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.
California
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Announcement
San Francisco Art Book Fair Returns With More Programming Than Ever
Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF25 spans two city blocks and welcomes more than 150 exhibitors from around the world this July.
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East West Players Brings Asian-American Stories Into the Limelight
The Los Angeles theater, now in its 60th year, works to cultivate, invite, and produce authentic stories told from within the AAPI communities.
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Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair Returns in a New Venue
Taking place at Pasadena’s ArtCenter College of Design this May, the fair features over 300 local and international artists’ book publishers, plus a range of programs.
Art Review
California’s New Slang
From airbrushed lettering of lowriders to silkscreen and sign-painting, an exhibition flexes the state’s wide-ranging visual language.
News
LA’s Newest Museum Pays Homage to an Iconic Bar
Musée du Al is the creation of Marc Kreisel, founder of Al’s Bar, the legendary watering hole and hub for artists in pre-gentrification downtown.
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The Japanese American National Museum Is a Site of Remembrance and Belonging
Located in the heart of LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the museum embraces the Japanese-American experience in all its permutations, including aspects that other persecuted and marginalized communities can recognize.
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Announcement
Mitchell Johnson: Giant Paintings From New England, California and Newfoundland
Johnson’s latest exhibition of seven large-scale paintings are now on view in San Francisco.
Art
Daisy Patton Paints Wedding Photos Back to Life
The artist resurrects moments of celebration in Before These Witnesses, whose subjects look back at us across time and offer themselves to be seen.
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Stitched: Contemporary Embroidery Explores Artists Redefining the Medium
Nineteen artists from around the world bring new perspectives to embroidery in an exhibition at Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, California.
Books
The Pasadena Bookstore Taking Cues From Octavia E. Butler
Octavia’s Bookshelf, which survived the Eaton Fire, has become a haven and a hub for mutual aid resources and support.
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Mitchell Johnson: Paintings from Maine, Italy, Newfoundland, and San Francisco
Johnson’s latest explorations into color, perception, familiarity, and scale are now on view at Flea Street in Menlo Park, California.