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Getting Lost in the Arid Expanse with Diane Best
Getting Lost in the Arid Expanse with Diane Best
Welcome to Alexandra Grant's Interior Forest
Welcome to Alexandra Grant's Interior Forest
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Coda
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Coda
Geographies of Detention, Inside and from Afar
Geographies of Detention, Inside and from Afar
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: La Santa Cecilia
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: La Santa Cecilia
Artbound Season 2 Episode 3
Artbound Season 2 Episode 3
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Petrojvic Blasting Company
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Petrojvic Blasting Company
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Julia Holter
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Julia Holter
Game, Set, Site: Reflecting on 'At the Oasis'
Game, Set, Site: Reflecting on 'At the Oasis'
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Aloe Blacc
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Aloe Blacc
Artbound Season 2 Episode 2
Artbound Season 2 Episode 2
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: A Prelude
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: A Prelude
Counter Cliché: The Asian and Latino Bi-Cultural Experience
Counter Cliché: The Asian and Latino Bi-Cultural Experience
From the Center of the Margin: Contemporary Art Galleries in Downtown Tijuana
From the Center of the Margin: Contemporary Art Galleries in Downtown Tijuana
From the Heart of Highland Park: Double Naught Spy Car
From the Heart of Highland Park: Double Naught Spy Car
Domestic Affairs: The Poetically Political Art of Nery Gabriel Lemus
Domestic Affairs: The Poetically Political Art of Nery Gabriel Lemus
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
Artbound Season 2 Episode 1
Artbound Season 2 Episode 1
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
The California Folk of Carly Ritter
The California Folk of Carly Ritter
Fallen Fruit and the 'Thin End of the Wedge'
Fallen Fruit and the 'Thin End of the Wedge'
Fleeing the Rose Garden: Marjan K. Vayghan Creates Safe Spaces in Los Angeles
Fleeing the Rose Garden: Marjan K. Vayghan Creates Safe Spaces in Los Angeles
Incendiary Traces: Drawing the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Incendiary Traces: Drawing the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Under the Influence: Michael Miller's L.A. Hip-Hop Photography
Under the Influence: Michael Miller's L.A. Hip-Hop Photography
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
KCET Sessions: Chicano/Son
KCET Sessions: Chicano/Son
It's a Drone!
It's a Drone!
Notorious Possession: Occupying Foreclosed Homes With Art
Notorious Possession: Occupying Foreclosed Homes With Art
Guerrilla Gowns: Orange County's Ghostly Performance Art
Guerrilla Gowns: Orange County's Ghostly Performance Art
Artbound Episode 3
Artbound Episode 3
Future Perfect: The Midcentury Modern Paintings of Danny Heller
Future Perfect: The Midcentury Modern Paintings of Danny Heller
Craft Happening: Tanya Aguiñiga Vs. the Beverly Hills Police
Craft Happening: Tanya Aguiñiga Vs. the Beverly Hills Police
A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen
A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen
Under the Green Moon with Paul Turounet
Under the Green Moon with Paul Turounet
Artbound Episode 2
Artbound Episode 2
Lila Downs: Sins and Miracles
Lila Downs: Sins and Miracles
Report on San Clemente Island Draw-in
Report on San Clemente Island Draw-in
The Worker's Rug: Fine Art From Day Labor
The Worker's Rug: Fine Art From Day Labor
What the Pageant of the Masters Reveals About Orange County
What the Pageant of the Masters Reveals About Orange County
An Origami Moment: Mathematics Meets Paper Folding in Los Angeles
An Origami Moment: Mathematics Meets Paper Folding in Los Angeles
Artbound Episode 1
Artbound Episode 1
Hear and Now: Cut Chemist
Hear and Now: Cut Chemist
The Quixotic Videos of Steve Roden
The Quixotic Videos of Steve Roden
Art With An Agenda: An Exhibit Inspired by Kelly Thomas
Art With An Agenda: An Exhibit Inspired by Kelly Thomas
A Year in the Life: Manuel Paul López's '1984'
A Year in the Life: Manuel Paul López's '1984'
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T.V. Episodes

