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'''Human Resources''' is a non-profit exhibition and performance space located in [[Chinatown, Los Angeles|Los Angeles's Chinatown]]. It has hosted a series of notable performance artists in the [[Los Angeles]] art scene.
'''Human Resources Los Angeles (HRLA)''' is a non-profit exhibition and performance space located in [[Chinatown, Los Angeles|Los Angeles's Chinatown]] dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary, performative and experimental art practices.


==History==
==History==
Human Resources Los Angeles (HRLA) was founded by siblings Eric and Kathleen Kim in 2010. They were joined by three of their friends Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, and [[Dawn Kasper]] with the intent of featuring performance art over traditional static displays.<ref name="iam"/> <ref name="canvas">{{Cite journal|url=http://issuu.com/lacanvas/docs/la_canvas_10_e_issue/31|title=Show and Tell:Human Resources|first=Shana Nys|last=Dambrot|journal=LA Canvas|volume=2|issue=4|p=29|via=[[Issuu]]}}</ref> Instead of being organized by a single curator HRLA utilizes a content programmer committee, organizing displays by consensus. The name "human resources" refers to the fact that the gallery is a resource for artists rather than an institutional setting.<ref name="iam"/> <ref name="LAMag"/> Doug Harvey, writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'' mentioned HRLA among the "D.I.Y. artist-run project spaces evolving into an art-world destination" in Chinatown, the "surprise flashpoint of Los Angeles's rise as an international art center."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harvey|first1=Doug|title=Like a Magic Candle, Los Angeles's Chinatown Relights|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/arts/16iht-sclosangeles16.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 15, 2011}}</ref>
Human Resources Los Angeles was founded by siblings Eric and Kathleen Kim in 2010. They were joined by three of their friends Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, and [[Dawn Kasper]] with the intent of featuring performance art over traditional static displays.<ref name="iam"/><ref name="canvas">{{Cite journal|url=http://issuu.com/lacanvas/docs/la_canvas_10_e_issue/31|title=Show and Tell:Human Resources|first=Shana Nys|last=Dambrot|journal=LA Canvas|date=4 May 2012 |volume=2|issue=4|page=29|via=[[Issuu]]}}</ref> Instead of being organized by a single curator HRLA utilizes a content programming committee, organizing displays through collaboration. The name "human resources" refers to the fact that the gallery is a resource for artists rather than an institutional setting.<ref name="iam"/><ref name="LAMag"/> [[Doug Harvey (artist)|Doug Harvey]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'' mentioned HRLA among the "D.I.Y. artist-run project spaces evolving into an art-world destination" in Chinatown, the "surprise flashpoint of Los Angeles's rise as an international art center."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harvey|first1=Doug|title=Like a Magic Candle, Los Angeles's Chinatown Relights|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/arts/16iht-sclosangeles16.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 15, 2011}}</ref>


In 2011 they moved out of from their original location, a small space at Bernard Street they shared with other artists, to their current location, a renovated movie theater only blocks away and five times larger than their prior location.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/pacific-standard-time-to-night-gallery-the-year-in-la-art-2173359|journal=[[LA Weekly]]|title=Pacific Standard Time to Night Gallery: The Year in L.A. Art|first=Andrew|last=Berardini|date=December 22, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/francois-ghebaly-downtown-los-angeles-art-gallery.html|website=[[KCET]]|date=January 20, 2014|title=François Ghebaly Debuts a Downtown Los Angeles Arts Cooperative|first=Carol|last=Cheh}}</ref> The location's previous tenants, "Cottage Home," also exhibited art there. With white walls and a cement floor the location became both a work-in-progress and a blank canvas. At {{convert|4000|sqft|sqm}}, the location has been described as "cavernous."<ref name="best"/> <ref name="artnet">{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/berardini/berardini8-6-08.asp|website=[[artnet]]|title=Cottage Industry|first=Andrew|last=Berardini}}</ref> In the summer of 2013 HRLA hosted a benefit event headlined by [[Nao Bustamante]] and [[Narcissister]] to raise funds for further renovations like air conditioning.<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Artillery (magazine)|Artillery]]|url=http://artillerymag.com/sister-act-perform-chinatown-after-party-at-hrla/|title=Sister Act:Perform Chinatown After-Party at HRLA: Performances by Nao Bustamante and Narcissister||first=Andrea|last=Fontenot|date=August 22, 2013}}</ref>
In 2011 HRLA moved from its original location, a small space at Bernard Street shared with other artists, to a much larger nearby renovated movie theater (previously occupied by "Cottage Home" gallery).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/pacific-standard-time-to-night-gallery-the-year-in-la-art-2173359|journal=[[LA Weekly]]|title=Pacific Standard Time to Night Gallery: The Year in L.A. Art|first=Andrew|last=Berardini|date=December 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/francois-ghebaly-downtown-los-angeles-art-gallery.html|website=[[KCET]]|date=January 20, 2014|title=François Ghebaly Debuts a Downtown Los Angeles Arts Cooperative|first=Carol|last=Cheh}}</ref> At {{convert|4000|sqft|sqm}}, the location has been described as "cavernous."<ref name="best"/><ref name="artnet">{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/berardini/berardini8-6-08.asp|website=[[artnet]]|title=Cottage Industry|first=Andrew|last=Berardini}}</ref>


