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10 Art Shows to Visit in Los Angeles This September
Unsung lesbian photographer Tee A. Corinne, Rachael Bos’s Olympic oil paintings, Samantha Yun Wall redeems mythical antagonists, Tom Van Sant’s portrait of the earth, and more.
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An Anti-Institution Artist Gets an Institutional Show
The first exhibition to consider late artist David Medalla’s work in context of his gay identity explores his playful, poignant, erotic, and collaborative oeuvre.
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15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall
The city’s arts scene is in full swing again, with Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, queer science fiction, light in Medieval Europe, Christina Ramberg’s fragmented figuration, and more.
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3B Collective Honors the Grittier Side of Los Angeles
The group exemplifies what a decolonial art practice can be: honoring all contributors rather than crediting one artist with sole authorship of a work.
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The Craziest Art in Los Angeles May Be Underground
An exhibition at Superchief Gallery explores the work of Operation Under, a collective of artists using subterranean tunnels as their canvas.
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Lita Albuquerque’s Longing for Tunisia
The prolific artist recreated her 1978 landwork “Malibu Line” on the site of her former family home in June, marking a new chapter in her cosmological oeuvre.
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How Five Women Artists Made It Happen in 1970s LA
A two-part, bicoastal exhibition centers a group of artists united by their distinctive DIY spirit, subversive humor, and common interest in feminism.
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This August
Lila de Magalhaes’s fornicating insects, Kyungmi Shin’s excavation of the so-called “Orient,” the late Steve Roden’s genre-bending work, and so much more.
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Artist Says LA Billboard Reproduces His Text Without Permission
“If it was another artist doing it, recycling it into an artwork, that’s different, but this is an ad campaign,” David Horvitz told Hyperallergic.
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Contemporary Artists Breathe New Life Into a Historic California Mansion
The John Rowland Mansion is now open to the public with site-specific contemporary artworks centering access and found materials.
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Dancers Call for Fair Wages During Joan Jonas Performance at Getty
Performers say they received a $1,000 flat rate for a week of work including rehearsals and performances in 80-degree weather.
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This Museum Wants to Reignite Performance Art in Los Angeles
“We’re building on the generations before us that have grown from the fertile grounds of California,” said Museum of Performance Art founder Samuel Vasquez.