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Five Outstanding Shows Closing in Los Angeles This Month
From local contemporary art to rare surveys on Latin American modernism, there is plenty of good art to see before the new year.
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 History of a Major LA Trading Port Surfaces in a New Performance
A performance investigates San Pedro’s history as a major international sea port, and the effect that the North American Free Trade Agreement has had on LA's brown and queer communities.
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The Valentine's Day Tape an Avant-Garde Musician Left Behind
Gerardo Velazquez, a queer, Chicano artist and musician, left behind this tape, which you can now listen to at Coagula Curatorial.
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A Toy Camera Film Festival Returns to Los Angeles
Now in its 27th year, the PXL This festival showcases the wide range of pixelvision's possibilities with over two dozen films.
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Remembering the Abandoned Art Schools of the Cuban Revolution
An artist and scholar dive into the history of Havana's National Art Schools, which were abandoned when their architects fell out of favor with the regime.
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An Appreciation of California's Homegrown Tattoo Style
In the context of its exhibition on the history of tattoos, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will take a closer look at the Black and Gray style that came out of East LA.
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Dancing a Queer Space Odyssey
Dance duo Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener had collaborated with artist Charles Atlas to create Tesseract , a sci-fi movement piece with a live video loop.
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Hear Njideka Akunyili Crosby's Thoughts on Making Art
Akunyili Crosby will be giving a lecture at the USC Roski School of Fine Arts, free and open to the public.
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A Pop-Up Alterations Shop Run by an Artist Considers the Cost of Labor
On Black Friday, textile artist and activist Carole Frances Lung will examine unseen networks of labor and capital in the garment industry.
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The Wende Museum of Cold War-Era Artifacts Reopens in LA
This weekend marks the opening of the museum's new home in the remodeled National Guard Armory Building in Culver City.
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The UCLA Game Art Festival Returns with a Whimsical, Political Selection
Now in its fifth year, the UCLA Game Art Festival at the Hammer Museum explores the boundaries of contemporary gaming.
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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.