Art Review
The Importance of Making “Degenerate” Art
Here, the term is reclaimed not as an insult but as an ethical position: art that refuses neutrality, civility, or institutional comfort.
Los Angeles
News
Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
His experimental photo-sculptures and inventive portraits of artists like Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha pushed the boundaries of photography.
Art Review
Amanda Ross-Ho Finds Herself in Her Parents' Art
The artist's current show is a moving reflection on the ways our identities are inexorably entangled with our relationships and surroundings.
Guide
15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Spring
Arshile Gorky’s road trip with Isamu Noguchi, Steve Arnold’s queer baroque aesthetics, Chicano photography, photography in the Black Arts Movement, and more.
Features
Here’s Why the LA Art Show Is Worth Your While
A debut Latin American Pavilion, a video art display, and a mini-retrospective of biennials underscore this fair’s cultural and political relevance.
Art Review
Mapping a Feminist Cosmos
Without didacticism, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra makes visible the connection between the exploitation of the natural world and the subordination of women.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This January
Olga de Amaral’s refined material spectrum, Marianne Vitale’s tainted minimalism, Marina Stern’s architectural precision, and much more.
News
LACMA Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
A whopping 96% of staff at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art voted in favor of a union, calling for higher pay and “increased transparency.”
News
Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions
The news of Pilar Tompkins Rivas's departure is the latest shakeup at the $1 billion LA institution.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This December
Daniel T. Gaitor-Lomack’s odes to the detritus of LA, Nancy Lupo’s supernatural benches, Alan Luna’s erotic metates, 200 artists against normative sexuality, and more.
News
Llyn Foulkes, Quintessential LA Artist, Dies at 91
Guided by an uncompromising vision and a shrewd critical eye, the artist satirized American culture through paintings, assemblage pieces, and music that hummed with tactile vitality.
Art Review
R. Crumb Wonders What It All Means
With his new comic book and exhibition, the artist explores his neurosis and mortality, but continues to question authority.