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In Defense of Los Angeles
Los Angeles gets a bad rap. That's why I'm here to tell you why I love LA.
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In Brief
Trump's Proposed 2019 Budget Would Slash Arts Funding in Attempt to Close NEA and NEH [UPDATED]
Just like last year, Trump's budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
News
Obamas Open Up About Their Newly Unveiled Official Portraits
At the unveiling this morning, Michelle Obama spoke about her "instant connection" with Amy Sherald, while Barack Obama said he asked Kehinde Wiley "to bring it down just a touch.”
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News
Judge Rules Developer Must Pay 5Pointz Graffiti Artists $6.7M [UPDATED]
In 2013, a real estate developer whitewashed a beloved stretch of street art. Now he will have to pay damages to 21 artists, a federal judge has ruled.
Art
Two Public Performances Honor Victims of Japanese Sex Slavery During WWII
At Glendale's Central Park, Yoshiko Shimada and Tomorrow Girls Troop will commemorate this still-festering historical wound.
Announcement
Wellin Museum of Art Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary
Since opening in October 2012, the Wellin Museum of Art has hosted 22 exhibitions and welcomed nearly 60,000 visitors.
Art
Museum Celebrates Hunk of Fat that Nearly Flooded London with Feces
Pieces of the Whitechapel fatberg, which once weighed more than a double-decker bus, are now on view at the Museum of London.
Giveaways
Win Tickets to Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition at LA's Walt Disney Concert Hall
We are giving away 5 pairs of tickets. Enter to win by Monday, February 19, 2018.
In Brief
Official Obama Portraits by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald Were Just Unveiled
The long-awaited portraits were presented at a ceremony today at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The internet was quick to respond.
Announcement
SculptureCenter Presents Carissa Rodriguez: The Maid and In Practice: Another Echo, on View Through April 2
Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter provides an international forum that connects artists and audiences by presenting exhibitions, commissioning new work, and generating scholarship.
Comics
If Famous Artists Made Valentines Cards
There's an abundance of missed marketing opportunities in these cards.
Art
A Shrewd Designer Balances Craft and Commerce
The artisanal has always been seen as a counterweight to the industrial. Both appear in the work of Patricia Urquiola.