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NYRB | Poisonous Objects | Carolina A. Miranda
NYRB | Poisonous Objects | Carolina A. Miranda
Two exhibitions in Los Angeles respond to the racist monuments to Confederate soldiers that have been erected all over the United States.
Financial Times | The LA artists leading an 'irresistible resistance' against ICE
Financial Times | The LA artists leading an 'irresistible resistance' against ICE
From pop-up performances for small businesses to nocturnal protests against immigration raids, creativity has become part of activists’ toolkit
Art Insider for KCRW | Sophie Calle’s Voyeurism Is Something To Look At
Art Insider for KCRW | Sophie Calle’s Voyeurism Is Something To Look At
Art Insider for KCRW | Video art takes over the Variety Arts Theater in downtown LA
Art Insider for KCRW | Video art takes over the Variety Arts Theater in downtown LA
Art Insider for KCRW | A 7-Hour Video Game About Donkeys
Art Insider for KCRW | A 7-Hour Video Game About Donkeys
Hyperallergic | Ingrid Hernández Reveals Tijuana’s Hidden Beauty
Hyperallergic | Ingrid Hernández Reveals Tijuana’s Hidden Beauty
Art Insider for KCRW | At Tierra del Sol, 'Model World' is the world made small
Art Insider for KCRW | At Tierra del Sol, 'Model World' is the world made small
Art Insider for KCRW | LA’s infamous ghost tower is made into sculpture by Sayre Gomez
Art Insider for KCRW | LA’s infamous ghost tower is made into sculpture by Sayre Gomez
Art Insider for KCRW | The queer Black designer who defied Jim Crow
Art Insider for KCRW | The queer Black designer who defied Jim Crow
Art Insider for KCRW | Let’s talk about sex
Art Insider for KCRW | Let’s talk about sex
Art Insider for KCRW | Chicano prints bring politics to life at the Huntington
Art Insider for KCRW | Chicano prints bring politics to life at the Huntington
Art Insider for KCRW | Salomón Huerta's enigmatic still lifes of guns
Art Insider for KCRW | Salomón Huerta's enigmatic still lifes of guns
The Atlantic | Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest
The Atlantic | Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest
Art Insider for KCRW | The very large furnishings of Robert Therrien at the Broad
Art Insider for KCRW | The very large furnishings of Robert Therrien at the Broad
Art Insider for KCRW | Ofelia Esparza's VPAM retrospective features dazzling altars
Art Insider for KCRW | Ofelia Esparza's VPAM retrospective features dazzling altars
Art Insider for KCRW | The Guerrilla Girls and the art of protest at the Getty
Art Insider for KCRW | The Guerrilla Girls and the art of protest at the Getty
Art Insider for KCRW | Trenton Doyle Hancock grapples with the Philip Guston's Klansmen
Art Insider for KCRW | Trenton Doyle Hancock grapples with the Philip Guston's Klansmen
Art Insider for KCRW | Sandra Vásquez de la Horras magical drawings at ICA LA
Art Insider for KCRW | Sandra Vásquez de la Horras magical drawings at ICA LA
Family Style - Progressive Overload - Lauren Halsey
Family Style - Progressive Overload - Lauren Halsey
Alta Journal
Alta Journal | Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams: Artists Divided by War
Alta Journal | Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams: Artists Divided by War
Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams met as artists drawn to the same peaks—but their views of the West soon diverged.
Alta Journal | The CIA and the Collagist
Alta Journal | The CIA and the Collagist
Alta Journal | Spy, Refugee, Outsider: The Sympathizer Captures Fractured Identity
Alta Journal | Spy, Refugee, Outsider: The Sympathizer Captures Fractured Identity
Alta Journal: And Getty Created PST
Alta Journal: And Getty Created PST
Alta Journal | Down for the Count: Alex Espinoza's "The Sons of El Rey"
Alta Journal | Down for the Count: Alex Espinoza's "The Sons of El Rey"
Alta Journal | Take a Breath: “Breath(e)” at the Hammer Museum — Alta
Alta Journal | Take a Breath: “Breath(e)” at the Hammer Museum — Alta
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The Atlantic
The Atlantic | A New History of the Western Hemisphere
The Atlantic | A New History of the Western Hemisphere
A recent book suggests that Latin American democracy may hold lessons for the current U.S. political moment
The Atlantic: The ‘Dark Prophet’ of L.A. Wasn’t Dark Enough
The Atlantic: The ‘Dark Prophet’ of L.A. Wasn’t Dark Enough
As fires have raged, so have citations of the prescient author Mike Davis. But in a changed world, we need new thinkers too.
