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Do You Really Need an Excuse to Head to Hauser + Wirth?
Returning to the comfort of Hauser + Wirth’s DTLA galleries (including lunch at the fabulous Manuela) was a treat that helped me to feel that the worst of our quarantined days were over. The Amy...
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I Want to Watch all the Miyazaki Films Again
Layout, Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989),© 1989 Eiko Kadono – Studio Ghibli – N I visited the new Academy Museum in October and once I’d said hello to Bruce, the super-toothy shark from Jaws hanging in...
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2 Museums: 2 Excellent Shows (with a fun connection)
Getty Center in December 2021 Many of us have curtailed plans to travel this holiday, providing an excellent opportunity to explore our own city’s cultural institutions — we used to call this a...
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A lot of Quilting Going On
Three interesting exhibits are on view, here in LA and in Boston, with quilting at the center. As someone who loves the textile arts, I want to share links to each of the exhibits. Hank Willis Thomas...
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Do Yourself a Favor (and Quick!)
Kehinde Wiley, “A Portrait of a Young Gentleman” Would you drive across town to see one painting? I spend the day at The Huntington two weeks go, drawn to the Kehinde Wiley pictured here, and it was...
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Get to Know: Ruth Asawa
There was a bit of a kerfuffle this week after photos from Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Montecito home were featured in Architectural Digest *and all over the internet. The Goop maven is seated on a...
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My Favorite Pandemic Project: The Power of Photography
We are witnessing a steady stream of passion projects in the form of books, and songs, and pieces of art born from the darkest hours of the pandemic. Many of us have private passion projects from that...
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Gallery Priorities for January
Two excellent shows are leaving town soon but you have a bit more time to get to LACMA’s gorgeous Park Dae Sun show, which I wrote about here – I’m thrilled that it has been extended through Feb 3,...
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REASON TO GATHER #1: Start 2023 with David Hockney
25th June 2022, Looking at the Flowers (Framed) “Some Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures” at L.A. Louver (CLOSING JAN 7, 2023) Venice’s L.A. Louver is as elegant as a crisp white shirt. Whenever I step...
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