Art
Artists of the Darkness and Light
While Tatsumi Hijikata and Eikoh Hosoe reflected the countercultural mood of Japan’s postwar avant-garde, the trauma of World War II is inscribed in both artists’ aesthetics.
Los Angeles
Art
Learn More About Philip Guston’s Only Surviving Mural in California
A chance to visit the mural and listen to a discussion about this important but often overlooked moment in Guston’s career.
Interview
Meet LA's Art Community: Gabriela Urtiaga Thinks “It’s a Great Moment for Latin American Art”
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 Vision for Sustainable Housing and Design in Los Angeles
The architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa makes the case for greater building density and more sustainable design practices to combat the region’s acute housing shortage.
News
Employees at One of LA’s Largest Museums Announce Plans to Unionize
About 50 employees of the Museum of Contemporary Art gathered outside of MOCA Director Klaus Biesenbach’s office this morning and read a statement that formally declared their plans to form a union.
Art
As Walls Go Up at Unprecedented Rates, Artists Use Them as Subversive Canvases
The Annenberg Space for Photography maps the complex landscape of walls and rends, openings and sutures, that, to an ever-larger degree, defines our age.
Art
This Year, DesignerCon Features a “Lowbrow, Pop Surrealist, and Outsider Art” Section
Over the past 13 years, the event has expanded in scope and size, now incorporating a wide spectrum of art, design, publishing, clothing, toys, and pop culture.
News
Laid-Off Marciano Art Foundation Employees Picket a Dinner Hosted by Marciano Brothers
Usually prepped to dole out exhibition information to museum art-goers, last night the workers had a 400-dollar a plate dinner to protest and pedestrians to inform.
In Brief
1,200 Stolen Paintings Were Discovered in a Los Angeles Storage Locker
Of a total 2,300 missing paintings by Scottish painter Benjamin Creme, 1,200 have been recovered. They are valued at around $777,000.
Interview
Meet LA’s Art Community: Carolina Caycedo on Understanding That Her “Voice as a Woman Is Very Valid”
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 Beloved Alternative Video Store Reopens in Los Angeles
The new Vidiots will continue as a video rental store and also has plans to restore the Eagle Theatre to its original role as an independent cinema house.
Art
Can a Porn Website Liberate Women in Art?
The Pleasure Principle at Maccarone wavers between issues of women’s representation and those of pornography and art, without fully committing to either.