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Now on its 11th season, "Artbound" is an Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series that examines the lives, works and creative processes of arts and culture innovators making an impact in Southern California and beyond.

This season, join "Artbound" as it explores the artists and movements in California with a focus on the social movements of the 1960s and the legacy that continues today, from a jazz ethos passed on through generations in Leimert Park to the Light and Space movement that began in the 1960s.

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Southland Sessions

Southland Sessions

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A portrait of Larry Baza from shoulders up. He's wearing thick, tortoise shell glasses, a beige plaid suit with yellow details and a gold tie. Baza is smiling and looking off to the side.

A portrait of Larry Baza from shoulders up. He's wearing thick, tortoise shell glasses, a beige plaid suit with yellow details and a gold tie. Baza is smiling and looking off to the side.

Artbound

The Legacy of Larry Baza, San Diego Activist and Arts Advocate

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Animated Series 'City of Ghosts' Explores L.A.'s Rich Histories for Kids

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A History of Steel Houses in Palm Springs

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Tio's Tacos: Riverside's Folk Art Wonderland

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The Date Farmers

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Fotojounalis: Yon Dokimanté Sou Kriz Refije Ayisyen Nan Tiwa

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Bassist Flea on the Silverlake Conservatory's New Home

Kid Congo Powers in the desert

Kid Congo Powers in the desert

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Gente from La Puente: Underground Punk Icon Kid Congo Powers Still Rocks

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Walk Through One of LA's Earliest Frank Lloyd Wright Homes

Artbound

A Rare Look at Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House

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A Walk Through the 'Blade Runner' House

Pacific Division Officer Hoskins tries to pry open the door of a truck involved in a accident that left the driver and passenger locked in the overturned vehicle. | Joseph Rodriguez

Pacific Division Officer Hoskins tries to pry open the door of a truck involved in a accident that left the driver and passenger locked in the overturned vehicle. | Joseph Rodriguez

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'90s Photos of LAPD Reveal a City in Pain

Projects

mojave

The Mojave Project

"Tastemakers & Earthshakers" series on KCET Artbound

"Tastemakers & Earthshakers" series on KCET Artbound

Tastemakers & Earthshakers

Current:LA Food

High & Dry

Invisible Cities

Watercolor | Hillary Mushkin.

Watercolor | Hillary Mushkin.

Incendiary Traces

Typewriter Keys

Typewriter Keys

Arts Shrink

UCR ARTSblock

scallop

Arts for LA

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18thStreet_Primary_BW

18th Street Arts Center

LA Islam Arts Initiative

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AgH2O_CatTopMedia

AgH2O

Borderblaster

Borderblaster

Chats About Change

Chats About Change

Chats About Change

Forêt Intérieure/Interior Forest

[Figure 2. <em>House Beautiful</em> Demonstration Home, Woodacres. Detail of the floor plan.] | Courtesy of the USC Libraries' Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library.

[Figure 2. <em>House Beautiful</em> Demonstration Home, Woodacres. Detail of the floor plan.] | Courtesy of the USC Libraries' Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library.

From the Archives

Cut Chemist.

Hear and Now

Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre

Love on San Pedro

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monomania_projectpage

Monomania L.A.

The Salton Sea | Photo: Drew Tewksbury

The Salton Sea | Photo: Drew Tewksbury

Nuestro Lugar: North Shore

weaving

Performance Crafting

Play the LA River

Public Matters' Market Makeovers

Sandow20

SoCal Artist Timelines

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Soldadera_Project_Nao_Bustamante

Soldadera

Songs in the Key of L.A.: The Bedrock Sessions

Rafa Esparza performs "building: a simulacrum of power" on the site of Michael Parker's "The Unfinished." | Photo: Dylan Schwartz, courtesy of Clockshop.

Rafa Esparza performs "building: a simulacrum of power" on the site of Michael Parker's "The Unfinished." | Photo: Dylan Schwartz, courtesy of Clockshop.

The Unfinished

The War on Both Sides

There It Is-Take It!

Terminus of Los Angeles Aqueduct in Sylmar, California, also known as the Cascades.

Terminus of Los Angeles Aqueduct in Sylmar, California, also known as the Cascades.

ARID

Annenberg Space for Photography: Beauty Culture

Annenberg Space for Photography: Beauty Culture

Annenberg Space for Photography

Partner-Main-boom

Partner-Main-boom

BOOM Magazine

Big City Forum

kucs

Classical KUSC

Freewaves

Friends of Friends

Getty Villa Outdoor Theater

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Half Cut Tea

Independent Shakespeare Co.

