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Painting Joy at the Deepest Point of Tragedy

by Renée Reizman May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Rather than focusing on death and suffering, a clichéd reality in Jewish culture, Peter Krasnow chose to paint vibrant, light-filled compositions.

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Chloë Bass Disarms With Beauty 

Avatar photo by Nereya Otieno January 10, 2023January 11, 2023

The multiform artist quietly coaxes us to see the world as a means to look inward.

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The Labor of US Citizenship, One Stitch at a Time

Avatar photo by Cat Yang July 18, 2022July 18, 2022

As if making her own census, Han Sifuentes surveys groups of immigrants to reveal the labor, research, and proof needed by an immigrant in order to demonstrate their belonging.

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“I’ll Have What She’s Having” Chronicles the Life of the Jewish Deli

by Matt Stromberg May 3, 2022May 4, 2022

More than simply focusing on the food, the exhibition at the Los Angeles Skirball Center illustrates how the Jewish Deli was uniquely American, tied up with political and social trends of the day.

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The Skirball Cultural Center Spotlights Ai Weiwei This Spring

by Skirball Cultural Center February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Get ready for the LA debut of Ai Weiwei: Trace with virtual talks, gallery tours, on-demand films, and a rare speaking engagement with the artist-activist on February 21.

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LA’s Art Spaces Are Focusing on the Election

by Matt Stromberg October 21, 2020November 5, 2020

From a voting station for those who can’t vote to a fascinating history of campaign ads in the US, artists in Los Angeles got you covered ahead of November 3.

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Why a Photo Exhibit of Objects Seized at Border Control Feels Sanitized

by Jacquelyn Ardam January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

Tom Kiefer’s aim — to document atrocity — is clear. But his exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center raises a number of important ethical and legal questions about whose stories he tells, and how.

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Conjoined Costumes and “Antler-Locked Combat” Reflect the Fashion of the ’70s

by Matt Stromberg June 18, 2019

The Skirball Cultural Center in LA will host a performance of choreographer Bella Lewitzky’s 1976 dance piece Inscape as part of the exhibition Fearless Fashion: Rudi Gernreich.

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The Designer Who Wanted to Liberate People from Gendered Clothing

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel May 22, 2019May 21, 2019

Looking back on the work and philosophy of Rudi Gernreich, who broke norms and made waves in the 1960s and ’70s.

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How Photography and Jazz Merged to Forge the “Black Is Beautiful” Movement

Avatar photo by Colony Little April 23, 2019April 3, 2023

Kwame Brathwaite’s photographs fused the two mediums to push the boundaries of beauty, transforming how we define Blackness.

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A New Documentary Looks Back on the Legacy of Second-Wave Feminism

by Matt Stromberg February 19, 2019

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? looks back on an influential book’s legacy and features new feminist voices to see how things have changed and what has frustratingly remained the same.

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The Skirball Cultural Center Presents Sara Berman’s Closet

by Skirball Cultural Center December 7, 2018December 7, 2018

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.

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Iranian Artist Minoo Emami’s Retrospective Opens at the Hartford Art School Galleries
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Iranian Artist Minoo Emami’s Retrospective Opens at the Hartford Art School Galleries

Featuring two decades of interdisciplinary art along with new work created in response to the ongoing Women’s Rights Movement in Iran, the exhibition is on view in Hartford, Connecticut.

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