Ballroom chandeliers, vast mosaics, and wood carvings await curious commuters.
Tag: Photo Essays
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How India’s Creative Community Became a Beacon of Hope During COVID-19
Every cake, every artwork, and every photograph made a difference towards the greater good to benefit vulnerable populations.
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Sculptures in Showers, Paintings Above Toilets: Moments From the Felix Art Fair
Hosted at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the fair mostly focused on local LA galleries this year, and that’s a good thing.
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A Bright New Grocery Store, Made Entirely of Recycled Plastic
In Robin Frohardt’s immersive installation, the cereal rattles like it’s filled with bottle caps and the water bottles are filled with dirty, cloudy liquid.
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Hunter MFA Grads Mull the Fluid Nature of Time
Presented online and in-person, We Were Already Gone brings together 26 graduates. Here are our highlights.
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The Hand-Painted Signs and Murals of Latinx LA
Sign painters and muralists have helped create the visual language of Los Angeles.
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Photos Capture Golden Age of Discos “Before Bottle Service and Bland Design”
Artist Adrian Wilson got his start photographing European discos, whose unique fixtures included a glowing brain and TVs to watch other visitors.
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The Father of French Journalism Who Documented Paris’s Socialist Revolution
For two months in 1871, the people took over the city, and photos by Bruno Braquehais depict the drama — and destruction — of the period.
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Cathartic Public Art, Including an Ode to All the Missed Parties
We Rise, an initiative of the LA County Department of Health, has taken over Los Angeles with altars, canopies, and dance rituals.
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Breathtaking Black-and-White Photos of LA’s Subway System
What began as a one-day project for Ken Karagozian transformed into a 30-year one.
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Tolerance of the Intolerable and the Longevity of Trump Paraphernalia
Artist Brad Downey’s travels through the Carolinas made him very curious about the crop of Trump shops that are still open.
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“They Feel Like a Time Capsule”: Portraits of New York Commuters, Pre-Pandemic
David Rothenberg photographed passersby between 2019 and March 2020 at a subway station in Jackson Heights, Queens.