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Visual Arts

An image can have powerful consequences. Explore how artists are using the visual arts to empower and elevate a point of view.

An illustration of different Western images in pop culture.
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Various comic books | Waldemar Brandt / Unsplash
For months, Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and many others were nowhere to be seen on shelves. As comic bookstores floundered, Give Comics Hope looks to lend them a hand.
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, “The Conversion,” 2020, oil on canvas, installation view | Courtesy of Irenic Projects
For about a year now, artist Gregory Michael Hernandez has been putting together thought-provoking exhibitions as the artist-in-residence at an unlikely institution: the Missiongathering Christian Church of Pasadena.
“Toy Drive," Plastic toys, plastic garbage, 2020 by Kenny Scharf | Joshua White
The pandemic has shuttered many of the usual venues where artists gather to exhibit and connect with one another. Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists who are organizing opportunities for artists to share their work outdoors.
Tommy Mitchell's "Spread Your Wings, Fran," 2020. Ballpoint pen, acrylic on paper, Mounted on Panel | Courtesy of Band of Vices.jpg
The team behind Band of Vices has been a longtime champion of bringing diverse artists into the fold.
Masters of Modern Design
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Japanese American influence in postwar American art and design is unparalleled.
A project with Meztli Projects, which just launched IndigenARTS & Wellness | Joel Garcia
Through a combination of Indigenous artistic/creative practices, IndigenARTS & Wellness is looking to heal communities.
Sophia Le Fraga's haiku at Ace Hotel | Courtesy of Ace Hotel DTLA
With museums closed, publicly oriented art is coming to the forefront in new and exciting ways.
Kahlil Joseph, BLKNWS®, 2018-ongoing. Two-channel fugitive newscast. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view, "Made in L.A. 2020: a version," Hank’s Mini Market, Los Angeles. | Jeff McLane
What happens when your exhibition is actually meant to open during the new normal? We check in with the curators of “Made in L.A.” 2020 to find out.
 William Camargo's "Origins and Displacements, Vols. 1 & 2" at MUZEO | Michael Quintero
Through William Camargo's dive into each city’s archive, he uncovers histories of violence and exploitive policies against Black and Brown communities, and connects those consequences of the past to the current uprising for racial justice.
Alison Saar’s “Torch Song,” 2020 in wood, copper, ceiling tin, enamel paint, leather belts and vintage piano keys (72 x 22 x 26) next to Heather Gwen Martin’s “Touch” from 2020. Oil on linen, 60 x 56 in.  | Jordan Riefe
For its 45th anniversary, LA Louver is bringing together 45 artists of the past and the present to tell the story of L.A.'s modern art scene.
"Alerta!" Serigraph experiment, 26 x 20", 1987 at Self Help Graphics | Courtesy of Yreina D. Cervántez
During the ‘90s, Chicanx youth were coming of age in world that increasingly criminalized Black and Brown youth and marginalized communities of color. Prop 187 would become one of the catalysts for a newfound activism.
A woman looks up to appreciate the Watts Towers, circa 2011 | Carren Jao
Public art in America has changed a great deal in scope and scale. What role does it play today?
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