The Atlantic | The Domestic Thriller That Shatters Chilean Myths — The Atlantic
The Atlantic | The Domestic Thriller That Shatters Chilean Myths — The Atlantic
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Fresh Air
Fresh Air | AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'
Fresh Air | AI eavesdrops on your sleep in this nightmarish 'Dream Hotel'
Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.
Fresh Air | 'Pedro Páramo' captures the disorientation of Juan Rulfo's timeless novel
Fresh Air | 'Pedro Páramo' captures the disorientation of Juan Rulfo's timeless novel
Fresh Air | This summer’s must-see documentary is a 4-hour YouTube video about the Star Wars Hotel
Fresh Air | This summer’s must-see documentary is a 4-hour YouTube video about the Star Wars Hotel
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KCRW Art Insider Newsletter
Art Insider for KCRW Tavares Strachan's LACMA show is a tour de knowledge 🎓
Art Insider for KCRW Tavares Strachan's LACMA show is a tour de knowledge 🎓
Art Insider for KCRW | 'MONUMENTS' at MOCA and the Brick reimagine Confederate statuary
Art Insider for KCRW | 'MONUMENTS' at MOCA and the Brick reimagine Confederate statuary
Art Insider for KCRW | Shock rockers GWAR storm the art world
Art Insider for KCRW | Shock rockers GWAR storm the art world
Art Insider for KCRW | Hammer Museum's biennial is 'meh' in LA
Art Insider for KCRW | Hammer Museum's biennial is 'meh' in LA
Art Insider for KCRW | Painters Frank Romero and Karla Diaz on the ways we are watched
Art Insider for KCRW | Painters Frank Romero and Karla Diaz on the ways we are watched
Art Insider for KCRW | Derek Fordjour's show at Kordanksy is only open at night
Art Insider for KCRW | Derek Fordjour's show at Kordanksy is only open at night
Art Insider for KCRW | LACMA's 'Grounded' examines the land on which we stand
Art Insider for KCRW | LACMA's 'Grounded' examines the land on which we stand
Art Insider for KCRW | 'It Smells Like Girl' at Deitch toys with concepts of female hysteria
Art Insider for KCRW | 'It Smells Like Girl' at Deitch toys with concepts of female hysteria
Art Insider for KCRW | Ken Gonzales-Day's survey at the Fisher examines painful history
Art Insider for KCRW | Ken Gonzales-Day's survey at the Fisher examines painful history
Art Insider for KCRW | A love letter to Japanese American car culture
Art Insider for KCRW | A love letter to Japanese American car culture
Art Insider for KCRW | Queer Lens at the Getty chronicle queer photographic history
Art Insider for KCRW | Queer Lens at the Getty chronicle queer photographic history
Art Insider for KCRW | OCMA’s biennial is a feverish teen dream
Art Insider for KCRW | OCMA’s biennial is a feverish teen dream
Art Insider for KCRW | 'Black Cowboys' at the Autry fills a gap (sort of)
Art Insider for KCRW | 'Black Cowboys' at the Autry fills a gap (sort of)
Art Insider for KCRW | Performance artist The Dark Bob makes a record for artists
Art Insider for KCRW | Performance artist The Dark Bob makes a record for artists
Art Insider for KCRW | Noah Davis's paintings capture the surreal qualities of Los Angeles
Art Insider for KCRW | Noah Davis's paintings capture the surreal qualities of Los Angeles
Art Insider for KCRW | My House Burned Down
Art Insider for KCRW | My House Burned Down
Art Insider for KCRW | The Jar Jar Binks of LA museums?
Art Insider for KCRW | The Jar Jar Binks of LA museums?
