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Learn About the Origins of Museums Across Latin America
On May 11 and 12, the Getty Center is hosting a symposium on the beginnings of art, archaeology, and ethnography museums in Latin America.
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A Conversation on the Contentious Relationship Between the Arts and Community Development
On May 10 at Flux Factory, four representatives from community-oriented cultural initiatives in New York City will discuss how the arts both hasten and hinder gentrification.
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Five Decades of SoCal Artists’ Books at the Craft and Folk Art Museum
On view through May 7, Chapters: Book Arts in Southern California is the first large-scale museum exhibition to focus on artist books in the region.
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A Film Festival for the Workers of the World
Running May 5 to 25, the Workers Unite Film Festival features a diverse program of documentaries, fictional features, and shorts, all devoted to labor solidarity.
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Open Studios, Parties, and Performances at Brooklyn’s Invisible Dog
From May 2 to 7, the art center offers the chance to visit 27 artists' workspaces and much more.
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The California-Pacific Triennial Spotlights Architecture’s Power Dynamics
The Orange County Museum of Art's second triennial of artists from the Pacific Rim, Building as Ever, focuses on architecture and related social issues like displacement and globalization
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The Hammer Museum Examines the Legacy of the LA Uprising
A series of panels, talks, and screenings — including Spike Lee's latest and the documentary Do Not Resist — marks the 25th anniversary of the uprising that followed the acquittal of four LAPD officers who beat Rodney King.
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Visit 32 Artists’ Workspaces in a Lower Manhattan Skyscraper
On April 28 and 29, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's current artists-in-residence will welcome the public to their studios at 28 Liberty Street.
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Watch a Female Animator’s Abstract Films from the Mid-20th Century
On April 30, the Cinefamily is presenting a selection of Mary Ellen Bute's films in which vibrant shapes dance across the screen to soundtracks by classical composers.
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Carroll Dunham’s Erotic Paintings of Male Nudes at Blum & Poe
Carroll Dunham's latest paintings of men acting out masculine rituals in his signature landscapes opens this Friday at Blum & Poe in Los Angeles.
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A History of Performance Art as Protest at the 8th Floor
On April 26, Martha Wilson will bring together a slew of artist-activists for a teach-in.
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Mexican Artist Yoshua Okón Lectures at Otis College
Okón, who will deliver his talk on April 25, is a seminal figure in the cultural life of Mexico City.