Matt Stromberg
@mattstromberg.bsky.social
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freelance arts writer & editor. LA. avi by Rachid Bouhamidi he/him
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Couldn’t help noticing the similarities between this Pratt poster and the cover of the Mother’s Day 1939 issue of The Frauen Warte, the NSDAP’s biweekly illustrated magazine for women. Probably just a coincidence!
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CalArts President Booed During Commencement Speech via
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CalArts President Booed During Commencement Speech
Students held signs protesting staff layoffs at the esteemed Southern California art school as Ravi S. Rajan took the stage.
https://hyperallergic.com/calarts-president-booed-during-commencement-speech/
10 days ago
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this Saturday, 4-6pm, i'll be in conversation with curators Constance Mallinson and Lawrence Gipe, and some of the artists they've included in "DegreeZero: Utopia/Dystopia in Contemporary Art" at Wonzimer in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. come through!
www.wonzimer.com/events/2026/...
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DEGREE ZERO : Discussion and artists walkthrough — Wonzimer
Join Wonzimer Gallery on Saturday May 16th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. for an in depth discussion and artists walkthrough held in conjunction with the exhibition DegreeZero: Utopia / Dystopia in Contempora...
https://www.wonzimer.com/events/2026/5/16/degree-zero-discussion-and-artists-walkthrough
17 days ago
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My dispatch from this weekend's LA Art Book Fair, for
@hyperallergic.com
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Getting Messy in the Archive at LA’s Art Book Fair
This year’s edition of the annual Printed Matter show unearths and remixes historical media, collapsing time and giving the past new relevance.
https://hyperallergic.com/getting-messy-in-the-archive-at-las-art-book-fair/
22 days ago
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my picks for ten shows to see this month in LA, via
@hyperallergic.com
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This May
Remembering Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Yoko Ono’s first museum show in LA, Richard Mayhew’s “mindscapes,” Gordon Parks’s musical output, and more.
https://hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-may/
24 days ago
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Celebrated risk-taking LA gallery The Box announced its decision to close after 19 years, via
@hyperallergic.com
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The Box LA, Beloved Risk-Taking Art Space, Closes After 19 Years
The gallery was known for its fearless, playful programming and support of unconventional work and exhibitions.
https://hyperallergic.com/the-box-la-beloved-risk-taking-art-space-closes-after-19-years/
29 days ago
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George Herms, foundational figure of West Coast Assemblage, dies at 90 - via
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George Herms, Titan of West Coast Assemblage, Dies at 90
He transformed found materials and cast-off debris into poetic representations of impermanence, suffused with pathos and humor.
https://hyperallergic.com/george-herms-titan-of-west-coast-assemblage-dies-at-90/
about 1 month ago
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Moby Dick
about 1 month ago
There’s hogsheads of sperm ahead
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The new LACMA finally opens this weekend (well, for members), a single concrete structure designed by Peter Zumthor. I wrote about the highlights, the misses, and its novel curatorial approach that is both disruptive and liberating, for
@hyperallergic.com
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LACMA’s New Building Invites You to Chart Your Own Path
Some visitors may feel unmoored by the museum’s open plan and free-floating associations, but others will welcome the unconventional approach.
https://hyperallergic.com/lacmas-new-building-invites-you-to-chart-your-own-path/
about 1 month ago
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i'll be in conversation with new/old media art duo Blinn and Lambert this Saturday at 5:30pm at Izzy Lee Gallery (formerly North Loop West) in LA Chinatown, come through!
www.northloop.art/blinn-and-la...
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Blinn and Lambert: Only out an hour — IZZY LEE
https://www.northloop.art/blinn-and-lambert
about 2 months ago
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my
@hyperallergic.com
picks for 10 LA shows to see this month, with Hannah Tishkoff at Ochi, Bob and Bob at Craig Krull, David Alekhuogie at commonwealth and council, Dave Muller at Art Center, and more!
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This April
David Alekhuogie’s defiant collage, Hannah Tishkoff’s visual poetry, an iconic Angeleno printmaking studio, portraits of Palestinian journalists, and more.
https://hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-april/
about 2 months ago
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For
@hyperallergic.com
, I wrote about the wondrous, funny, and moving
#RobertTherrien
show at the
@thebroadmuseum.bsky.social
, which runs through next weekend.
