Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for March 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.
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Art
In Never-Before-Seen Drawings, Robert Colescott Satirizes Art History
In his “Complete History of World Art,” Colescott skewers notions around propriety, race, beauty, and art.
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Japan House Los Angeles Presents Visions of this World and Beyond in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Delve into the evolution of woodblock printing through gorgeous Japanese landscapes and the supernatural beings that inhabit them in a new virtual exhibition.
Art
Make Prints and Get Feedback at This Virtual Printmaking Summit
The three-day event includes tips on how to photograph your art, workshops on stencil-making, and much more.
News
California Faces Culture Crisis as Studies Show Art Workers Could Leave the State
Last year, 175,000 jobs were lost in the California creative economy, with almost 110,000 of those in LA County.
Art
How Music Steered the Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat
The online documentary series "Time Decorated" argues that Basquiat was the connection between the bebop and hip-hop worlds.
Art
Devendra Banhart Exchanges Breath and Rhythm for Pencil and Ink
Banhart’s first solo show in Los Angeles is at turns intimate and grandiose.
News
Museums Are Safer Than Any Other Indoor Activity, COVID-19 Study Says
Researchers at the Berlin Institute of Technology say the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theaters than in supermarkets, restaurants, offices, or public transportation.
Film
How a Legendary Boxing Arena Became a Lens for Los Angeles
"18th and Grand" chronicles the history of the world-renowned venue, beginning with its unveiling for the 1932 Olympics and early history in segregated Los Angeles.
Art
A Miniature Painting Sale From Artists of the American West
Expect paintings of trout streams and sun-drenched deserts in the 24th edition of "Masters of the American West."
Art
The Getty Revisits Ancient Palmyra, but the Modern City Is Mostly Invisible
Life in Palmyra did not stop in the third century but has gone on more or less continuously at the site for the 1,700 years since.
Art
A Healing Sound Walk Through LA’s Griffith Park
The music, composed by Ellen Reid, is inspired by “the shapes of the paths” and “evokes the massive sky and the challenging terrain.”