Los Angeles Culture

A Photography Book That Captures the Zeitgeist of Los Angeles

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Art Books, Photography, Arts, Los Angeles, Books, Photography Books, Frank Gehry, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News
Jane Chafin

2012-03-26-20120322fo_los_angeles_05_2.jpg You'll travel through time with highlights of the city's cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history.

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"I Don't Disagree"

Seth Jaret | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Slang, Euphemisms, Language, Los Angeles Culture, Hollywood Culture, Double Negatives, Euphemism, Hollywood, Los Angeles News
Seth Jaret

Hollywood has a vernacular all its own. Among the town's most popular pieces of parlance is "I don't disagree." But is it an affirmation worth a damn or is it just another equivocation on the road to development hell?

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PHOTOS: "Back Of My Face": The Internal Stuggles Of Modern Women

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Art Show, Kristin Calabrese Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Show, Kristin Calabrese, Slideshow, Los Angeles Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

Don't call the latest exhibition at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects a "group show." The works of Kristen Calabrese, Monique Van Genderen and M...

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Authenticity Of Stolen Rembrandt Questioned

latimes.com | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Culture, Stolen Rembrandt Los Angeles, Rembrandt, Painting, Los Angeles, Stolen Rembrandt Ritz Carlton, Stolen Rembrandt, Arts News

The dramatic theft of a Rembrandt drawing from an upscale hotel in Marina del Rey and its mysterious recovery from a priest's office two days later ha...

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Target's Latest Clothing Ad Plays Proper Homage to Downtown L.A.; Time Magazine Does Not (Video)

Style Section L.A. | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Nokia Theater, L.A., Advertisements, Target, Los Angeles, Jazz Songs, Downtown La Stadium, Los Angeles Shopping, Commercials, Video, Los Angeles Fashion, California Soul, Advertising, Los Angeles Culture, Time Magazine, Downtown Los Angeles, Marlena Shaw, LA Live, Los Angeles News
Style Section L.A.

According to a recent Time magazine article about the renaissance of downtown L.A., the reason why people go out in that part of town is because of L.A. Live. Uh, really?

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"Discovery Is What I Love" -- National Geographic Photographer Melissa Farlow (VIDEO)

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Oregon, Pan American Highway, Horses, Mustangs, Pennsylvania, National Geographic, Los Angeles, Arts, Animals, Melissa Farlow National Geographic, Melissa Farlow, Los Angeles Culture, Melissa Farlow Photography, Annenberg Space for Photography, Annenberg Foundation, Arts News
Steven Crandell

Farlow describes herself as a "documentary photographer." Her work, she says, is completely dependent on others and the story she gets from them.

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PHOTOS: Huge Muhammad Ali Sculpture Made Of Punching Bags

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Street Art Los Angeles, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Art Installation, Tribute to Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Sculpture, Nokia Plaza, Slideadbigshot, Muhammad Ali Sculpture La, Street Art, Art Installation, Michael Kalish, Los-Angeles-Culture, Los Angeles Street Art, Sculptor Michael Kalish, LA Live, Arts News

Paying homage to a legendary figure can be risky - you have to make sure your work is large enough to really pay tribute to the person's legacy, while...

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Exhibition Spotlight: Jock McDonald's One World Portrait Project

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography Exhibit LA, M2 Gallery Los Angeles, M2 Gallery, Jock Mcdonald One World Project, Jock Mcdonald, Los Angeles Culture, Jock Mcdonald Portraits, Slidefullscreen, Photographer Jock Mcdonald, Portrait Photography, Arts News

WHO: Jock McDonald WHAT: One World Portrait Project: Us is the Plural of U WHERE: M2 Gallery 4501 Eagle Rock Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90041 WHEN: Feb...

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Ovation Award Winners Announced, 'Equivocation' Wins Big

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theatre Ovation Awards, Equivocation Geffen Playhouse, Bill Cain's Equivocation, Theatre in Los Angeles, Geffen Playhouse, Ovation Awards, Ovation Awards Theatre, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

Coming smack in the middle of Hollywood awards season, the Ovations can get lost in the mix of glitzy, celebrity-packed parties taking place around to...

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BLOG WATCH> Better Off Dead On DailyServing

dailyserving.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeff Sonhouse, Grounded, Martha Otero Gallery, Sculpture, Leslie Hewitt, Art Exhibits, Contemporary Art, California African Art Museum, Painting, Art Galleries, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

Leslie Hewitt's Grounded is a staircase that goes nowhere. I saw it at the California African American Museum last winter in After 1968: Contemporary ...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Craigslist And The Muse - Simone Lueck's Photographs

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Los Angeles Exhibitions, Simone Lueck, Paul-Kopeikin, Kopeikin Gallery, Craigslist, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Art, Contemporary Photography, Collaboration Art, Slidefullscreen, Portrait Photography, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

WHO:Simone Lueck WHAT:The Once and Future Queens WHEN:Now through October 23, 2010 WHERE: Kopeikin Gallery 2766 South La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, ...

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HUFFPOST ARTS' HAIKU REVEWS: Critic Peter Frank Debuts With Quick Takes Of LA Art Shows

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Peter Frank, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Shepard Fairey, Los-Angeles-Culture, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews are a new weekly feature where invited critics will be able to give their impression of exhibitions or performances in sh...

