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Angel City Culture Quest

Host: Melina Paris

Angel City Culture Quest is an interview based show about artists and their work, additionally, issues surrounding social justice and the environment will inform many of our discussions.

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00:33:35

Artist Eric Johnson: Maker of Minimalist, Sensual,...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2025/10/08

Eric's early years ended up being very influential to his career and we begin there because, not only did he suggest it, but the specific experiences he cited, and which we discuss, map his trajectory toward the language that speaks through his works today. Eric attended LA Valley College in San Fernando Valley, where he met Fidel Danieli, an early writer for Artforum magazine. Danieli became an influential figure to Eric. He knew all of the leading artists of the time, many of whom were in the

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00:40:19

Rachel Bruhnke: Cold War Truth Commission, Putting...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2025/06/25

The Cold War Truth Commission was a day of online lectures and discussion in 2021, in essence it was a trial about the origins of the Cold War, and the millions of human lives it took, mainly from US invasions and proxy wars. Sponsoring organizations included Witness for Peace Southwest, School of the Americas Watch, Code Pink, KPFK Radio, Project Censored and others. Compiled from that webinar, Rachel's new book features 54 vital testimonials from well-known people including, whistleblower Daniel

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00:29:49

Cora Ramirez-Vasquez, Art as Catharsis from...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2025/05/27

Cora is a psychotherapist and an artist.She has been practicing art psychotherapy since graduating from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in 2005. She obtained her California Marriage and Family Therapist license and Art Therapy Registration in 2010. She opened her private practice in 2010, and received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D) in 2018.In 2006, she and her husband Ray opened Gallery Azul in San Pedro, named after their child, Harmony AZUL Vasquez. They initially opened to

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00:45:18

Peggy Sivert Wisdom

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2025/03/11

Peggy’s art is generated out of the site of her home studio at Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes, California where she has resided since 1996. Her practice has incorporated sculpture, mixed media, drawing, painting, and assemblage across figuration and abstraction. Peggy’s body of work utilizes equestrian and architectural motifs as embodiments of memory and lived experience. Peggy has had regular exhibits at Art galleries throughout Los Angeles and internationally in South Korea, Thailand, and

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00:47:01

Perceive Kristine Schomaker, Artist and Cultural...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2025/01/25

In 2014, Kristine founded Shoebox Arts, aimed at helping artists gain a presence in the art world. In 2018 she founded the nonprofit January Arts which officially became the publisher of her art magazine Art and Cake in 2024. Kristine runs an alternative art space, Shoebox Projects at the Brewery art colony, and is an Art Activator for the organization Artists Thrive.Her mission is to create community among artists and the art world in order to help each other thrive. Through social practice and

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00:36:54

A Red Cantaloupe Experience Presents, “The Music —...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/11/12

A Red Cantaloupe Experience will return to Roscoe’s on Sunday, Nov. 24 to present “The Music — The Magic” in celebration of two great musical legends, George Duke and Al Jarreau. The great news is the Knick Smith Quartet is on the bill again for November. The LA based band features Rickey Woodard- sax/flute, Edwin Livingston - acoustic and electric bass, Marvin “Smitty” Smith - drums, Knick Smith - keys, piano and Fender.In addition, Jeff Robinson will be on vocals and, “surprise” guest, Munyungo

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00:39:05

Artist Reidar Schopp, Entanglements & the Life You Build

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/09/10

Join us in discussion with Artist/Photographer Reidar Schopp, about two very special Photography Series, Shibari (Japanese Rope Bondage) his Boxed Series and the LB Shibari Dojo. Reidar takes inspiration from photographer William Mortensen, 1897-1965, who Ansel Adams called the Antichrist.On Mortensen, Reidar wrote; “His imagery was the first to stop me in my tracks. I loved the dark undertones, the stories he was telling ..." Reidar’s current series necessitated his learning of Japanese Rope

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00:35:57

The World According to Joan Didion, Contrasts and...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/07/23

Evelyn had been talking about writing this book for some time with her publishers. Trying to write a biography of a person who's still alive is never easy, especially for such a vaulted figure as Joan Didion. After her death, the book had a context of also trying to explain Didion's legacy in the wake of many articles that came out on Didion. Evelyn wrote this book because there was so much interest in Joan Didion, but also hype around her.Listen in to hear more about Didion's Contrasts and

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00:31:27

Javier Proenza of What’s My Thesis?

