Art
Ways to Talk About Latin American and Latino Art
This year, the Getty initiative known as Pacific Standard Time has focused on the very broad categories of Latino and Latin American art. How we talk about these categories matters.
LACMA
In Brief
LACMA and the MFA Houston Go to Bat Over the World Series on Twitter
With the hashtag #WorldSeriesArtThrowdown, the two venerable institutions have taken to Twitter, trading rhyming barbs accompanied by images of work from their respective collections.
In Brief
A Mysterious Letter Claims a Long-Lost Baroque Painting Is in LA
The letter, received some two years ago by curator of Latin American art at LACMA, was penned in an odd, first-person style, speaking as the painting itself.
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Censored in 1970s Guatemala, a Hamlet-Inspired Play Is Restaged in LA
Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa features five LA-based performers wearing costumes deigned by the artist and continues a tradition of theatrical resistance.
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A Border Crossing Simulation Probes Virtual Reality’s Ethical Limitations
Alejandro González Iñárritu's immersive triptych at LACMA offers visitors the opportunity to experience the treacherous journey across the border between the US and Mexico.
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Watch the New Documentary that Follows the Life of an Andy Warhol Brillo Box
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is screening Lisanne Skyler's Brillo Box (3¢ OFF) on July 30, before the HBO debut on August 7.
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A Gift to Be Simple: John McLaughlin's Paintings Pose Fundamental Questions
The beautiful large-scale retrospective of this major but often forgotten artist’s work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is a truly revelatory exhibition.
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Three LA Shows Offer Visions of Horror and Fantasy
Three exhibitions currently on view in Los Angeles explore horror, dark fantasy, and the occult, which is perfect timing for this Halloween season.
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Disappearing in One of James Turrell’s Perceptual Cells
Through a combination of light and sound, for a few moments at least, the work can strip you of all the typical assurances of selfhood.
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Robert Mapplethorpe: Beauty, Power, and Sex from the Outside
LOS ANGELES — The remarkable two-museum show Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium, gathering hundreds of photographs, collages, installations and other objects at both the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Getty Center, represents just a portion of the spectacular gift of the Mapplethorpe
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The Freeform Scribbles that Give Rise to Frank Gehry's Buildings
In an episode of the animated television series Arthur, Frank Gehry makes a surprise appearance, announcing that he's been hired to design a new art gallery in the fictitious Elwood City.
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Imagining the Inner Lives of Animals
LOS ANGELES — During a recent visit to Japan, I happened upon one of its novelty animal cafés, one specializing in owls.