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The creative process behind Edward Hopper's paintings
NEW YORK — As 1938 came to a close, painter Edward Hopper was a man on a mission. Again and again, he would pick up his sketchbook and head for a cluster of New York City movie theaters. Sometimes it was the Republic or the Palace, other times the...
Tags: Greenwich Village, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lobbying, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Review: On the front lines with 'War/Photography' at the Annenberg
Including the American Revolution, the United States has participated in 12 major wars since the republic was founded. All but two were photographed. (The Mexican-American War of 1846-48 was the first to be documented with cameras, but just a few pictures...
Tags: Photography, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Mexican-American War
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Paul Schimmel joins gallery world, creating Hauser Wirth & Schimmel
Former MOCA chief curator Paul Schimmel has signed on as a partner with the international gallery Hauser & Wirth. And yes, they are coming to Los Angeles. Schimmel, 58, confirmed that he will be helping the powerhouse gallery, which currently has...
Tags: Stanley Kubrick, Museums, Arts and Culture, Arts, Fine Artists
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Off Camera: Celebrity photographer launches new interview project
Sam Jones is one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed photographers. His celebrity portraits—of people such as George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Bob Dylan, Kristen Stewart — have appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Men&...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Arts and Culture, Bob Dylan
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Witness: Michael Jackson passed medical exam 'with flying colors'
A few months before Michael Jackson’s death, AEG executives were told that the performer had passed a medical exam “with flying colors,” an in-house attorney for the company testified Wednesday. Shawn Trell, senior vice president and...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Arts and Culture, Michael Jackson, Employment, Prosecution
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Ai Weiwei releases profanity-filled music video
Not surprisingly, Ai Weiwei's new music video features wall-to-wall profanity and an aggressive anger aimed at China's ruling Communist party. The celebrated Chinese artist has released a new heavy-metal music video about the 81 days he spent in...
Tags: Entertainment, Muhammad Ali, Arts and Culture, Apple iTunes, China
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L.A. Salsa Congress gives bachata room to dance
Salsa dancers know that it's crucial to have a partner with good rhythmic chemistry. The same could be said of salsa music, a flamboyant genre that can be picky about sharing the floor with others. So it's noteworthy that at the 15th annual L.A. Salsa...
Tags: Dominican Republic, Dance, Arts and Culture, Grupo Niche (music group), Entertainment Events
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United Talent Agency shoots for the stars with new screening room
The numbers on United Talent Agency's new 130,000-square-foot Beverly Hills digs are notable. The Civic Center Drive property includes a 158-piece art collection, 11 conference rooms and a private plaza that can accommodate as many as 500 people....
Tags: Movies, Gwyneth Paltrow, Companies and Corporations, Cirque du Soleil, Channing Tatum
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Connie Butler of MoMA goes to Hammer Museum as new chief curator
After more than a year-long search, the Hammer Museum has hired Connie Butler, currently the chief curator of drawings at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as its chief curator. She is leaving that position by July 1 in order to assume her L.A. post...
Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles International Airport, Arts, Museum of Modern Art
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Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records
A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Arts and Culture, Auction Service, Fine Artists, Paul Allen
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The fantastical hats of Dr. Seuss set to land at Laguna Beach
A traveling selection of hats, helmets, bonnets and caps once owned by Dr. Seuss makes a SoCal stop at a Laguna Beach art gallery on Friday. Photo Gallery: 7 things you didn't know about Dr. Seuss The touring "Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!" exhibit is part...
Tags: New York Public Library, Caves and Caverns, Landforms, Arts and Culture, Arts
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For William Wegman, 1970s works seem so new
"William Wegman: He Took Two Pictures. One Came Out," an exhibition of the artist's text-based black-and-white photographs from the 1970s, is on view at Marc Selwyn Fine Art through July 6. So you have a new show of your old work. Yes, and it's new...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, SoHo, Fine Artists, Fine Arts
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