Guide
Your Handy Guide to LA Frieze Week 2023
Yes, you'll have to cross the 405 after 3 pm, but we promise it'll be worth it.
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Views From the End of Human Expansion
Five Southern California Views taps into the mythology of the West as an expanse for the imagination, only to decenter the human presence.
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The Art World "Darling" Who Went Rogue
Joan Brown resented the easy commodification of her work, and the incessant demand for her to create something just so others could own it.
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A Radically Inclusive Vision of the Jewish Tzitzit
LA-based artists Julie Weitz and Jill Spector are reimagining the traditional Jewish garment to include a wide spectrum of identities.
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How an LA Football Stadium Became a Home for Art
With two exhibitions at SoFi Stadium, the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection seeks to engage a different art audience.
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War, Bloodshed, and the German Grotesque
The works that best exemplify a uniquely German grotesque in Reexamining the Grotesque are those that reflect the war and Weimar years.
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And the Winner Is … AI Art?
Refik Anadol’s AI-generated art made a guest appearance at the Grammys.
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Immigrant Women Shine at SF's Chinese New Year Parade
For this year’s edition of the San Francisco festival, 16 Latina and Chinese women designed and hand-sewed flags that tell their story.
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After 25 Years, an Artist’s Home Reopens as an Art Gallery
Sea View, conceived by Jorge Pardo as both an artwork and a residence, embraced the dissolution of borders between disciplines.
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Major Botticelli Show to Include Newly Attributed Works
The Legion of Honor in San Francisco says it’s the first exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance artist’s drawings.
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Ruth Asawa, Without End
Asawa’s life masks do not keep count of past or future losses.
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Cultural Mapping Project Expands to 21 California Cities
Thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the state’s Creative Corps, artists can now apply to bring the project to their neighborhood.