Art Insider for KCRW | "The Abstract Future" at Deitch
Art Insider for KCRW | "The Abstract Future" at Deitch
Art Insider for KCRW | A Cuban artist’s colorful riffs on authoritarianism
Art Insider for KCRW | A Cuban artist’s colorful riffs on authoritarianism
Art Insider for KCRW | Jeffrey Gibson dazzles at the Broad museum
Art Insider for KCRW | Jeffrey Gibson dazzles at the Broad museum
Art Insider for KCRW | "Ainadamar" at LA Opera sings to art's power
Art Insider for KCRW | "Ainadamar" at LA Opera sings to art's power
Art Insider for KCRW | Daniel Hawkins' 'Desert Lighthouse' is a beacon in the Mojave
Art Insider for KCRW | Daniel Hawkins' 'Desert Lighthouse' is a beacon in the Mojave
Art Insider for KCRW: Ruth Asawa’s SFMOMA retrospective lands at a poignant time
Art Insider for KCRW: Ruth Asawa’s SFMOMA retrospective lands at a poignant time
Art Insider for KCRW: Marc Kreisel resuscitates the legend of Al's Bar in a new museum
Art Insider for KCRW: Marc Kreisel resuscitates the legend of Al's Bar in a new museum
Art Insider for KCRW: Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos's strange and surreal photography
Art Insider for KCRW: Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos's strange and surreal photography
Art Insider for KCRW: How LA museums can stand up to Trump policies
Art Insider for KCRW: How LA museums can stand up to Trump policies
Art Insider for KCRW | Bruce Nauman's 1970s basketball games
Art Insider for KCRW | Bruce Nauman's 1970s basketball games
Art Insider for KCRW: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons at the Getty
Art Insider for KCRW: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons at the Getty
Art Insider for KCRW: Must-see gallery shows at David Zwirner, Hannah Hoffman and Luis De Jesus
Art Insider for KCRW: Must-see gallery shows at David Zwirner, Hannah Hoffman and Luis De Jesus
Art Insider for KCRW: Corita Art Center debuts new Arts District gallery
Art Insider for KCRW: Corita Art Center debuts new Arts District gallery
Art Insider for KCRW: Love, grief and Alice Coltrane
Art Insider for KCRW: Love, grief and Alice Coltrane
KCRW’s Art Insider's guide to LA's 2025 art fairs and gallery shows
KCRW’s Art Insider's guide to LA's 2025 art fairs and gallery shows
Art Insider for KCRW: George Washington Carver’s spirit lives in LA
Art Insider for KCRW: George Washington Carver’s spirit lives in LA
Art Inisider for KCRW: The influential film you can finally see
Art Inisider for KCRW: The influential film you can finally see
Art Insider for KCRW: When the less good idea is the better one
Art Insider for KCRW: When the less good idea is the better one
Art Insider newsletter for KCRW: Art and the fire this time
Art Insider newsletter for KCRW: Art and the fire this time
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Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic | Digging Into Chile’s Punk Underground
Hyperallergic | Digging Into Chile’s Punk Underground
With Hueso Records, artist Iván Navarro wants to bring back the music of his youth from legendary Chilean indie and punk bands like María Sonora.
Hyperallergic | The Forgotten Artisan Behind Frank Lloyd Wright
Hyperallergic | The Forgotten Artisan Behind Frank Lloyd Wright
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New York Times
New York Times | Museum’s Update Sends a Message: Native Artists Are Still Here - The New York Times
New York Times | Museum’s Update Sends a Message: Native Artists Are Still Here - The New York Times
At San Francisco’s de Young, an Indigenous team of scholars and artists is rethinking the display of Native objects and helping to rebuild fraught community ties.
NY Times | Henry Taylor’s Mentor Was the Art World’s Bruce Lee
NY Times | Henry Taylor’s Mentor Was the Art World’s Bruce Lee
The encouraging kicks of a star teacher (James Jarvaise) and his star pupil (Henry Taylor) are on view at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles.
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New York Review of Books
NYRB | Close to the Punches - Vincent Valdez at CAMH
NYRB | Close to the Punches - Vincent Valdez at CAMH
Stand before Vincent Valdez’s paintings The City I (2015–2016) and The City II (2016) and you will find that you’ve been transported to a bluff
NYRB | The Return of Trump—VI | A dispatch on the arts in Trump's second term
NYRB | The Return of Trump—VI | A dispatch on the arts in Trump's second term
NYRB | Mickalene Thomas at the Broad by Carolina A. Miranda
NYRB | Mickalene Thomas at the Broad by Carolina A. Miranda
NYRB | Mythic Chaps — "Cowboy" in the New York Review of Books
NYRB | Mythic Chaps — "Cowboy" in the New York Review of Books
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Washington Post
The column WaPo didn't run
The column WaPo didn't run
In this edition: thoughts about Charlie Kirk and the nature of Confederate monuments
Washinton Post | Preposterous ICE videos have a holy war to sell you
Washinton Post | Preposterous ICE videos have a holy war to sell you
Religious-themed government videos portray a grim, never-ending battle between us and them.
Washington Post | Protesters’ most powerful weapon: Art
Washington Post | Protesters’ most powerful weapon: Art
Washington Post | The tepid theatrics of Trump’s parade
Washington Post | The tepid theatrics of Trump’s parade
Washington Post | How a Salvadoran prison became a political human zoo
Washington Post | How a Salvadoran prison became a political human zoo
Washington Post | The New Sun King
Washington Post | The New Sun King
Washington Post | How Silicon Valley boys came to rule politics
Washington Post | How Silicon Valley boys came to rule politics
Washington Post | Welcome to the era of Trump Trad
Washington Post | Welcome to the era of Trump Trad
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Artnews / Art in America
Art in America | Photorealism, A Cast-Off Movement, Gets a 21st-Century Update
Art in America | Photorealism, A Cast-Off Movement, Gets a 21st-Century Update
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles's 'Ordinary People' is no ordinary photorealism show.
