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Photography
Nightshift
PHOTOS: Los Angeles at Night
Post date:There is a tranquility that radiates throughout the city after-hours that can be both beautiful and lonely. Places that are normally bustling with people stand uninhabited, creating a surreal landscape that most never see.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
I am a Mexicano: The Legacy of Chicano Journalist and Activist Raul Ruiz
Post date:Photographer, journalist, activist, as well as a Harvard educated scholar and CSU Northridge professor, Raul Ruiz showed Chicanos what to aspire to. He passed away June 13 at the age of 78.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
"In the Sunshine of Neglect" Reveals Nuances of the Inland Empire
Post date:“In the Sunshine of Neglect," a double venue exhibition, exposes the many layers of life in a vast area of contiguous valleys nestled below the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains: Inland Southern California.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Into the Chuckwallas: Rediscovered Desert Photographs of Susie Keef Smith and Lula Mae Graves
Post date:In the 1920s, armed with a .38 revolver and a large format camera, Susie Smith and her cousin Lula Mae Graves set out to photograph the last of the prospectors, burro packers and stage stops in the remote desert to the east.
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Photography
Lost L.A.
Julius Shulman: Man Behind the Camera
Post date:In this 2005 interview, Julius Shulman explains how the people who lived in buildings gave purpose and meaning to the idea of home.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Landscapes That Remind Us of Our Place in this World
Post date:Our lives are short. When compared to the landscape around us, we are the proverbial mayfly. Given the brevity of our mortality, we swell with pride, or shutter from embarrassment about what we have done to our home.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Could There Be Hollywood Ending for this Scarred Landscape?
Post date:Whittaker-Bermite in Santa Clarita has had many transformation, but this latest one maybe the most promising of all.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
L.A. Photographer Don Farber Documents Buddhist Life in the City
Post date:Don Farber, a Los Angeles-based photographer and practicing Buddhist, has devoted four decades now to documenting Buddhist life throughout Asia and in the West as part of his spiritual practice.
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PST: LA/LA
Artbound
Photographer Parses the Politics and Relevance of L.A.’s Murals and Marks
Post date:Artist Ken Gonzales-Day's exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center, “Surface Tension,” engages the mural landscape of Los Angeles and the many issues surrounding graphic arts in the public square.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Photography Series Give Latinas and African-American Women A Royal Bearing
Post date:Duo captures the beauty and dignity of brown and black women through elaborate hairstyles adorned with gold jewelry and beautifully composed photography.
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PST: LA/LA
Artbound
Legendary Mexican Photographer Gets Her Own Graphic Novel
Post date:At 75 years old, Graciela Iturbide refuses to slow down. In the coming months two exhibitions in Southern California will feature her iconic work, plus her own biography will take on graphic novel form and published by the Getty.
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film and media arts
Artbound
Harry Gamboa Jr.'s Photographic Excavation of Chicano Identity
Post date:When photographer Harry Gamboa Jr. began his portrait series, “Chicano Male Unbonded” in 1991, the word “Chicano” had negative implications. Now, after more than 20 years, his photographs reveal a more complex image of the Chicano male.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Portraits Reveal the Complexity of the Chicano Identity
Post date:Photographer Harry Gamboa Jr.'s latest exhibit at the Autry features nearly 100 portraits of Chicanos he believes represent the evolution of the term among Mexican-American men.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Photo essay: Chicano Redefined
Post date:In his long-running photo series, “Chicano Male Unbonded," photographer Harry Gamboa Jr. meant to counteract all the negative stereotypes that stem from the word "Chicano." Meet a few of his past subjects.
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Photography
Lost L.A.
An Aeronaut's View of Los Angeles, 1887
Post date:Taken from a hot air balloon, it was probably the first aerial photo of L.A.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
North Korea: Photos Reveal Life North of the DMZ
Post date:In his book, “North Korea," Los Angeles-based photographer Mark Edward Harris captures the lives and culture of North Korea's citizens.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
The Tijuana Zine Fest Bridges DIY Culture From Both Sides of the Border
Post date:DIY enthusiasts from both sides of the border engage in a day filled with music, art, and bi-national dialogue at the The Tijuana Zine Fest.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
The Remnant Silos of Inyo County
Post date:When pioneer farmers got to Inyo County from the Midwest, most of them had to master a new way of farming in arid lands. These farmers ultimately learned irrigation techniques and built two hundred miles of unlined canals.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
One Thousand & One Cultural Illusions: Orientalism in Coachella Valley
Post date:In the 1930s Indio coupled marketing their excellent date crop with Oriental fantasies borrowed from Hollywood and the short story collection “One Thousand and One Nights." High & Dry follows the evolution of this county's orientalism.
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migrant kitchen
The Migrant Kitchen
Chicano Eats: Where Mexican Food and Design Intersect
Post date:Chicano Eats presents photos and recipes that quietly tap into mainstream beliefs about Mexican food being cheap, exotic or lacking depth — and underscore that the complex cuisine has more personality than most people realize.