On the day of the Supreme Court’s decision to undo 50 years of constitutional rights to abortion, artist Elana Mann’s “protest rattles” feel especially poignant and urgent.
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Top Art Shows to See in LA This Summer
Your list of must-see exhibitions and art events in Los Angeles this summer, including Judy Baca, Andrea Bowers, Minerva Cuevas, Aram Han Sifuentes, and more.
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The Ocean, a Backdrop Against Which Exploitation and Pleasure Unfold
An exhibition examines how our understanding of the natural environment has degraded both the ocean and our social systems to a perilous degree.
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Uncovering Hidden Spaces at UCI’s Open Studios
Seeing the works by the University of California, Irvine’s MFA students, many of which use leftover material site-specific to the campus, lead me to wonder if they also constitute a kind of leftover material of time.
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San Diego’s Parks Come Alive With Art
In a new six-month-long citywide arts initiative, 18 site-specific artworks are being installed throughout 28 parks in San Diego.
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Hanne Darboven’s Attempt to Unbind Narrative From Time
Just as LeWitt used minimalism to distill geometric forms, Darboven used it to expose the raw structure of time.
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The Women Artists Who Found Inspiration in Friendship
Nancy Buchanan, Marcia Hafif, and Barbara T. Smith shared studio and exhibition spaces, babysat each other’s children, and took part in one another’s avant-garde work.
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UC Davis Humanities Grad Show Shines Light on Art, Music, Political Science, and More
Back in person after two years, this exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum showcases work from 27 arts and humanities students. On view from June 2 to June 19.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for June 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Jesse Mockrin, Ken Gun Min, Farah Al Qasimi, and more.
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Deconstructing the Masculinity of Hercules
Artist Kyle Staver’s portrayal of the mythic hero feels balanced, as if to say: sure, the 12 labors are absurd, but isn’t all human endeavor?
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Months After Opening, LA’s Academy Museum Workers Move to Unionize
Staff cited wage discrepancies, allegedly inadequate responses to COVID-19 outbreaks, and being asked to do work outside their job description.
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Queering the Archive, Tracing One’s History
The artists showcased in Archival Intimacies examine the colonial trauma’s impact on Asian Americans and search for ways to overcome it.