Melvino Garretti on Making Art in Los Angeles Since the Days of the Watts Uprising

Good morning. ⛈ Today, a new docuseries looks at the sexual abuse case against Woody Allen, the art Y

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Good morning. ⛈ Today, a new docuseries looks at the sexual abuse case against Woody Allen, the art Yayoi Kusama gave her doctor, and a new gallery rises in Historic South Central Los Angeles.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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Melvino Garretti on Making Art in Los Angeles Since the Days of the Watts Uprising Melvino Garretti describes himself as “more of an anthropologist than an artist.” Lexis-Olivier Ray

JEB’s Groundbreaking Book of Lesbian Portraits Gets a Second Edition First published in 1979, Eye to Eye is a work of social practice art that existed decades before the term entered the lexicon. Alexis Clements

SPONSORED Brodsky Center at PAFA’s Spring Sale Features Limited Editions by Contemporary Artists The sale includes work by Kiki Smith, Barkley L. Hendricks, Frank Bowling, Elizabeth Catlett, William Kentridge, Pat Steir, Richard Tuttle, and many more.

Works by Yayoi Kusama, Gifted to Her Doctor in the 1960s, Expected to Fetch Up to $14M Dr. Teruo Hirose had a reputation for providing treatment to Japanese immigrants for reduced prices or even pro bono. Cassie Packard

Cuban Cultural Policy May Be Comprehensive But Lacks Quality How erroneous assumptions about Cuba can skew our understanding of the country’s cultural centers. Julio Llópiz-Casal

SPONSORED Smithsonian Presents Virtual Screening and Conversation With Margaret Salmon as Part of American Women’s History Initiative “Margaret Salmon: On Motherhood and the Everyday” will take place on April 1 at 5pm.

Film & Documentary

"Allen v. Farrow" Revisits Harrowing Allegations of Sexual Abuse The docuseries is the latest look back at the Woody Allen scandal. But do these projects really come from a more enlightened perspective? Justine Smith

"Into the Storm" Tries to Illuminate the Shadowy Allure of QAnon Despite its six-hour runtime, the HBO docuseries Q: Into the Storm fails to comprehend what draws people to conspiracy theories. Dan Schindel

Stream a ’70s Classic About the Highs and Lows of Gambling with a Young George Segal Pay tribute to the late actor George Segal by watching one of his best movies, California Split. Dan Schindel

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