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[[Frieze (magazine)|Frieze]] described Human Resources Los Angeles as a "hot house for music and performance."<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/la-city-report/|title = LA City Report|issue = 134|date = October 2010|journal = [[frieze (magazine)|Frieze]]|access-date = October 7, 2014|archive-date = October 13, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141013165342/http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/la-city-report/|url-status = dead}}</ref> It has hosted performances by a range of [[Los Angeles]] artists, including [[Ron Athey]], [[Rafa Esparza]], [[Dawn Kasper]] and [[My Barbarian]]. Artists from outside the region who have shared work through HRLA include [[Rocio Boliver]], [[Ligia Lewis]], [[Narcissister]], [[Keijaun Thomas]] and [[Geo Wyeth]]. Notable group exhibitions include Katherine Garcia and Sarvia Jasso's "Queering Sex" (2011)<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Art in America]]|url=http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazine/what-is-beauty/|date=December 2011|title=What is Beauty?|first=Chris|last=Kraus}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/32685243|website=[[Vimeo]]|title=This is How I Fuck My Environment|author=Dawn Kasper|author-link=Dawn Kasper}}</ref> and [[Kelman Duran]]'s "The Border, Again" (2014).<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Frieze (magazine)|Frieze]]|url=http://friezenewyork.com/article/border-again|date=22 April 2015|title=The Border Again|first=Evan|last=Moffitt}}</ref>
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Human Resources was referred to as a "hot house for music and performance" in [[Frieze (magazine)|Frieze]]'s 2010 ''LA City Report''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/la-city-report/|title=LA City Report|issue=134|last = |first = |date = October 2010|journal =[[frieze (magazine)|Frieze]]|accessdate = October 7, 2014}}</ref> It has hosted performances from artists like [[Linda Montano]] and musical acts like [[Jackie O'Motherfucker]]. Human Resources has also presented exhibitions by [[Fritz Haeg]], Rasmus Rohling, and [[Scott Benzel]]. Its programming extends to readings, screenings, theater-related events and various collaborative efforts with Los Angeles organizations such as [[ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives|ONE Archives]].<ref>{{Cite website|url=http://x-traonline.org/events/x-tra-12-4-launch-event-with-brandon-labelle-and-benjamin-lord/|title=X-TRA 12.4 Launch Event with Brandon LaBelle and Benjamin Lord|website=[[X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://laist.com/2011/01/14/the_weekly_art_round_up_art_in_la.php|website=[[Laist.com]]|title=The Weekly Art Round Up: Art in LA|first=Arely|last=Villegas|date=January 14, 2011}}</ref>
Human Resources Los Angeles has also presented exhibitions of work by [[Carmen Argote]], Fayçal Baghriche, [[Math Bass]], [[Scott Benzel]], Sabrina Chou, [[Leidy Churchman]], [[Helga Fassonaki]], [[Fritz Haeg]], [[EJ Hill]], [[Candice Lin]] & [[Patrick Staff]], [[Pearl C. Hsiung]], Emily Joyce, Rasmus Rohling, [[Anna Sew Hoy]], Sille Storihle, and [[Martine Syms]]. HRLA's music and sound program has featured Southland Ensemble, LA Fog, [[Dorian Wood]], [[Jackie O'Motherfucker]], Pedestrian Deposit, Pinkcourtesyphone, Postcommodity, [[Terre Thaemlitz]], [[Lawrence English]], and [[Touch Music|Touch]] artists. HRLA's programming extends to readings (e.g. [[Penny Arcade (performer)|Penny Arcade]], [[Eileen Myles]], [[Luis J. Rodriguez|Luis J Rodriguez]], and [[Raquel Gutierrez]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cheh |first=Carol |date=May 3, 2012 |title=25 Alternative L.A. Art Spaces to Check Out Now |url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/25-alternative-la-art-spaces-to-check-out-now-2372826 |url-status=dead |magazine=LA Weekly |access-date=January 13, 2015 |archive-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126034658/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/25-alternative-la-art-spaces-to-check-out-now-2372826 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title=Things To Do In LA This Weekend | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/things-to-do-in-la-weekend_n_1405943 | work=[[HuffPost]] | first=Kathleen | last=Miles | date=April 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/art/studio-art/faculty-and-staff/malik-gaines/malik-gaines|title=Malik Gaines|website=[[Hunter College]]|access-date=2015-01-13}}</ref> and screenings. In 2013 the gallery hosted a viewing of [[Andy Warhol]]'s ''[[Sleep (1963 film)|Sleep]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Critic's Pick: Catch some z's at late showing of Warhol's 'Sleep'|date=November 6, 2013|first=Kenneth|last=Turan|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/06/entertainment/la-et-mn-kenny-20131107|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105162651/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/06/entertainment/la-et-mn-kenny-20131107|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2014|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> In 2014 HRLA hosted [[Abraham Cruzvillegas]]'s 2009 film ''Autoconstrucción'' and a [[Pokémon]]-themed exhibit called "Who is Ken Sugimori?" by [[Johnnie Jungleguts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Art in America]]|url=http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/previews/the-agenda-this-week-in-los-angeles-11/|date=November 19, 2014|title=The Agenda: This Week in Los Angeles}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[LA Weekly]]|first=Sascha|last=Bos|url=http://www.laweekly.com/event/who-is-ken-sugimori-5309783|title=Who is Ken Sugimori?}}</ref>