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Taking a Seat at Robert Therrien’s Table
The Broad invites us into the late artist’s obsessively iterative practice, where oversized tables and chairs give way to more elusive, personal forms.
https://hyperallergic.com/taking-a-seat-at-robert-therriens-table/
2 months ago
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Artists Grapple With Cesar Chávez’s Legacy After Abuse Allegations, via
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Artists Grapple With Cesar Chávez’s Legacy After Abuse Allegations
The farmworker movement led by Chávez and Dolores Huerta, one of his accusers, has been a central influence for generations of Latine and Chicano artists.
https://hyperallergic.com/artists-grapple-with-cesar-chavezs-legacy-after-abuse-allegations/
2 months ago
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)
3 months ago
Well then welcome to the Streisand effect
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10 LA shows to see this month, via
@hyperallergic.com
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This March
The artists of Nature Morte gallery, Hayv Kahraman’s painted libations, Jesse Wiedel’s screwball American dream, the late Nona Olabisi’s homegrown muralism, and more.
https://hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-march/
3 months ago
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I tried to make sense of Frieze LA 2026 and the role that art fairs play (not sure I succeeded) for
@hyperallergic.com
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Frieze LA Meets the Real World
Intentionally or not, this year’s edition brought issues of class, labor, and immigration into the fair tent.
https://hyperallergic.com/frieze-la-meets-the-real-world/
3 months ago
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My concise
@hyperallergic.com
guide for the LA art fairs this week, plus a few non-fair events!
#friezeLA
#Felix
#PostFair
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Your Guide to Fairs and Shows This LA Frieze Week
In true Angeleno fashion, a slew of local exhibitions and art events act as a counterbalance to this year’s eight fairs — or more, depending on how you define them.
https://hyperallergic.com/your-guide-to-fairs-and-shows-this-la-frieze-week/
3 months ago
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Jeff Sharlet
3 months ago
I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.
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New show exploring Hayao Miyazaki's visionary animated film "Ponyo" opens at the Academy Museum tomorrow, via
@hyperallergic.com
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Step Into the World of Studio Ghibli's “Ponyo”
A new exhibition at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles conveys the film’s whimsy and wonder through interactive elements.
https://hyperallergic.com/step-into-the-world-of-studio-ghiblis-ponyo/
4 months ago
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You may not know Jerry McMillan's name, but you've certainly seen his photos. The preeminent chronicler of the freewheeling LA art scene of the 1960s and 70s passed away on Monday at the age of 89. My obit for
@hyperallergic.com
#jerrymcmillan
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Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
His experimental photo-sculptures and inventive portraits of artists like Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha pushed the boundaries of photography.
https://hyperallergic.com/jerry-mcmillan-whimsical-chronicler-of-las-art-scene-dies-at-89/
4 months ago
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my
@hyperallergic.com
picks for 15 LA shows to see this spring!
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15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Spring
Arshile Gorky’s road trip with Isamu Noguchi, Steve Arnold’s queer baroque aesthetics, Chicano photography, photography in the Black Arts Movement, and more.
https://hyperallergic.com/15-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-spring/
4 months ago
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Ryan Broderick
4 months ago
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
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4 months ago
There are raids going all over Los Angeles. I just saw video of ICE chasing some guy through the parking lot of my local supermarket.
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Ricci
4 months ago
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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local blogger
4 months ago
I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.
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4 months ago
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Just cause someone gives you their trophy, doesn’t mean you actually received the award.
4 months ago
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Tom Leykis
5 months ago
From our pal, the amazing
@laloalcaraz.bsky.social
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can someone explain to me how ice goons could possibly have blanket immunity when cops and soldiers don't? like i understand the current admin isn't big on the law, but is there any legal basis for this?
5 months ago
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happy new year world. here's my first list for 2026 of ten LA shows to see this month, via
@hyperallergic.com
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This January
Olga de Amaral’s refined material spectrum, Marianne Vitale’s tainted minimalism, Marina Stern’s architectural precision, and much more.
https://hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-january-1-2026/
5 months ago
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Yeah I’m doing dry January…dry martini January!
