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L.A. exploded into a world art capital. I was lucky to witness it - Los Angeles Times
L.A. exploded into a world art capital. I was lucky to witness it - Los Angeles Times
Robert Therrien's retrospective at the Broad is grand, charismatic - Los Angeles Times
Robert Therrien's retrospective at the Broad is grand, charismatic - Los Angeles Times
Form propels content in Robert Therrien's retrospective at the Broad. 'This Is a Story,' filled with enlarged plates and tables, cheeky chapels and flowing beards, has a charismatic presence.
Huntington guide: Essential artworks to plan your visit - Los Angeles Times
Huntington guide: Essential artworks to plan your visit - Los Angeles Times
For more than 30 years after opening, the Huntington held the best art collection in the L.A. suburbs. With new additions, the museum continues to build its impressive collection of masterpieces.
Commentary: Audit questions roil the Palm Springs Art Museum - Los Angeles Times
Commentary: Audit questions roil the Palm Springs Art Museum - Los Angeles Times
Palm Springs Art Museum trustees exit over new director - Los Angeles Times
Palm Springs Art Museum trustees exit over new director - Los Angeles Times
After an internal candidate was appointed to be director of the Palm Springs Art Museum, the search committee's leader, upset over the selection process, resigned from the museum's board.
'Monuments' is the most significant American art museum show right now - Los Angeles Times
'Monuments' is the most significant American art museum show right now - Los Angeles Times
Juxtaposing Jim Crow-era Confederate monuments and recent art, "Monuments" challenges white supremacy.
LACMA's 'Grounded,' a rambling show of acquisitions, jumps the rails - Los Angeles Times
LACMA's 'Grounded,' a rambling show of acquisitions, jumps the rails - Los Angeles Times
Museum shows of recent acquisitions are fine. LACMA trying to make 'Grounded' into a theme show isn't.
Ken Gonzales-Day's startling 'lynching' pictures erase identities - Los Angeles Times
Ken Gonzales-Day's startling 'lynching' pictures erase identities - Los Angeles Times
As the shredding of civil society accelerates, Ken Gonzales-Day's art flips our common understanding of identity.
Column: The new LACMA is sleek, splotchy, powerful, jarring, monotonous, appealing and absurd
Column: The new LACMA is sleek, splotchy, powerful, jarring, monotonous, appealing and absurd
Los Angeles County Museum of Art offers its first public peek inside the new David Geffen Galleries building, whose vast expanses of concrete deliver some lovely moments as well as some groans.
Review: 'Queer Lens' is the provocative photography show only the Getty would be brave enough to stage
Review: 'Queer Lens' is the provocative photography show only the Getty would be brave enough to stage
“Queer Lens: A History of Photography” showcases Robert Mapplethorpe, Man Ray and other big names, but the important exhibition is so much more, looking at expressions of gender and sexuality across two centuries.
Review: 'Noah Davis' at the UCLA Hammer Museum reveals the brilliant early work of a life cut tragically short
Review: 'Noah Davis' at the UCLA Hammer Museum reveals the brilliant early work of a life cut tragically short
Noah Davis was a painter’s painter, a deeply thoughtful Black voice heard by other artists until he died at 32. A new L.A. show reveals just how good he was.
Review: Guadalupe Rosales crafts an analog Wayback Machine for a vibrant show at Palm Springs Art Museum
Review: Guadalupe Rosales crafts an analog Wayback Machine for a vibrant show at Palm Springs Art Museum
Los Angeles artist Guadalupe Rosales reconfigures a dazzling archive of her hometown in the 1990s. It's a show that should catapult her to prominence.
Column: Are plans for the Joshua Tree Art Museum a desert mirage?
Column: Are plans for the Joshua Tree Art Museum a desert mirage?
A foundation announced the groundbreaking for the Joshua Tree Art Museum, but public records reveal a more complicated picture.
Column: Lewis W. Hine's photos helped child labor laws pass a century ago. We need him again
Column: Lewis W. Hine's photos helped child labor laws pass a century ago. We need him again
As states consider loosening laws that regulate child labor, Lewis W. Hine's early 20th century photographs, which helped child labor laws get passed, are worth our attention once again.
Review: In Don Bachardy's vivid portraits at the Huntington, show business isn't what you think
Review: In Don Bachardy's vivid portraits at the Huntington, show business isn't what you think
A revelatory show at the Huntington puts Don Bachardy's prolific portrait drawings into a welcome new light.
