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ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938–1950 @ Skirball Cultural Center
An assortment of rare, never-before exhibited artwork, books and interactive displays from the early years of American comic books, traces the origins of such icons as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman and Captain America.

Celestial Ash: Assemblies from Los Angeles @ Craft and Folk Art Museum
Assemblage and collage works in the style of Joseph Cornell by Exene Cervenka, Gail Greenfield Randall, Matjames and Michael McMillen.

Jo Ann Callis: Woman Twirling @ Getty Center
An exhibition of photographs spanning the artist's career, from the 1970s to the present.

Treasures Through Six Generations: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy From the Weng Collection @ Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Forty-one works drawn from one of the greatest private collections of Chinese art. The works in this exhibition span 900 years.

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Articles & Reviews

Art exhibits focus on the journey of the banana

The ubiquitous and perishable fruit finds itself the center of attention in two new exhibitions opening this week from L.A.-based collective Fallen Fruit.

Review: Peter Macapia at Angstrom Gallery

Review: 'Video Journeys' at Sister Gallery at Cottage Home

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Scholar reflects on African American art
(as of 02/04/2009 08:45PM)

The Getty Center, Los Angeles
Alvia J. Wardlaw, a professor of art history and museum curator, will speak about the history of collecting African American art, as well as today's dynamic collecting habits as influenced by experimental media and technology. Museum lecture hall, Thurs., Feb. 17., 4 p.m. Free.
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No Spitting No Kidding
(as of 10/14/2008 03:29PM)

Track 16 Gallery
Known for politically charged images such as "Enronergizer Bunny," which depicts Dick Cheney in rabbit ears, Robbie Conal gets his message out largely through guerrilla postering. But "No Spitting No Kidding" runs through Nov. 22 at Track 16 Gallery.
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Going out of business
(as of 10/06/2008 02:56PM)

Anna Helwing Gallery
The flyer reads, "We're selling out to the bare walls!!!" but this is no big box store liquidation. Rather, it is an announcement for Anna Helwing Gallery's final show, "Going out of Business" which runs through Oct. 25.
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