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess Gets Her First Museum Survey - ARTnews
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess Gets Her First Museum Survey - ARTnews
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Architecture Writers Anonymous
The Year of Meh: It’s the 2024 Architecture and Design Awards
The Year of Meh: It’s the 2024 Architecture and Design Awards
Mark Lamster, Alexandra Lange & Carolina A. Miranda on the best and worst in architecture and design.
Architecture Writers Anonymous Podcast: The Year of Meh
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Architecture Writers Anonymous Podcast: The Year of Meh
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A pop-up podcast about why the Brutalist is terrible
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A pop-up podcast about why the Brutalist is terrible
The Good, the Bad, and the Overbuilt: It’s the 2025 Architecture & Design Awards | by Mark Lamster, Alexandra Lange, Carolina A. Miranda | Dec, 2025 | Medium
The Good, the Bad, and the Overbuilt: It’s the 2025 Architecture & Design Awards | by Mark Lamster, Alexandra Lange, Carolina A. Miranda | Dec, 2025 | Medium
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New York Review of Architecture
New York Review of Architecture | MallFresco - on Rick Caruso's malls
New York Review of Architecture | MallFresco - on Rick Caruso's malls
Rick Caruso’s Cheesecake Factory of the mind
New York Review of Architecture: Baan Voyage — Around the world with Pritzker’s favorite paparazzo
New York Review of Architecture: Baan Voyage — Around the world with Pritzker’s favorite paparazzo
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Aesthetic Insecurity: My highly occasional newsletter
Aesthetic Insecurity: My highly occasional newsletter
Bloomberg | Can Frank Gehry’s ‘Grand LA’ Make Downtown Feel Like a Neighborhood?
Bloomberg | Can Frank Gehry’s ‘Grand LA’ Make Downtown Feel Like a Neighborhood?
The Culture Journalist Podcast: "Trump Trad" and the aesthetics of the new right
The Culture Journalist Podcast: "Trump Trad" and the aesthetics of the new right
Cultured Magazine | By Popular Demand | The Critics’ Table Presents Its First Los Angeles Edition
Cultured Magazine | By Popular Demand | The Critics’ Table Presents Its First Los Angeles Edition
Curbed | MoMA’s ‘Creating Modernity’ Tries to Cover Half a Continent
Curbed | MoMA’s ‘Creating Modernity’ Tries to Cover Half a Continent
Latinx Project at NYU | Yxta Maya Murray Profile
Latinx Project at NYU | Yxta Maya Murray Profile
LA Taco | The Chilean Empanadas At This Van Nuys Street Stand Are So Good, They Sell Out By Sunset ~ L.A. TACO
LA Taco | The Chilean Empanadas At This Van Nuys Street Stand Are So Good, They Sell Out By Sunset ~ L.A. TACO
Los Angeles Times
LA Times | Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89: Nobel laureate from Peru was the last of 'El Boom' novelists
LA Times | Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89: Nobel laureate from Peru was the last of 'El Boom' novelists
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday.
LA Times | Julio Torres survived the visa office and the art world. His first film skewers both
LA Times | Julio Torres survived the visa office and the art world. His first film skewers both
LA Times | Sphere can be bizarre and sublime — or just an ad. That's what makes it so Vegas
LA Times | Sphere can be bizarre and sublime — or just an ad. That's what makes it so Vegas
LA Times: Art about AIDS has often depicted grief. L.A. painter Joey Terrill made it about life
LA Times: Art about AIDS has often depicted grief. L.A. painter Joey Terrill made it about life
LA Times | This L.A. flash-fiction star thinks novels are 'saggy.' Her own debut proves her wrong
LA Times | This L.A. flash-fiction star thinks novels are 'saggy.' Her own debut proves her wrong
LA Times | A sculpture shown at LACMA ended up on Craigslist. A DJ turned it into a sound studio
LA Times | A sculpture shown at LACMA ended up on Craigslist. A DJ turned it into a sound studio
LA Times | Can the new wing of New York's Natural History Museum help reframe outdated ideas?
LA Times | Can the new wing of New York's Natural History Museum help reframe outdated ideas?
LA Times | How the 'cool aunties' of pop culture flout the growing restrictions imposed on women
LA Times | How the 'cool aunties' of pop culture flout the growing restrictions imposed on women
LA Times: Zoot suit: How the bold look made history and continues to influence fashion
LA Times: Zoot suit: How the bold look made history and continues to influence fashion
LA Times | A Long Beach-born painter captures the surrealism of the Cambodian American experience
LA Times | A Long Beach-born painter captures the surrealism of the Cambodian American experience
LA Times | Two exhibitions — at VPAM and the Cheech — put Chicanx bodies front and center
LA Times | Two exhibitions — at VPAM and the Cheech — put Chicanx bodies front and center
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