LACMA9 Art + Film Lab

MOCAtv

Machine Project

made

Made in L.A. 2014

Mexicali Rose Media/Arts Center

Otis Report on the Creative Economy

Panther Productions

SOC(i)AL: Art + People

Skid Row Freewalls Project

The Broad

colburn

The Colburn School

The Luckman Fine Arts Complex

engine 30

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism's Engine 30 Project

USC Libraries

Voice of San Diego

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the_jewish_federation_of_greater_los_angeles_logo_500.jpg

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles

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A black and white photo of Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra playing | Samantha Lee ab s11

A black and white photo of Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra playing | Samantha Lee ab s11

Article

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The Past That Resounds Today: A New Season of 'Artbound' Begins

Mural at Mafundi Institute | Still from "Broken Bread" Watts

Mural at Mafundi Institute | Still from "Broken Bread" Watts

Article

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As If I was Carrying a Gun: Art and Surveillance in 1960s Watts

Carla Jay Harris "Sphinx," 2019. Archival pigment print. Two panels, 40 x 30 in. each. The work features a beautiful Black woman wearing a dark blue dress kneeling down in a golden meadow under a starry sky and bright orange sun. | Courtesy the artist

Carla Jay Harris "Sphinx," 2019. Archival pigment print. Two panels, 40 x 30 in. each. The work features a beautiful Black woman wearing a dark blue dress kneeling down in a golden meadow under a starry sky and bright orange sun. | Courtesy the artist

Article

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Now More Than Ever: The Need for Alternative Cultural Spaces

Full Episodes

The sign outside the Watts Towers Art Center | Still from "The Watts Towers Arts Center" ab s11 episode image

The sign outside the Watts Towers Art Center | Still from "The Watts Towers Arts Center" ab s11 episode image

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The Watts Towers Arts Center

The Watts Towers Arts Center was born out of the resilience of 1960s Black L.A.

Participants play a tug of war during the Watts Cookbook © event initiated by ToroLab 2019 | Panic Studio LA, Courtesy of City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, CURRENT:LA Food© ab s11 episode image

Participants play a tug of war during the Watts Cookbook © event initiated by ToroLab 2019 | Panic Studio LA, Courtesy of City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, CURRENT:LA Food© ab s11 episode image

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CURRENT:LA FOOD

Artists created works to spark conversation about L.A. and sustainable futures.

Mekala Session playing drums with a purple background | Samantha Lee "The New West Coast Sound: An L.A. Jazz Legacy" ab s11 episode image

Mekala Session playing drums with a purple background | Samantha Lee "The New West Coast Sound: An L.A. Jazz Legacy" ab s11 episode image

Artbound

The New West Coast Sound - An L.A. Jazz Legacy

Drummer Mekala Session and other artists carry forward Los Angeles’ rich jazz legacy.

A large-scale Light and Space artwork from Robert Irwin called "untitled (dawn to dusk.)" | Still from Artbound "Light & Space" ab s11

A large-scale Light and Space artwork from Robert Irwin called "untitled (dawn to dusk.)" | Still from Artbound "Light & Space" ab s11

Artbound

Light & Space

Robert Irwin, Larry Bell and Helen Pashgian explore perception, material and experience.

Jeffrey Deitch at his desk | Still from "Artbound" Jeffrey Deitch's Los Angeles

Jeffrey Deitch at his desk | Still from "Artbound" Jeffrey Deitch's Los Angeles

Artbound

Jeffrey Deitch's Los Angeles

A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary art world through the eyes of a legendary art dealer and curator, Jeffrey Deitch.

How Sweet the Sound gospel music primary Gospel ABs10

How Sweet the Sound gospel music primary Gospel ABs10

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How Sweet The Sound: Gospel In Los Angeles

Gospel music would not be what it is today if not for the impact left by Los Angeles in the late 60’s and early 70’s, a time defined by political movements across the country.

Woman in calavera face paint during Día de los Muertos | Photo from "Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead" ABs10

Woman in calavera face paint during Día de los Muertos | Photo from "Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead" ABs10

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Dia de Los Muertos / Day of the Dead

Inspired by Oaxacan traditions, Dia de Los Muertos was brought to L.A. in the '70s as a way to enrich and reclaim Chicano identity. It has since grown in proportions and is celebrated around the world.

Heathware being stamped | Still from "Heath Ceramics: The Making of a California Classic" ABs10

Heathware being stamped | Still from "Heath Ceramics: The Making of a California Classic" ABs10

Artbound

Heath Ceramics: The Making of a California Classic

"Artbound" looks at the dinnerware of Heath Ceramics and a design that has stood the test of time since the company began in the late 1940’s.

Artbound

Masters of Modern Design

Japanese American influence in postwar American art and design is unparalleled.

Basket woven by Linda Yamane | Still from Artbound "Art of Basket Weaving" AB s9

Basket woven by Linda Yamane | Still from Artbound "Art of Basket Weaving" AB s9

Artbound

The Art of Basket Weaving

Native American basketry has long been viewed as a community craft, yet the artistic quality and value of these baskets are on par with other fine art.

