Art
Before the Selfie, the Self-Portrait
The selfie is a smartphone-produced version of the self-portrait, which has been a staple of art and photography history since artists first began seeing examining their own images in the mirror.
Frida Kahlo
Opinion
Art and the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
On January 22, 1973 the US Supreme Court legalized abortion in a 7–2 ruling in the case of Roe v. Wade. It's been forty years since that decision, and although abortion remains legal, it's no less controversial. In fact, it might be moreso these days, if the growing number of restrictions on the pro
Art
Surrealist Visions and California Chic
LOS ANGELES — A visiting friend from New York afforded me the chance to check out two shows currently on view at LACMA. They're quite different — disturbing surrealism and cool California chic — but as they're in the same Resnick Pavilion, we had to see both. It's a great combination.