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Judy Baca and the Power of Murals in Los Angeles
Judy Baca, an American Chicana artist and activist, discusses the inspiration behind her powerful mural work, such as the monumental "The Great Wall of Los Angeles," which stretches half a mile in the San Fernando Valley. She also reflects on her long-standing friendship with Cheech, which began in high school and has grown through their mutual dedication to Chicano art.
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"Artbound" explores art created amidst social upheaval.

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The fourth installment of this series, "MOCA: The Art of Our Time," features George Herms, Betye Saar, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Gabriel Orozco, Senga Nengudi and Matthew Barney.

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"Artbound" profiles five emerging artists whose work explores the intersection of race, class, identity, and aesthetics.

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This "Artbound" special episode, in partnership with MOCAtv, features The Museum of Contemporary Art's current programming.

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Using key data from the newest issue of the Otis Report on the Creative Economy, this "Artbound" special explores the vibrant network of creativity in Southern California.

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A new series of short documentary films profiles four L.A. as Subject collectors who have obsessively focused on a narrow slice of Southern California history.

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Artbound explores the architectural past and present in Southern California.

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Artbound explores arts along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Artbound explores the paintings of Marc Trujillo, Kim Stringfellow’ s Mojave Project, Dave Lefner’s colored wood block prints of neon signs, and the subculture of Brazilian cholos who emulate lowrider culture from East Los Angeles.

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Travel to Southern California’s desert regions with an episode of "Artbound" that includes work by visual artist Diane Best, the Date Farmers from Coachella, and Hillary Mushkin’s Incendiary Traces.

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Artbound explores Social Practice arts.

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Iconoclast writer and poet Charles Bukowski reads from his work to a live audience.