Los Angeles: How a Legendary Boxing Area Became a Lens for Los Angeles

First, some news: the Palm Springs City Council took a stance against Desert X's partnership with Sau

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First, some news: the Palm Springs City Council took a stance against Desert X‘s partnership with Saudia Arabia and decided not to fund the installation of an artwork by Christopher Myers. Matt Stromberg reports on the story and talks to Myers, who sees this as “a missed opportunity.” An interview published on the Getty offers insight into contemporary life in Palmyra. As Michael Press writes, “Life in Palmyra did not stop in the third century but has gone on more or less continuously at the site for the 1,700 years since.” Press wishes the Getty would probe this contemporary history even more. Last but not least, a new feature documentary called 18th and Grand premieres tomorrow at City of Industry’s ArcLight Drive-In and seems absolutely fascinating. Lexis Olivier-Ray gives us a preview of the film, which dives into the history of the Grand Olympic Auditorium, a notorious boxing arena that at one point was converted into a punk rock arena. Hyperallergic has some exclusive clips. – Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

How a Legendary Boxing Area Became a Lens for Los Angeles “18th and Grand” chronicles the history of the world-renowned venue, beginning with its unveiling for the 1932 Olympics and early history in segregated Los Angeles. Lexis-Olivier Ray

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The Getty Revisits Ancient Palmyra, but the Modern City Is Mostly Invisible Life in Palmyra did not stop in the third century but has gone on more or less continuously at the site for the 1,700 years since. Michael Press

Palm Springs Takes a Stance Against Desert X Biennial's Partnership With Saudi Arabia The Palm Springs City Council worried that sponsorship would be read as implicit approval of the biennial’s partnership with Saudi Arabia. Matt Stromberg

SPONSORED The Skirball Cultural Center Spotlights Ai Weiwei This Spring Get ready for the LA debut of Ai Weiwei: Trace with virtual talks, gallery tours, on-demand films, and a rare speaking engagement with the artist-activist.

Six Black Artists Test the Limits of Portraiture “The Black Index” at UC Irvine pursues knottier narratives of self-representation. Allison Conner

A Miniature Painting Sale From Artists of the American West Expect paintings of trout streams and sun-drenched deserts in the 24th edition of “Masters of the American West.” Elisa Wouk Almino

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