Artbound Season 2 Episode 3
Artbound Season 2 Episode 3
Artbound Season 2 Episode 2
Artbound Season 2 Episode 2
Artbound Season 2 Episode 1
Artbound Season 2 Episode 1
Artbound Episode 3
Artbound Episode 3
Artbound Episode 2
Artbound Episode 2
Artbound Episode 1
Artbound Episode 1
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Getting Lost in the Arid Expanse with Diane Best
Getting Lost in the Arid Expanse with Diane Best
Geographies of Detention, Inside and from Afar
Geographies of Detention, Inside and from Afar
Radio Sombra: Live and Direct from Boyle Heights
Radio Sombra: Live and Direct from Boyle Heights
Game, Set, Site: Reflecting on 'At the Oasis'
Game, Set, Site: Reflecting on 'At the Oasis'
Counter Cliché: The Asian and Latino Bi-Cultural Experience
Counter Cliché: The Asian and Latino Bi-Cultural Experience
From the Center of the Margin: Contemporary Art Galleries in Downtown Tijuana
From the Center of the Margin: Contemporary Art Galleries in Downtown Tijuana
Domestic Affairs: The Poetically Political Art of Nery Gabriel Lemus
Domestic Affairs: The Poetically Political Art of Nery Gabriel Lemus
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Thank You for Coming: Building Community with Art and Food
Fallen Fruit and the 'Thin End of the Wedge'
Fallen Fruit and the 'Thin End of the Wedge'
Fleeing the Rose Garden: Marjan K. Vayghan Creates Safe Spaces in Los Angeles
Fleeing the Rose Garden: Marjan K. Vayghan Creates Safe Spaces in Los Angeles
Under the Influence: Michael Miller's L.A. Hip-Hop Photography
Under the Influence: Michael Miller's L.A. Hip-Hop Photography
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
Victor Wilde and Bohemian Society: Progressive Fashion with a Fine Art Soul
Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
Craig Russell: Unearthing California's Musical Missions
It's a Drone!
It's a Drone!
Waitress Anthropologist Candacy Taylor Goes Beyond 'the Counter'
Waitress Anthropologist Candacy Taylor Goes Beyond 'the Counter'
Notorious Possession: Occupying Foreclosed Homes With Art
Notorious Possession: Occupying Foreclosed Homes With Art
Guerrilla Gowns: Orange County's Ghostly Performance Art
Guerrilla Gowns: Orange County's Ghostly Performance Art
Future Perfect: The Midcentury Modern Paintings of Danny Heller
Future Perfect: The Midcentury Modern Paintings of Danny Heller
Craft Happening: Tanya Aguiñiga Vs. the Beverly Hills Police
Craft Happening: Tanya Aguiñiga Vs. the Beverly Hills Police
A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen
A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen
Under the Green Moon with Paul Turounet
Under the Green Moon with Paul Turounet
The Worker's Rug: Fine Art From Day Labor
The Worker's Rug: Fine Art From Day Labor
Shari Elf: Maximum Creativity at Minimum Wage
Shari Elf: Maximum Creativity at Minimum Wage
What the Pageant of the Masters Reveals About Orange County
What the Pageant of the Masters Reveals About Orange County
An Origami Moment: Mathematics Meets Paper Folding in Los Angeles
An Origami Moment: Mathematics Meets Paper Folding in Los Angeles
The Quixotic Videos of Steve Roden
The Quixotic Videos of Steve Roden
Art With An Agenda: An Exhibit Inspired by Kelly Thomas
Art With An Agenda: An Exhibit Inspired by Kelly Thomas
A Year in the Life: Manuel Paul López's '1984'
A Year in the Life: Manuel Paul López's '1984'
Hijabistas: Inside the World of Muslim-American Fashion
Hijabistas: Inside the World of Muslim-American Fashion
Steel Modern: A History of Steel Houses in Palm Springs
Steel Modern: A History of Steel Houses in Palm Springs
Pinball Wizards of Orange County
Pinball Wizards of Orange County
Tio's Tacos: Riverside's Folk Art Wonderland
Tio's Tacos: Riverside's Folk Art Wonderland
Jackrabbit Homestead: Artists, Off-Roaders, and the American Dream Writ Miniature
Jackrabbit Homestead: Artists, Off-Roaders, and the American Dream Writ Miniature
California Hot Tubbing: An Oral History of the Steam Egg
California Hot Tubbing: An Oral History of the Steam Egg
Music

