Art
Tania Bruguera, Hank Willis Thomas, and Eric Gottesman on Making Art in Times of Turmoil
The final event in the Hirshhorn Museum's Ai Weiwei series will discuss the challenges and necessity of art making amid political turmoil.
Events
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The History of a Major LA Trading Port Surfaces in a New Performance
A performance investigates San Pedro’s history as a major international sea port, and the effect that the North American Free Trade Agreement has had on LA's brown and queer communities.
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An Artist-Led Variety Show at the Knockdown Center, Whoop Dee Doo!
Whoop Dee Doo's installation at the Knockdown Center will conclude in a high-energy, community-driven performance.
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Stars Align for Charles White and Leonardo da Vinci at the Museum of Modern Art
A night of astrology, tarot, community, and Leonardo da Vinci at MoMA.
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Deciphering Duchamp's Clues
The Turkish-American artist Serkan Özkaya and the novelist Augustus Rose discuss their fascinations with Duchampian detective work at Postmasters Gallery on Wednesday.
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The Valentine's Day Tape an Avant-Garde Musician Left Behind
Gerardo Velazquez, a queer, Chicano artist and musician, left behind this tape, which you can now listen to at Coagula Curatorial.
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A Toy Camera Film Festival Returns to Los Angeles
Now in its 27th year, the PXL This festival showcases the wide range of pixelvision's possibilities with over two dozen films.
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A Poetic Documentary on Carolee Schneemann
This unusual documentary on the artist is screening on Saturday at Metrograph, where Schneemann will also be in attendance.
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Tinkering with the Technophilia of Fernand Léger
Léger's sophisticated, imaginative examinations of the machine aesthetic coincided with one of history's most fraught technological periods.
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Remembering the Abandoned Art Schools of the Cuban Revolution
An artist and scholar dive into the history of Havana's National Art Schools, which were abandoned when their architects fell out of favor with the regime.
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A 24-Hour Cultural Filibuster Against Gun Violence
For Bang, Bang, Gun Amok, artist George Emilio Sanchez has brought together some 50 artists to perform for a full day.
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An Appreciation of California's Homegrown Tattoo Style
In the context of its exhibition on the history of tattoos, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will take a closer look at the Black and Gray style that came out of East LA.