In Summer of 2011, HRLA hosted a bizarre performance by Kasper called "This is How I Fuck My Environment".<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Art in America]]|url=http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazine/what-is-beauty/|date=December 2011|title=What is Beauty?|first=Chris|last=Kraus}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/32685243|website=[[Vimeo]]|title=This is How I Fuck My Environment|author=Dawn Kasper|authorlink=Dawn Kasper}}</ref> In 2012 ''[[LA Weekly]]'' recognized Human Resources as one of the best arguments "that Chinatown is still a vital art neighborhood."<ref name="best"/> In June of 2012, HRLA hosted a fundraiser, headlined by indie bands [[No Age]], [[Tearist]], and L.A. Fog, opposing the introduction of [[Walmart]] to the neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.thenation.com/blog/168686/los-angeles-chinatown-rages-against-walmarts-new-neighborhood-strategy|magazine=[[The Nation]]|title=Los Angeles Chinatown Rages Against Walmart's New 'Neighborhood' Strategy|first=Jon|last=Wiener|date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey]]|title=No Age has beef with Walmart|first=Elliott|last=Sharp|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/no-age-has-beef-with-walmart}}</ref> That year they also hosted [[Penny Arcade (performer)|Penny Arcade]], [[My Barbarian]], and [[Eileen Myles]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=25 Alternative L.A. Art Spaces to Check Out Now|first=Carol|last=Cheh|date=May 3, 2012|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/25-alternative-la-art-spaces-to-check-out-now-2372826}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Things To Do In LA This Weekend|first=Kathleen|last=Miles|date=April 5, 2012|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/things-to-do-in-la-weekend_n_1405943.html|website=[[HuffPo]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/art/studio-art/faculty-and-staff/malik-gaines/malik-gaines|title=Malik Gaines|website=[[Hunter College]]|accessdate=2015-01-13}}</ref>
HRLA also collaborates with Los Angeles organizations such as [https://www.volume.la VOLUME] and [[ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives|ONE Archives]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://x-traonline.org/events/x-tra-12-4-launch-event-with-brandon-labelle-and-benjamin-lord/|title=X-TRA 12.4 Launch Event with Brandon LaBelle and Benjamin Lord|website=[[X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://laist.com/2011/01/14/the_weekly_art_round_up_art_in_la.php|website=[[Laist.com]]|title=The Weekly Art Round Up: Art in LA|first=Arely|last=Villegas|date=January 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107172741/http://laist.com/2011/01/14/the_weekly_art_round_up_art_in_la.php|archive-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> In June 2012, HRLA hosted a fundraiser, headlined by indie bands [[No Age]], [[Tearist]], and L.A. Fog, opposing the introduction of [[Walmart]] to the neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.thenation.com/blog/168686/los-angeles-chinatown-rages-against-walmarts-new-neighborhood-strategy|magazine=[[The Nation]]|title=Los Angeles Chinatown Rages Against Walmart's New 'Neighborhood' Strategy|first=Jon|last=Wiener|date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Noisey]]|title=No Age has beef with Walmart|first=Elliott|last=Sharp|date=27 June 2012 |url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/no-age-has-beef-with-walmart}}</ref>


