Film
New LA Festival Centers Local Filmmakers of Color
Crenshaw Dairy Mart's inaugural film festival this weekend features documentaries, music videos, works in progress, and more.
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Art
Artists "Make LA Graffiti History" by Painting on Abandoned High-Rises
“Shit is a skyscraper playground,” said one artist who helped tag at least 27 stories of an unfinished luxury development.
News
Street Artists Say Guess Is Copying Their Tags
In a lawsuit, the brand is accused of printing "verbatim reproductions" of Bates and Nekst's signatures on articles of clothing without the artists’ consent.
News
Artists “Stunned” After Museum Nixes Reimagined Michael Fried Show
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art canceled Three American Painters: Then and Now months before the opening and terminated its chief curator.
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Announcement
LA Phil Presents Kurt Cobain-Inspired Opera Last Days
Based on the HBO film Last Days, written and directed by Gus Van Sant, this new opera plunges into the torment that created a modern myth.
News
Thought Lost for 36 Years, Chicano Mural Resurfaces in Estate Sale
The discovery of panels from a mural by ASCO founding member Willie Herrón has added another chapter of intrigue to the art collective’s evolving legacy.
News
California’s Iconic Salvation Mountain Designated a Historic Site
Artist Leonard Knight spent 25 years crafting the work in the remote California desert.
Art
New Show of Islamic Art Explores the Pleasure of Eating Together
Dining With the Sultan at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art examines food and culinary customs in 250 works from Southwest Asia, North Africa, and beyond.
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Cityscapes, Landscapes, and Figure Paintings by Mitchell Johnson on View in Menlo Park
Selected Work, 1988–2023 at Flea Street features early landscapes of France, Italy, New Mexico, and more recent cityscapes of Paris, San Francisco, and New York.
Art
Tarot-Inspired Paintings Encapsulate the Latinx Pulse of LA
Moncho 1929’s latest exhibition questions what we mean when we say “history” or “beliefs” or even that something is “ours.”
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Announcement
The California Studio at UC Davis Opens Residency Applications
As part of this program focused on teaching and studio practice, candidates will be selected for 10-week, quarter-long visiting professorships in fall 2024 or spring 2025.
News
New Project Seeks to Put South LA Culture on the Map
The Cultural Treasures of South Los Angeles does not simply record a list of places, but also traces evolving narratives of cultural expression and exchange.