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An Artist’s Crash Course in Government
In a series of PSA-style videos, Paul Pescador poses questions about government that quickly unravel into a nightmarishly complex knot of existential crises.
Paul Pescador
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Jurassic Park Becomes Whimsical Performance Art
Jurassic Park: The Musical will feature video, puppetry, moving sculpture, songs, tap-dancing, and blood (presumably fake).
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Video Artists Subvert and Pay Homage to the Hollywood Musical Genre
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions kicks off a series of screenings of video art and experimental cinema that will travel around the city.
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A Movie Tells LA’s 237-Year-Old History
A new film explores the transformation and disruption of LA through interviews with writers, artists, and historians.
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LA Artists Raised $100K for the ACLU — Now What?
A benefit sale over post–Inauguration Day weekend featured T-shirts, buttons, and works by more than 200 artists.
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Forging Queer Identity with Abstraction
LOS ANGELES — Queerness is often expressed through figuration or performance, but Surface of Color, curated by artist Paul Pescador, challenges the notion that identity must be explicit by presenting works that elude easy definition.