Art
How Art Helps Politicians Soften Their Image
Hande Sever’s latest installation explores how leaders in the US and Turkey have used visual art and film to project, modify, and erase history.
California
News
Roe v. Wade Case Documents Fetch Over $600K at Auction
The archive, belonging to lawyer Linda Coffee, contains nearly 150 documents and letters related to the historic case.
News
Can Brain Science Explain Why We Like Certain Artworks?
In a new study, researchers propose that the mind creates an opinion of an artwork after dissecting it into discrete elements.
Art
On the Same Frequency as Milford Graves
The jazz drummer’s polymathic experimentation also spanned visual art, botany, and even an improvisational martial art he invented called Yara.
Art
The Palestinian-American Artist Getting Cheeky With Corporate Logos
Integrating techniques of Islamic art with branding, Saj Issa examines globalization’s impact on intersecting identities.
Art
California’s City of Compton Gets Its Own Museum
“We don’t have to go to Long Beach, or Downtown, or West LA to the Getty,” said artist Anthony Lee Pittman. “We can see art right here.”
Art
Eight California Art Spaces Off the Beaten Track
Scenic, historic, and oh-so-very California spaces that justify an art pilgrimage.
Announcement
Creativity Explored Celebrates 40 Years of Supporting Artists With Developmental Disabilities
The San Francisco art collective will highlight six innovative artists at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City from March 2 to 5.
Art
LA’s Hottest New Gallery Is in a Cemetery
Artist Nao Bustamante debuted Grave Gallery on a 3-by-7-foot burial plot at the historic Hollywood Forever cemetery.
Film
Trulee Hall Creates a Paradise of Lesbian Forest Nymphs
In the artist’s first feature-length film, Ladies Lair Lake, the choice to not have children is presented as valid and dignified.
Art
The Art in America’s Largest Catholic Parish Church
St. Charles Borromeo Church features Mission Revival architecture, murals evocative of a Pixar movie, and nearly an acre of interior space.
Art
LA's Spring Break Art Show Is a Wacky Lucid Dream
Shuffling between a tattoo-parlor-slash-glory-hole and vibey sound chandeliers, I was reminded of the artistry and creativity this show welcomes.