Interview
Political Cartoonist Ted Rall Discusses Being Dropped by the LA Times
Hyperallergic spoke with political cartoonist Ted Rall to get his view on his dismissal and on the state of political cartooning in general.
Matt Stromberg
News
LA Times Drops Political Cartoonist After Blog Post About Police
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times terminated its relationship with political cartoonist Ted Rall based on “serious questions about the accuracy” of a May 11 blog post by him
Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, the works of an elusive collector go on view, arts and culture review The Third Rail launches its fifth issue, an outdoor art and performance event from the mid '90s is revisited, and more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, Frances Stark discusses Sturtevant, Self Help Graphics holds its annual print fair, Libros Schmibros Book Club re-examines a seminal book on African-American culture in Los Angeles, and more.
News
Graduating MFA Class of USC’s Roski School Demand Dean’s Removal
LOS ANGELES — The ongoing saga of the #USC7 and the beleaguered Roski MFA program at the University of Southern California (USC) entered its latest chapter today when the graduating class of 2015 released a letter calling for Dean Erica Muhl's removal.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a show dedicated to a legendary LA radio DJ opens, a three-day multi-media performance returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the media arts space Coaxial hosts a GIF arts festival, and much more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a chance to see pioneering body-based video art from the 1990s, an artist builds an adobe structure at LACE, the #USC7 get their own show, and more.
Art
Yoko Ono's 'Morning Peace' Turns Dawn into a Work of Art
LOS ANGELES — It was still dark when I set off on the uncrowded freeway, the few other people on the road either partiers coming home late or workers on their way to the early shift.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week there's a screening of a seldom-seen film directed by Neil Young, a photography show capturing Hollywood in the 1970s opens, 20 years of work from a "skeptical, queer, eco-feminist, androgyne" artist goes on view, and more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a multimedia shadow play at a historic railway station, a poetry reading by a punk pioneer, a meditation walk in remembrance of those lost to AIDS, and much more.
News
USC Art Alumni Issue Letter in Support of #USC7
LOS ANGELES — In response to the recent decision of the entire first-year USC MFA class to collectively withdraw from their program, a group of over 70 alumni of the Roski School of Art and Design has issued an open letter of support.
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In an LA Museum, the Master of Junk Dada Gets His Due
LOS ANGELES — Noah Purifoy could be considered something of a late bloomer. He was already in his thirties when he moved from his native Alabama to Los Angeles to attend Chouinard Art School (now CalArts).