Review: In Don Bachardy's vivid portraits at the Huntington, show business isn't what you think
Review: In Don Bachardy's vivid portraits at the Huntington, show business isn't what you think
Review: Bruce Nauman's pensive Conceptual art from the 1970s seems timely again
Review: Bruce Nauman's pensive Conceptual art from the 1970s seems timely again
Bruce Nauman's celebrated Conceptual art ripened during the decade he worked in Pasadena. A fine gallery show assembles two dozen examples with political and social dimensions that speak to present day.
Appreciation: Joe Goode (1937-2025)
Appreciation: Joe Goode (1937-2025)
Painter Joe Goode was instrumental in establishing the 1960s L.A. art scene — and challenged conventions along the way.
Review: A modern Stonehenge rises in Desert Hot Springs: Here are the standouts in Desert X 2025
Review: A modern Stonehenge rises in Desert Hot Springs: Here are the standouts in Desert X 2025
The high-profile exhibition of large-scale art installations across the Coachella Valley has launched with fewer works this year. Here are the three standouts.
Commentary: Fire could have destroyed the Getty's irreplaceable art. Should the museum move?
Commentary: Fire could have destroyed the Getty's irreplaceable art. Should the museum move?
In the wake of the Palisades fire, should Malibu's Getty Villa and the Getty Center in nearby Brentwood evacuate — for good?
Commentary: Why this Puritan sculpture may revolutionize your thinking about the rise of Christian nationalism
Commentary: Why this Puritan sculpture may revolutionize your thinking about the rise of Christian nationalism
Review: It's raining men at the Getty's survey of Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte
Review: It's raining men at the Getty's survey of Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte
We made a zine with Lauren Halsey for Frieze, and it's a love letter to South Central
We made a zine with Lauren Halsey for Frieze, and it's a love letter to South Central
Review: At the Getty Villa, the marvelous exhibition rescued from the Palisades fire
Review: At the Getty Villa, the marvelous exhibition rescued from the Palisades fire
L.A. museums launch $12-million emergency fund for artists hit by the fires
L.A. museums launch $12-million emergency fund for artists hit by the fires
Review: Velázquez's Queen Mariana portrait is a whiz-bang spectacle on view in Pasadena
Review: Velázquez's Queen Mariana portrait is a whiz-bang spectacle on view in Pasadena
10 artworks that stole the show at L.A. museums in 2024
10 artworks that stole the show at L.A. museums in 2024
Review: Photorealist painting finally gets due respect. MOCA shows the 'work' in each 'work of art'
Review: Photorealist painting finally gets due respect. MOCA shows the 'work' in each 'work of art'
Review: Is art history? Two L.A. museums offer answers, but only one is right
Review: Is art history? Two L.A. museums offer answers, but only one is right
Review: Ken Burns' absorbing new Leonardo da Vinci doc on PBS sidesteps one important question
Review: Ken Burns' absorbing new Leonardo da Vinci doc on PBS sidesteps one important question
Review: Space-age art pulsates with the spirit of exploration at Palm Springs museum
Review: Space-age art pulsates with the spirit of exploration at Palm Springs museum
Review: Feminist artists cast a skeptical eye at the linking of gender and nature in new L.A. show
Review: Feminist artists cast a skeptical eye at the linking of gender and nature in new L.A. show
Review: Artist Olafur Eliasson's thrilling new L.A. show whips up magic to pry open perception
Review: Artist Olafur Eliasson's thrilling new L.A. show whips up magic to pry open perception
LACMA opening pushed to 2026; staff memo reveals plans for sneak peek inside empty new building
LACMA opening pushed to 2026; staff memo reveals plans for sneak peek inside empty new building
Why 'Art & Science Collide' is a risky theme for the Getty's new PST festival
Why 'Art & Science Collide' is a risky theme for the Getty's new PST festival
The ultimate Norton Simon guide: 22 essential artworks at one of SoCal's underappreciated museums
The ultimate Norton Simon guide: 22 essential artworks at one of SoCal's underappreciated museums
The true story behind Diego Rivera's rare portrait of Frida Kahlo at LACMA
The true story behind Diego Rivera's rare portrait of Frida Kahlo at LACMA
Bill Viola, pioneer video artist who explored nature of human consciousness, dies at 73
Bill Viola, pioneer video artist who explored nature of human consciousness, dies at 73
At MOCA, ice sculptures comment on climate change. It's art that drowns in good intentions
At MOCA, ice sculptures comment on climate change. It's art that drowns in good intentions
Review: Erotic soap-bubble sculptures are just part of David Medalla's story at the Hammer Museum
