Art
On the Sacred Magic of Writing
With "Dark Illumination" artist Kenturah Davis creates opportunities for us to see the sacred and meditative in the words we write.
Los Angeles
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Techno Visionary Carl Craig Brings the Party to the Museum
The second iteration of Craig’s art installation Party/After-Party will be staged in a former police car warehouse that houses LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
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How Pinocchio Put LA’s Italian American Museum On the Map
"A Real Boy: The Many Lives of Pinocchio" is the institution’s most popular exhibition to date, bringing tens of thousands of visitors to the lesser-known museum.
News
Small Arts Spaces in LA Get a Boost From the Mike Kelley Foundation
The recipients are small and mid-sized arts nonprofits that are still recovering from low funding levels during the pandemic.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in LA This Month
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Carmen Herrera, Robert Russell, Olivia Mole, and more.
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LA’s Getty Museum Helps UK Acquire “Portrait of Omai”
In a rare move, the Getty and the National Portrait Gallery in London will split the $62M cost of the painting.
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An Artist's Gift of Care
Artist Soo Kim's latest series is about the act of arranging, about the impulse to create something with our hands for ourselves and for others.
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An Artist's Hopeful Vision of the Ocean
Indonesian artist Mulyana crafts a tactile, mystical world in which fish, whales, and coral reefs coexist with sea monsters.
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LA's Hammer Museum Wants to Be Seen
After two decades of renovations, the museum that calls itself a "well-kept secret" reopens with a mission to be more visible.
Art
Quiet Paintings at a Time of Sensory Overload
Where Kim Mikyung’s process suggests an obsessive burrowing into the self, Kim Hyung-dae casts his gaze upward and outward into the sky.
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Remembering the Migrants Who Died in US Detention
Artist Jackie Amézquita will lead a caravan of trucks with the names of the deceased to LA sites representing systems of oppression and solidarity for immigrants.
Art
Simone Forti Finds the Dancer Within Us
Forti started as a painter so it’s only natural that she would transform other artists and cultural workers into dancers.