For the Haitian artist, both art and life are a mixture of joy and pain, of rituals and healing, and a celebration of nuance and interconnectivity.
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Los Angeles as a Cultural Stir Fry
Amir H. Fallah’s beautiful objects reflect a shadow side, a decay of borders, trust, and stability that comes with the trauma of immigration.
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Mapping Jewish, Indigenous, and Spiritual Life in LA
UCLA’s “Engaging Living Religion” will look at how religious beliefs are presented and explored in museum galleries.
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How Museums Can Amplify Incarcerated Voices
An event hosted by the Fowler Museum considers how museums “can be advocates for those in prison.”
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An Urgent Performance From Patrisse Cullors, a Founder of Black Lives Matter
Cullors’s “public act of mourning” is the inaugural event of Pride at the Fowler Museum.
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The Radical Publishing Scene in Mexico and the US
This weekend event at the Fowler and Vincent Price Museums will showcase Mexico’s independent, politically minded publishing scene alongside Southern California’s and beyond.
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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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Paintings that Question the Promises of Postcolonial Democracy
Meleko Mokgosi questions democratic ideals in his paintings of contemporary life in Botswana.
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Commemorating the 1968 East LA Walkouts with Films, Art, and More
On the 50th anniversary of the walkouts, the Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA has organized a two-day conference to commemorate this seminal event.
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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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The Global History of African Textiles at the Fowler Museum
The exhibition African Print Fashion Now!, opening this Saturday, chronicles the history of African textiles, beginning with their 19th-century origins in West and Central Africa.
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Best of 2016: Our Top 10 Los Angeles Art Shows
These top 10 shows in no way capture a full overview of the art seen in LA this year, but they provide highlights of the rapidly developing artistic landscape of the city.
