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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a survey of video art from Latin America, a retrospective of work by assemblage artist Noah Purifoy, the opening of a fetish figurine shop, 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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USC7 Respond to Roski School Dean as Faculty Weigh In
LOS ANGELES — The seven first-year MFA students who dropped out of the University of Southern California's Roski School of Art and Design have issued a statement in response to last week's letter from Dean Erica Muhlo, rejecting her offer of a two-year leave of absence.
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Threatened LA Googie Landmark Is Saved
LOS ANGELES — Architectural preservationists won a major victory last week, when the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to designate Norms La Cienega as a Historic-Cultural Monument.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, a museum hosts an estate sale, Max Hooper Schneider mounts a semi-scientific installation, Clarissa Tossin traces connections between Brazil and the US, and more.
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USC Roski Dean Denies the MFA Program Problems Claimed by #USC7
LOS ANGELES — Hyperallergic has received a new letter sent from Dean Muhl to the USC Roski community, and a "fact sheet" from the USC7.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's the 25th anniversary of a drag doc, shoe designer Chris Francis sets up shop in the Craft & Folk Art Museum, the Hammer hosts a talk on black conceptualism, and more.
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University of Southern California MFAs Boycott Graduation in Solidarity with #USC7
LOS ANGELES — Yesterday was Graduation Day at the University of Southern California, however there was a conspicuous absence at the commencement ceremony for the Roski School of Art and Design.
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Entire First-Year MFA Class Drops Out in Protest at the University of Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Citing “the University’s unethical treatment of its students,” the entire class of first year MFA students at USC’s Roski School of Art has decided to leave the school, according to a statement they released today.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a film on vibrant street life in Marrakesh, a talk on the history of gay Japanese art, a multi-media sci-fi installation, and much more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a vintage cat film festival, Allen Rupperberg's colorful phonetic translation of Allen Ginberg's "Howl," war games in the desert, and more.
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ArtRx LA
LOS ANGELES — This week, there's a full day of performances from an avant-garde music legend, an outdoor art party in downtown LA, a Mexican artist's first installation in the city, and much more.
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100 Walkers Spread Cryptic Signage Throughout West Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — New York has Times Square and Las Vegas has the Strip, but more than any other American metropolis, the City of Angels is a city of signs.