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Behind-the-scenes of galleries and museums, a lot happens to get artwork from an artist studio to the gallery wall. Arts administrators and curators negotiate the complexities of bringing artwork to the public. Whether it is through public awareness campaigns or partnerships with governmental organizations, or battles over ownership, this space explores what happens behind closed doors in the art industry. We explore funding bubbles and cultural deserts, and investigate who gets access to art, and why.
The Americano Mythos
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
The Americano Mythos
by Ed Fuentes
August 30, 2012 1:00 AM
Ed Fuentes traces the Latino theater movement from its origins in the Teatro Chicano.
Art Should Be Entertainment: In Defense of Jeffrey Deitch
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Art Should Be Entertainment: In Defense of Jeffrey Deitch
by Frances Anderton
August 29, 2012 1:00 AM
Jeffrey Deitch, a former banker turned art dealer, turns heads at MOCA by striving to make it more populist.
The Last Gun of Tiburcio Vasquez
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
The Last Gun of Tiburcio Vasquez
by Georgia Jeffries
August 22, 2012 1:00 AM
Georgia Jeffries tells the story behind a family heirloom: a handsome weapon that was once in the possession of Tiburcio Vasquez, an infamous California bandito.
The Naval Gaze: (Sub)tropical Fantasies and Imperial Pacific Landscapes
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
The Naval Gaze: (Sub)tropical Fantasies and Imperial Pacific Landscapes
by Hillary Mushkin
August 14, 2012 1:00 AM
Hillary Mushkin examines early European representations of the Southern California coast.
Colectivo Intransigente: The Voice of Poetic Politics in Tijuana
San Diego + Cultural Politics
Colectivo Intransigente: The Voice of Poetic Politics in Tijuana
by Misael Diaz
August 13, 2012 1:00 AM
Tijuana-based Colectivo Intransigente is a poetry/performance troupe that believes speech can catalyze change.
Art Threat: Alex Schaefer's Plein Air Protests
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Art Threat: Alex Schaefer's Plein Air Protests
by Drew Tewksbury
August 10, 2012 1:00 AM
Artist Alex Schaefer paints banks on fire and gets arrested for chalk drawings. He's a multimedia artist whose medium is the media; confronting representation in the age of surveillance.
Johnston Island Saturday Night
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Johnston Island Saturday Night
by Steve Rowell
July 31, 2012 1:00 AM
Artist Steve Rowell assembles a video piece documenting Johnston Island's past. Located 800 miles west of Hawaii, the site was transformed after numerous high altitude nuclear test launches during the 1960s and 70s.
Tracing the San Clemente Island Weapons Testing Range
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Tracing the San Clemente Island Weapons Testing Range
by Hillary Mushkin
July 17, 2012 1:00 AM
San Clemente Island is the subject of a draw-in on the deck of a sport fishing boat named "The Fury".
The Legal Street Art of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara + Cultural Politics
The Legal Street Art of Santa Barbara
by Ethan Stewart
July 12, 2012 1:00 AM
A.M.A.S.S (Artists Making a Street Scene) has been bringing a bit of edge and creative culture to Santa Barbara's most distinctly tourist-serving part of town since 2009.
Crossed-Cultural Coast: Art and Rituals of the Central Coast
San Luis Obispo + Cultural Politics
Crossed-Cultural Coast: Art and Rituals of the Central Coast
by Pedro Inzunza Arroyo and Catherine J. Trujillo
July 6, 2012 1:00 AM
Although often described as monochromatic in regards to the ethnic makeup of the community, there are diverse groups of people who are finding ways to foster meaningful cross-cultural experiences in San Luis Obispo.
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Los Angeles + Multi-Disciplinary
Catching the Incurable Contagion: Black Los Angeles' Disco Queers
by Kai M. Green
Disco music was a space of reconciliation for many black homosexuals who experienced the Christian c …
Santa Barbara + Film/Media Arts
Barbara Parmet's Fine Art Photojournalism
by Charles Donelan
In her photographic work, Barbara Parmet addresses the degree to which witnessing remains the fundam …
San Bernardino + Visual Arts
Assembly Required: The Transformative Art of Noah Purifoy
by Rubén Martínez
Noah Purifoy spent the final years of his life in Joshua Tree creating the monumental "Outdoor Deser …
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San Diego + Multi-Disciplinary
From the Center of the Margin: Contemporary Art Galleries in Downtown Tijuana
by Misael Diaz
After violence desolated the city center of Tijuana starting in 2007, artists and musicians began to …
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