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LA Phil Icons on Inspiration Show Poster

LA Phil Icons on Inspiration Show Poster

Overview

Icons on Inspiration

Icons on Inspiration (Preview)

Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry

Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

Produced for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association by Festival Productions. This gala concert celebrating Ella Fitzgerald benefitted the Hollywood Bowl Fund. | Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives

Produced for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association by Festival Productions. This gala concert celebrating Ella Fitzgerald benefitted the Hollywood Bowl Fund. | Los Angeles Philharmonic Archives

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

The People’s Pleasure: Angelenos’ Love Affair with the Hollywood Bowl

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

A Performer's Paradox at the Hollywood Bowl

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl signature program image

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl signature program image

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

Preview the New PBS Series ‘In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl’

Hollywood Bowl shell with orchestra on stage. | Adam Latham

Hollywood Bowl shell with orchestra on stage. | Adam Latham

In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl

An Episode Guide to ‘In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl’

Southland Sessions

Southland Sessions

A black, square-shaped piece of fabric with chain stitch embroidery reading the words, "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in white thread. The ends of the threads are long and loose. The patch sits on top of a multicolored, striped surface.

A black, square-shaped piece of fabric with chain stitch embroidery reading the words, "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in white thread. The ends of the threads are long and loose. The patch sits on top of a multicolored, striped surface.

Southland Sessions

When Embroidery Stitches a Portrait of Our Times

A man (left) and a woman (right) in masks work in a woodshop with coronavirus safety regulations in place such as clear plastic barriers between stations.

A man (left) and a woman (right) in masks work in a woodshop with coronavirus safety regulations in place such as clear plastic barriers between stations.

Southland Sessions

Report: Reducing Red Tape Key to Survival of L.A.’s Creative Economy

House No. 1, the R Cloud House is a crown-like house with decorative fencing

House No. 1, the R Cloud House is a crown-like house with decorative fencing

Southland Sessions

A New Case Study House Puts Black Architecture on Display in Watts

A woman wearing headphones overlaid with leaves

A woman wearing headphones overlaid with leaves

Southland Sessions

Free App Offers Musical Tour Through Griffith Park

Tom Holland speaking with Daniel Kaluuya

Tom Holland speaking with Daniel Kaluuya

Variety Studio: Actors On Actors

Jamie Dornan, Eddie Redmayne and more (Preview)

Variety Studio: Actors On Actors

Jamie Dornan, Eddie Redmayne and more

Ben Affleck Sacha Baron Cohen Variety Season 13

Ben Affleck Sacha Baron Cohen Variety Season 13

Variety Studio: Actors On Actors

Ben Affleck, Sacha Baron Cohen and more (Preview)

Glenn Close speaking with Pete Davidson

Glenn Close speaking with Pete Davidson

Variety Studio: Actors On Actors

George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer and more (Preview)

Border Blaster

Border Blaster

Still from TQM: Several guitarists in jeans and long-sleeved yellow shirts. One has an alien head. One is taking a photo.

Still from TQM: Several guitarists in jeans and long-sleeved yellow shirts. One has an alien head. One is taking a photo.

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Little Jesus - TQM Ft. Ximena Sariñana & Elsa y Elmar (Popup Edition)

Still from Creme Caramel: A woman in a room with many lamps looks down at a creme caramel that has eyes.

Still from Creme Caramel: A woman in a room with many lamps looks down at a creme caramel that has eyes.

Border Blaster

CANADA: The Storytellers Behind the Sexy Psychedelic Music Videos

Music video still: Rosalía screams or sings with lines drawn around her

Music video still: Rosalía screams or sings with lines drawn around her

Border Blaster

Parties and Parables

Still from Evisbeats video in which a drawn man stretches among other drawn and cut-out figures

Still from Evisbeats video in which a drawn man stretches among other drawn and cut-out figures

Border Blaster

Spectacles

triblinka

Treblinka's Last Witness

Treblinka's Last Witness

Real Scenes

E8: Bristol

Real Scenes

E7: Paris

Real Scenes

E5: Berlin

Real Scenes

E6: New York

Artbound Presents Studio A

Artbound Presents Studio A

Buyepongo band photo

Buyepongo band photo

Artbound Presents Studio A

Buyepongo's Sound Knocks Down the Negative

Members of Buyepongo Play Accordion and Saxophone

Members of Buyepongo Play Accordion and Saxophone

Artbound Presents Studio A

Buyepongo's 'Maestros'

Peace flag | Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash

Peace flag | Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash

Artbound Presents Studio A

The Role of Music in Activism

MILCK

Artbound Presents Studio A

No Apologies for MILCK

A portrait of Larry Baza from shoulders up. He's wearing thick, tortoise shell glasses, a beige plaid suit with yellow details and a gold tie. Baza is smiling and looking off to the side.

A portrait of Larry Baza from shoulders up. He's wearing thick, tortoise shell glasses, a beige plaid suit with yellow details and a gold tie. Baza is smiling and looking off to the side.

Artbound

The Legacy of Larry Baza, San Diego Activist and Arts Advocate

Artbound

Animated Series 'City of Ghosts' Explores L.A.'s Rich Histories for Kids

Artbound

A History of Steel Houses in Palm Springs

Artbound

Tio's Tacos: Riverside's Folk Art Wonderland