Art
This Year, Frieze Los Angeles Feels Grand, Celebratory, and Actually Kind of Fun
This year’s iteration drives painted sports cars into the showroom, disguises booths as furnished apartments, and even houses a James Turrell skyroom.
California
News
The Little-Known Story of a Frank Stella Work Once Mistaken for a Lunch Table
In 1972, Stella donated "Isfahan III" (1968) to the Museum of Solidarity in Chile. After a coup d'etat, the artwork disappeared for nearly 20 years, but its story is coming to light as the museum conserves the painting with the help of the Getty Foundation.
Art
A Closer Look at Deutsche Bank, Frieze Art Fair’s Biggest Sponsor
Deutsche Bank, notorious for Trump ties, is under increased scrutiny after federal investigations into potential money-laundering lapses. But its art world involvement is mostly relegated to footnotes or brief mentions.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Kang Seung Lee Wants to “Imagine a Queer Future”
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for Spring 2020
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this season.
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Los Angeles Frieze Week 2020
Your guide to a weeklong cavalcade of openings, performances, talks, and events, anchored by the titular fair.
Art
An Early Peek Inside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
As Tom Hanks announced at the Oscars, the museum opens December of this year, the result of a 90-year quest by the Academy to create a museum dedicated to their art and industry.
Art
Hollywood Myths and Latinx Art Histories at LA's Frieze Projects
“The city is global, and we wanted to bring in the Americas,” says Rita Gonzalez, one of the curators of Frieze Projects, staged in the studios’ New York City-themed backlot.
News
Los Angeles Public Library Offers 10K Reward for Sculpture Missing Since 1969
The bronze fountain once stood in the gardens of the Central Library. A section of the sculpture was recently returned, and now the library is searching for the rest of it.
Art
A Chance to Revisit the Music, Art, and Theater of the Weimar Era
This month, the LA Philharmonic, REDCAT, Hauser & Wirth, and other spaces will stage events celebrating the Weimar Era.
Art
Strange and Subtle Portraits of Artists’ Hands
Karl Haendel’s large drawings of artists’ dominant hands are an unexpected portrait of the Los Angeles art scene.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Pietro Rigolo’s Work on the Harald Szeemann Archives; “It’s Been 10 Years of My Life”
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.