Los Angeles exhibit features work of video art pioneer Ulysses Jenkins
An exhibition in Los Angeles is bringing the work of a groundbreaking video artist to the attention of a new generation. Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
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