Art
How Art Helps Politicians Soften Their Image
Hande Sever’s latest installation explores how leaders in the US and Turkey have used visual art and film to project, modify, and erase history.
Los Angeles
News
Roe v. Wade Case Documents Fetch Over $600K at Auction
The archive, belonging to lawyer Linda Coffee, contains nearly 150 documents and letters related to the historic case.
Art
On the Same Frequency as Milford Graves
The jazz drummer’s polymathic experimentation also spanned visual art, botany, and even an improvisational martial art he invented called Yara.
Art
The Palestinian-American Artist Getting Cheeky With Corporate Logos
Integrating techniques of Islamic art with branding, Saj Issa examines globalization’s impact on intersecting identities.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in LA This March
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Alison Saar, Kade Twist, a show on the visual language of protest, and much more.
Art
California’s City of Compton Gets Its Own Museum
“We don’t have to go to Long Beach, or Downtown, or West LA to the Getty,” said artist Anthony Lee Pittman. “We can see art right here.”
Art
LA’s Hottest New Gallery Is in a Cemetery
Artist Nao Bustamante debuted Grave Gallery on a 3-by-7-foot burial plot at the historic Hollywood Forever cemetery.
Film
Trulee Hall Creates a Paradise of Lesbian Forest Nymphs
In the artist’s first feature-length film, Ladies Lair Lake, the choice to not have children is presented as valid and dignified.
Art
LA's Spring Break Art Show Is a Wacky Lucid Dream
Shuffling between a tattoo-parlor-slash-glory-hole and vibey sound chandeliers, I was reminded of the artistry and creativity this show welcomes.
Art
Tamales, Celebs, and Hungry Collectors at Frieze LA
Despite reports of booming business and a more open art world, much of it remains opaque.
News
Nazi Symbol Appears on Fence Near LACMA
A video shared online shows a swastika that appears to transform into an emblem of the Islamic Republic taped to a fence in front of the museum.
Art
At LA’s Felix Art Fair, More Is More
The art displayed in the rooms of Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel this year proves that Minimalism is officially dead.