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Starting with Boyle Heights, we are going to visit different neighborhoods of Los Angeles every other week. We believe looking into the history of these neighborhoods is as transformative as making projections to its future. Boyle Heights is a neighborhood east of Downtown Los Angeles with one of the youngest populations in the city. Today, many of our initiatives are located or working in this area, including our Health grantee, Public Matters and our Income & Employment grantees ELACC and LURN.

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The filmmaker spoke about his influences, the attempt to bridge the gap between freedom and formality, and what it means to be “underground” today.

Takashi Murakami Curates Japanese Ceramics at Blum & Poe | Artinfo

Showcasing modern approaches to the basic principles of glazing, firing, and coloring, “Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, and Otani Workshop,” which opens at Blum & Poe in Los Angeles on September 11, is also a revealing look at a section of Japan’s creative output that is often overlooked in favor of the more urban, pop culture-infused flavor of its better known contemporary artists.

Although Takashi Murakami is the Japanese contemporary art world’s most prominent figure, the artist is in fact a cultural omnivore who also harbors a great respect and enthusiasm for Japan’

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