Art
Catherine Opie’s Intimate Los Angeles
The works in Opie’s harmony is fraught are documents that bear witness, but they also highlight the connection between our public and private lives.
Los Angeles
Art
The Violent Sublime of Wanda Koop’s Paintings
Koop both illuminates and conceals expressions of power, aestheticizing and making visible Russia’s violent war on Ukraine.
Guide
10 Shows to See in Los Angeles This March
SWANA women artists, Dorothy Hood’s unsung surrealism, Jennifer West’s cosmological spider webs, queer Chicanx borderlands, and more.
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.
Art
Joey Terrill’s Playful Tributes to Gay Artists We’ve Lost
Through his lighthearted approach to documenting personal struggles, Terrill contributes meaningfully to the fight against racism and homophobia.
Art
LA Art Show Has Some Hidden Delights
Despite some out-of-touch-uncle vibes, LA’s longest-running fair has a robust non-commercial section, affordably priced prints, and other delights.
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
Arthur Tress Sought the Shadow Side of Photography
At their most successful, Tress’s images have the potency of actual dreams and nudge viewers to visit uncomfortable places without prescribing a route.
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.
Art
A Photographer’s Ode to Suburbia’s Teens
Subdivision depicts a uniquely Angeleno experience of adolescence, while also conjuring a shared memory of American suburban childhood.