Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a group show tackles ocean pollution, a documentary on the photographer who shot Che screens, camp and kitsch comes to 356 Mission with the Seth Bogart Show, 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.
Art
ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, hear the ethereal sounds of the glass armonica, take a spa day at Eastside International, visit the Museum of Contemporary Art's (MOCA) new project space, and more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, the Architecture and Design Museum reopens in its new home, a cross-country art tour is captured on film, two teams of artists take turns tearing apart and reconstructing a vacant retail space, and more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's an all-day performance festival in Chinatown, a discussion of a new book that explores how the internet has changed our lives, a documentary on an underappreciated jazz singer, and much more.
News
USC MFA Class of 2015 Presents University Administration with Petition to Remove Dean Muhl
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this week, the USC Roski MFA class of 2015 submitted their petition to the University of Southern California (USC) administration calling for the removal of Dean Erica Muhl.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, artist Jeffrey Vallance tries to summon dead art critics, Various Small Fires holds a discussion about art outside the white cube, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art screens a rare film of a John Cage performance, and more.
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.
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
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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.
Art
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.