In a calendar year, HRLA may present as many as 90 events, installations and exhibitions. In 2012 ''[[LA Weekly]]'' recognized Human Resources as one of the best arguments "that Chinatown is still a vital art neighborhood."<ref name="best"/>
In 2013 the gallery hosted a viewing of [[Andy Warhol]]'s ''[[Sleep (film)|Sleep]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Critic's Pick: Catch some z's at late showing of Warhol's 'Sleep'|date=November 6, 2013|first=Kenneth|last=Turan|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/06/entertainment/la-et-mn-kenny-20131107|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> In 2014 HRLA hosted [[Abraham Cruzvillegas]]'s 2009 film ''Autoconstrucción'' and a [[Pokémon]]-themed exhibit called "Who is Ken Sugimori?" by [[Johnnie Jungleguts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[Art in America]]|url=http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/previews/the-agenda-this-week-in-los-angeles-11/|date=November 19, 2014|title=The Agenda: This Week in Los Angeles}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=[[LA Weekly]]|first=Sascha|last=Bos|url=http://www.laweekly.com/event/who-is-ken-sugimori-5309783|title=Who is Ken Sugimori?}}</ref> They also hosted one of the "Save Music in Chinatown" concert series.<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/08/local/la-me-ln-chinatowns-punk-rock-roots-20140207|title=Benefit concert series is an homage to Chinatown's punk rock past|date=February 8, 2014||first=Frank|last=Shyong}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|website=[[KCAL-TV|KCAL]]|url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/09/punk-rockers-help-raise-money-for-music-education-at-chinatown-elementary-school/|title=Punk Rockers Help Raise Money For Music Education At Chinatown Elementary School|date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> A performance by [[Terre Thaemlitz]] is scheduled for 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pasadenaartscouncil.org/|title=Pasadena Arts Council|accessdate=2015-01-13}}</ref>


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Human Resources Los Angeles
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Established2010
Location410 Cottage Home St. Los Angeles CA 90012[1]
Coordinates34°4′2.8258″N 118°14′16.9303″W / 34.067451611°N 118.238036194°W / 34.067451611; -118.238036194
Typeperformance art
FounderKathleen Kim, Eric Kim, Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, Dawn Kasper[2]
Websitehumanresourcesla.com

Human Resources Los Angeles (HRLA) is a non-profit exhibition and performance space located in Los Angeles's Chinatown dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary, performative and experimental art practices.

History

[edit]

Human Resources Los Angeles was founded by siblings Eric and Kathleen Kim in 2010. They were joined by three of their friends Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, and Dawn Kasper with the intent of featuring performance art over traditional static displays.[2][3] Instead of being organized by a single curator HRLA utilizes a content programming committee, organizing displays through collaboration. The name "human resources" refers to the fact that the gallery is a resource for artists rather than an institutional setting.[2][4] Doug Harvey, writing for The New York Times mentioned HRLA among the "D.I.Y. artist-run project spaces evolving into an art-world destination" in Chinatown, the "surprise flashpoint of Los Angeles's rise as an international art center."[5]

In 2011 HRLA moved from its original location, a small space at Bernard Street shared with other artists, to a much larger nearby renovated movie theater (previously occupied by "Cottage Home" gallery).[6][7] At 4,000 square feet (370 m2), the location has been described as "cavernous."[1][8]

Events

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Even as a programmer at Human Resources, you never really know what you're going into at a show.

