In Brief
356 Mission Gallery, Seen by Many as a Symbol of Gentrification, Will Close
The nonprofit space, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, was the focus of anti-gentrification protests and boycotts by local activist groups.
Los Angeles
Art
A Satirical Museum of Cardboard and Rocks Sounds Too Good to Be True
Mocking the various pop-up museums opening in Los Angeles, Andy Bauch launched a satirical website for an "interactive" museum of cardboard and rocks.
Art
A Korean American Artist Who Grappled with Losing Her Voice and Roots
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's personal experience of migration would inform the prodigious output of her art and writing in the 1970s and early '80s.
Art
Listening to the Sounds of Historic Spaces, from the Hiroshima Atomic Dome to Sagrada Familia
Audience members will be given a balloon which will vibrate the closer they get to the speakers, highlighting the physical properties of sound waves.
Comics
A Hop Through Los Angeles's Bunny Museum
From taxidermy to antique dolls, visiting Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski's 34,000-item menagerie of 🐇 regalia is a hare-raising experience.
Interview
Why the City of Los Angeles Hired a “Chief Design Officer”
"Los Angeles can be hard to read," said Christopher Hawthorne, a former LA Times architecture critic. "It doesn't quite fit the mold of what we think a city is."
Art
How Artists Can Address the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles
An upcoming program at the California African American Museum titled "Artists for Housing and Homeless Rights" aims to address some of the the issues surrounding these rising tensions.
Art
How Armenians Helped Develop Photography in the Ottoman Empire and Beyond
Armenian photographers played a prominent role in the early development and spread of photography throughout the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East.
Comics
A Hand-Drawn Dispatch from the LA Debut of the Other Art Fair
From the price of booze to artists pacing their booths, plenty of things caught my attention at the inaugural West Coast edition of the fair.
Art
A New Showcase for Art Books Will Launch in Los Angeles
The three-day event takes place in May and is organized by members from all walks of the Los Angeles art community.
Art
A New Outdoor Art Space Springs from the High Desert East of Los Angeles
The Magic Hour, a minimalist, modular structure, will hold artworks in the open air, framed by the landscape.
Comics
4 Unmissable Los Angeles Artworks for Obnoxious Selfies
It's accessible art with your face in the middle.