Review: Erotic soap-bubble sculptures are just part of David Medalla's story at the Hammer Museum
Review: Goya gave Frankenstein's monster his Hollywood face. Now this museum shows the artist's larger power
Review: Goya gave Frankenstein's monster his Hollywood face. Now this museum shows the artist's larger power
Review: Queer Black women shine at timely museum shows by Mickalene Thomas and Simone Leigh
Review: Queer Black women shine at timely museum shows by Mickalene Thomas and Simone Leigh
Review: Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio sculpture will forever change how you see L.A.'s sidewalk ficus trees
Review: Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio sculpture will forever change how you see L.A.'s sidewalk ficus trees
22 essential artworks at the Getty and the surprising stories behind them
22 essential artworks at the Getty and the surprising stories behind them
Review: Was the 1964 Venice Biennale rigged? The documentary 'Taking Venice' looks at conspiratorial claims
Review: Was the 1964 Venice Biennale rigged? The documentary 'Taking Venice' looks at conspiratorial claims
Commentary: LACMA finally is getting its satellite space. Regrettably, it's in another state
Commentary: LACMA finally is getting its satellite space. Regrettably, it's in another state
Camille Claudel's hand, not her trauma, is at the center of a magnificent Getty Museum show
Camille Claudel's hand, not her trauma, is at the center of a magnificent Getty Museum show
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Commentary: The Broad expansion makes the museum more flexible, but at what cost?
Commentary: The Broad expansion makes the museum more flexible, but at what cost?
Not so fast: San Diego art museum could be blocked from selling its downtown home
Not so fast: San Diego art museum could be blocked from selling its downtown home
A San Diego museum is selling its buildings. What will happen to the extraordinary art built into it?
A San Diego museum is selling its buildings. What will happen to the extraordinary art built into it?
Upheaval wrestles with tradition in Korean art of the 1960s and ’70s at the Hammer Museum
Upheaval wrestles with tradition in Korean art of the 1960s and ’70s at the Hammer Museum
Sculptor Sargent Claude Johnson's core commitment to self-love was a foundation for collective Black pride
Sculptor Sargent Claude Johnson's core commitment to self-love was a foundation for collective Black pride
Chicana feminist Judithe Hernández draws complex humanity at the Cheech
Chicana feminist Judithe Hernández draws complex humanity at the Cheech
In a highly unusual move, UCLA Fowler Museum is initiating returns of looted African works
In a highly unusual move, UCLA Fowler Museum is initiating returns of looted African works
Inside the Getty's rigorous effort to fix a 500-year-old broken masterpiece
Inside the Getty's rigorous effort to fix a 500-year-old broken masterpiece
L.A. artist Alexis Smith, a pioneer of art fusing image and text, dies at 74
L.A. artist Alexis Smith, a pioneer of art fusing image and text, dies at 74
The Huntington was gifted four major paintings this year. They fit like a glove
The Huntington was gifted four major paintings this year. They fit like a glove
A show about L.A.'s rambunctious 1960s Ceeje Gallery proves that progress in art is an illusion
A show about L.A.'s rambunctious 1960s Ceeje Gallery proves that progress in art is an illusion
Robert Irwin, pioneer of Light and Space art who designed Getty's Central Garden, dies at 95
Robert Irwin, pioneer of Light and Space art who designed Getty's Central Garden, dies at 95
Review: Blockbuster beauty and epic disaster intertwine in Julian Charrière's art
Review: Blockbuster beauty and epic disaster intertwine in Julian Charrière's art
In blow to L.A. art scene, Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin to retire in 2024
In blow to L.A. art scene, Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin to retire in 2024
Art made during — and despite — the pandemic informs the Hammer's 'Made in L.A.' 2023 biennial
Art made during — and despite — the pandemic informs the Hammer's 'Made in L.A.' 2023 biennial
Baby, you can drive my car: Ed Ruscha's parking lots
Baby, you can drive my car: Ed Ruscha's parking lots
Review: In his rapturous MoMA retrospective, L.A. artist Ed Ruscha gives New York School art a witty blow
Review: In his rapturous MoMA retrospective, L.A. artist Ed Ruscha gives New York School art a witty blow
Steve Roden, a vivaciously inventive and quintessential 'artist's artist,' dies at 59
Steve Roden, a vivaciously inventive and quintessential 'artist's artist,' dies at 59
Review: Two rewarding MOCA permanent collection exhibits map L.A. art — and the museum's limits