5 months ago
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Erin Biba
5 months ago
Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌
5 months ago
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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5 months ago
Was the clue when he said we were going to occupy Venezuela for years to make sure we took their oil
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Pluribus spoiler: it was just a prank bro.
5 months ago
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i contributed 2 blurbs to
@hyperallergic.com
's list of the best shows around the world in 2025: "Nadya Tolokonnikova: Police State" at MOCA Geffen and "Temporary Home" curated by Beatriz Cortez at the Galka Scheyer House / Blue Heights Arts & Culture Residency
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The Best Art Shows Around the World in 2025
Nan Goldin’s fearless photos, Noah Davis’s enchantments of ordinary life, Stan Douglas’s historical visions, and Yoko Ono’s musical mind were just some of our favorites.
https://hyperallergic.com/the-best-art-shows-around-the-world-in-2025/
5 months ago
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LACMA workers vote to unionize, via
@hyperallergic.com
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LACMA Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
A whopping 96% of staff at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art voted in favor of a union, calling for higher pay and “increased transparency.”
https://hyperallergic.com/lacma-workers-vote-overwhelmingly-to-unionize/
5 months ago
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been watching the indiana jones films with my kid and it struck me that there are no jewish characters, even though the nazis are the big baddies in 3 of the 5 films. that's weird right? (yes, i realize spielberg and ford are jewish, and indy could be seen as "jewish-coded")
5 months ago
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Hey fam, I’ll be in conversation with the LA Creeps - Liz Walsh and Kim Weller - at LAST Projects this Sunday Dec 14 at 6pm on the closing day of their show “mirror, mirror” come thru!
6 months ago
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Pilar Tompkins Rivas's exit from the Lucas is the latest shakeup at the $1 billion museum, following May's layoffs of much of the education team, via
@hyperallergic.com
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Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions
The news of Pilar Tompkins Rivas's departure is the latest shakeup at the $1 billion LA institution.
https://hyperallergic.com/lucas-museum-chief-curators-sudden-exit-raises-questions/
6 months ago
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my picks for 10 LA shows to see this month, via
@hyperallergic.com
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This December
Daniel T. Gaitor-Lomack’s odes to the detritus of LA, Nancy Lupo’s supernatural benches, Alan Luna’s erotic metates, 200 artists against normative sexuality, and more.
https://hyperallergic.com/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-december/
6 months ago
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Attn art world: I will not be attending the Miami fairs this week. Thank you for respecting my privacy during this difficult time.
6 months ago
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Llyn Foulkes, Quintessential LA Artist, dies at 91, via
@hyperallergic.com
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Llyn Foulkes, Quintessential LA Artist, Dies at 91
Guided by an uncompromising vision and a shrewd critical eye, the artist satirized American culture through paintings, assemblage pieces, and music that hummed with tactile vitality.
https://hyperallergic.com/1059544/llyn-foulkes-quintessential-los-angeles-artist-dies-at-91/
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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I wrote about the fantastic Hancock / Guston show at the
@skirball.bsky.social
for
@cmonstah.bsky.social
’s
@kcrw.com
Art Insider newsletter. Check it out!
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6 months ago
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Bree (aka Kit Rocha)
7 months ago
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
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LACMA workers form union, LACMA United, via
@hyperallergic.com
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LACMA Workers Move to Unionize
Staffers say they want “fairer compensation, expanded benefits, and increased transparency” as the cost of living rises in Los Angeles.
https://hyperallergic.com/1053478/lacma-workers-move-to-unionize/
7 months ago
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LA shows to see this november, via
@hyperallergic.com
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10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles this November
Kathleen Ryan’s bejeweled rotten fruit, Puppies Puppies Puppies’s homage to freedom flags, TJ Shin’s bird songs, the rise and fall of monuments, and more.
https://hyperallergic.com/1052607/10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-november-2025/
7 months ago
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Andrea Gyorody resigns as director of the Weisman Museum at Pepperdine after school administration removes "political" artwork, via
@hyperallergic.com
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California Curator Resigns After Museum Removes “Political” Artwork
Andrea Gyorody has stepped down from the Weisman Museum at Pepperdine University, whose administration obscured works with anti-ICE and other messages.
https://hyperallergic.com/1052299/california-curator-resigns-after-museum-removes-political-artwork/
7 months ago
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