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An image can have powerful consequences. Explore how artists are using the visual arts to empower and elevate a point of view.

An illustration of different Western images in pop culture.
A mural painting depicts a collage of American West imagery, from cowboys and Native Americans to men on horseback and nods to Western films.
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Artbound

Imagined Wests: Painting a Multilayered Picture of the West

Artist Barbara Carrasco standing in front of colorful floor-to-wall length mural "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective" holding a commendation plaque from Los Angeles County presented by County Supervisor Hilda Solis at the opening of the temporary exhibition Sin Censura A.
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Artbound

After 40-Plus Years, Barbara Carrasco's Censored Mural Finds a Permanent Home

A black and white collage of women and femme environmental activists.
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Southland Sessions

Power in Care: Carolina Caycedo Maps the Long History of Feminine Environmental Work

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Larry Fuller, John Jennings and Stacey Robinson stand together in front of an exhibition wall displaying paintings of a Black superhero, Ebon.
'70s Comix Pioneer Who Created the First Titular Black Superhero Gets His Due
In 1970, Larry Fuller published “Ebon,” the first comic with a titular Black superhero. Initially met with low sales, the project was discontinued after one issue. Over 50 years later, Ebon and his creator finally get their flowers.
A digital artwork of a Black woman in a galaxy, surrounded by beams of light and nebulas. She is holding a geometric box in her hand that is glowing. She is looking at the item.
These Artists Are Remixing the Superhero Genre to Center Black Stories
Afro-speculative trailblazers John Jennings and Stacey Robinson are the creative duo behind "Black Kirby," an art collaborative that combines Afrofuturism with the superhero genre to imagine alternative worlds that center Black stories.
A lenticular artwork image with details including lowrider cars, wheels, flowers, palm trees and more.
Preview: 13 Photos of the Cheech's First Showstopping 26-Foot Tall Art Installation
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture will soon be open to the public June 18. Ahead of its opening, it just installed a massive two-story lenticular artwork by artist-brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, filled with Easter eggs on Latinx culture, as well as an urgent message on nature and technology. See photos of the artwork.
Fredrika Newton and Dana King stand on either side of a bronze bust of Black Panther Party leader Huey P. Newton. Fredrika Newton, who was long gray braids, places her hand on Huey's cheek as she looks up at the bust with reverence. Dana King, who has gray, curly, shoulder-length hair topped with a purple knit hat, looks over at Fredrika with a respectful gaze. Surrounding the women are a crowd of people holding umbrellas. They sky above is gray and overcast.
Black Panther Party Leader's 'Love and Legacy' Captured in Sculpture and Documentary
Short documentary "For Love and Legacy," a film by A.K. Sandhu, explores the nexus of art, race, and legacy as it follows sculptor Dana King and activist Fredrika Newton as they build a monument — a bust of Black Panther Party (BPP) leader Huey P. Newton, Oakland's first public monument honoring a member of the BPP.
An image of two Vietnamese American artists with their works
The Women of the Vietnamese American Arts Scene in Orange County
Artists Kiều Chinh and Ann Phong would have never thought they would be part of the art scene in Orange County when Saigon fell in 1975. Despite decades of work, both continue to fly under the radar.
A flattened pink doughnut box against a black background. On the doughnut box is a portrait of a woman in a dark brown ink layered over a faint rendering of still images of a child a doughnut shop in a lavender ink.
Artist Captures the Khmerican Donut Kid Experience
Cambodian American artist Phung Huynh pays homage to the second-generation "donut kid" experience in her latest solo exhibition, "Donut (W)hole."
A rendering of Emily Taing is imposed over a pink faded photo of a younger Emily inside a doughnut glass display.
Why Pink Donut Boxes Are an Unlikely Symbol of Resistance
"Donut kid" Emily Taing reflects on how the mere existence of her family's small immigrant-owned business is an act of resistance.
Corrie Mattie is out of focus standing in front of her "To Ukraine With Love" mural painted on a white wall. Between the words "To Ukraine" and "With Love" is a painting of Russian president Vladmir Putin's decapitated head, being pulled by doves flying to the right of the art piece. Mattie is wearing a black t-shirt and pants with a black handkerchief tied around their neck. Their shirt and pants are covered in paint. Next to the mural is a tree with bright yellow leaves growing out of its branches as it towers over the mural.
SoCal Artists Show Their Support for Ukraine
As the situation in Ukraine has grown more dire, Southern California-based artists Corie Mattie and Taras Bohonok turn to art to voice their opinion and rally support for Ukraine.
A wall that says Frieze Los Angeles where people are passing by
Frieze L.A. Report: Amid the Pandemic, Small Galleries Are Doing All Right
While the auction market has thrived under COVID, the past few years have been rough on art fairs and museums. Scrappy practitioners and gallerists, on the other hand, seem to have fared well. We ask a few Los Angeles galleries about the reasons why.
Tanya Aguiñiga & dublab, "Celebration Spectrum" (Grand Park)
Free at Frieze LA, BIPOC Exchange Highlights the Role of Artists in Social Change
After a two-year hiatus, Frieze Los Angeles is back. Tickets are already sold out, but even if the admission prices are beyond your price range, there is a free option: the BIPOC Exchange curated by Tanya Aguiñiga. Here's what to expect.
A man in a suit with his hands behind his back looks on to a digital art piece on a large LED screen mounted on a black gallery wall. The digital art piece features a large red dot resembling a setting sun with floating white "icebergs" on a black water surface.
2022 L.A. Art Show Looks to the Future with NFTs and the Environment
Questions around the rise of NFT-backed art and the looming threat of climate change are big themes that permeate the 2022 L.A. Art Show which runs from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23.
A vibrant mural painted on the side of a public restroom structure depicts three farm workers bent over rows of corn. Behind the silhouetted farmworkers is a bright yellow sun with red-orange rays emanating from the center. Behind the sun is an Aztec eagle with its arms outstretched to the sides, the official symbol of the United Farmworkers Union.
Santa Barbara Left Beloved Murals Out of a Park Plan. Neighbors Are Fighting to Keep Them Around.
The first draft of the City of Santa Barbara's Ortega Park Master Plan called for the removal of the park's 15 cultural murals. Neighbors, activists and mural artists pushed for the preservation of the pieces, murals that displayed Chicano history, mythology and artwork for the community.
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