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The final toss during “D-Man in the Waters” performance. | Courtesy of Rosalynde LeBlanc
“D-Man in the Waters” is solely about AIDS, but a new documentary reveals that if the landmark piece of postmodern dance were restaged today — during our current COVID crisis — it might take on a whole new meaning.
The poetry section of a bookstore | Nick Fewings/Unsplash
Poetry’s ability to distill truth into a small and mighty form makes it apt for this time of fake news. Here’s where to find your daily dose.
Sophia Le Fraga's haiku at Ace Hotel | Courtesy of Ace Hotel DTLA
With museums closed, publicly oriented art is coming to the forefront in new and exciting ways.
Kahlil Joseph, BLKNWS®, 2018-ongoing. Two-channel fugitive newscast. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, "Made in L.A. 2020: a version," Hank’s Mini Market, Los Angeles. | Jeff McLane
What happens when your exhibition is actually meant to open during the new normal? We check in with the curators of “Made in L.A.” 2020 to find out.
Marigold surrounding a black and white photo at an ofrenda at Grand Park for Día de los Muertos in 2020 | Rafael Cardenas
“I think that, for us, is the biggest challenge, like, how do you convey what can be a really powerful and beautiful experience for people through these virtual channels?” explains Self Help Graphics Executive Director Betty Avila.
Alison Saar’s “Torch Song,” 2020 in wood, copper, ceiling tin, enamel paint, leather belts and vintage piano keys (72 x 22 x 26) next to Heather Gwen Martin’s “Touch” from 2020. Oil on linen, 60 x 56 in.  | Jordan Riefe
For its 45th anniversary, LA Louver is bringing together 45 artists of the past and the present to tell the story of L.A.'s modern art scene.
Low Leaf plays her harp inside the Perry House at Heritage Square Museum. | Azul Amaral
Give your brain a break with the peaceful sounds of Low Leaf's harp as they inundate the interior of the historical Perry House in L.A.'s Heritage Square Museum. 
Sarah Rafael García poses next to her LibroMobile mobile library. | Courtesy of Sarah Rafael García
Sarah Rafael García, founder of the mobile library LibroMobile, is a familiar face of success in Santa Ana. Yet she attributes her accomplishments in writing, teaching, publishing and more to acknowledging her discomfort as an out-of-place Chicana.
Chon Noriega | Harry Gamboa Jr.
Chon Noriega, curator and professor, has some very good how-tos on improving the art world and beyond, including how to: use faith to improve historical preservation, increase representation in museums, approach housing and value frontline workers.
Empty red velvet chairs | Felix Mooneeram / Unsplash
From personalized poetry readings to guided ritual-making, theater is able to collapse physical space and create intensely personal experiences.
Detail of Consequences (2018), acrylic and gold leaf on wood panel 24 x 18 | Courtesy of Mark Steven Greenfield
The time is more than ripe to see Mark Steven Greenfield’s “Black Madonna,” a new suite of paintings and drawings that meditate on the fraught, violent history of Africans brought to America against their will.
Grace Oh sits below a Coral Tree at Heritage Square Museum during her sound bath performance. | Azul Amaral
Soothe your mind with the healing sounds of Frosted Crystal Bowls, Elemental Koshi Chimes and more in this vibrational healing sound bath performed by Grace Oh under the shade of a majestic Coral tree at the Heritage Square Museum.
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