Film
The Extraordinary Story of Corita Kent, the “Pop Art Nun”
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of KCET Artbound's short film "Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun."
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Art
In California, a Legacy of Political Protest Through Graphic Design Lives On
Grassroots social movements in California in the 1960s and '70s led to a flourishing of graphic innovation that lives on to this day.
Art
California Continues to Rewrite the Rules of Design
Artists and designers in the state found their voices by breaking from modernist traditions and embracing the light, color, and playful attitude of the West Coast.
Art
The Hand-Painted Signs and Murals of Latinx LA
Sign painters and muralists have helped create the visual language of Los Angeles.
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A Tour Through Design and Social Activism in LA, From 1960s to Today
From the socially progressive prints of Sister Corita to the first major gay publication in the US.
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A 1970s Provocative Magazine That Fought Anti-Asian Sentiment
What started as a monthly paper in 1969 geared towards Asian American students at UCLA soon expanded to the greater Los Angeles community.
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Graphics: ✊🏽A History of Design and Activism in California 📐
This edition, produced in collaboration with KCET’s Artbound, celebrates the rich history of artist-activists in the Golden State.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a sad billionaire park, Paula Rego's abortion paintings, soap bubbles in art, aliens colonizing space, and more.
Art
Matthew Wong’s Indelible Impressions
Just three years after he first devoted himself to art, Wong assembled an abstract vocabulary to create an entire world that is parallel to ours.
Art
The Gallery Dealer as Tightrope Walker
Rather than identifying with a style or brand, Klaus Kertess was remarkably independent in his choices, and was not averse to risks.
Art
Rosemary Mayer’s Art of the Unseen
For Mayer, the passage of time is imbued with a sense of melancholy, of something already lost to the past.
Art
What to Make of Nero?
An exhibition takes on the notorious Roman emperor, from gleaming marble to roaring flames.