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Tenants of Downtown LA Art Colony Face Evictions, But Might Have the Law on Their Side
The city recently passed two new measures beefing up renters’ protections, and the artists facing displacement are taking full advantage of the law.
Renée Reizman
Renée Reizman lives in Los Angeles, where she is a research-based interdisciplinary artist and writer who examines cultural aesthetics and their relationship between urbanization, law, and technology.
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10 Eye-Popping and Provocative Art Books to Check Out Right Now
The Acid-Free Art Book Market brought forth booksellers in tune with the cultural and sociopolitical zeitgeist, offering books on detention center architecture, monographs in translation, and new underground periodicals written by people living in the margins.
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A Tribute to Women’s Work, From Weaving to Computer Programming
While they may appear at odds, the design of computing machines and weaving technology are closely entwined.
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Inaugural Toronto Biennial Focuses on Climate While Dismantling Eurocentric Ideas
In The Shoreline Dilemma curators Candice Hopkins and Tairone Bastien offer a consideration of “climate” that spans the tangible environment to the social. Here are some highlights to catch before the Biennial closes on December 1.
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California Landscapes, Millenial Pink, and Lots of Painting at the Other Art Fair
Catering to “a new generation of art buyers,” most of the artwork at the Santa Monica fair sells for under $1,000.
Performance
For Six Hours, Four Performers Freeze in the Act of Falling
In Just a Blink of an Eye, the performers lean backwards, appearing as victims of an unseen violence.
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A Virtual Reality Meal Is a Powerful Comment on Being Asian in America
The six-course dinner is a sensory metaphor for chef, curator, and poet Jenny Dorsey’s experiences as an Asian in America.
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The Future of Conceptual, Immersive Art Hasn't Quite Arrived
The Gray Area Festival's attractions like Inferno and the ISM Hexadome drew upon images of hell and Thom Yorke to illustrate its vision of audience-participatory art, but the festival itself demonstrated that technology alone is not enough.
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Experiencing the Flurry of the Internet in Physical Spaces
In exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum and the Orange County Museum of Art, York Chang explores “fake news” as the foundation of mass media.
Performance
A Factory that Processes Your Dandelion Wishes
The anonymous art collective simply known as the Art Department transformed a decommissioned building into “a secret wish-processing facility.”
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Faced with Rising Tuition, CalArts Students Are Working to Raise Money
Student organizers closed out the annual CalArts REDCAT Gala by asking for contributions from deep-pocketed donors.
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After CalArts Announces Tuition Hike, Students Organize in Protest
On Tuesday morning, CalArts students organized outside of Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles, where the Board of Trustees voted on the tuition for the next academic year, which will total $50,850.