Art
Visions of California That Don't Begin or End at the Border Wall
The MexiCali Biennial highlights the legacies of colonization along the US and Mexico border.
California
News
In San Francisco, a Design for Maya Angelou Monument Is Approved, Then Suddenly Scrapped
Lava Thomas said she was elated to find out her proposal had been selected out of hundreds of applicants, but two weeks later she got a call saying that the sponsors will instead pursue a more figurative, traditional design.
Art
A Tribute to Women’s Work, From Weaving to Computer Programming
While they may appear at odds, the design of computing machines and weaving technology are closely entwined.
Art
An Art Program in Los Angeles Proposes Ways to Address Homelessness
The Goethe-Institut has partnered with the Los Angeles Poverty Department in organizing Worlds of Homelessness, a weeklong interdisciplinary series of events featuring artists, architects, advocates, and performers.
Art
Nayland Blake Welcomes You Into Their Messy, Funny, and Tragic World
“My work is always about people being able to sort of mentally try it on, mentally get inside the suit, or to see the effort of me trying to learn this dance, or to think about eating food,” Blake told Hyperallergic.
Art
Movies from Taiwan Show a Growing Divide with Mainland China
The UCLA Film & Television Archive looks at contemporary Taiwanese film through the lens of one of the most vibrant and progressive democracies in the region.
In Brief
A Hollywood Executive Sues Dealer for $10M Over Alleged Mark Rothko Forgery
Ron Meyer bought the work for $900,000 in 2001 from Susan Seidel. It hung in his home for nearly two decades, when he began to suspect the work was a fake.
Announcement
ACID–FREE Announces the Return of the Los Angeles Art Book Market & Bazaar
A–F II provides a platform for 90-plus West Coast and international exhibitors presenting new publications and projects from November 1 to 3 at Blum & Poe LA.
Art
A Screening of Short Horror Films Celebrating Queerness
Scream Queen features artists who employ horror tropes or aesthetics to explore queerness.
In Brief
Thief Steals Dalí Print in Under a Minute
An audacious thief managed to snatch a Salvador Dalí etching off an easel at a San Francisco art gallery.
Art
The Haunting Image of Home Amid Climate Change
In the face of natural disaster, artists question how the overwhelming anxiety of environmental degradation can be harnessed into creative action.
Art
Capturing the Untranslatable in a Performance of Many Languages
Artist Renée Petropoulos honors the intrinsic qualities of different languages in We Will Congregate, which features texts in English, Spanish, and the Zapotec language.