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How Alternative Art Spaces Changed Los Angeles in the 1970s
Throughout the 1970s and into the ’80s, artists in Los Angeles created organizations and exhibition spaces to develop the resources they lacked.
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A Survey of Black American Portraiture Is a Revelation
Black American Portraits features over two centuries of artworks centering Black artists and subjects.
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Bye, Bye, Bandanas: LA MOCA Visitors Must Wear Medical-grade Masks
Those who want to visit the museum muse have a surgical, KN95, N95, or KF94 face mask.
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Weisman Museum of Art Presents Highlights From the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection
An exhibition at Pepperdine University in Malibu chronicles the achievements and contributions of African Americans over the last five centuries.
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The Calligraphic Character of Holbein’s Portraits
An exhibition at the Getty unleashes the dynamic character of Holbein’s portraits in ways I’ve never seen before.
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Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for January 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
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Jonny Negron’s Darker Portraits of Party Life
Jonny Negron captures the disappointment and delights of Dionysian narcissism.
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Stitched Scenes of Everyday Life in LA’s Boyle Heights
Erick Medel’s labor-intensive pieces pay tribute to the labor being done around him.
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An LA Gallery’s Sexy Xmas Tradition
The Lodge has a cheeky interpretation of Christmas cheer.
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UCLA’s Graduate Open Studios Buzzed With Dreams
Artist Catherine Opie, in her first year as the chair of the UCLA Department of Art, told Hyperallergic that the faculty heavily considers how the artists will play off each other.
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Best of 2021: Our Top 10 Los Angeles Art Shows
Our favorite LA shows of 2021, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.