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This week, cultural critic Hilton Als gives a talk in Pasadena, the Los Angeles Fine Print Fair returns to Hollywood, an immersive installation by Edgar Arceneaux opens at the Main Museum, and more.
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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ArtRx LA
There's a lot going on this week. In addition to the Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair and free admission to 30-plus museums on Sunday, Cuban artist and activist Tania Bruguera gives a talk, Jimmie Durham gets his first North American retrospective at the Hammer, and more.
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This week, Baik Art hosts a conversation about art and racial justice, Llyn Foulkes debuts new work at Sprüth Magers, Brand Library opens a show focused on art collectives, and more.
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This week, a group show questions the concept of masculinity, a store selling thousands of copies of Jerry Maguire opens, Regen Projects hosts a conversation between artist Theaster Gates and curator Hamza Walker, and more.
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This week, sign-painter Norm Laich opens a show of his own work, the Craft and Folk Art Museum hosts a community art book installation, a gallery in Santa Ana puts 2016 to rest, and more.
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This week, a campy throwback film screens at Cinefamily, the first Los Angeles retrospective of work by painter Maria Lassnig closes, a dancer performs a blessing for the new year, and more.
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ArtRx LA
This week, artists challenge mass media at the Getty Center, the Santa Monica Public Library hosts a participatory performance of a minimalist masterpiece, an artist-conceived pop-up shop in Chinatown offers last-minute holiday goods, and more.
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This week, art and music duo Lucky Dragons present the results of their current residency, experimental music collective LAFMS released a box set, artists report back on their visit to Standing Rock, and more.
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Focused on Residencies, the Main Museum Tests a Different Model in Downtown LA
Founded by two real estate developers, the Main Museum is a non-collecting institution concentrating on Los Angeles artists.
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Steven Mnuchin, Trump's Treasury Secretary Pick, Resigns from LA Museum Board
The man that President-elect Donald Trump want to be his Treasury secretary just resigned from the MOCA board.
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This week, watch a play about Surrealist fistfights, hear a late masterwork from avant-garde composer Morton Feldman, attend a political sign-making workshop, and more.
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Boyle Heights Activists Question LAPD's Hate Crime Charge
After the words “Fuck White Art" were anonymously spray-painted on the roll-up gate of Nicodim Gallery, the LAPD said it would treat the act of vandalism as a hate crime.