Music

Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Coda
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Coda
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: La Santa Cecilia
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: La Santa Cecilia
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Petrojvic Blasting Company
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Petrojvic Blasting Company
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Julia Holter
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Julia Holter
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Aloe Blacc
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: Aloe Blacc
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: A Prelude
Songs in the Key of Los Angeles: A Prelude
From the Heart of Highland Park: Double Naught Spy Car
From the Heart of Highland Park: Double Naught Spy Car
The California Folk of Carly Ritter
The California Folk of Carly Ritter
KCET Sessions: Chicano/Son
KCET Sessions: Chicano/Son
KCET Sessions: The Lonely Wild
KCET Sessions: The Lonely Wild
Hear and Now: Cut Chemist
Hear and Now: Cut Chemist
Hear and Now: Quetzal
Hear and Now: Quetzal
Where I'm From

Where I'm From - Interview Series

Serj Tankian: Where I'm From
Serj Tankian: Where I'm From
My SoCal Art History

My SoCal Art History - Interview Series

Cristian
Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu: My SoCal Art History
Sandow Birk: My SoCal Art History
Sandow Birk: My SoCal Art History
Linda Taalman: My SoCal Art History
Linda Taalman: My SoCal Art History
Ben Caldwell: My SoCal Art History
Ben Caldwell: My SoCal Art History
Barbara Bestor: My SoCal Art History
Barbara Bestor: My SoCal Art History
Edgar Arceneaux: My SoCal Art History
Edgar Arceneaux: My SoCal Art History
Alexandra Grant: My SoCal Art History
Alexandra Grant: My SoCal Art History
Partners

Partner Produced Videos

Welcome to Alexandra Grant's Interior Forest
Welcome to Alexandra Grant's Interior Forest
Geographies of Detention, Inside and from Afar
Geographies of Detention, Inside and from Afar
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
Pop-Life: Why Melrose Avenue is a Mecca for Graffiti Writers
A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen
A Conversation on Transnational Identity and the Subtleties of Being Seen
Under the Green Moon with Paul Turounet
Under the Green Moon with Paul Turounet
Lila Downs: Sins and Miracles
Lila Downs: Sins and Miracles
How Exene Cervenka Came to Rule Over the Boy's Club
How Exene Cervenka Came to Rule Over the Boy's Club

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icon, Architecture/ Design discipline

Architecture/ Design

California becomes an international export by redefining the concept of city and home.

icon, Community Arts discipline

Community Arts

Through workshops, education and placed based projects, art is the connective tissue of a community.

icon, Cultural Politics discipline

Cultural Politics

Funding bubbles, cultural deserts and the politics of access to the arts in the 21st century.

icon, Film & Media Arts discipline

Film & Media Arts

At the shadow of the entertainment industry, video artists and underground filmmakers take a stand.

icon, Literature discipline

Literature

Noir, sunshine and dystopia create a multi-ethnic narrative that is read, watched and admired around the globe.

icon, Multi-Disciplinary discipline

Multi-Disciplinary

Multi-hyphenate works that combine disciplines, remix dogmas, and reinvent the wheel.

icon, Music discipline

Music

A dialogue between cultures, the music of our state serves up the California dream like no other artform.

icon, Performance discipline

Performance

Staging the drama of California through dance, music and theater.

icon, Visual Arts discipline

Visual Arts

Breaking away from the European and New York vanguard, California reinvents the art world.


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