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/06/18

The son of United Nations diplomats, Artist Javier Proenza grew up in the global foreign service networks of Washington DC, San Jose, Costa Rica and Rome, Italy. While Rome nurtured his interest in art, history and global politics, his high school and college years in Miami are when he reached his final form of Florida Man. His conceptual art practice is centered on the universal absurdities of contemporary experience, and is realized in various traditions including painting, sculpture, video, and

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01:00:39

Marie Thibeault and June Edmonds, Consciousness...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/06/07

This site hosts audio only. To see the video of this special episode, please go to, https://youtu.be/8NdUlrhpjHkMarie is an internationally exhibited painter. Her oil paintings address the tension of urban landscape and the natural world. Inspired by frequent walks through various trails and open spaces in California, her work reveals her observations of the changes and dynamics of nature in the face of the ongoing climate crisis. Engaging notions of abstraction, her work references the surrounding

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01:18:19

Unfolding ~ Breeze-ology with Breeze Smith

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/05/16

Breeze Smith plays drums, percussion and creates electronic live-looping. An improvisational drummer, instrument designer/builder, visual artist/designer and sound sculptor, he has completed several commissions for sculptures, paintings, designs and soundtracks. His growing interest in experimental/improvised music and his ever-expanding search for new sounds led him to incorporate his metal sound sculptures into his drum/percussion universe.Breeze says his journey of musical expression has gifted

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00:32:54

Steven T. Bramble of Pathos Press: The Beginnings of...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2024/01/30

In this episode, Steven noted what Pathos Press can offer LA authors who might think to query them, along with some (not all) indie publishers:"Small publishing houses tend to be much more willing to consider challenging or experimental works, especially by new authors without an established reputation. Some indie publishers assign editors to their authors in order to ensure the quality of the final text of the book. With larger publishing houses, it is sometimes the case that editors serve to

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00:26:32

Filmmaker Pamela Torrance In Discussion of Her...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/11/09

In May, 2022, when the SCOTUS leak threatened to overturn Roe v Wade and strip half the country of their reproductive right protections, Pamela quit her corporate sales job and embarked from her California bubble to Red states to capture the harrowing and mundane stories of American women. The resulting documentary, WE’RE NOT GOING BACK! won the Grand Jury award for Emerging Filmmaker when it premiered at The Awareness Film Festival in 2022. Since then, Pamela continues her pro-choice activism with

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00:42:37

Richard Foss & COLLAGE Amplifying the Social Capital...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/10/03

In this episode, hear about why COLLAGE became a nonprofit as opposed to simply a venue and the good work its doing to help students in the Los Angeles region. "I have a sense that music can give people a reason to live, a reason to stay alive. So, rather than just run shows, I want to do something more than that," — Richard Foss.COLLAGE is a beautiful venue, built in the 1930's, featuring art deco styling both original and recreated by George Wytovich. It’s intimate and relaxed, seating 49

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00:50:02

Artist & Writer Jorge Schneider on the Publishing...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/09/05

Jorge posits that publishing houses used to be vanguards. But now, they instead follow the trends that the social landscape we live in wants them to. Listen in as we discuss this, Jorges new book and his creative process, advice for young writers and the beauty of the small press.Jorge is also co-owner. along with his wife Alejandra Menduina, of Menduina Schneider Gallery in San Pedro, California.Look for Jorge's book "El año que me fui," wherever your favorite place is to buy books. The English

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01:19:58

Karla Diaz and Mario Ybarra Jr. Artists in both Work...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/07/31

Mario Ybarra Jr. is a Mexican-American, a conceptual artist born and raised in Los Angeles. His artwork operates as examinations of excluded social norms, often examining complete environments, histories, and narratives. He received an MFA from the University of California Irvine and a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design. He has been featured in many local, national, and international exhibitions/fairsKarla Diaz is a writer, teacher, and multidisciplinary artist who engages in painting,

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00:43:54

Reimagining Safety Movie: A Discussion

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/05/30

Matthew was born and raised in Los Angeles and has been in the entertainment business for most of his adult life — first in music and then as an award-winning writer/director. During the pandemic, he returned to school to obtain a Master's degree in Public Administration so that he could have more of an impact in helping to create communities that work for everyone. His course of study involved a deep dive into understanding policing, the carceral system, and public safety. Now, his work involves

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00:54:52

Artist Michael Stearns: Living In Color

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/05/03

Between 1964 and 1966, Stearns served in Vietnam and Japan as a photographer while on active duty in the U.S. Navy. Following his time in the service, he was a partner in a ceramics studio, Opus ll, where he taught ceramics as well as drawing and painting.Stearns was a fire captain and paramedic with the Los Angeles County Fire Department from 1967 to 1988 and was a consultant on the television show Emergency!Michael studied at California State University at Los AngelesIn 2002 he opened Gallery 33

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00:40:45

Chronicling Architecture, Art & Social Justice with...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/03/28

Lia also known as "Doña Junta" is a former graffiti artist turned street archivist. Doña Junta runs the social media page swapmeet_chronicles which started off as an idea to highlight every day cultural happenings growing up in a Mexican household. The concept developed into a blog in 2007 in which Doña Junta documented the streets of Los Angeles from graffiti, personal stories, events, abandoned places AND MORE. Today, swapmeet_chronicles (with nearly 4,000 followers) evolved into research on the

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00:44:04

Author Ava Homa's Daughters Of Smoke And Fire and its...

Angel City Culture Quest ·

2023/02/14

Daughters Of Smoke And Fire gives voice to human struggles and issues of justice and inequity that we’re seeing with increased frequency across the globe.Ava's message is, "a victory for women in Iran is really a victory for women everywhere.'"This message is expressed in an essay Ava wrote in December 2022 for, “Journal of Critical Race Inquiry” an open-access electronic journal that advances scholarship on race and racialization in Canadian and international contexts. Her piece is titled: The Path

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