News
As the Art World Shuts Down Over COVID-19, Uncertainty Plagues Hourly Workers
Part-time and freelance cultural workers are asking themselves the same question: will we be paid?
Los Angeles
Art
Virtually Experience the Artworks of This Pioneering Chicano Artist
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is live streaming a walkthrough of its special exhibition on Carlos Almaraz.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Alexis Bard Johnson Is Versed in the Visual Culture of Lesbian Magazines
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
In Performance About Anxiety, Willow Smith and Tyler Cole Spent 24 Hours In a Box
Visitors viewed the pair through a glass wall, as they cycled through the eight stages of anxiety, including rage, numbness, euphoria, and acceptance.
News
A Way to Support Exhibitors of the Canceled LA Art Book Fair
In a quickly growing collaborative spreadsheet, exhibitors share what they planned to show this year, along with detailed descriptions, prices, and links to purchase.
Art
A Reimagining of a 1974 Performance of Art and Food
A diverse lineup of over 50 artists, musicians, and performers present two-minute pieces, to be complemented by a meal.
Art
A Closer Look at China’s Most Enigmatic, and Most Copied, Artist
Despite his iconic status, unresolved questions around Qiu Ying persist.
Art
525 Posters Designed by CalArts Students Since 1980
More easily lost to trash bins than the annals of history, these posters form the basis for a book cataloguing student work at CalArts over the last 40 years.
Art
Artist Encrusts Tijuana Police Cars With Glitter
Rubén Ortiz Torres gathered decommissioned patrol vehicles damaged in altercations with cartels and then bathed them in midnight blue and millennial pink.
News
Using Jewish Theater to Protest the Private Detention of Migrants
Instead of a traditional protest, Never Again Action presented a Purim Spiel, a centuries-old form of Jewish theater.
Art
Honoring 50 Activists and Advocates at the Japanese American National Museum
In conjunction with an exhibition on the immigrant experience, the museum hosts workshops ranging from a letter-writing session to paper crane folding and weaving lessons.
Art
A Remarkable Project Remembers Child Migrants Who Died in Custody
Sandy Rodriguez situates America’s ongoing practice of migrant detention within a centuries-long project of violence against indigenous peoples, starting with Spanish contact in 1519.