Review: Two rewarding MOCA permanent collection exhibits map L.A. art — and the museum's limits
Commentary: Donald Trump's campy mug shot gives Andy Warhol's infamous mural some competition
Commentary: Donald Trump's campy mug shot gives Andy Warhol's infamous mural some competition
Review: James Castle made thousands of resolute drawings with soot and spit
Review: James Castle made thousands of resolute drawings with soot and spit
Review: A Getty show of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century paintings reveals much about our modern wealth gap
Review: A Getty show of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century paintings reveals much about our modern wealth gap
Review: In Glenn Kaino's VR installation, transformational loss ushers in new forms of beauty
Review: In Glenn Kaino's VR installation, transformational loss ushers in new forms of beauty
Review: Wit and fury merge in Judith Bernstein's new paintings that scream 'Snap out of it'
Review: Wit and fury merge in Judith Bernstein's new paintings that scream 'Snap out of it'
Review: A striking Danish art show at the Getty unpacks what it means to be a nation in turmoil
Review: A striking Danish art show at the Getty unpacks what it means to be a nation in turmoil
Review: Keith Haring's art might not be for everybody, but he is
Review: Keith Haring's art might not be for everybody, but he is
Review: David Hammons is one of our greatest living artists. An absorbing new documentary explains why
Review: David Hammons is one of our greatest living artists. An absorbing new documentary explains why
LACMA has transitioned to a de facto contemporary art museum. But not a very good one
LACMA has transitioned to a de facto contemporary art museum. But not a very good one
Review: Flamin' Hot Cheetos art packs a punch in MexiCali Biennial at the Cheech
Review: Flamin' Hot Cheetos art packs a punch in MexiCali Biennial at the Cheech
Commentary: The Hammer just wrapped a major building project. Now, two of its curators are departing
Commentary: The Hammer just wrapped a major building project. Now, two of its curators are departing
Before the laptop came the mainframe. But did computers generate significant new art?
Before the laptop came the mainframe. But did computers generate significant new art?
Commentary: The real reason the Getty and National Portrait Gallery's joint acquisition is a big deal
Commentary: The real reason the Getty and National Portrait Gallery's joint acquisition is a big deal
Review: The Hammer Museum unveils its impressive contemporary collection. But where will they put it?
Review: The Hammer Museum unveils its impressive contemporary collection. But where will they put it?
Review: Dancer Simone Forti's moving survey show at MOCA
Review: Dancer Simone Forti's moving survey show at MOCA
Review: This sculptural trainwreck in the Coachella Valley is worth celebrating
Review: This sculptural trainwreck in the Coachella Valley is worth celebrating
Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad
Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad
Review: The Hammer pulls off a marvelously orchestrated show of Bridget Riley's drawings
Review: The Hammer pulls off a marvelously orchestrated show of Bridget Riley's drawings
Review: Uta Barth's fuzzy photographs come into stirring focus in a major Getty show
Review: Uta Barth's fuzzy photographs come into stirring focus in a major Getty show
How LACMA's stripped-down exhibition of Afro-Atlantic art falls short
How LACMA's stripped-down exhibition of Afro-Atlantic art falls short
Review: Transcendental Painting Group is one of Modern art’s best kept secrets. This LACMA show proves it
Review: Transcendental Painting Group is one of Modern art’s best kept secrets. This LACMA show proves it
Review: William Kentridge's sprawling Broad installation is an extraordinary meditation on apartheid
Review: William Kentridge's sprawling Broad installation is an extraordinary meditation on apartheid
Review: A new exhibit on how French decorative arts inspired Walt Disney is mostly hollow
Review: A new exhibit on how French decorative arts inspired Walt Disney is mostly hollow
Review: A vital MOCA retrospective centers L.A. painter Henry Taylor's unforgettable art
Review: A vital MOCA retrospective centers L.A. painter Henry Taylor's unforgettable art
Review: L.A. artist Alexis Smith upended taboos. A thrilling new museum exhibition shows how
Review: L.A. artist Alexis Smith upended taboos. A thrilling new museum exhibition shows how
Review: Rebecca Morris at ICA LA
Review: Rebecca Morris at ICA LA
Appreciation: Celebrated bookseller and major L.A. art player Dagny Janss Corcoran dies at 77
Appreciation: Celebrated bookseller and major L.A. art player Dagny Janss Corcoran dies at 77
