ABT’s Giselle At The Segerstrom: Love, Death And Dancing
Chloe Misseldine as Giselle in Giselle. Photo by Laura Sukowatey, Courtesy ABT “Youth is wasted on the young,” the old…
Grateful Dead: 60 Years Of Celebration
Grateful Dead photographed in NYC, June, 1967. Publicity photo from the exhibition and coffee table book: An American beauty -…
Basquiat Everywhere
Jean Michel Basquiat died in 1988, only 27 years old. At the time of his death, Basquiat’s talent and importance…
Ed Ruscha: What You See Is What You Get LACMA retrospective celebrates long career of Ed Ruscha
Ed Ruscha, Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, 1964, Sid R. Bass, Private collection, © ED RUSCHA, PHOTO…
Herb Alpert Award In The Arts Celebrates 30th Anniversary: The Greatest Arts Award You've Never Heard Of
“In a confusing world like ours, we count on the artist to deliver the truth…” —Herb Alpert. 2024 Winners of…
Allison Katz Goes Hollywood in Westward Ho!
The works in the exhibition are different in style, subject matter, even the way the paint is applied, showing a…
The Gift Of Simone Veil: Elsa Zylberstein’s Oscar-Worthy Performance
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Feasting in Batumi: Caucasian home of super supras
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Best Of Visual Art 2023
In 2023, I saw a lot of great Art in brilliantly curated art exhibitions at both galleries and in museums.…
Dining With The Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting, LACMA exhibition showcases Islamic Art and hospitality
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Bodytraffic Wants To Be Los Angeles’ Dance Company
“LA deserves to have a remarkable dance company that's representative of this community,” Tina Finkelman Berkett, co-founder and artistic director…
Scott Stover Has A Strategic Plan For NextGen Culture
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ABT’s Giselle At The Segerstrom: Love, Death And Dancing
Chloe Misseldine as Giselle in Giselle. Photo by Laura Sukowatey, Courtesy ABT “Youth is wasted on the young,” the old saying goes. But it is not wasted on Chloe Misseldine, 22, who danced the lead role of Giselle at last Saturday’s matinee American Ballet Theatre (ABT) performance at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County. Misseldine brought to Giselle a rarely seen youth, freshness, and innocence. She combined the charm and naivete of a Disney princess with the precision and technique of… -
Grateful Dead: 60 Years Of Celebration
Grateful Dead photographed in NYC, June, 1967. Publicity photo from the exhibition and coffee table book: An American beauty - Grateful Dead 1965-1995. © Ron Rakow / Retro Photo Archive Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery What is it about the Grateful Dead that had tens of thousands of fans heading to Golden Gate Park last weekend for the three-day celebration of their sixty years of music? And tens of thousands more streaming the shows on nugs.net or… -
Basquiat Everywhere
Jean Michel Basquiat died in 1988, only 27 years old. At the time of his death, Basquiat’s talent and importance were acknowledged but no one could have predicted how much his work would matter today, almost 40 years later. Or that his work would be available everywhere: in museums, galleries, independent art attractions, on stickers, T-shirts, tote bags, even on your TV. At this week’s New York Contemporary art auctions, works by Basquiat broke new records. At Phillips’ auction, an…