News
Spring Break Art Show Cancels Upcoming LA Edition
Organizers cited the fires that consumed swaths of the region and the “trepidation of collectors and participants to attend,” among other factors.
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.
News
LA Fairs Move Forward, Calling on Art World’s Support
Frieze, Felix, and other shows will move ahead as planned in the wake of the fires as galleries told Hyperallergic that the need for financial support and community is greater than ever.
News
The Unfathomable Loss of Artistic Heritage in Altadena
With much of the area now in ruins and no clear picture of recovery, artists are reflecting on the once-thriving community and imagining what the future might look like.
News
“It Looks Like a Bomb Exploded”: LA Artists Grapple With Loss as Fires Rage
“I literally only have the clothes I’m wearing, but that’s the same story as thousands of others,” artist Amir Nikravan told Hyperallergic.
News
A “More Collegial” Art Fair Is Coming to LA
Post-Fair, whose first edition will be held at the Santa Monica Post Office, promises camaraderie and affordability.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This January
Pippa Garner’s last show, a Photorealism family tree, Iván Argote’s overgrown monuments, Elizabeth Tremante lampoons patriarchal art history, and more.
Art
In LA’s Hall of Records, New Artworks Look to the Past and Future
Teresa Baker and Felix Quintana’s recently unveiled commissions make visible some of the city’s overlooked communities and places.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This December
Shiva Ahmadi’s aqueous visions, Dave Smith’s oxymoronic LA, Miller Robinson’s cosmology of survival, the Guerrilla Girls’ first West Coast show, and more.
Art
Affordable Los Angeles Art to Shop This Holiday Season
These 11 local and online artist-run sales, craft fairs, and markets stress community over consumption.
Film
Doug Aitken’s Poetic Tableau of Southern California
“I wanted to make something aggressively non-linear, using sound and music to express things that hard language couldn’t,” the artist said of his latest work.
Art
Chicana Artist’s Once-Censored Mural Finds a New Home in LA
Barbara Carrasco’s landmark 80-foot painting portraying the city’s origins and evolution will anchor the Natural History Museum’s new wing.
Art
Maura Brewer Pulls Back the Curtain on Art Investors
The Los Angeles artist examines the contemporary phenomenon of art as asset class by focusing on the financial dealings of a billionaire investor and MoMA trustee.