Books
Did You Know California Has a Museum of Scent?
A new book explores collector of natural essences Mandy Aftel’s interactive archive of scent in Berkeley.
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Art
A Jewish Family’s Story of Loss and Restitution
An exhibition at LA’s Skirball Cultural Center chronicles three women’s decades-long struggle to reclaim a family painting seized by the Nazis.
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California Festival: A Celebration of New Music
The LA Phil is presenting several programs led by Gustavo Dudamel in November as part of this statewide music showcase spotlighting works written in the past five years.
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From Creative Confrontations to Truth in the Search for Reconciliation
Designing Peace at San Francisco’s Museum of Craft and Design features projects from around the world that explore how design can play a role in pursuing peace.
Art
An Egalitarian Art Salon at San Francisco's De Young Museum
The De Young Open gathers nearly 900 artworks by artists from the Bay Area, and almost all of them are for sale.
News
Marilyn Monroe's LA Home Saved From Demolition, For Now
The city had approved the demolition of the Brentwood mansion before hundreds of people around the world sent in letters to stop it.
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UCLA’s MFA in Media Arts Challenges Conventions
The program provides a rigorous environment for bold experimentation in new modes of critical thinking and art making in the context of media and technology.
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The Made in LA Biennial Is All About Diaspora
The 39 artists and collectives in the sixth edition of the Hammer Museum’s show call LA home but make visible legacies of migration that have built and shaped the city.
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Academy Museum Workers Ratify First Union Contract
The news came just as the Hollywood screenwriters’ guild reached a strike-ending deal with studios.
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The "LA Fingers" Symbol Gets a Tribute in Bronze
The gesture popularized by Estevan Oriol’s iconic 1995 photo inspired two sculptures by Glenn Kaino to be installed on either end of the new 6th Street bridge.
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Manetti Shrem Museum Presents Deborah Butterfield: P.S. These are not horses
Works from every phase of Butterfield’s career, from her most recent wildfire sculptures to rarely exhibited pieces, are on view in Northern California.
Art
The Other Art Fair Is a Collegial Affair
Cast-bronze “tortillas” and miniatures painted using a handmade cat-hair brush shine in the LA edition of the fair where artists manage their own booths.