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Drawing on Art and Ritual to Connect with Lost Ancestors
Through rituals, recipes, artworks, and film, remembering and reclaiming the past and the present.
Events
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Poets Respond to Artists at the Studio Museum in Harlem
To commemorate the last days of its exhibition Fictions, the Studio Museum in Harlem has invited six contemporary poets to respond to the work on view.
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After 15 Years, LA's Machine Project Closes with a Farewell Event
The contemporary art space announced last week that it will soon be closing, but not before throwing a farewell party and print sale this Saturday.
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A Pop-Up Show for Social Justice Organized by Hank Willis Thomas, Michelle Woo, and Others
Into Action is a nine-day long pop-up exhibition that aims to reinforce the connection between art and social justice, activism, and cultural resistance.
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The American Realness Festival Returns with Diverse Contemporary Performance
The American Realness festival returns for its ninth year, staging 17 performances across the Lower East Side and areas of Brooklyn.
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Binge-Watch All of the New Twin Peaks at the Museum of Modern Art
All 18 episodes of the series's landmark final season will screen at MoMA from Friday evening through Sunday.
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An Evening of Imaginative Fetishes and GIFs
To conclude her exhibition Speculative Fetish, Faith Holland curates an evening of GIFs by over 35 artists.
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A 200-Year-Old Dance Celebrates Anti-Colonial Resistance
The Wanaragua Association of Los Angeles will perform the masquerade dance that dates back to the mid-18th century, when the Garifuna repelled British colonizers.
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The West African Roots of a Masquerade Garment in Brazil
A priest of Ifá divination and an art historian discuss the masquerades of Yoruba religion and how they evolved in the Americas.
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Four Los Angeles Shows to Look Forward to in the New Year
From an exhibition about the first superstar curator to Pacific Standard Time's performance festival, there's strong work aplenty on the horizon.
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Romance, Dance, Drag, and Day-After Performance Art for New Year's 2018
From a high-caliber drag show to a daylong performance art marathon on the subway, there's a lot to do in New York City around the New Year.
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Five Outstanding Shows Closing in Los Angeles This Month
From local contemporary art to rare surveys on Latin American modernism, there is plenty of good art to see before the new year.