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Pop-up art for Mental Health Awareness Month, a star-studded reading of “The Normal Heart,” John Cleese, Sofia Coppola and so much more.
Haven’t made Mother’s Day plans? Don’t have reservations? We have ideas.
The Hammer Museum launches Hammer Channel, a streaming archive of every artist talk, panel discussion and live performance since 2005.
LACMA and UCLA’s Fowler Museum ponder repatriation of so-called Benin bronzes stolen during an 1897 slaughter by British colonists.
The best Los Angeles County and Orange County museum exhibitions for May.
Eli Broad attracted his share of critics. He plowed ahead — donating, demanding, building, and L.A. is the better for it.
Jeff Koons says his first ‘Balloon Dog’ sculpture came into being only with the patience and pocketbook of Eli Broad, who died Friday at 87.
Mark Bradford won’t forget his “funny handshake.” Liz Diller called him “curmudgeonly generous.” Artists, architects and museum directors share their memories of Eli Broad.
LACMA, MOCA, the Hammer — museums had a complicated relationship with Eli Broad. Which partly explains why he ultimately built his own.
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Eli Broad, a billionaire philanthropist and art collector, played a central role in building such Los Angeles institutions as Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art before building his own museum, the Broad.
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A visit to the Oscars’ security fence, plus Eli Broad’s legacy, Shakespeare’s birthday and IRL opera from POP in our weekly arts newsletter
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Art in Grand Park, ‘Evita’ in concert, a ‘Titanic’ parody and more, in person and online. Here are 26 picks for your consideration.
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Samsung’s founding family says it will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, to help offset a massive tax bill.
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None of what’s happened with NFTs should be entirely unfamiliar to the art world.
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L.A.'s scrappy Pacific Opera Project performs for an outdoor audience at Heritage Square. Streaming this weekend: “Rock of Ages” and an “ER” reunion.
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The wrath of the webbing clothes moth. During the yearlong COVID-19 closure, the Getty devoted more than 6,000 hours to eradicating this one insect.
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Roderick Sykes lived for five decades in the Mid-City community he co-founded, an early gathering place for founders of Black Lives Matter.
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The Getty Villa ends its yearlong pandemic closure on Wednesday. On view: “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins,” which goes back to the beginning, sort of.
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MOCA senior curator Mia Locks resigned after nearly two years on the job. The museum’s HR director, Carlos Viramontes, quit in February. Viramontes cited a “hostile” culture at the museum.
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Workers removing tobacco tar and dirt from the ceiling of L.A.'s Union Station were surprised to discover vibrant floral painting hidden for decades.
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The ‘Made in L.A.’ biennial has its pandemic-delayed premiere this weekend, at long last, at the Hammer Museum and the Huntington.
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Our rundown of shows to see includes the L.A. Phil, Maria Bamford in a benefit for the Downtown Women’s Center and dance co-created by men in prison.
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Palm Springs Art Museum reopens with desert heroine Agnes Pelton, who deserves a place alongside Georgia O’Keeffe among early American Modern artists.
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Five augmented reality artworks launched Tuesday push the conversation on representation and historical accuracy in monuments.
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With coronavirus cases surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a harsh nationwide lockdown.
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“We do need to work harder to ensure that there’s good information and easy access to vaccinations for our younger people,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
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Orange County will close mass vaccination sites at the Anaheim Convention Center, OC Fair & Event Center, Soka University and Santa Ana College.
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Coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic and health news.
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Daft Punk sampled Eddie Johns’ “More Spell on You” on their hit “One More Time.” Johns, who has struggled with homelessness, was never paid or credited.
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If ‘drought’ means a period of dry years followed by a return to the norm, California is not in drought. The current climate is the norm.
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L.A. County is in the yellow tier of the state’s COVID recovery plan, allowing for the broadest reopening of the economy since the pandemic began.
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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported at 9:35 p.m. Thursday one mile from Truckee, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A proposed new Federal Writers Project would emulate the New Deal-era program, employing writers to document the pandemic’s impact. Will the bill pass?
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Try an easy hike in Malibu, Pacific Palisades or Joshua Tree. Or help clean up the L.A. River, go moon bathing or check out a mountain lion mural.
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