Art
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.
Los Angeles
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
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.
Art
Best of 2018: Our Top 15 Los Angeles Art Shows
Hyperallergic's Los Angeles-based contributors share their top exhibition choices of the year.
News
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.
Art
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."
Art
A Student of Manny Farber Organizes a Film Series in His Honor
Blame the Audience presents cinematic works that resonate with Farber's teachings.
Announcement
The Skirball Cultural Center Presents Sara Berman’s Closet
A one-of-a-kind exhibition by artists Maira Kalman and Alex Kalman inspired by the fascinating life of their family matriarch. On view through March 10.
Art
When "Outliers" and "Outsiders" Are No Longer Useful Categories in Art
Inherent in the show Outliers and American Vanguard Art is a kind of subtle hierarchy among artists, even if the curator has tried to delimit its force.
Comics
So You’re Stoned at LACMA: An Artist’s Guide
The 3D exhibit is very engaging.