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Gas, a New Gallery Inside a Truck, Parks Itself in LA
Gas, a new nomadic gallery, will be stationed next to different partner institutions around LA for each exhibition, beginning September 9 with Night Gallery.
Events
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Arto Lindsay Explores the Brazilian Avant-Garde at the Whitney Museum
In conjunction with the Hélio Oiticica retrospective, Lindsay has organized a series of concerts and events that illuminate the enduring impact of this period in Brazilian art.
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The Governors Island Art Fair Launches This Weekend
Opening on September 2, the monthlong event features work by 100 artists in former military houses and barracks.
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A Queer Performance Artist Lampoons White Liberal Activism
On August 31, Dynasty Handbag will perform her over-the-top stand-up show I An, Moron at Joe's Pub.
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The Origins of Indigenous Objects and the Distances They Travel
On Thursday, August 31, artist Duane Linklater will read an open letter addressed to the Metropolitan Museum about a James Bay Cree hood in its collection.
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Six Dancers Make Ephemeral Marks on Rockaway Beach
In a work choreographed by Madeline Hollander, six dancers and a truck will chase each other on the beach on August 26.
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A Mythical Memoir of Pre-1900 LA Turned into Theater
The Rogue Artists Ensemble is celebrating the 1942 book Señor Plummer: The Life and Laughter of an Old-Californian with a new performance from August 24 to 26.
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The Dance Floor as a Site for Queer Memorials
This Friday at Recess, Brendan Fernandes will explore the possibilities of the dance floor as a queer space.
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A Concert of Protest Songs at LA Louver
On Wednesday, August 23, poet, songwriter, and Beach Boys collaborator Stephen Kalinich will read his own poetry and perform with the Los Angeles-based collective Divinity Band.
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A Jazz Documentary on a Summer's Day
The 1959 documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day, screening on August 23 at the New York Public Library, is considered one of the first music festival films.
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Learn About the Music and Dance Traditions of J’Ouvert
A program presented by Brooklyn Arts Council at the Brooklyn Public Library on August 19 will introduce attendees to some key cultural elements of Trinidadian J'Ouvert.
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A Film Documents the Rastafarian Fight for Reparations for Slavery
Screening August 18 at JACK, The Price of Memory follows a group of Jamaican Rastafarians as they petition the British Crown for reparations.