documented the Eclectic Subcultures of Southern California
The photographer known as Spot will tell the stories behind the hippies of Hollywood, the skate scene in Hermosa Beach, and the origins of South Bay punk.
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 Datathon Aims to Improve Access to the Arts in Los Angeles
Artists, arts administrators, educators, and others are invited to brainstorm datasets that would increase access to the arts.
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After Artists Reveal Pattern of Nonpayment, Los Angeles CB1 Gallery Will Close
Artists who have shown with the gallery expressed mix reactions to the announcement.
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Los Angeles's CB1 Gallery Accused of Not Paying Its Artists
An open letter accuses the owners of failing to pay artists according to their contracts, writing bad checks, and selling work without notification.
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See What MFA Students Are Cooking Up at CalArts During Open Studios
Featuring work by nearly 100 students, this weekend's MFA Open Studios at CalArts offers the opportunity to discover the next generation of working artists.
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How Oaxacan Expats in California Have Kept an Ancient Ball Game Alive
Discover the origins of pelota mixteca, or Mixtec-style ball, and its role in maintaining cultural links across borders.
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Learn How to Build a Lowrider
Artists at the Petersen Automotive Museum will teach various techniques, from hydraulics and engraving, to painting and pin-striping.
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Two Evenings of Stan Brakhage’s Disorienting, Collage-Like Films
In honor of the new edition of Brakhage's 1963 book Metaphors of Vision, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Los Angeles Filmforum are screening some of his most seminal films.
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LA's Art Community and Activists React to the Closing of 356 Mission
The Boyle Heights nonprofit space founded five years ago by Laura Owens and Wendy Yao had long been the focus of anti-gentrification protests.
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Artists Share Their Studio Playlists
Chimento Contemporary hosts a live recording of artist Pia Pack's podcast What Artists Listen To, with Zeal Harris, Alexandra Grant, Shizu Saldamando, and Cole James.
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The European Avant-Garde in Hollywood, from Brecht to Eisenstein
Artist and filmmaker Zoe Beloff explores the Hollywood legacies of Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein, German playwright Bertolt Brecht, and other members of the European avant-garde.
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A Satirical Museum of Cardboard and Rocks Sounds Too Good to Be True
Mocking the various pop-up museums opening in Los Angeles, Andy Bauch launched a satirical website for an "interactive" museum of cardboard and rocks.