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    May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'The Cooked Seed' details Anchee Min's fraught immigrant saga

    By the time Anchee Min made it to America in 1984, she was "considered a 'cooked seed' — no chance to sprout." As she explains in her new memoir, "I was 27 years old and life had ended for me in China. I was Madame Mao's trash, which meant I wasn't worth spit."
    By the time Anchee Min made it to America in 1984, she was "considered a 'cooked seed' — no chance to sprout." As she explains in her new memoir, "I was 27 years old and life had ended for me in China. I was Madame Mao's trash, which meant I wasn'...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Rentals, Arts and Culture, China, Literature

    2. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Working Hollywood: Tattoo artist Dickcherry has lasting influence

    The artist and graphic designer known as Dickcherry doesn't sport any real tattoos, but he makes temporary ones for characters in the supernatural thriller "Mama," the action movie "The Last Stand," and "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters."
    The artist and graphic designer known as Dickcherry doesn't sport any real tattoos, but he makes temporary ones for characters in the supernatural thriller "Mama," the action movie "The Last Stand," and "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters." "I can't even...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Adidas AG, G.I. Joe (fictional character), The Last Stand (movie), Artists

    3. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: Charles Reiffel retrospective is an eye-opener

    SAN DIEGO — In the history of American art, Charles Reiffel is probably the best early Modernist painter you've never heard of.
    SAN DIEGO — In the history of American art, Charles Reiffel is probably the best early Modernist painter you've never heard of. Celebrated in his own day for Expressionist landscapes of remarkable verve and complexity, he quickly fell off the...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Museums, Artists, Nottingham, Orange County Regional History Center

    4. Nov 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Danh Vo wins 2012 Hugo Boss Prize from Guggenheim Foundation

    Artist Danh Vo has been named the winner of the 2012 Hugo Boss Prize, which is administered by the Guggenheim Foundation. Vo, who was born in Vietnam in 1975 and grew up in Denmark, will have a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York next year.
    Artist Danh Vo has been named the winner of the 2012 Hugo Boss Prize, which is administered by the Guggenheim Foundation. Vo, who was born in Vietnam in 1975 and grew up in Denmark, will have a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New...

    Tags: Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Arts and Culture, Museums, Arts

    5. Oct 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Michael Asher dies at 69; pioneering conceptual artist

    Michael Asher, the pioneering conceptual artist who challenged expectations of what constitutes a work of art and what happens during an art critique, died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home early Monday after several years of poor health. He was 69.
    Michael Asher, the pioneering conceptual artist who challenged expectations of what constitutes a work of art and what happens during an art critique, died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home early Monday after several years of poor health. He was 69....

    Tags: University of California, Irvine, Fine Artists, Museum of Modern Art, Arts and Culture, Sculpture

    6. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Karl Benjamin dies at 86; painter created colorful geometric works

    Karl Benjamin, a <a href="http://karlbenjamin.com/index.html">painter of dazzling geometric abstractions</a> who established a national reputation in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles-based Abstract Classicists and created a highly acclaimed body of work that celebrates the glories of color in all its variations, has died. He was 86.
    Karl Benjamin, a painter of dazzling geometric abstractions who established a national reputation in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles-based Abstract Classicists and created a highly acclaimed body of work that celebrates the glories of color in all its...

    Tags: Northwestern University, Fine Artists, Museum of Modern Art, Museums, Artists

    7. Jun 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. LeRoy Neiman dies at 91; artist depicted sports in bold strokes

    LeRoy Neiman, a wildly successful American artist who was famous for his colorful portraits of athletes in motion and who became an artistic fixture at such major sporting events as the Olympics and the Super Bowl, has died. He was 91.
    LeRoy Neiman, a wildly successful American artist who was famous for his colorful portraits of athletes in motion and who became an artistic fixture at such major sporting events as the Olympics and the Super Bowl, has died. He was 91. Neiman, who was...

    Tags: Summer Olympics, Muhammad Ali, Artists, Central Park, Arts

    8. May 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Willie Middlebrook dies; photographer documented African American life

    Willie Robert Middlebrook, a photographer who sought to enlarge public perceptions of the African American community through painterly depictions of its people and places, died Saturday at Brotman Medical Center in Culver City. He was 54.
    Willie Robert Middlebrook, a photographer who sought to enlarge public perceptions of the African American community through painterly depictions of its people and places, died Saturday at Brotman Medical Center in Culver City. He was 54. The cause was...

    Tags: Photography, Arts and Culture, Artists, Chicago Tribune, Theft

    9. Dec 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Gene R. Summers dies at 83; architect renovated L.A. Biltmore

    Gene R. Summers, an architect and developer who undertook the first major renovation of the historic Biltmore Hotel, reviving interest in downtown Los Angeles and helping to spark its revitalization, has died. He was 83.
    Gene R. Summers, an architect and developer who undertook the first major renovation of the historic Biltmore Hotel, reviving interest in downtown Los Angeles and helping to spark its revitalization, has died. He was 83. Summers, who retired to the...

    Tags: McCormick Place, Chicago Hotels, Dining and Drinking, Architecture, Los Angeles Hotels

    10. Dec 9, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Monster Mash: Broad Museum at MSU; World Trade Center site

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    The Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University has named Alison Gass as its curator of contemporary art. A planned performing arts center to be designed by Frank Gehry for the former World Trade Center site in New York is in limbo as organizers await...
    11. Dec 13, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Cuno on Bomford's departure and hiring a new museum director

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    We can cross one name off the small list of possible museum directors for the Getty: David Bomford, who has served as the museum’s acting director for nearly two years without much fanfare or much criticism, has announced that he is leaving the...
    12. Dec 21, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Book review: 'The Young Leonardo' by Larry J. Feinberg

    Culture Monster
    Christopher Knight reviews "The Young Leonardo: Art and Life in Fifteenth-Century Florence."...
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