December 12, 2019
Best of 2019: Our Top 20 Los Angeles Art Shows
Our favorite Los Angeles shows of 2019, brought to you by the writers and editors of Hyperallergic.
#BlackGirlMagic Takes Form In Vanessa German’s Sculptures
German’s commitment to dynamic and sometimes riotous formal strategies expresses an amalgamation of Black femme iconography, including shrines to Serena and Venus Williams with butterflies.
Alexandra M. Thomas
The Illusive, Intimate Nature of Mary Corse’s Paintings
One must spend time with Corse’s paintings, which evolve depending on whether the paint applied to the canvas is thick or thin, whether the work is in natural or artificial light, and whether you are close or far away from the painting itself.
Brock Lownes
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The dictionary reports that searches for “they” rose by 313% in 2019 over the previous year.
Harvard Students Install a Memorial Site for Opioid Victims at Arthur M. Sackler Museum
The installation featured the names of 250 people who died from opioid overdoses on the museum’s stairs.
As TikTok’s Popularity Rises, Concerns Arise Over App’s Censorship and Security
The app is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, which has been accused of censoring users for posting content about issues including the persecution of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong.
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On Site: 50 Years of Public Art of the University of Houston System Highlights 40 of the Collection’s Most Notable Works
This book commemorates the 50th anniversary of Public Art of the University of Houston System and features public artworks by artists including Carlos Cruz-Diez, Margo Sawyer, Alyson Shotz, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol.
The Art That Hangs Above LA’s Daily Commuters
As a problem of engineering, design, and aesthetics, commissioning art for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority was a gamble.
Elifete Paz
An Affordable Housing Initiative Is Geared Towards Santa Fe’s Creative Community
“There’s a bigger piece of what we’re trying to do, which is thinking, on a macro level, about Santa Fe’s identity as an art town,” said Daniel Werwath, who is developing the Siler Yard project.
Ellie Duke
Don’t Cry Cause It’s Over: A Program of Queer Experimental Shorts Reframes Loss
This Saturday, Anthology Film Archives presents Representations of Leaving: Queer Death and Heavens, a program of experimental shorts focused on experiences of loss, rebirth, and queer utopia.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
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How to Make Art While Raising a Kid
I had no idea how I was going to make art and raise a kid.
Steven Weinberg
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