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The Gospel According To Aretha
In 1972, Aretha Franklin who had by then had some 11 consecutive hits including, “Respect,” “Think” and “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” decided to record a live gospel album. Over two nights at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, Aretha performed with the Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern […]
Lorna Simpson's Certainty: Art Is "Everrrything"
Lorna Simpson’s Everrrything at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles presents the wide spectrum of work Simpson produced during the pandemic â paintings, sculptures, collages, assemblages of found photos â and if there is one thing that unites them it is Simpson’s certainty: She is an artist at the top of her game, fully confident in […]
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Edward Goldman's Own "Made In LA" - Pandemic Version
“How has this difficult time affected your art making?”Art Critic Edward Goldman, who for 30 years delighted NPR affiliate KCRW listeners with his weekly “Art Talk,” and who continues to chronicle his art adventures with his weekly newsletter Art Matters as well as his private tours and classes on Art and Art collecting, asked this […]
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The Real London Of Leon Kossoff
Leon Kossoff, one of the leading figures in Post-World War Two figurative art in Britain passed away in 2019. LA Louver in Venice, CA is now exhibiting the largest gallery show and first posthumous survey of Kossoff’s work, Leon Kossoff: A Life In Painting (on view until April 9, 2022). Organized in collaboration with Annely […]
Dale Franzen: Bringing The World Back Into Tune
Opera singer, Institution builder, Arts Administrator, Fundraiser, Theater Producer, Tony Winner, advocate for women’s stories. You would not be wrong to imagine this as the dream team of players needed for a successful production at an arts venue. Or we could just be talking about Dale Franzen.Franzen is the Tony-winning lead producer on Hadestown (now […]
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Steve Leder Wants You To Have The Last Word
Have you thought about any final words you want to leave your loved ones to remember you by after you”ve gone? My guess is that even if you have, like me, you”ve haven”t committed those thoughts to paper. Well, Steve Leder thinks you should and he has authored a new book, For You When I […]