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USC Pacific Asia Museum Decolonizes Its Collections
Many museum collections were built on the imperialist and exploitative practices of collectors. University of Southern California Pacific Asia Museum is taking steps to rectify this problematic situation.
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How Artists Are Nurturing Their Creativity Under Lockdown
“Southland Sessions” reaches out to a few artists to ask what they’re doing to stay creative under quarantine in a world in rapid flux.
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The Many Ways L.A.'s Creatives Are Joining the Fight for Black Lives
In recent weeks, artists have found their practices upturned, expanded or reenergized because of COVID-19 and calls to address racial injustice.
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Forced to Close Their Doors, Art Galleries Navigate A Brave New Online World
In response to the closure of their physical spaces, L.A. art galleries have embraced online exhibitions to an unprecedented degree. This transition has changed the way they present artworks and unexpectedly, how they relate to one another.
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Everything is Illuminated: Extra-Illustrated Books at The Huntington
The Huntington Library's extra-illustrated books are treasure troves of art, their pages filled with original watercolors, prints, and illustrations from as early as the 18th century.
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Sam Durant's Social Media Movement: What #isamuseum?
Sam Durant elevates the conversation about a museum's role in society to today's digital age, asking social media users to post their opinions online.
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Community's the Thing: Susan Silton Examines the Power of Names
L.A. artist Susan Silton's "Who's in a Name?" looks at rituals of history, celebrity, and death by investigating how we acknowledge and commemorate one another.
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Once More, With Feeling: Stephen Prina's History Paintings
At LACMA, Stephen Prina displays 28 hot pink plywood replicas.
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Trisha Brown: Dance in the Museum
What if dance could be any movement, executed by anybody, anywhere? Trisha Brown blurrs the boundary between dance and the rhythms and movements of everyday life.
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Catherine Opie: From the Outside In
Catherine Opie's images are distinguished by her ability to merge references to photographic history with the stuff of contemporary life.