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A Photographer Who Documented the Eclectic Subcultures of Southern California
The photographer known as Spot will tell the stories behind the hippies of Hollywood, the skate scene in Hermosa Beach, and the origins of South Bay punk.
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The Powerful Art of Satire, from Aristophanes to Today
At the Brooklyn Museum, a group of artists will trace the influence of political satire to the great ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
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A Datathon Aims to Improve Access to the Arts in Los Angeles
Artists, arts administrators, educators, and others are invited to brainstorm datasets that would increase access to the arts.
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Testing the Legal Power of Art to Stop a Pipeline
A Blade of Grass and the Cardozo School of Law are hosting a mock trial for Aviva Rahmani's ecological art projects to stop the use of eminent domain for pipeline construction.
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See What MFA Students Are Cooking Up at CalArts During Open Studios
Featuring work by nearly 100 students, this weekend's MFA Open Studios at CalArts offers the opportunity to discover the next generation of working artists.
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A Film Foregrounds the First Nations Fight Against Fracking
On Saturday, Fractured Lands, a documentary about the Dene activist and lawyer Caleb Behn, will screen at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Photography's Role in Shaping South Africa's History and Contemporary Culture
The head of Johannesburg's Market Photo Workshop and an artist who studied there discuss the medium's impact on how South Africans remember their pasts and picture their futures.
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Critics and Artists Debate the State of Painting Today
Three Cooper Union alumni and three critics, including Hyperallergic Weekend editor John Yau, "discuss the state and shape of contemporary painting."
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How Oaxacan Expats in California Have Kept an Ancient Ball Game Alive
Discover the origins of pelota mixteca, or Mixtec-style ball, and its role in maintaining cultural links across borders.
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An Artist Borrows from Obscure Books for a Pop-Up Tattoo Shop
For her tattoo designs, Doreen Garner mined the Reanimation Library, a collection of obscure books, finding hand signals and "the occasional escalator going up into a vagina."
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Meet the Monster Artist Who Created the Hellboy Universe
On Friday, the Society of Illustrators hosts a talk with Mike Mignola, whose signature style includes careful compositions, large swaths of dark ink, and shadowy humanoid monsters.
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Learn How to Build a Lowrider
Artists at the Petersen Automotive Museum will teach various techniques, from hydraulics and engraving, to painting and pin-striping.