Art
Trenton Doyle Hancock's World-Building Power
The works, and worlds, on display in Hancock's exhibition seem saturated with a desire for narrative redemption through self-observation and aspects of his Christian upbringing.
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News
Orange County Museum of Art Reopens With Free Entry For the Next 10 Years
The museum opens to the public on October 8 with a 24-hour kickoff and a rebooted California Biennial.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for October 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including the Maya Codex of Mexico at the Getty, Beatrice Wood, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and more.
Art
The Dazzling Local Arts Scene of Southeast Los Angeles
In the shadow of a planned $150 million cultural center designed by Frank Gehry, a number of grassroots arts organizations are thriving in the predominantly Latino region.
Art
For Kaari Upson, the Abject and Grotesque Were a Wealth of Inspiration
To see Upson's memorial exhibition at Sprüth Magers is to absorb the full intensity of the artist’s explorations of trauma, vulnerability, and abjection.
Art
Art Gallerist and Patron Virginia Dwan Dies at 90
Dwan helped pave the way when women-owned galleries were not so easy to find, or run.
News
Tucked Away in LA For Decades, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Returns to Italy
An art attorney contacted the FBI on behalf of an anonymous client who was in possession of a mosaic of Medusa.
Art
The Real Story Behind Banksy’s “Parking” Mural in LA
Much coverage of the upcoming sale of the building that houses the mural portrays it as a covert intervention into the urban fabric, but the reality, like most things Banksy, is more complicated.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for September 2022
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Dan Levenson, Lawrence Weiner, Kaari Upson, Ray Anthony Barrett, and more.
Art
A New California Center Is Building a Legacy of Black Photographers
With The Black Image Center, a group of young photographers has established a space for Black image makers in need of a place to create.
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LA Metro Seeks Digital Media Artists for 2022 Opportunities
Metro Art invites artists working in film, video, animation, and the moving image to submit qualifications to showcase their work on digital displays in Metro stations in Los Angeles County.
Art
Lisa Bowman’s Exquisite Corpse Makes Connections Through the Mail
Part of the fun of flipping through Bowman's book of exquisite corpse artworks is trying to guess who is responsible for each drawing.