Art
Ephemeral Art in the Perpetually Transforming City of Los Angeles
Many artists are staging temporary events and public works, adapting to a city that is constantly in flux.
Los Angeles
Art
Ten Days of Local Performance Art Throughout Downtown LA
The eclectic programming includes one artist transforming into an alien before our eyes and J-Sette performances on the streets.
Comics
The Artist Behind LA's Famous Tree of Chandeliers
Recently, Adam Tenenbaum had to turn off the 34 lights because of permitting issues. I spoke to him about how the Chandelier Tree has become an LA staple.
Art
The Radical Publishing Scene in Mexico and the US
This weekend event at the Fowler and Vincent Price Museums will showcase Mexico's independent, politically minded publishing scene alongside Southern California's and beyond.
Art
How Channa Horwitz Pushed Beyond the Precincts of Minimalism
Though her art shares common ground with Sol LeWitt, with whom she had a warm correspondence and even traded work, Horwitz was not granted even a fraction of his renown.
Interview
UCLA Study Holds Smithsonian Accountable for Better Institutional Latino Representation
A new study evaluates Latino representation across the institution. One of the authors, Chon Noriega, discusses the results and why they are indicative of a widespread problem in the art world.
News
Residents Are Being Priced Out of an Art Colony in Downtown Los Angeles
A Miami-based development agency, Fifteen Group, purchased the Santa Fe Art Colony with the intent to upgrade the lofts into luxury properties.
Art
An Aztec Opera Beautifully Relays the Birth of Two Volcanoes
LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes debuts a new production that offers a contemporary twist on this centuries-old story.
Performance
The Viscerally Uncomfortable Feeling of Being Transported to My Christian Upbringing
The immersive theater piece Rochester, 1996 captures with discomfiting specificity the world that millennials within conservative evangelicalism grew up in.
Art
Considering Adrian Piper’s Art Alongside 50 Years of Social Change
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Hammer Museum hosts a day-long symposium on Piper's vital work.
Art
How Ellsworth Kelly’s Language of Abstraction Grew on Him
Kelly's early sketches of the natural world would define his work across mediums and throughout his career.
Art
A Drive-In Theater for Artist Films
The France Los Angeles Exchange has invited artists to screen their work alongside films by other artists with whom they find a resonance or kinship.