Art
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.
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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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.
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Listening to the Sounds of Historic Spaces, from the Hiroshima Atomic Dome to Sagrada Familia
Audience members will be given a balloon which will vibrate the closer they get to the speakers, highlighting the physical properties of sound waves.
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How Artists Can Address the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles
An upcoming program at the California African American Museum titled "Artists for Housing and Homeless Rights" aims to address some of the the issues surrounding these rising tensions.
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How Armenians Helped Develop Photography in the Ottoman Empire and Beyond
Armenian photographers played a prominent role in the early development and spread of photography throughout the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East.
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The Difficult Work of Decolonizing Culture, from the Whitney Biennial to Gentrification
Anuradha Vikram will discuss her new book, Decolonizing Culture, with editor Bean Gilsdorf.
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Los Angeles Art Community Reacts to Firing of MOCA Chief Curator Helen Molesworth
The announcement of Molesworth's departure shocked and dismayed many in the Los Angeles art world. But some MOCA insiders have also said she contributed to a toxic work environment.
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A New Outdoor Art Space Springs from the High Desert East of Los Angeles
The Magic Hour, a minimalist, modular structure, will hold artworks in the open air, framed by the landscape.
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Museum Puts Jackson Pollock Conservation Process on Public Display
The conservator of Pollock's "Number 1, 1949" shares the challenges he will face when conserving the artwork in the Museum of Contemporary Art's galleries.
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Andrea Fraser Considers the Role of Artists and Institutions in the Rise of Right-Wing Populism
Eschewing the divisive polarization that has characterized much contemporary political discourse, Fraser examines the role that left-leaning artists and institutions may have played.
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Commemorating the 1968 East LA Walkouts with Films, Art, and More
On the 50th anniversary of the walkouts, the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA has organized a two-day conference to commemorate this seminal event.