“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” I wonder if Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr knew that when he coined the phrase (originally the French “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”), it would stick around this long.
People take art very seriously. Immaterial of the medium or the presentation, it is consistently subjected to an endless stream of dissection, analysis and critique. The implication being that the artist no doubt imbued his or her work with a
Cue strings. The stage sits ready, a table and chair empty but expectant. Beethoven’s “Egmont” Overture croons, almost menacingly, with a kind of harrowing regality affixed to the tone of a large TV displaying a montage of recent news. Video
Selected from more than 48,000 entries, the winning photographs from Smithsonian magazine’s 16th annual competition have been announced. The Grand Prize winner this year, Newest Cowboy in Town, comes from the Mississippi-based photographer Rory Doyle. Below are the winning images from the following categories: Natural
Outside of the Watts towers, riots and zoot suiters, what do you know about the city of Watts? Originally Watts was a railroad town with nothing in it. In the 1930’s and 40’s, Watts was an even mixture of immigrants.
The genuine enthusiasm artist Shlome J. Hayun shows his art with is contagious. On this clear Thursday night Hollywood was on fire as if it was spring break for adults. Sunset Blvd was grid locked with honking Ubers and cell
There was a time on Twitter when everyone praised a painting. The painting went from beautiful to disturbing when people found out the painting was done by Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. Art is art, isn’t it? Or should it be?
Annie Leibovitz began her creative life like so many other photographers of her generation: with a basic SLR camera and some black-and-white film. Years before she set a standard for inventive portraiture, Leibovitz was an art student shooting pictures of
Photographer Rania Matar’s youngest daughter, Maya, was 12 years old when she noticed the first signs of the girl’s inevitable transformation from child to woman. “She was a late bloomer, and it was that point when her body had just started changing—and
Despite being grateful for finding a rental home so quickly after losing her previous one to the Woolsey Fire, my mother was not altogether pleased. “Krystyn,” she seethed, “It’s a Millennial Barn!” I had never heard that phrase before, but
Los Angeles, CA: Established in 1880, The Los Angeles Athletic Club has been operating out of its building at the corner of 7th and Olive Streets in DTLA since 1912. From its outset, the Club was far more than a
Los Angeles local ceramic artist, Sharif Farrag, doesn’t appear to be more than fifteen-years-old. Photos of the young artist often feature his shaggy mop of hair pressed down beneath a baseball cap. His sartorial choices fit right in the mall
For those who have never been to a live professional wrestling show before, each experience can be vastly different, just like going to see new films. The pro wrestling that airs on television is only a sample of what the
UCLA to present “Body Dysmorphic Disorder Explored” exhibit during Anorexia Awareness Week. Art and science will be seen together in the form of both educational and artistic as UCLA will present their exhibit as part of their Anorexia Awareness Week.
The California Desert will be taken over by one of the most anticipated art exhibitions of the year Desert X is ready to takeover the California Desert to showcase one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the year. The event,
New Zealand artist to make her U.S. debut with a new art exhibition in Corey Helford Gallery. New Zealand artists to make her United States debut with a new series of oil on aluminum portraits at Downtown Los Angeles’ Corey
Independent Los Angeles Art gallery to showcase what is it to be a photographer in the modern age Has digital media hurt the art world? To find out, independent Los Angeles art gallery Slow Culture have announced the opening of
FLORA is a vibrantly photographed plant life and flower series on display at the Standard hotel in West Hollywood until mid March. Leave it to Los Angeles-based photog Maggie West to transform the lobby of the Standard Hotel in
By Elizabeth Collazos Feb. 16, 2017 The FIDM Museum (Fashion Institute of Merchandise and Design) in downtown Los Angeles opened its 25th Annual “Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” on Feb. 7 to the public. The exhibition runs through April
Contemporary pop-surrealist, Alex Gross, to premiere a new exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery Contemporary pop-surrealist, Alex Gross, will premiere a new exhibition, “Antisocial Network,” at Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) Saturday, February 25th. “Antisocial Network,” will be the first exhibition in
Art exhibit to pay tribute to photographers who have contributed on Hollywood classic films As award season approaches many people are focused on the faces on screen. But what about the people behind-the-scenes? Finch & Partners, along with Jaeger-LeCoultre, are
Billy Morrison and Plastic Jesus team up for a one-weekend only art exhibit Tower Records comes back to life as Gibson Brands Inc. teams up with former punk rocker Billy Morrison and street artist Plastic Jesus for a one-weekend
Charcoal portraits by Robert Vargas Under the Bridge by Collin Salazar Wake Walking by Nicco Babs [From left to right] Polarized, DUBS, and Chu by Kelcey Fisher Assorted pieces by WRDSMTH Love, Father and Child: Los Angeles by Skyler Grey
By Brooke Becher | Feb. 5, 2017 Nicco Babs is an LA-based surreal pop artist. She creates relevant narratives with collages composed of images from different worlds. This is her coloring us in on her street-art piece “Trifecta Girl Drips,”
