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The arts have always been used to tackle difficult issues on a wide scale. From poetry that ignites millions to photography that captures injustices, artists are using their creativity to make space for the marginalized and give light to untold stories.

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Before and after 1972 when Title IX radically altered American sport, California and its female athletes have been and continue to be a forerunner regarding issues of gender, race, and sexuality.
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"Artbound" travels with Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio as they perform "One Hundred Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct."
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Project Flower looks at cultural registers, historical moments, and the space between rumor and fact circulating between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose.
Sheree Rose, the 70-year-old legend of multiple L.A. underground scenes, returns to her role as a performance artist with a 24-hour durational work.
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L.A. artist Katie Herzog's latest work, debuting at the Night Gallery on June 29, deals with the issues of transgendered language and identity.
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What tools does Feminism offer today that will help transform the future? "Feminism Today" at LACC explores the possibilities.
The Cixous Reading Group talks about feminism in the modern era.
Jackrabbits and Date Farmers
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The series premiere focuses on art in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties, including a profile on hijabistas who are redefining Muslim-American fashion.
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This episode of 'Artbound' features Danny Heller's modern midcentury paintings, Tanya Aguiñiga's "performance crafting," and Shari Elf's Joshua Tree found art gallery.
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"Six Twelve One By One," performed entirely by pregnant women, examines aspects of pregnancy including the comic, inane, mundane, and grotesque.
Origami and Worker’s Rug
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This episode features artwork inspired by the life and death of Kelly Thomas and an exhibition of origami influenced by scientific and mathematical techniques.
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'Artbound's' second season debut examines SoCal art in a 29 Palms marine base, the San Luis Obipso mission, downtown L.A., and South L.A. hip hop culture.
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