Art
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.
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
Art Lands on LA's Balconies, Porches, and Yards at the Terrain Biennial
The Terrain Biennial repurposes liminal domestic spaces such as porches, windows, and yards into public art sites.
Art
A Festival Fosters Exchange Between Artists from LA and Mexico City
This year the Los Angeles Exchange Festival is starting a tradition of artistic exchange with other cities, beginning with Mexico City.
Art
A Museum Devoted to Immigrant Histories Opens in Boyle Heights
The Boyle Heights Museum opens this weekend with an exhibition focused on the history of Mexican repatriation during the Great Depression.
Art
Experimental Film from Chile and Brazil Screens at LA’s Filmforum
Los Angeles Filmforum screens Raúl Ruiz's short films focused on anthropology alongside works by his Brazilian contemporaries Arthur Omar and Anna Maria Maiolino.
Film
An Artist Who Grew Up in Boyle Heights Navigates the Fight Over Gentrification
This exclusive new short documentary considers the less discussed and more personal perspective of what it’s like to be an artist from Boyle Heights.