Review: Christina Fernandez's photographs, on view in Riverside, are a major pivot in Chicano art
Review: Christina Fernandez's photographs, on view in Riverside, are a major pivot in Chicano art
Commentary: Huntington museum lands a smashing gift, painted by court artist to Marie Antoinette
Commentary: Huntington museum lands a smashing gift, painted by court artist to Marie Antoinette
Appreciation: Why New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl was the last of a breed
Appreciation: Why New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl was the last of a breed
Review: In a must-see L.A. show, painter Bob Thompson uses art history to consider social injustice
Review: In a must-see L.A. show, painter Bob Thompson uses art history to consider social injustice
Silke Otto-Knapp dies at 52: L.A. artist turned everyday movement into ephemeral painting
Silke Otto-Knapp dies at 52: L.A. artist turned everyday movement into ephemeral painting
Review: At MOCA, painter Tala Madani playfully smashes the patriarchy with pie
Review: At MOCA, painter Tala Madani playfully smashes the patriarchy with pie
Review: The ancients live on forever in Cy Twombly's abstract art, now on view at the Getty
Review: The ancients live on forever in Cy Twombly's abstract art, now on view at the Getty
Review: As drought deepens, nine L.A. artists think about water
Review: As drought deepens, nine L.A. artists think about water
Getty to return illegally excavated Orpheus sculptures, some great antiquities, to Italy
Getty to return illegally excavated Orpheus sculptures, some great antiquities, to Italy
Review: Black photographers founded Kamoinge Workshop in 1963. Now their biggest show hits the Getty
Review: Black photographers founded Kamoinge Workshop in 1963. Now their biggest show hits the Getty
Review: Come for the Warhols, stay for the cars at the late artist's Petersen Automotive show
Review: Come for the Warhols, stay for the cars at the late artist's Petersen Automotive show
Review: A smart yet narrow ICA LA show confronts marginalized people's visibility and invisibility
Review: A smart yet narrow ICA LA show confronts marginalized people's visibility and invisibility
Review: At the Hammer Museum, Andrea Bowers' art becomes an act of nonviolent civil disobedience
Review: At the Hammer Museum, Andrea Bowers' art becomes an act of nonviolent civil disobedience
Commentary: As Roe vs. Wade is overturned, a grim 1962 sculpture gains tragic new relevance
Commentary: As Roe vs. Wade is overturned, a grim 1962 sculpture gains tragic new relevance
Review: What is Chicano art? Riverside's new Cheech Marin Center offers an open-ended response
Review: What is Chicano art? Riverside's new Cheech Marin Center offers an open-ended response
Review: What LACMA's collection of Spanish American art, 1500-1800, says about the world today
Review: What LACMA's collection of Spanish American art, 1500-1800, says about the world today
Why these photos of California's coast are not what they seem
Why these photos of California's coast are not what they seem
Commentary: The artist in CSULB's new exhibit is a major donor. That's bad, and so is the art
Commentary: The artist in CSULB's new exhibit is a major donor. That's bad, and so is the art
Review: An engaging LACMA show delves into how Indigenous Colombian cultures think about gold
Review: An engaging LACMA show delves into how Indigenous Colombian cultures think about gold
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-31/commentary-stolen-de-kooning-painting-getty-conservation
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-31/commentary-stolen-de-kooning-painting-getty-conservation
Review: Mark Dion tackles extinction in his art—and offers neither false hope nor despondency
Review: Mark Dion tackles extinction in his art—and offers neither false hope nor despondency
Review: Five pandemic-postponed art shows worth seeing right now
Review: Five pandemic-postponed art shows worth seeing right now
Commentary: An Ohio museum is holding the biggest sale of museum art yet. It's unconscionable
Commentary: An Ohio museum is holding the biggest sale of museum art yet. It's unconscionable
Review: Photo visionary Imogen Cunningham gets a refocus in new Getty retrospective
Review: Photo visionary Imogen Cunningham gets a refocus in new Getty retrospective
Review: Movies are the 20th century's greatest art form. So says this ludicrous LACMA exhibition
Review: Movies are the 20th century's greatest art form. So says this ludicrous LACMA exhibition
Review: In San Diego, artwork is women's work too
Review: In San Diego, artwork is women's work too
Review: Spanish conquistadors and plastic vomit: That's 'Lifes' at UCLA Hammer Museum
Review: Spanish conquistadors and plastic vomit: That's 'Lifes' at UCLA Hammer Museum
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