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Eva Recinos

Eva Recinos

Eva Recinos is a freelance writer based in LA. Her writing on art has appeared in The Guardian, LA Weekly, Hyperallergic, Jezebel and more. She is less than five feet tall.

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Chris Burden's "Urban Light" | © Museum Associates/LACMA
Take a look at just five public artworks that play an important part in the city, both in a geographical and artistic way. 
Helen Pashgian holding up one of her blue spheres. Her work is a part of the Light and Space movement | Still from "Light & Space" ab s11
Light and Space artists have captured, investigated and metamorphosed light into unexpected artwork that implores us to look — really look.
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
In Inglewood, a fine art space that takes up the legacy of Black-led arts institutions emerges.
Silhouette of an  L.A. Dance Project dancer in "12 Variations." | Screenshot from 12 Variations."
With urgent need brought on by the pandemic, as well as the challenges of AB5, the dance world is in a precarious position. This has sparked a wave of efforts to try and counteract the effects of an unpredictable time.
Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, Los Angeles | Denys Nevozhai/Unsplash
The efforts of the creative community point to the importance of the arts. First responders save people from immediate situations. Second responders like those in the creative community save lives after, or during, a crisis in sometimes immeasurable ways.
Ofelia Esparza leads a grounding exercise at a Traditional Arts Roundtable Series event called “Theories of Change and Transformative Cultural Practice” in April 2019. | Timo Saarelma, courtesy of ACTA
A legend in the art of altar-making, Los Angeles artist Ofelia Esparza has taken the tradition of altar-making beyond the confines of Día de Los Muertos and uses it to heal communities and people.
"The Ballad of Huck and Miguel" cover | Daniel Gonzalez
A new book set along the waterway retells Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" with a contemporary twist, perhaps opening readers’ eyes to a different Los Angeles.
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