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The Wide Span of John Berger’s Career in a New Biography
In honor of the book's release, this Saturday, Artbook at Hauser & Wirth will host a book signing and discussion between author Joshua Sperling and Hyperallergic editor Elisa Wouk Almino.
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Latinx Communities in SoCal Share Their Memories in a Collaborative Project
Guadalupe Rosales's project, which began with an Instagram account, presents images of Latinx communities that have been excluded from both popular and artistic media.
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Photos Reveal How San Francisco and LA Dramatically Grew After 1850
An exhibition documents how California and photography grew up together, and how photos influenced the rest of the country’s perception of the state’s two leading cities.
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LA’s Nomadic and Quirky Cultural Spaces Park Themselves In One Spot
The inaugural Mobile Museum Fair will feature the Exotic Wildlife Museum, the Feminist Library on Wheels, and more.
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A Project Meticulously Lays Out the Realities of Modern-Day Slavery
With a scattered display of everyday objects and cryptic legal documents, Cameron Rowland illustrates a long history of systematic racism.
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Artists Take Over an Iconic Lloyd Wright House in Los Angeles
Passages, a two-day program of performance, film, and music, will explore the home’s architectural and cultural significance.
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Barry Jenkins and Kahlil Joseph Reimagine Roy DeCarava’s Admiring Vision of Harlem
Director Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk and video artist Kahlil Joseph's "Fly Paper" transmute the aesthetics and storytelling of photographer Roy DeCarava's 1950s portraits of Harlem.
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Three Art-Filled Holiday Events in Los Angeles
Here are a few arts-oriented holiday events to tide you over until the new year brings a flood of new exhibitions, performances, screenings, and talks.
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A Delectable Collection of Illustrated Gastronomy Books
The Willan & Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection — consisting of hundreds of historical books, drawings, and paintings all about food — will soon be available to the public at the Getty Research Institute.
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Best of 2018: Our Top 15 Los Angeles Art Shows
Hyperallergic's Los Angeles-based contributors share their top exhibition choices of the year.
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After Shepard Fairey Halts Whitewashing of “Offensive” LA Mural, Art Community Responds
While some decried the decision of removing the mural as censorship, others in the LA art community have appreciated the pain that the imagery could produce.
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What Does It Mean to Be an LA Artist Today?
Artists from all over the world have flocked to the city, raising the question of what exactly it means to be an "Angeleno artist."