megiapa, “Intentions”On her debut album, megiapa elevates what would be a masterful beat tape into a lyrical diary. Sep 24 26September 24, 2026Article at daily.bandcamp.com
Gather ’Round, Willie Birch Is SpeakingAcross five decades of work, he always asked: What's my neighborhood, and what does it need? Sep 23 26September 23, 2026Article at hyperallergic.com
How Betye Saar Came to Be“You just have to pay attention to how you put things together,” the artist told Hyperallergic shortly before her death. “They’ll tell you if they fit. Aug 10 26August 10, 2026Article at hyperallergic.com
drink sum wtr Invites You To Sip From The FountainThe label is committed to nurturing artists and developing careers instead of chasing flashes in the pan. Jul 10 26July 10, 2026Article at daily.bandcamp.com
On trusting yourself (and your team)Chocolatier and chef Sandy Tran of andSons discusses the importance of intuition, working with a responsive medium and the benefits of challenge. Jun 26 26June 26, 2026Article at thecreativeindependent.com
The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own BrainwashingAn exhibition at The Getty gave me the peculiar feeling of peeking behind a curtain in my own house and discovering new things about a topic I thought I knew well. Jun 04 26June 04, 2026Article at hyperallergic.com
Amoako Boafo Takes His Studio on the RoadHis new exhibition "I Bring Home With Me" combines portraits with seating areas and a model of his studio, inviting visitors to stay awhile and get comfortable. Mar 09 26March 09, 2026Article at hyperallergic.com
Harmonia Rosales Remixes the African Diasporic Pantheon“I decided to write how the Greeks wrote, as if Yorubaland were the whole world,” the artist told Hyperallergic in an interview about her new book. Oct 29 25October 29, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
A personal account of getting a massage at Surya Wellness Spa - Los Angeles TimesI’m eager to discover the massage that will finally allow me to fully yield, because whenever I’m the one on the massage table, I have this strange sense that I’m not “doing it right.” Oct 20 25October 20, 2025Article at latimes.com
Kaari Upson’s Haunted DollhouseA retrospective projects the fear that the world is not the nice place we want it to be, no matter how much we play pretend. Oct 13 25October 13, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
Multimedia Artist Cleo Reed on maintaining your artistic voice – The Creative IndependentMultimedia Artist Cleo Reed discusses holding on to your creative integrity, honoring your ancestors, and showing up for yourself Sep 17 25September 17, 2025Article at thecreativeindependent.com
An Artist and a Historian Plumb Gynecology’s Hidden HistoriesNao Bustamante and Wendy Kline explore the racist, sexist, would-be-very-illegal-today methods through which we’ve come to understand the medical field. Sep 14 25September 14, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
Months After LA Fires, Altadena’s Black History EnduresAn exhibition at the California African American Museum is both an exercise in reverence and a declaration of resilience for the neighborhood’s artistic community. Aug 21 25August 21, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
David Hammons Gets at the Why? of ItHis elegantly simple exhibition — just darkness and flashlights — prompts a rethinking of what we consider worthy art. May 15 25May 15, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
Los Angeles Pays Homage to the Cool Trance of Alice ColtraneAn exhibition of the late musician and devoted spiritual leader effectively incorporates music, performance, and visual art. Apr 29 25April 29, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
On Her Debut Album, vōx Shares Everything She Wasn’t Supposed To Sayvōx turns childhood journals into an album of aching beauty. Apr 23 25April 23, 2025Article at daily.bandcamp.com
A Collective Portrait of Black Los Angeles, Told Through Artist Ben CaldwellThis exhibition about the multihyphenate filmmaker is as much about the place he chose to call home and all the people who pepper it with color. Mar 02 25March 02, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
What the Art World Can Learn From SolangeEldorado Ballroom, a three-night event of performances, was a masterclass in curation. Jan 15 25January 15, 2025Article at hyperallergic.com
Serenading Entwined Lineages of Black Art and MusicOrganized around the five components of a song, Nikki A. Greene dissects a lineage of sonic resonance and visual aesthetics in “Grime, Glitter, and Glass.” Nov 25 24November 25, 2024Article at hyperallergic.com
Youth Across Africa Turn Out to Protest Climate ChangeThousands of students across Africa took to the streets to demand action on climate change Nov 08 24November 08, 2024Article at okayafrica.com