Artists: All the Prints You Produce Should Be Sold With a Certificate of...
Walton Mendelson, an artist in Prescott, Ariz., who creates drawings, collages and photographs, doesn't have a high opinion of certificates of authenticity -- the documents accompanying digital prints...
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Dreams of Our Living Ghosts
Photo: Palais de Tokyo Travel agencies are cranking up for the summer season, and Paris as always is high on visitors' lists. The usual stuff will always be here: domes, towers, bridges, palaces. But...
View ArticleThink BIG -- Or Go Home
Think big -- or go home. That was the message of Gurinder Chadha OBE, world-class film director at the recent Women Empowered (WE) event, in London. Chadha is just the kind of voice you can respect...
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The Real Goddesses of Essex County
Luna Stage, a professional theater in West Orange, New Jersey planned to honor three extraordinary women in their Essex County community during Women's History Month. Galas, legacy lunches and award...
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Adriana Reyes: Behind Heartbreaking Photos of Syria and Jordan
Young Syrian refugee in Atmeh "Olive Tree" Refugee Camp, Syria (All photos featured here were taken by Adriana Reyes and are being used here with her permission.) Last summer, I crossed the...
View Article7 Reasons to Become an Expat Novelist
I was 19 when I decided to devote my life to fiction writing, and I was moved to this decision by reading James Joyce, an Irishman who exiled himself to continental Europe for the entirety of his adult...
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Movie Review: The Lunchbox
It took me two tries to see The Lunchbox (the first time was at a film festival screening that was cancelled for technical reasons) - but it was more than worth the effort. Ritesh Batra's moving,...
View ArticleWorld's Hottest Museums for 2014
Planning to visit a few up-and-coming museums this year? In addition to the great ones you already know, these newcomers attract with striking architecture and thought-provoking exhibits. Moreover,...
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John Waters And Jeff Koons: A Chat To Nowhere
Los Angeles turned out in force to see John Waters interview Jeff Koons at the Orpheum theater, part of a series of conversations sponsored by The Broad. Yes, The Broad Museum is being branded with a...
View ArticleMusic I (Mostly) Hold Dear: Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu never wrote an ugly sound in his life (well maybe in his film music, but I speak here about his "art music"). Animated throughout his career by nature, many of his works carry titles...
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5 Predictions for the Online Art Industry in 2014
Piero Manrique's "Sea Breeze." Still from UGallery. The online art market is exploding as more buyers are opting to browse, collect and shop artwork online. In fact, over 71 percent of art collectors...
View ArticlePractical Magic: San Francisco Ballet's Beyond-Charming Cinderella
Last year, I saw choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's splendid Cinderella, with its equally splendid dancing, sets, costumes, and theatrical magic, as performed by San Francisco Ballet. Why am I...
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An Insider's Story From North Korea
Fall in Line by Alexandra Kim on 500px A United Nations panel released a 400-page report last Monday that stated an international criminal investigation will be called for. This will be to explore the...
View ArticleThe Beatles Song "Back in the USSR" Connects Hispanic and Ex-Soviet Artists
When Darin Reyes, a 21-year-old graphic designer and artist in Los Angeles, learned that Carter Sexton in Valley Village, California was going to do a show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the...
View ArticleUnveiling The Mystery Of The "Migrant Mother" Photo
"What are you working on?" It's the most well-meaning and terrifying question an author is asked. For me, the process of writing is more like feeling my way through a darkened room than it is marching...
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Q&A With "SIT" Writer-Director Lyndsay Nyman
Inspired by a true story: "SIT" Theatre by the Blind presents an original play about one blind girl's journey through life. Theatre by the Blind, (TBTB) the country's only theater troupe composed...
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Juliette Aristides On TRAC With the Atelier Movement
In between her responsibilities as teacher at Aristides Atelier, located in Seattle's Gage Academy, and her preparations for TRAC2014, which begins this weekend in Ventura, Juliette Aristides took some...
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Driving, Dancing, and Flying in and Around LA
If you live in Los Angeles and don't like driving through the maddening spread of streets and freeways of this metropolis, you don't live in the same city that I do. After all, don't you think that...
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40 Galleries You Should Know If You Love Paint: Redux
I put together my first selection of Forty Galleries You Should Know if You Love Paint in 2012. As with everything in life, a lot has changed in the art world over the past two years. Some of my...
View ArticleLive and Dangerous: SXSW 2014 (Part 2)
Just in time for SXSW's March 7th kickoff, here is Part II of the Live & Dangerous feature -- featuring 3 more essential emerging acts to catch at this year's highly anticipated festival. WHO:...
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