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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.
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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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.
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Watch the New Documentary that Follows the Life of an Andy Warhol Brillo Box
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is screening Lisanne Skyler's Brillo Box (3¢ OFF) on July 30, before the HBO debut on August 7.
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60 Performers Reclaim the Streets of Downtown LA
For a performance conceived by artist Lola Gonzàlez, choreographer Oguri, and composer Paul Chavez, 60 people will march through the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
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A Ceremony Invites You to Trade Objects and Learn About Cooperation
On July 20–22, Iván Navarro and Courtney Smith will choreograph a trio of performances with 24 to 40 volunteers at the Garey Building.
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A Dancer Moves and Morphs the Art at the Main Museum
On July 16, choreographer and dancer Mecca Vazie Andrews will reconfigure and respond to Alice Könitz's chair sculptures and Star Montana's photographs from East and South LA.
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Artists Comb Through the Getty Center, Making Music with Hairbrushes and More
The Friday Flights performance series invites artists to engage with the less-explored corners of the Getty's sprawling campus and use it as an unconventional stage.
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From Cybernetics to Museology, a Series of Talks and Performances Links Art and Science
The Pasadena Arts Council has organized a free two-day symposium on July 8–9 where artists will present and perform on topics ranging from astronomy to museum studies.
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A Cowboy from the Future Lifts Weights in an LA Elevator Gallery
New York-based artists Matt Taber and Scott Nadeau bring their futuristic Western "My Name is Everybody" to Elevator Mondays for a one-night performance and monthlong exhibition.
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A Discussion of the Cuban Avant-Garde and Revolution
In light of the Long Beach Museum of Art's exhibition, Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic, the museum is hosting a panel discussion on July 2 that will focus on the Cuban avant-garde.