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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: Arts, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Arts and Culture, Artists, Museums
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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: Photography, Television, Music, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
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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: Music, Dance, Festive Events, Los Angeles Hotels, Aventura (music group)
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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: Fine Arts, Arts, SoHo, Arts and Culture, Artists
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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: Channing Tatum, Companies and Corporations, Gaming, Hilton Hotels Corp., Corporate Officers
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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: Los Angeles International Airport, Tribeca, Arts, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 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: Human Accomplishments, The Wall Street Journal, Gerhard Richter, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Paul Allen
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Vatican becomes patron of arts again
VATICAN CITY -- Centuries after it helped kick-start Western art, the Vatican is seeking to break back into the art world with its first-ever pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale. The display includes a very modern mix of photography and...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Arts and Culture
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Review: Elegant photographic fictions at Thomas Solomon
The strangeness and mystery of the Voynich Manuscript has inspired musicians and novelists. Not surprisingly, the work has also proved a springboard for visual artists, but the remarkable thing about the photographs by Miljohn Ruperto and Ulrik Heltoft...
Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Artists
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Review: Ilene Segalove, past and present at Jancar
"Dialogues in Time" at Jancar skips between past and present in Ilene Segalove's life and work, looking at each through the lens of the other. It's a small show, but a poignant romp: at once blunt, wry, endearing and revealing. The recent work deals...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Artists
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Kennedy Center changes Honors process after Latino groups' outcry
After saluting just two Latino performers in 35 years with its Kennedy Center Honors awards, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts says it has revised the selection process to be more inclusive. The changes were announced Thursday in a news...
Tags: George Stevens, Chita Rivera, Awards and Prizes, Arts, Entertainment Events
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Swallow Magazine's Mexico City: Strippers, artists, mezcal and scratch-and-sniff
The ruling elite ought not to mess with Mexico City's favorite restaurants. That might be one lesson from a recent scandal that this week brought down the head of the nation's consumer protection agency, whose daughter couldn't get a table at Maximo...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Newspaper and Magazine, Services and Shopping, Photography Supplies and Services
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