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Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun

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Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

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Noah Purifoy's Desert Art Museum

A colorful mural showing purple octopus, kelp, pelicans and fish.

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California Continues to Rewrite the Rules of Design

A graphic design poster of Malcolm X made by Emory Douglas.

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In California, a Legacy of Political Protest Through Graphic Design Lives On

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Ellen Reid’s Griffith Park Soundscape

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Emory Douglas: The Black Panther Artist

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A Tour Through Design and Social Activism in L.A. From 1960s to Today

A black, square-shaped piece of fabric with chain stitch embroidery reading the words, "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in white thread. The ends of the threads are long and loose. The patch sits on top of a multicolored, striped surface.

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When Embroidery Stitches a Portrait of Our Times

Pichardo's Mobile Art Lab, a teal and white trailer, is parked on the side of the road.

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Mobile Art Lab Brings Arts Programming to the Streets of L.A.

Adrian Younge poses facing the camera. He's wearing a plaid suit jacket and a silk black and white tie. He's also wearing a black brimmed hat tilted slightly to the left. Thick-framed glasses sit on his face and he's wearing white, fingerless gloves.

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Adrian Younge's 'The American Negro' Tunes Listeners Into the 'Black Consciousness'

"Care Not Cages" painted on Crenshaw Dairy Mart grounds | Courtesy of Crenshaw Dairy Mart

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What Does Art Have to do with Abolition?

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'Artists and Politicians Have Exchanged Jobs'

Culture Clash portrait | Oscar Castillo, courtesy of Culture Clash

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Culture Clash Fights Back Through Satire and Political Comedy

"NO CAGES, NO JAULAS" written in in the sky, contributed by Beatriz Cortez, over the Immigration Court on Olive Street | Dee Gonzalez, In Plain Sight

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How Can Artists Use Their Practice to Support Urgent Social Causes?

April Bey, "COMPLY (Borg Feminism)," 2018. | Courtesy of the artist.

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The Many Ways L.A.'s Creatives Are Joining the Fight for Black Lives

ICE Not Welcome poster | Audrey Chan, ACLU SoCal

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ACLU SoCal’s First Artist-in-Residence on Creating Art During a Fraught Time

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Electric Scissors, Planters, Truck Horns and More Inspire the Work of Money Mark’s Isolation Jams

The side of the frontline workers in Barrios' chess set. | Courtesy of Lyndon Barrois Sr.

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Intricate Chess Set Made of Gum Wrapper Figurines Shows Warring Sides of COVID-19 in America

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Quetzal on Why They Keep the Music Alive

A wide shot of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart showing artist Oto-Abasi Attah painting a mural of Nipsey Hustle, "Saint Nip" | Courtesy of Crenshaw Dairy Mart

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Crenshaw Dairy Mart in Inglewood Rethinks the Fine Arts Structure

Carla Jay Harris "Sphinx," 2019. Archival pigment print. Two panels, 40 x 30 in. each. The work features a beautiful Black woman wearing a dark blue dress kneeling down in a golden meadow under a starry sky and bright orange sun. | Courtesy the artist

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Now More Than Ever: The Need for Alternative Cultural Spaces

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On the verge of breakup, a couple take a European holiday with their teenage son.

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Academy Offers Non-Binary Title for Emmy Nominees | June 23

Today, nominees and winners can use the word “performer” instead of “actor” or “actress.”

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How to Experience 'Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK' at Griffith Park

"Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK" is a meditative experience that marries music to Griffith Park's natural splendor. Here's how to navigate the GPS-enabled app, for a worry-free experience.

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A Tour Through Design and Social Activism in L.A. From 1960s to Today

From the socially progressive prints of Sister Corita to the first major gay publication in the U.S., Los Angeles has a rich history of diverse visual expressions that are an intersection of graphic design and social activism.

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Heidi Ewing Merges Narrative Film and Documentary in 'I Carry You With Me'

Ewing’s latest film, "I Carry You With Me," began its life as a documentary, the story of a couple’s journey from Mexico to the United States, until it took a different turn.

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In a small, provincial town, young aristocrat Anna must take charge of the family estate.

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The Story Behind South L.A.’s Tlaloc Studios | June 21

Today, a new arts space has taken over the former home of Dalton Warehouse.

A poster for Women in Design Conference at the Woman's Building designed by Sheila de Bretteville.

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In Graphic Design, What Does It Mean to be Accessible?

Issues of accessibility have long been woven through all facets of graphic design and can especially be seen in Los Angeles during the late 1960s and early '70s.

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In California, a Legacy of Political Protest Through Graphic Design Lives On

The flowering of grassroots social movements in California in the 1960s and '70s led to concurrent flourishing of graphic innovation as a form of collective action. Designers today continue this legacy, using their practices to inspire change and raise up global fights for justice.

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California Continues to Rewrite the Rules of Design

The visual language that has emerged from the Golden State continues to rewrite the rules of design through the unrestrained use of color, stylistic hybridity and the juxtaposition of high and low culture.

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