News
Protesters Call Out Art World's Silence on Gaza at Frieze LA Fair
Organizers pointed to Frieze partner Deutsche Bank's financial ties to Israel and urged fairgoers to speak up.
California
Art
Dispatches From Inside (and Outside) Frieze LA
Take-home bags of dirt and worms, a “Rat Race” on a soccer field, and other surprises broke with the business-as-usual vibe of this year’s fair.
Art
Getting Cozy at Felix, LA's Art Fair Underdog
The dizzying hallways and poolside cabanas of Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel come alive with art that leans into the lowbrow.
Art
Trippy Highlights From LA's Spring/Break Art Show
Car culture, desert scenes, palm tree iconography, and a Burner-ish aesthetics reign supreme at this less-glossy fair.
News
LA City Council Approves Over $1M to Clean Graffiti From Towers
Additional funds were set aside to install fencing, remove scaffolding, and hire security services for the luxury development that was tagged in early February.
Art
10 Offbeat Art Events During LA’s Art Fair Week
Performances, listening parties, exhibitions, and art bars provide a much-needed break from the market-driven frenzy.
News
Artists Alter Their Work, Protesting San Francisco Institution's "Silence" on Gaza
Two of the artists in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’s triennial allege that they were asked not to advocate for Palestine in their artwork and supporting text.
Film
New LA Festival Centers Local Filmmakers of Color
Crenshaw Dairy Mart's inaugural film festival this weekend features documentaries, music videos, works in progress, and more.
Art
Artists "Make LA Graffiti History" by Painting on Abandoned High-Rises
“Shit is a skyscraper playground,” said one artist who helped tag at least 27 stories of an unfinished luxury development.
News
Street Artists Say Guess Is Copying Their Tags
In a lawsuit, the brand is accused of printing "verbatim reproductions" of Bates and Nekst's signatures on articles of clothing without the artists’ consent.
News
Artists “Stunned” After Museum Nixes Reimagined Michael Fried Show
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art canceled Three American Painters: Then and Now months before the opening and terminated its chief curator.
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Announcement
LA Phil Presents Kurt Cobain-Inspired Opera Last Days
Based on the HBO film Last Days, written and directed by Gus Van Sant, this new opera plunges into the torment that created a modern myth.