Best things to do Thanksgiving week in Los Angeles and Southern California: November 25 - 28

Casey Kauffmann is an artist who uses Instagram and gifs to reflect our current social media culture back to us, and her work is featured in the new exhibit at LACMA, Digital Witness. I keep thinking about her piece, “It’s Over Bitch,” which takes a pyramid of old TVs and loops images on the screens – like the MTV logo and a clip from Jennifer’s Body. It’s provocative, nostalgic, and funny all at once. While the Digital Witness show made me feel old (there’s a Mac Plus computer in a glass case), it pairs recent artifacts of the digital age with recognizable moments from film innovation, new pieces from artists responding to pop culture, and a look back on the evolution of digital imagery, from typesetting to Photoshop. It’s here until July, so you have plenty of time to take family and friends over the holidays or anytime in the first half of the new year.

Beyond the great access to art and artists that we have, a few other L.A. things I’m grateful for this year include Jyan Isaac and his breads that rival the best bakeries in Paris, the Dodgers (obviously), Evan Lovett’s L.A. in a Minute history lessons, my new favorite farmer’s market discovery – chocolate persimmons, and of course, you, all of our loyal LAist readers and members.

For more to explore, visit LAist.com to read about the history of the Henson Studios on La Brea, get the first look at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland, and learn about the San Clemente surf shop collecting boards for young native Mexicans living along the Baja coast.

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