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MOCA's AVANT-GARDE FILM FESTIVAL Opens Tonight at the Pacific Design Center, LA

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Avant-Garde Film, Ken Jacobs, Moca, Carolee Schneeman, Pacific Design Center, Film Festival Los Angeles, Jonas Mekas, Slidepollajax, Film Festival, Counter Culture Counter Cinema, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

WHO: Jonas Mekas, Carolee Schneemann, Ken Jacobs WHAT: Counter Culture, Counter Cinema - An Avant-Garde Film Festival Presented by MOCA and the Paci...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Contemporary Iranian Paintings From Islamic Republic

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bergamot Station, Iranian Art Exhibition, Echoes in Blue, Exhibition Spotlight, Contemporary Iranian Paintings, Contemporary Art, Iran, Slidefullscreen, Los Angeles Culture, Arts News

WHO: Ten Iranian artists living and working in Iran today: Shahriar Ahmadi, Mostafa Darehbaghi, Mohammad Eskandari, Golnaz Fathi, Hossein Khorsrojerdi...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Alexandra Grants's Bodies On View At Honor Fraser, Los Angeles

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Painters, Haiku, Alexandra Grant, Honor Fraser, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Painting, Slidefullscreen, Art Galleries, Los-Angeles-Culture, Michael Joyce, Poetry, Arts News

WHO: Alexandra Grant WHAT: 'Bodies' WHEN: September 18 - October 23, 2010; Opening Reception September 23, 2010 WHERE: Honor Fraser 2622 La Cienega...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Melissa Manfull's Mystic Geometry On View At Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Painters, Geometric Designs, Culver City Galleries, Melissa Manfull, Los Angeles Art, Taylor De Cordoba, Painting, Geometry, Slidefullscreen, Art Galleries, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

WHO: Melissa Manfull WHAT: Pattern Constraints WHEN: September 18 - October 23, 2010 WHERE: Taylor De Cordoba 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles,...

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LA Opera's World Premiere Of Il Postino: Domingo's Enduring, Endearing Dominion

Rodney Punt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: JENNIFER TIPTON, Il Postino, CHARLES CASTRONOVO, DANIEL CATÁN, PLÁCIDO DOMINGO, Ron Daniels, GRANT GERSHON, RODNEY PUNT, AMANDA SQUITIERI, LA Opera, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News
Rodney Punt

Photo: Robert Millard Il Postino (The Postman) Music and libretto by Daniel Catán Conductor, Grant Gershon Director, Ron Daniels Scenery and costum...

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THE SKINNY: LACMA Resnick Gala Avant-Garde After Party

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resnick Pavilion, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, After-Party, Renzo Piano, Architecture, Lynda Resnick, Textiles, Lacma, Slidefullscreen, Costume Collection, Los-Angeles-Culture, LA Culture, Arts News

WHAT: LACMA Resnick Gala Avant-Garde After Party WHO: LACMA's Avant-Garde Members, After Party Co-Chairs and Host Committee, Jessica de Ruiter and Je...

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Ester Partegas' Dark Humor And Collages On View In Santa Monica

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Gallery, Photography, Art, Ester Partegas, Slideshow, Santa Monica, Artists, Los Angeles, Art Exhibitions, Los-Angeles-Culture, Collage, Arts News

WHO: Ester Partegas WHAT: "Less World" WHEN: September 11 - October 30, 2010 WHERE: Christopher Grimes Gallery 916 Colorado Ave. Santa Moni...

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CALIFORNIA GALLERY EXHIBITS: Top Summer Exhibitions From North To South

ArtScene | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cherie Louise Turner, Dewitt Cheng, Jill Gallenstein, Jody Zellen, Buff Monster, Rose Gallery, On Kawara, Traywick Gallery, Johansson Projects, Graciela Iturbide, Corey Helford Gallery, Jana Flynn, A. Moret, San Francisco Art Institute, Nancy Rubins, Gagosian Gallery, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News
ArtScene

The summer is drawing to a close, which means the tsunami of exhibitions that kick off the fall season is only weeks away. But before that happens, th...

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PHOTOS: 10 Local Smalltown Adventures

LA Mag | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Daytrips, Mini-Vacation, Los Angeles Culture, Vacations, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles Vacations, Tourists, LA Culture, Los Angeles News

(Courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine) Some neighborhoods feel as if they're out in the country, others are minutes from downtown. Each has accomplished ...

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Unique LA, Grilled Cheese, Book Fest: Your Weekend-To-Do-List

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Shopping, Shopping, Los Angeles Cultural Events, Los-Angeles-Art-Show, Unique-La, Food, Cheese, Los Angeles Art, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Grilled Cheese, Foodies, Los-Angeles-Culture, La-Art, LA Culture, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

For the rest of the best of Los Angeles culture, check out Flavorpill LA ...

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Strawberry Fields & Yellow Brick Roads: Your Weekend-To-Do-List

Posted 05.25.2011

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For the rest of the best in Los Angeles art & culture, check out Flavorpill LA. ...

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Extreme Theater & St. Patty's Fest: Your Weekend To-Do List

Flavorpill LA | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the rest of the best in art and culture this weekend, check out Flavorpill LA Rachel Rosenthal: TOHUBOHU! Extreme Theater Ensemble $20 Friday Ma...

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Equality, Focus, & Tight Shortz: Your Weekend To-Do List

Flavorpill LA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gary-Baseman, Flavorpill LA, Los Angeles Cultural Events, Los-Angeles-Art-Show, Manifest Equality, Los Angeles Art, Events, Flavorpill, Shepard Fairey, Los Angeles, Los-Angeles-Theater, Los-Angeles-Culture, Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles News

For the rest of the best in art and culture this weekend, check out Flavorpill LA Manifest Equality FREE Mar 3-7 Wednesdays (10am-6pm & 8pm) Thursda...

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