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Martha Rosler’s Wicked and Welcome Sense of Humor
Rosler is not expecting art to end wars or change policy, but she wants to make the viewer pay attention to both in the first place.
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Reviving the Iconic Women of Lowrider Magazine
Liz Cohen, an artist and award-winning lowrider mechanic, creates vibrant tributes to the women who have modeled for Lowrider since 1977.
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What Does It Mean to Be an LA Artist Today?
Artists from all over the world have flocked to the city, raising the question of what exactly it means to be an "Angeleno artist."
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A Student of Manny Farber Organizes a Film Series in His Honor
Blame the Audience presents cinematic works that resonate with Farber's teachings.
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Orientalism Persists in Conversations Around Chinese Contemporary Art
In Art and China after 1989, now at SFMOMA, China’s emergence onto the world stage is eclipsed by persisting Orientalist ideas and Western modes of curation.
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A 24-Hour Performance Addressing Gun Violence in the US
Artists will address the ways in which gun culture is embedded into US history through music, dance, theater, comedy, and more.
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An Evening of Jazz and Mural-Making, In Honor of Charles White
At MoMA, For Freedoms invites guests to contribute to a mural while jazz ensemble Onyx Collective moves through the galleries.
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Cady Noland's Pathological America
While it would be comforting to dismiss Noland's 1980s and '90s vision of a pathological public sphere as hopelessly dated, unfortunately the opposite is true.
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German Museum Director and Curator Accused of Making Racist Remarks About German-Turks at Panel
At a talk about the German government's shift towards rightwing politics, Kasper König made controversial comments calling Turkish immigrants aggressive.
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A Drunk, Dark, and Gritty Show in a French Wine Cellar
Cold champagne is the inspiration for 20 multi-generational, international artists to create new work displayed in the wine cellars of Domaine Vranken Pommery.
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Paintings that Are Like Whispers and Secrets
“Visual poetry” is a phrase that gets thrown around quite a lot these days. Poetry has its own complexities, as captured by Monique Mouton’s subtle work.
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Required Reading
This week, Pantone picks the color of the year, the origin of abstract art, Albrecht Dürer's ads, crowdfunding Kusama in Toronto, and more.