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            Why Are There Chickens in This Desert X Mural?
For Desert X, Armando Lerma created his own mural on half of the El Tepeyac store. Hear the story of his mural's chickens, how they came to be in his artwork and the artist's role as a bridge between those who appreciate art and those who are more geared toward business and commerce.
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            Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine that profoundly affected Asian American pop culture.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            WPA projects live on in L.A. Explores what effect a similar program might have today.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Six Latinx artists in L.A. work to secure their place in American art.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            When Marcel Duchamp came to Pasadena in 1963, he sent ripples down L.A.'s art scene.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            A self-published comic book made by brothers from Oxnard, Ca. makes comic book history.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            An LGBTQ nightclub event in L.A. called “Mustache Mondays” was an incubator for today’s exciting artists. 
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            The Autry Museum is working to recontextualize a large mural, dating from the 1980s.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Site-specific desert art about land ownership, water scarcity and overlooked histories.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            “Sweet Land” recasts this nation's story through the eyes of immigrants and the Indigenous
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Ceramist Helen Jean Taylor crafted timeless works and helped others find peace in clay.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            A tribute to Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara, a Chicano music pioneer.
        
        
    
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            The Watts Towers Arts Center was born out of the resilience of 1960s Black L.A.