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Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions
The news of Pilar Tompkins Rivas's departure is the latest shakeup at the $1 billion LA institution.
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Pursue Advanced Design Research at UC Davis
The two-year MFA Design program offers students space to explore and experiment, as well as teaching and funding opportunities.
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Transform Your Art Practice at UC Davis: The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio MFA Program
Generously funded, renowned faculty and visiting artists, spacious studios, and an exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum.
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Mitchell Johnson: Paintings from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Morocco (Selected Work 1979-2025)
Work by the Bay Area artist is on view in Menlo Park, California, through December 20.
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UCLA’s MFA in Media Arts Encourages Bold Experimentation
The three-year program provides a rigorous environment for new modes of critical thinking and art making in the context of media and technology.
Features
The Museum Donors Accused of Sucking California Dry
Pistachio Wars argues that billionaires Lynda and Stewart Resnick are harming California’s environment as they artwash their damage.
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California Museum Director Resigns After University Removes “Political” Artwork
Andrea Gyorody has stepped down from the Weisman Museum at Pepperdine University, whose administration obscured works with anti-ICE and other messages.
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Judith Schaechter Explores Neuroaesthetics and the Nature of Beauty at the Museum of Craft and Design
Biophilia, beauty, and the brain. Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural is now on view in San Francisco.
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Philip Guston Painting Sparks Dialogue in a Local Museum
A 1969 work by the artist, whose darkly comedic work challenges white supremacy by subverting KKK imagery, is displayed in San Luis Obispo through a free loan program.
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The Black American Artist Who Found Himself in Finland
The first retrospective of Howard Smith’s works in his home country beguilingly blurs the distinctions between art, design, and décor.
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Mitchell Johnson Exhibits New Paris Paintings
With a focus on Parisian views and architecture, the artist’s new series is on view in Menlo Park, California, through August 26.
Opinion
As ICE Raids Stir Fear, My LA Neighborhood Perseveres
In my home in Downtown LA, I see artists and activists continuing to rise up.