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An Entry/Exit Blur
Kiki Seror's work vibrates actively between concepts of seduction, sexuality, privacy and voyeurism, engaging herself and the viewer in moments of intimacy and surprise. She taps into the use of...
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The PSA Crew: Keeping the Streets Safe for Street Art
Meet The P.S.A. Crew. Eluding law enforcement and surviving in the Los Angeles Underground, this elite band of street artists engages in civic-minded service through subversive means. This A-Team of...
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Polly Morgan on Her Latest Exhibition and the Resuscitation of Taxidermy
Start a conversation about British contemporary art and Polly Morgan's name will undoubtedly come up. Her work is critically acclaimed, and also attracts the interest of celebrity collectors such as...
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Sometimes a Hitchcock Is Just a Hitchcock: The Lovesong of Alfred J....
Martin Miller in THE LOVESONG OF ALFRED J HITCHCOCK, part of Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters. Photo by Carol Rosegg. In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm the first to admit that I'm a pretty big...
View ArticleMothers and Sons, Literally
Ours is a theater family. I have two sons currently studying theater in college, and as often as we can, we find our way to the theater. It was therefore no surprise that this mother would find herself...
View ArticleTakashi Murakami Brings the Bizarre Back to DTLA
The concrete veil on the Broad Museum downtown isn't even half in place, but you can already feel its gravitational pull on downtown's cultural scene. Or it's probably just that the The Theater At the...
View ArticleNomads, Wanderers and Travelers: Maeghan Reid's Painted Collages
When she was 8-years-old, Maeghan Reid's mom moved the family from their Northern California home to live in Bali for three months. Those three months in Bali would affect the artist in ways that no...
View ArticleImprov(ing) on the Autism Spectrum
It's no secret that I feel that improv makes for better teachers, better museum professionals and all-around better people. But in the past few months I've been thinking about the connection between...
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Frieze New York 2014
View of Manhattan from the fair at Randalls Island. Courtesy of Frieze New York. This week marks the third year of Frieze New York, the London fair that went head-to-head with the tradition of the...
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Unsung Warriors of Apartheid: The Human Spirit Opens in Los Angeles
South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday to vote in a general election, and, while the ruling African National Congress is expected to prevail, widespread anger and dissatisfaction over...
View ArticleHow The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies High-Kicked My Sobriety
I'm in mourning for the end of The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies. NPR's Morning Edition reported this week that the old-fashioned musical revue, whose poster boasts, "The world record for the oldest...
View ArticleNerdrum Pictures Chronicles the New Golden Age of Painting
This past week Nerdrum Pictures released a series of videos that aim to change the course of the cultural ocean liner. The internet has allowed those painters who strive toward masterpieces in a grand...
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Art and Culture Thought Leaders Converge in Dallas
Next month, Dallas, Texas hosts The New Cities Foundation Summit (June 17-19), and launches the Foundation's Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN). In the same week, Dallas plays host to the Annual...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: Samuel D. Hunter's "The Few" is for the Many
In Samuel D. Hunter's outstanding play, The Whale, presented at Playwrights Horizons in the 2012-13 season, obese and suicidal Charlie ignores the pleas of those around him to improve his life,...
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Follow the Beat Poets in San Francisco
Photo: Sonya Yu Tosca Cafe in San Francisco has just launched Red Sauce Sundays. Chefs April Bloomfield and Josh Even will offer a family-style menu of classic red sauce Italian-American dishes each...
View ArticleRAILWAY MEN: A Film Review
I could not help but think of that other Burma Railway movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, directed by David Lean and based on the short story by the French writer, Pierre Boulle) as I watched...
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TIM EBNER AT ROSAMUND FELSEN GALLERY
Rosamund Felsen Gallery has a current exhibition of Tim Ebner's work. What a treat! For readers in the Los Angeles area, this is one absolutely not to be missed. It's sheer delight. Click on that...
View ArticleFree Humanity: Street Art for the People
He had me at "Political Star Wars Street Art." From lotus flowers to veiled women, Free Humanity has been getting up all over Los Angeles for years now. Pastes, stencils, installation pieces, Free runs...
View ArticleErrol Morris: 'People Expect Me to Throttle Donald Rumsfeld'
In his new movie The Unknown Known, American film director Errol Morris investigates the causes of the Iraq War and puts Donald Rumsfeld under interrogation. He explained to Max Tholl why he chooses...
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In Praise of Moogfest
The more I perform at music festivals, the more I'm baffled by what might compel a person to attend one. The blazing heat of the mid-afternoon sun over an open field, the less-than-favorable hygiene...
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