Opinion
Why I Am Resigning from X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly and the Problem with 356 Mission’s Politics
The publication’s board is scheduling an event at an establishment boycotted by a long list of grass-roots organizations in Boyle Heights.
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LA's Art Community and Activists React to the Closing of 356 Mission
The Boyle Heights nonprofit space founded five years ago by Laura Owens and Wendy Yao had long been the focus of anti-gentrification protests.
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356 Mission Gallery, Seen by Many as a Symbol of Gentrification, Will Close
The nonprofit space, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, was the focus of anti-gentrification protests and boycotts by local activist groups.
In Brief
Laura Owens Responds to Anti-Gentrification Protests of Her Boyle Heights Gallery
In an extensive response to last week's protest at the Whitney Museum, the artist offered her take on the current situation in Boyle Heights.
Art
A Documentary on the Late Theater Artist Reza Abdoh at 356 Mission
Reza Abdoh: Theatre Visionary, screening this Wednesday, offers an insider's view of the experimental director and playwright's singular talent.
News
LA Artists and Activists Clash at a Political Action Meeting in Boyle Heights
When the Artists' Political Action Network held its first public meeting, it was met by protesters from the Boyle Heights Alliance Against Artwashing and Displacement.
Art
LA Artists Raised $100K for the ACLU — Now What?
A benefit sale over post–Inauguration Day weekend featured T-shirts, buttons, and works by more than 200 artists.
News
Anti-Gentrification Coalition Calls for Galleries to Leave LA's Boyle Heights
LOS ANGELES — The latest development in the debate over art and gentrification in Boyle Heights took place earlier this month, when a public forum was held at the Pico Gardens complex, part of the largest public housing bloc west of the Mississippi.
Art
Why Do US and European Galleries Flock to Mexico City's Zona MACO?
MEXICO CITY — Zona MACO, Mexico City’s, and arguably Latin America’s, biggest art fair opened here Wednesday night at the massive Centro Banamex convention center on the outskirts of the city.
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Cats-in-Residence Is a Cat Show with a Purrrrrpose
LOS ANGELES — The Cats-in-Residence Program, which opened last month at 356 Mission, takes a decidedly different approach, putting the cats themselves at the center of the experience.