Yoko Ono’s Starring Role in ‘The Beatles: Get Back,’ Ancient Mummy Goes on View, and More: Morning Links from December 9, 2021
Here's what we're reading this morning.
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Pilar Tompkins Rivas
L.A.’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Is Looking to Change How a Museum Can Be Part of Society
"I like to say that someone may come for Star Wars but leave loving Kara Walker," Lucas Museum director Sandra Jackson-Dumont said.
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Top L.A. Curators Pilar Tompkins-Rivas, Amanda Hunt Head to Hotly Anticipated Lucas Museum
The senior leadership hires are the first by the museum's new director, Sandra Jackson-Dumont.
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Laura Aguilar’s Lasting Legacy: How the World Caught Up to the Pioneering Photographer
Her photography considered pressing subjects that are only now being given their due.
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An Uncommon Bond: The Influential L.A. Gallery Commonwealth and Council Favors Camaraderie Over Business as Usual
The enterprise has found success in its artist-centric approach where new ways of thinking and being are possible.
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L.A. County Supervisors Vote in Favor of LACMA’s Proposed New Building
The unanimous vote advances $117.5 million in funds to the institution.
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The Artist America Built: Daniel Joseph Martinez Visits Other Places and Other Histories in His Ongoing Critique of These United States
It's a sight that no one who attended the 1993 Whitney Biennial is likely to forget, one that came to stand for the Biennial itself, with its provocative emphasis on politics: ordinary people of all…
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Laura Aguilar, Compassionate Photographer of Marginalized Groups, Dies at 58
A traveling retrospective of her work is currently on view at the Frost Art Museum in Miami.
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Live from Los Angeles, It’s Pacific Standard Time!: The Festival’s Politically Charged Performances Evinced the Energy of the City’s Art Scene
Offerings ranged from Nao Bustamante learning Spanish to Astrid Hadad performing songs about colonization and exploitation.
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RobbReport
Ray-Ban Teams up With Scuderia Ferrari F1 Drivers on Two Pairs of Track-Ready Sunglasses
WWD
They Are Wearing: Frieze Frame
Rolling Stone
‘How Does This Make Sense to Anyone?’: Late-Night Hosts Call Out GOP’s Inaction on Gun Violence
Sportico
Tracy McGrady Bets 1-on-1 Hoops Can Beat a Crowded Field With Showtime Deal
SPY