Art
Walking LA’s Empty Streets During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Carmen Argote’s “Last Light” is a diary of her solitary daily walks through the strange, deserted streets of Los Angeles. It screens July 21.
Los Angeles
News
In Los Angeles, Museums, Galleries, and Studios Received Millions in PPP Loans
LACMA and the Huntington Library each received between $5 and 10 million, and Hauser & Wirth and Blum & Poe received between $350,000 and 1 million.
Art
Dominique Fung's Tongue-in-Cheek Rejections of the Orientalist Gaze
In Relics and Remains, Fung’s portraits reframe East Asiatic femininity, prompting the viewer to interrogate the tropes of Orientalism.
Art
Seven Asian Women Artists Discuss Racism and Tokenism in the Art World
Artist stephanie mei huang hopes to create a “space of solidarity” for Asian women — something she says has “seldom been given.”
Interview
Meet LA's Art Community: Jaklin Romine Is Flagging LA’s Inaccessible Art Galleries
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
A Virtual Ballroom Experience, Hosted by Rashaad Newsome
Categories for the annual Art Ball are inspired by specific art movements and artists, and this year will feature looks in the colorful, joyful style of Barkley L. Hendricks paintings.
Art
A Virtual Ballroom Experience, Hosted by Rashaad Newsome
Categories for the annual Art Ball are inspired by specific art movements and artists, and this year will feature looks in the colorful, joyful style of Barkley L. Hendricks paintings.
Art
Remembering the Battle of Okinawa, One of World War II’s Bloodiest Episodes
Filmmaker Hanayo Oya shares a little-known, and devastating, chapter of the war.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Suzanne Isken on How “People Have Embraced Craft” During COVID-19
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
Art
Standout MFA Work From Two of LA’s Beloved Art Schools, CalArts and Otis
As part of a series on virtual MFA presentations across the country, we asked students to share their work and what it was like to adapt their projects to a virtual setting.
Art
A Telethon Gathers Stories About Commuting During the Pandemic in LA
A virtual telethon will fundraise for an Arts Emergency Relief Fund, which provides grants to artists in Los Angeles impacted by COVID-19.
Art
The Los Angeles Paper That Documented Police Brutality in the 1960s and ’70s
For years, only the Los Angeles Free Press chronicled the many incidents of police violence in Los Angeles, making crucial connections between racial disenfranchisement and mass unrest.