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Artbound Shorts

Emmy® award-winning arts and culture series "Artbound" takes viewers on a journey through Southern California's creative landscape. Get an inside look at the stories that bring to light the region’s rich cultural legacy and diversity with these short films.

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Junk Dada: Behind Noah Purifoy's Joshua Tree Sculptures
The Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture, open to the public, illustrates the artist's vision during the last 15 years of his life.
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Adjunct educators up and down the West Coast and across the nation are self-organizing with aims to reform the education system.
Art and Protest - Noah Purifoy
The Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture, open to the public, illustrates the artist's vision during the last 15 years of his life.
A look at The Broad museum's architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro and the building's relationship to the other cultural institutions on Grand Avenue.
Peter Erskine w/ Maynard Ferguson, 1976 | Source: petererskine.com
Professional drummer Peter Erskine, whose work has been featured on more than 600 recordings, discusses the new film "Whiplash."
Dave Lefner carving details out of design on linoleum; Photograph by Prakash Shroff | Courtesy of the artist
Dave Lefner's linocuts are iconic representations of the great energy and optimism associated with the nation's golden age of traveling and exploration.
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Residents of the resource-starved North Shore community on the Salton Sea hope a new plan for renewal and social practice art will promise a more sustainable future.
South American Cho-Low
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The film "South American Cho-Low" explores the phenomenon of cholos and Southern California custom culture exported over 6,000 miles away to São Paulo, Brazil.
Luis A. Jiménez Jr., "El Corazón Lowrider"
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Prints from the late Richard Duardo, Lalo Alcaraz, Jaime GERMS Zacarias, and more Chicano artists will be on display at the Vincent Price Museum in East L.A.
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The Mojave Project explores the eclectic desert communities of the Mojave Desert.
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Marc Trujillo paints members-only wholesale clubs, discount retailers and fast-food eateries that dominate the country's urban landscape.
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In the foothills of Fair Oaks Avenue, there lies the infamous 48-acre art junkyard Zorthian Ranch where resident artists milk goats and make cheese, while hundreds of notable people have gathered to exchange ideas and celebrate life.
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