Across five locations in Antwerp, the ModeMuseum shows how the delicate, weblike fabric became a staple of art, craft, fashion, and commerce.
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Stirring Video Art Questions the Notion of “Freedom”
Borders of Freedoms / Contornos de Libertad presents video work by six artists living in El Salvador and its diaspora.
What to Listen to This Week
Enjoy this roundup of podcasts, playlists, live readings, and interviews coming out of Los Angeles.
A Public Performance in Hollywood Will Celebrate Intersectional Gender Identities
Along a two-block stretch of Hollywood Boulevard, over 35 artists, performers, and collectives will turn the sidewalk into a stage for performance art, dance, music, comedy, and even karaoke.
A Tribute to LA’s Once-Major Trolley Network
Performers respond to Sandra de la Loza’s installation at LACE, which examines bygone layers of Los Angeles, looking at how waves of development have destroyed and obscured what came before them.
Developing a Collective Language of Resistance Across the Centuries
It’s not often that you find a space in which communication is not only possible, but encouraged across time, discourses, and borders.
Artists in LA Lead a Public Procession for Migration and Inclusivity
Rejecting divisive fear and alienation, members of the South West Asian and North African diaspora will highlight the radical power of communal visibility.
How K-Pop Has Become a Battleground for Political Ideologies
Not unlike the art market, K-pop is governed by corporate interests and a hunger for global audiences.
Emory Douglas’s Language of Revolution
Douglas’s historical and new works, shown alongside pieces by younger artists, draw a line of influence between the two generations and establish a community of shared concerns.
Black Panther Icon Emory Douglas Speaks About His Art and Legacy
A rare opportunity to see and hear from an artist whose early work retains its power and immediacy 50 years on.
The Mexicali Biennial Honors Calafia, the Mythical Female Warrior
Often depicted as the spirit of California, the warrior queen epitomizes the state’s idyllic nature before the European conquest.
The Getty Acquires the Archive of LACE, a Grassroots Alternative Art Space in Los Angeles
The Getty’s acquisition tells the story of how a once-scrappy alternative art space withstood decades of economic and cultural change and survived through the present.