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.
Los Angeles
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.
News
Laid-Off Marciano Art Foundation Employees Focus Their Attention on a LAXART Board Member
Since 2016, Olivia Marciano has served as the Foundation’s Artistic Director and is today a board member at the arts nonprofit LAXART. Former employees are demanding she speak up.
Art
Solange’s New Performance Piece, Staged in the Getty’s Breathtaking Landscape
A first look at Solange’s upcoming performance “Bridge-s,” which will be paired with a curated series of short films and talks at the Getty this weekend.
Announcement
LA Metro Invites Submissions for 2020 Artist Pool
Call to artists working in two- and three-dimensional media at all career stages who are interested in creating public art for transit projects. Online submissions are due by December 23, 2019.