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woman in medical inversion device with astral background image
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Shana Moulton
Shana Moulton, Still from 'Inversion Therapy,' 2019

The Museum of Modern Art premieres Shana Moulton’s ‘Meta/Physical Therapy’

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Alex Lukas
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Debra Herrick
Artist and assistant professor Alex Lukas in his studio

Documenting names crafted in public places with nails, tar, bark and bubblegum, artist Alex Lukas releases 12th edition of his fanzine
Art, Design & Architecture Museum
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Ruben Diaz
Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara

An art museum with a defining collection of Southern California architecture & design
Artist collage by Angela YT Chan
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Angela YT Chan
Angela YT Chan's collage series is featured in the "Holding Sway" collection of photo essays

The curious histories and lives of seaweeds, revealed in stories and photos
Installation view of ceramic and weaving exhibition
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Ruben Diaz
Sarah Rosalena, "Pointing Star," Installation, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

Art professor and artist Sarah Rosalena draws inspiration from the stars, technology and her ancestors
A woman seen from behind standing a window that opens to a brick wall
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Courtesy photo
The piece "Hope," by an anonymous artist, is part of the exhibition "Woman. Life. Freedom."

A gesture of solidarity, by way of art, with the struggle for Iranian women’s rights
Ceramic reproduction of a meat market store front.
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Ruben Diaz
Christopher Suarez, La Gaviota Meat Market, detail, 2022, ceramic

To lionize his Long Beach barrio, Christopher Suarez turns to clay
Harmonia Rosales, Birth of Oshun, detail, 2017, oil on canvas
Harmonia Rosales, Birth of Oshun, detail, 2017, oil on canvas

Harmonia Rosales recasts the Renaissance with West African tales from the same period
Orange glass bottle mosaic structure with dolls and miscellanea
Inside one of the unique dwellings by California folk artist Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey.

Bottle Village and the impact of transportation on midcentury folk art
Installation views of Sandy Rodriguez — Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance
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Ruben Diaz
Installation views of Sandy Rodriguez — Unfolding Histories: 200 Years of Resistance

Artist Sandy Rodriguez illuminates forgotten pasts of the Central Coast
wavy symmetrical pattern in black and white
From "Phantom Waves" by George Legrady

George Legrady's Phantom Waves, new algorithmic art
Lukas Kraak and Noah Weiss stand with their art piece "Anthroterra"
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Jeff Liang
Lukas Kraak, left, and Noah Weiss, right, are the artists behind “Anthroterra.”

New library installation attempts to spark serious thinking about human impacts on the environment

Gallery ‘Game Day’
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