Frieze described Human Resources Los Angeles as a "hot house for music and performance."[9] It has hosted performances by a range of Los Angeles artists, including Ron Athey, Rafa Esparza, Dawn Kasper and My Barbarian. Artists from outside the region who have shared work through HRLA include Rocio Boliver, Ligia Lewis, Narcissister, Keijaun Thomas and Geo Wyeth. Notable group exhibitions include Katherine Garcia and Sarvia Jasso's "Queering Sex" (2011)[10][11] and Kelman Duran's "The Border, Again" (2014).[12]

Human Resources Los Angeles has also presented exhibitions of work by Carmen Argote, Fayçal Baghriche, Math Bass, Scott Benzel, Sabrina Chou, Leidy Churchman, Helga Fassonaki, Fritz Haeg, EJ Hill, Candice Lin & Patrick Staff, Pearl C. Hsiung, Emily Joyce, Rasmus Rohling, Anna Sew Hoy, Sille Storihle, and Martine Syms. HRLA's music and sound program has featured Southland Ensemble, LA Fog, Dorian Wood, Jackie O'Motherfucker, Pedestrian Deposit, Pinkcourtesyphone, Postcommodity, Terre Thaemlitz, Lawrence English, and Touch artists. HRLA's programming extends to readings (e.g. Penny Arcade, Eileen Myles, Luis J Rodriguez, and Raquel Gutierrez).[13][14][15] and screenings. In 2013 the gallery hosted a viewing of Andy Warhol's Sleep.[16] In 2014 HRLA hosted Abraham Cruzvillegas's 2009 film Autoconstrucción and a Pokémon-themed exhibit called "Who is Ken Sugimori?" by Johnnie Jungleguts.[17][18]

HRLA also collaborates with Los Angeles organizations such as VOLUME and ONE Archives.[19][20] In June 2012, HRLA hosted a fundraiser, headlined by indie bands No Age, Tearist, and L.A. Fog, opposing the introduction of Walmart to the neighborhood.[21][22]

In a calendar year, HRLA may present as many as 90 events, installations and exhibitions. In 2012 LA Weekly recognized Human Resources as one of the best arguments "that Chinatown is still a vital art neighborhood."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cheh, Carol. "Best Argument that Chinatown is still a Vital Art Neighborhood (2012)". LA Weekly.
  2. ^ a b c Fitzpatrick, Kyle (May 30, 2013). "Human Resources Los Angeles, The DIY Performance Space Collective". Los Angeles Im yours. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Dambrot, Shana Nys (4 May 2012). "Show and Tell:Human Resources". LA Canvas. 2 (4): 29 – via Issuu.
  4. ^ a b Duelund, Theis (December 19, 2014). "Art Takes You Out of Your Comfort Zone at Human Resources L.A." Los Angeles.
  5. ^ Harvey, Doug (April 15, 2011). "Like a Magic Candle, Los Angeles's Chinatown Relights". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Berardini, Andrew (December 22, 2011). "Pacific Standard Time to Night Gallery: The Year in L.A. Art". LA Weekly.
  7. ^ Cheh, Carol (January 20, 2014). "François Ghebaly Debuts a Downtown Los Angeles Arts Cooperative". KCET.
  8. ^ Berardini, Andrew. "Cottage Industry". artnet.
  9. ^ "LA City Report". Frieze (134). October 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  10. ^ Kraus, Chris (December 2011). "What is Beauty?". Art in America.
  11. ^ Dawn Kasper. "This is How I Fuck My Environment". Vimeo.
  12. ^ Moffitt, Evan (22 April 2015). "The Border Again". Frieze.
  13. ^ Cheh, Carol (May 3, 2012). "25 Alternative L.A. Art Spaces to Check Out Now". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  14. ^ Miles, Kathleen (April 5, 2012). "Things To Do In LA This Weekend". HuffPost.
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