Art
The Alienated Aesthetics of USC’s Student Exhibition
Across multiple media, USC art students’ works paired meditations on discomfort, isolation, and technology with an impressive aesthetic rigor.
Los Angeles
News
After Mass Arrests, UCLA Faculty Protest at Hammer Museum Gala
As black luxury SUVs dropped off guests, faculty demanded the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, a member of the Hammer’s board of directors.
Art
ArtCenter MFAs Find New Beginnings in Past Technology
Artworks by the students feel delightfully provisional, like statements of intent toward unrealized future creations — but no less meaningful.
News
Across LA Schools, Art Students and Faculty Rally for Palestine
Amid aggressive escalations at UCLA and arrests at USC, protesters are invoking the artistic legacy of radical activism.
Guide
10 Shows to See in Los Angeles This May
Kwame Brathwaite’s singular photography, Jackie Amézquita’s “soil paintings,” Sanaa Gateja’s paper beadwork, ancient pottery, and more.
Film
At Age 78, Actor John Lithgow Goes Back to Art School
Art Happens Here With John Lithgow, a one-hour PBS special premiering tonight, follows the thespian as he explores various creative forms at four LA art centers.
News
Getty Museum Returns Ancient Roman Bronze to Turkey
The institution acquired the bust from a Swiss art dealer who has been linked with the looted antiquities trade at other US museums.
Art
UCLA’s MFAs Take On Power Structures
While some of the works lack the finesse of more seasoned veterans, these artists have cultivated firm, incisive critiques of the powers that be.
News
Outrage After Actor Chris Pratt Destroys Iconic Mid-Century Home in LA
Advocates decried Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger’s decision to raze an architecturally significant home for yet another “McMansion.”
Opinion
Scratching Beneath the Surface of Identity-Based Group Shows
While Asian-American Art may be "plagued by generational amnesia," as Sharon Mizota wrote for Hyperallergic, the artists and curators of Scratching at the Moon are definitely not.
News
Taylor Swift "Pop-Up Library" Has Fans Divided Online
An LA installation ahead of Swift's new album release features academia props including manuscripts, typewriters, and shelves lined with books.
Art
Nora Turato Makes Collective Angst Creative
The artist unveils the frenzied, emotional underpinnings of consumption, transforming collective angst into her own creative product.