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Q&A with Mark Liddell, celebrity and fashion photographer
All The RageThe job title "celebrity photographer" can take on various meanings. There are the icons of the trade who could very well be famous names in their own right -- those with expansive lofts and high-quality costumes and visions who can...... -
Theater brawl: Yes, L.A.'s cup runneth over
Culture MonsterStereotypes stick in your craw because of their willful obliviousness. One that Iâve had to contend with as the theater critic for The Times is the notion that L.A. isnât a theater town. âI didnât know they had theater there,â...... -
Art review: Sharon Lockhart at Blum and Poe
Culture MonsterFrom Lewis Hine to Irving Penn, photographs of workers have alternately exposed inhumane conditions and fostered nostalgia for "honest labor." In her latest exhibition at Blum and Poe, Sharon Lockhart puts a twist on this conflicted tradition, making... -
SoCal Booksellers announce awards finalists
Jacket CopyThe Southern California Independent Booksellers Assn. has announced the finalists for its 2010 awards. Three finalists are named in each of six categories; the winners will be announced at a dinner for booksellers on Oct. 23. Aimee Bender, a professor....... -
Irving Penn dies at 92; a giant of photography
Irving Penn, a grand master of American fashion photography whose "less is more" aesthetic, combined with a startling sensuality, defined a visual style that he applied to such varied subjects as designer dresses, cigarette butts and cosmetics jars,...Tags: Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine, Richard Avedon, Arts and Culture, Issey Miyake
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Sam Mendes jumps onto the James Bond gravy train
The Big PictureNo, this isn't an April Fool's prank. According to both the LAT's Hero Complex and the Hollywood Reporter, Sam Mendes, the wonderfully cerebral and cultured filmmaker who once upon a time won an Oscar for "American Beauty," is in discussions...... -
Paris Fashion Week: For Balenciaga, Balmain and Rick Owens, it's all in the packaging
All The RageIt's probably no coincidence that for his first runway collection since the launch of the Balenciaga Paris fragrance last month, house designer Nicolas Ghesquiere let his imagination run wild with the concept of packaging. Packaging is of paramount... -
Monster Mash: An Army ally aids the arts; Irving Penn portraits for sale; a 'new' Michelangelo at the Met?
Culture Monster-- New strategy: America can use the arts to help achieve its military and diplomatic goals, a retired Army general tells Congress during testimony designed to seek more funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. (Los Angeles Times) --...... -
Buddy system
West Coast editor for Metropolis magazineThe fashion world has plenty of dynamic male duos: Dolce & Gabbana, Viktor & Rolf, Proenza Schouler. Pairs of females, though, have been in short supply. Until now. Here we present four fashion sets: a pair of onetime models, a pair of former editors, a...Tags: Eva Mendes, Ernest Hemingway, Milla Jovovich, Entertainment, Fashion Shows
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L.A. museums' collections grow despite poor economy
As Los Angeles art museums face the future in a down economy, building their collections may not be the highest priority, but it's a big worry.
Will art acquisition funds dwindle to nothing? Will once-dependable patrons stop writing checks when...Tags: Reginald Marsh, Family, Charles Sheeler, John George, Arts and Culture
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Elton John Says Seized Photo Is Widely Published
Bloomberg NewsElton John said a photograph of two girls by Nan Goldin has been published around the world "without any objections of which we are aware" and auctioned twice by Sotheby's. The photo, "Klara and Edda Belly-Dancing," was seized by Northumbria police...Tags: Thanksgiving, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Richard Avedon, Christie's International Plc, Diane Arbus
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Irving Penn portraits on display at Morgan Library & Museum
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMore than 60 of the most famous faces in the world will hang out at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York this winter. Pablo Picasso (right), Truman Capote, Janis Joplin and dozens of others populate "Close Encounters: Irving Penn's Portraits of Artists...Tags: Janis Joplin, Truman Capote, Pablo Picasso
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