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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.
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As ICE Raids Stir Fear, My LA Neighborhood Perseveres
In my home in Downtown LA, I see artists and activists continuing to rise up.
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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.
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California’s New Slang
From airbrushed lettering of lowriders to silkscreen and sign-painting, an exhibition flexes the state’s wide-ranging visual language.
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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.