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Pacific Standard Time Returns with Sprawling Latin American and Latino Art Program
The Getty's long-awaited initiative on Latin American and Latino Art, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, officially kicks off this week.
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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LA’s New Contemporary Art Museum Celebrates a Flexible, Collectionless Model
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, located in a converted clothing factory on the edge of the Arts District, officially opens on September 9.
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In Los Angeles, Artists Open a Museum to Resist Displacement
A new arts space, the Artists’ Loft Museum Los Angeles, opened in the Arts District studio of two artists who might be forced out of their longtime home and workspace.
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Using Palmistry to Understand Mexican Muralist José Clemente Orozco
On September 7, art historian Mary Coffey and artist Isa Carrillo will reflect on Orozco's mural "Prometheus" at the Pomona College Museum of Art — and offer palm readings in the process.
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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.
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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.