3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1155+ words) Artist Lauren Halsey has built an architectural monument to South Los Angeles " its past, present and future. Her sculpture park, titled "sister dreamer lauren halsey's architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles," opens with a…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (643+ words) In the last five years, California has prudently upzoned big parts of its cities, particularly by unlocking multi-family housing in single-family zones with major transit stops. This kind of "transit-oriented development" is uniquely virtuous in allowing us to tackle homelessness,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (694+ words) There's a hidden door in Downtown Disney. Only this one isn't meant to be walked through. Flanking a stage near the monorail station, you'll find a glistening white tower, the work of artist and activist Nikkolas Smith, who has adopted…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (850+ words) We evacuated on January 7th, and never returned," the artist Teresa Baker tells me when we connect to talk about the work she's made for this year's Whitney Biennial, which is among the country's most influential exhibitions of contemporary American art....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (953+ words) By day, you'd be forgiven for walking past the newest theater in downtown L.A. It isn't hidden in an alley or obscured via a nameless door. No, this performance space is essentially a theater in disguise, as it's designed to look…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (912+ words) Every time Adriana Molina drives up Lake Avenue to her retro-style women's clothing shop Sidecca in Altadena, she sees the new outdoor mural she commissioned for the store by muralist and illustrator Annie Bolding. It gives her hope. "I'm here…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (464+ words) Ulysses Jenkins, the pioneering Los Angeles-born video artist whose avant-garde compositions embodied Black experimentalism, has died. He was 79. Jenkins" death was confirmed by his alma mater Otis College, where he studied under renowned painter and printmaker Charles White in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (488+ words) Some art shows are not just about the art. At Frieze L.A., it's also about seeing " and being seen. Arts and culture writer Evan Nicole Brown shares her guide to the best exhibitions and club nights in town this week. This…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1457+ words) What sounded like a very cool L.A. Art Week party ended up getting a bit too rowdy. On Sunday night the Los Angeles Police Department was called to a former 99 Cents Only store on Wilshire Boulevard where an opening night party…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (13+ words) L.A. summons the spirit of glam-surrealist artist Steven Arnold'Los Angeles Times...