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Inquiring Within With In-Q
•"What is life if it's not an adventure and an exploration internally and externally. So I choose to do that from my poetry," said In-Q, the spoken word artist whose first collection of poetry "Inquire Within" was recently published by HarperOne. "Inquire Within" gathers In-Q's rhythmic written word explorations of… -
Looking At Contemporary Art
•In the weeks before coronavirus shut down the world’s Art Museums, I saw a staggering amount of Contemporary Art both in Los Angeles which held its contemporary Artmegaddon – Frieze LA-Felix-Art Los Angeles Contemporary (all in one weekend!) and I also visited a number of contemporary art collections in South… -
A Journey to Being: On Seth Greenland's "A Kingdom of Tender Colors"
•A MAN WALKS INTO a doctor’s office. And it’s no joke. He’s 37, seemingly in robust health, happily married, with one child and another on the way. The doctor finds that his lymph glands are swollen in a way that is troubling, and a few weeks later, the man is… -
A (Virtual) Journey With The People of Jerusalem
•At the close of every Passover Seder attendees are enjoined to proclaim, "Next Year in Jerusalem!"You need not wait. Mekudeshet, a Jerusalem-based cultural organization is offering up a virtual experience Dissolving Boundaries: A Journey with the People of Jerusalem, that you can order online and experience in your own home… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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).… -
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… -
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… -
Who Killed Orchestral Music?
•JOHN MAUCERI, founding director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, is a composer, arranger, writer, and educator who has conducted the world’s major opera companies and symphony orchestras. For 18 years, Mauceri worked closely with Leonard Bernstein on many of Bernstein’s premieres. He has championed the work of composers banned by… -
Julian Schnabel vs. Death At Pace Gallery Los Angeles
•"All art is optimistic because it contains a denial of death"- Julian Schnabel.Recently, Pace Gallery celebrated the opening of their new Los Angeles flagship outpost, a partnership with Kayne Griffin, in their 15,000 square foot space on South La Brea, a former 1940s auto showroom whose building is now ivy-covered.…