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CURRENT:LA FOOD

Season 11 Episode 3
52:45
The sign outside the Watts Towers Art Center | Still from "The Watts Towers Arts Center" ab s11 episode image

The Watts Towers Arts Center

Season 11 Episode 4
57:08
Sweet Land: The Making of a Myth

Sweet Land: The Making of a Myth

Season 12 Episode 3
56:39
Desert X 2021

Desert X 2021

Season 12 Episode 4
56:34
Love & Rockets

Love & Rockets

Season 13 Episode 1
56:43
Duchamp Comes To Pasadena

Duchamp Comes To Pasadena

Season 13 Episode 2
56:59
Arte Cósmico

Arte Cósmico

Season 13 Episode 3
56:49
A New Deal for Los Angeles

A New Deal for Los Angeles

Season 13 Episode 4
56:43
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Artbound

The New West Coast Sound: An L.A. Jazz Legacy

Season 11 Episode 2

Growing up amongst jazz legends within the deep musical traditions of Leimert Park, drummer Mekala Session and his peers grapple with how to preserve this rich legacy—striving to carry forward the tenets that took root in the work of Horace Tapscott and his Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. This is the story of Los Angeles’ emerging generation of community-focused black musicians.This episode of Artbound was produced in partnership with dublab and Storyform.

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Mustache Mondays
53:45
An LGBTQ nightclub event in L.A. called “Mustache Mondays” was an incubator for today’s exciting artists.
A mural painting depicts a collage of American West imagery, from cowboys and Native Americans to men on horseback and nods to Western films.
56:55
The Autry Museum is working to recontextualize a large mural, dating from the 1980s.
Desert X 2021
56:34
Site-specific desert art about land ownership, water scarcity and overlooked histories.
Sweet Land: The Making of a Myth
56:39
“Sweet Land” recasts this nation's story through the eyes of immigrants and the Indigenous
Life Centered: The Helen Jean Taylor Story
55:39
Ceramist Helen Jean Taylor crafted timeless works and helped others find peace in clay.
Con Safos
54:35
A tribute to Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara, a Chicano music pioneer.
The sign outside the Watts Towers Art Center | Still from "The Watts Towers Arts Center" ab s11 episode image
57:08
The Watts Towers Arts Center was born out of the resilience of 1960s Black L.A.
Participants play a tug of war during the Watts Cookbook © event initiated by ToroLab 2019 | Panic Studio LA, Courtesy of City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, CURRENT:LA Food© ab s11 episode image
52:45
Artists created works to spark conversation about L.A. and sustainable futures.
A large-scale Light and Space artwork from Robert Irwin called "untitled (dawn to dusk.)" | Still from Artbound "Light & Space" ab s11
56:43
Robert Irwin, Larry Bell and Helen Pashgian explore perception, material and experience.
Jeffrey Deitch at his desk | Still from "Artbound" Jeffrey Deitch's Los Angeles
54:08
A behind-the-scenes look at the contemporary art world through the eyes of a legendary art dealer and curator, Jeffrey Deitch.
How Sweet the Sound gospel music primary Gospel ABs10
52:51
Gospel music would not be what it is today if not for the impact left by Los Angeles in the late 60’s and early 70’s, a time defined by political movements across the country.
Woman in calavera face paint during Día de los Muertos | Photo from "Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead" ABs10
56:18
Inspired by Oaxacan traditions, Dia de Los Muertos was brought to L.A. in the '70s as a way to enrich and reclaim Chicano identity. It has since grown in proportions and is celebrated around the world.
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