Comics
An Ode to a Museum That Is Closing
I like to complain about museums. It leaves some people wondering why I go to them so often.
Los Angeles
News
We Got to Visit the Exclusive LA Mural that Only “Verified Influencers” Can Photograph
A kind security guard monitors the entrance to the influencer-only social media shrine, which has drawn plenty of outrage.
Art
From the Gardens to the Galleries, the Getty Comes Alive with Sound and Dance
Friday Flights kick off with a group of works that respond to and animate the Getty's architecture and landscape.
Art
How Native American Artists Are Reframing the Ways They're Represented
Will Wilson, among other Native American artists, has sought to reclaim a sense of agency through his two bodies of work.
Comics
A Mind-Blowing Visit to a Velvet Painting Museum
I'm not sure if my favorite part of the Velveteria was the art or the owner.
Art
Coping with Loss and Sorrow through Experimental Theater
Dolores is inspired by a sword swallower and Our Lady of Sorrows, the figure of the Virgin Mary with seven swords piercing her heart.
Art
Curator Helen Molesworth Welcomes the “Death Rattle of Our Colonial Past” in Commencement Address
Molesworth gave a passionate commencement address at the University of California, Los Angeles, in which she railed against white supremacy and "outmoded forms of thought."
Art
A History of Self-Taught African American Artists
Curator Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins discusses the history and lineage of self-taught African American artists, from slavery to the present day.
Art
LA Artists Take Us from the Colonial Past to the Interstellar Future
Winners of the City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship highlight contested histories and utopian pasts in their group show.
Art
At the CalArts MFA Show, Video Art Delivers Biting Social Critique
All of the 32 artists in this show engage with strategies of resistance, but it is the audio-visual art that commands attention.
Art
Black-and-White Animation Made out of Tiny Pins
Created completely by hand, the analog process yields a warmth and idiosyncratic quality hard to reproduce with digital technology.
Giveaways
Win a Pair of Passes to Dirty Looks, a Queer Film and Performance Festival in LA
Hyperallergic is giving away three pairs of festival passes that will get you and a friend into all of 31 events.