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Gas, a New Gallery Inside a Truck, Parks Itself in LA
Gas, a new nomadic gallery, will be stationed next to different partner institutions around LA for each exhibition, beginning September 9 with Night Gallery.
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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5 Art-Filled Summer Day Trips from Los Angeles
As the dog days of summer draw to a close, take a short drive outside the city to see some unusual art.
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A Mythical Memoir of Pre-1900 LA Turned into Theater
The Rogue Artists Ensemble is celebrating the 1942 book Señor Plummer: The Life and Laughter of an Old-Californian with a new performance from August 24 to 26.
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A Concert of Protest Songs at LA Louver
On Wednesday, August 23, poet, songwriter, and Beach Boys collaborator Stephen Kalinich will read his own poetry and perform with the Los Angeles-based collective Divinity Band.
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Unpacking the History of LA’s Disappearing Chicano Murals
On August 20, Vroman's Bookstore is hosting a conversation around the Chicano murals of the 1960s and '70s, in advance of an exhibition at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
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Video Art and Animation in the Shadow of the Solar Eclipse
Organized by artist Rick Silva, Eclipsecore, an evening of video art and animation made in response to the total solar eclipse, will debut in LA on August 17.
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Films from a Favela Destroyed by the Olympics
On August 10 at Klowden Mann, artist Nancy Popp will screen films about Vila Autódromo, which was demolished to make way for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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A Listening Party for the Songs and Sounds of LA’s Social Upheavals
The California African American Museum is hosting a listening party to explore the role that music has played in Los Angeles, from 1965 to the present.
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Stuck Outside David Choe's Secret Show
The Choe Show opened last month in a secret office building in Los Angeles, and is only accessible to people who were accepted after a lengthy application process.
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Celebrating Marginalized Voices at Long Beach Zine Fest, from Xicanistas to Queer POC Goths
The free event will bring 100 zinesters, plus discussions, workshops, and performances, to the Museum of Latin American Art on August 6.
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An Alternative Survey of Art in LA
Throughout the month of August, Maiden LA will stage over 140 events, performances, and exhibitions by unrepresented artists in unconventional spaces.
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A Peepshow Tracks the Shifting Border Between Mexico and the US
From July 28 to 30, Velaslavasay Panorama will host an exhibition of peepshow boxes displaying a 130-year photographic history of the US-Mexico border.