Books
The America that Wealth Forgot
Sarah Kendzior, in her book of essays, The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America, claims that economic crisis is the new normal.
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YBCA Presents Futurefarmers: Out of Place, in Place
Futurefarmers' environmentally-conscious projects provoke audiences to question the many ways that humans try to control nature, or imagine themselves as separate from it.
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We Got to Visit the Exclusive LA Mural that Only “Verified Influencers” Can Photograph
A kind security guard monitors the entrance to the influencer-only social media shrine, which has drawn plenty of outrage.
Art
Giant Keith Haring Mural Revealed Nearly 30 Years After It Was Covered Up
Painted in 1986, the mural was covered up with aluminum siding three years later and has only just been brought back to light.
Art
A Zine and Small Press Fair for Book Artists of Color
The second annual edition of the Brown Paper Zine & Small Press Fair brings 23 exhibitors to Barnard Hall this weekend.
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BRIC Presents Alchemy, On View Through August 12
A group exhibition featuring artists who transform non-conventional materials to create visually layered statements.
Art
From the Gardens to the Galleries, the Getty Comes Alive with Sound and Dance
Friday Flights kick off with a group of works that respond to and animate the Getty's architecture and landscape.
Art
The Political Uses of a Figure of Male Beauty from Antiquity
One of the most celebrated statues from antiquity, the “Discobolus” remains a cautionary tale about the ways in which we speak about ideal bodies through the art we curate and display.
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How Health and the Environment Impact Art
Environmental activists, public health advocates, and artists consider how we can be mindful of illness and the environment.
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A Book on Art Protests Falters in the First Act But Deepens the Conversation
Whitewalling is an important book that provides historical context for our current and recent controversies around protest; however, it would have been a stronger effort if the author had adopted a more consistent analytical and rhetorical approach.
Art
A Symposium Casts a Critical Eye on Whiteness
Co-organized by the Racial Imaginary Institute and the Kitchen, this weekend's event boasts a powerful lineup of artists, writers, and thinkers on race.
Art
How Native American Artists Are Reframing the Ways They're Represented
Will Wilson, among other Native American artists, has sought to reclaim a sense of agency through his two bodies of work.