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On Veterans Day, LA Artists Reflect on War in Unused Public Space
The Los Angeles Road Concerts invited 30-plus artists and collectives to make art reflecting on war, from ephemeral roadside gestures to an anti-war protest.
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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Exploring Los Angeles's Actual and Figurative Undergrounds
Under LA, a program organized by the Huntington-USC Institute on California & the West, explores the life of the metropolis located underfoot.
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LACMA and the MFA Houston Go to Bat Over the World Series on Twitter
With the hashtag #WorldSeriesArtThrowdown, the two venerable institutions have taken to Twitter, trading rhyming barbs accompanied by images of work from their respective collections.
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In Honor of Laura Aguilar, Artists Consider the Role of Queer Art
Five artists talk about the ways in which gender, sexual identity, and culture play out in their work.
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Facing Displacement, Artists Host an “Eviction Parade” in Los Angeles
To raise awareness of gentrification and displacement, members of the LA Tenants Union are organizing an eviction parade, which will travel to various artist spaces and residences.
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Censored in 1970s Guatemala, a Hamlet-Inspired Play Is Restaged in LA
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa features five LA-based performers wearing costumes deigned by the artist and continues a tradition of theatrical resistance.
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Curators Illuminate a Show on Black Radical Women Artists
Opening this Wednesday at the California African American Museum, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 focuses on pioneering black female artists.
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An Art Gallery Hosts a Six-Hour Vigil for 185 Environmental Activists Killed in 2016
To mark the end of her exhibition at Commonwealth and Council, Carolina Caycedo is leading a six-hour vigil that remembers those killed in defending their land.
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Talking About the Challenges and Benefits of Arts Programs for Prisoners
Activists, artists, and community organizers at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles discuss the purposes, challenges, and benefits of arts programs for prisoners.
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Glenn Ligon and Hilton Als Talk Color at LA's Underground Museum
For the Underground Museum's ongoing discussion and performance series, Ligon and Als will talk about the impact of color in art and in the world.
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Karen Finley's "The Expanded Unicorn Gratitude Mystery," a Fantastical Look at the Political Landscape
Karen Finley continues to tackle important issues and turns her attention to politics today.
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The Photographers of La Raza Newspaper Bring to Light the Chicano Movement
One LA newspaper made a big impact on the Chicano movement, this event talks about the impact and influence of its photographers.