Sondheimer: Glendale’s Art Samontina finds solace in coaching after loss of son
For nearly 10 minutes last June, Glendale High basketball coach Art Samontina watched on his cell phone in horror as his 6-year-old son, who had…
The 15th China Photography Art Festival was held in Sanmenxia
Article contentSANMENXIA, China, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On November 23rd, the 15th China Photography Art Festival commenced in Sanmenxia and will last for…
Need an alternative to Black Friday? Look to L.A.’s museum stores
Holiday gift shopping? It’s chaos. The Grove on Black Friday? Good luck finding parking — it’s a two-hour wait just to squeeze into a spot.…
We live near hideous £6k statue of a giant POO – woke council thinks it’s ‘modern art’ but it looks like a turd
A NEW public sculpture of a snail has been likened to a "giant poo emoji" and branded a huge waste of public money.The Periwinkle Shelter…
Wild Up and Brightwork newmusic turn concerts into catharsis
Sunday brunch, laugh, cry, reflect, bop along to the music, quietly listen or let it all out in a deafening collective primal scream Ahead of…
The Shore: On Poets, Schiller And Making Mention Of The Goethean Observation
This is a prose poem that on the face of it in so many words is for children in conflict, war and genocide around the…
Frank Auerbach dead: Painter who fled the Nazis was 93
LONDON — Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died.…
Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon in ‘wonderful place’ after reunion
Art Garfunkel says he’s rekindling his bond with estranged Simon & Garfunkel bandmate Paul Simon, after decades of on-and-off tensions. The 83-year-old singer reflected on…
LACMA Art + Film Gala draws Blake Lively, Charli XCX, DiCaprio
The evening was cloudy, but the stars came out anyway, parading in front of Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” sculpture before heading into the controlled chaos…
‘Dahomey’ review: African art returns home, colonialism stings
A long-silent voice from a distant past — eerie and reverberating — awakens in the climate-controlled, antiseptic chambers of a Paris museum. The forum through…
LACMA will open new building in 2026; scaffolding comes down
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will open to the public in April 2026, the museum announced Friday, as scaffolding…
The return of queer classic ‘High Art,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The AFI Fest is already underway,…
The English city break with street art tours, 19th century hotels and ‘top-notch’ cuisine
“TRY taking a picture with your phone camera and zoom in,” says our guide as we crowd around a piece of chewing gum stuck on…
Stroll through history at Caltech for PST Art: L.A. arts and culture this week
PST Art presents city dwellers with the opportunity to head to places they haven’t been, particularly when it comes to exhibits staged at organizations not…
‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ review: Artist, father reunite, uneasily
As an anguished artist and family man pushed to confront unresolved pain, the great André Holland moves through “Exhibiting Forgiveness” like someone who doesn’t just…
How to see the lost art of rebel Disney imagineer Rolly Crump in L.A.
Rolly Crump had an outsized reputation. A rebel in the Disney fold. A beatnik. An unapologetic tell-it-like-it-is you-know-what.Crump, who died last year at the age…
Marvel taps J. Gonzo for ‘Ghost Rider’ Hispanic Heritage Month art
Jason Gonzalez, who goes by his artist moniker J. Gonzo, recalls feeling hesitant about accepting a dream gig with Marvel Comics. The company had asked…
A New York City guide for L.A. people (Dodgers’ version)
Any Dodgers fan visiting New York is bound to have questions.Why is the Statue of Liberty calling for a right-handed relief pitcher? Why does the…
L.A. 2026 World Cup committee hosts art contest to select poster
The Los Angeles World Cup 2026 host committee is offering local artists and designers the chance to create the official poster for the World Cup…
Feminist artists cast a skeptical eye in new PST Art show
“Life on Earth: Art & Ecofeminism” is a somewhat difficult exhibition to grab hold of, but that’s mostly because its important subject is so much…