Color-filled crosswalks, massive mural and other art in downtown L.A.
by I made a quick culture and photography tour along Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles to see what was new as well as look at …
Category: Art in Los Angeles
Cuban film posters from the Castro era at the Pasadena Museum of California Art
(Note: Originally published in August 2017. The Pasadena Museum of California Art, PMCA, has closed permanently.) Pacific Standard Time LA/LA, the region-wide art exhibition sponsored …
Hockney at the Getty and some amazing furniture, too
(Originally published in 2017) The Getty Center decided to celebrate painter/photographer David Hockney’s 80th birthday with two galleries of his work. One contains self-portraits over …
The hidden artwork at the Del Mar Gold Line station in Pasadena
The Gold and Red Lines of the Los Angeles Metro should be designated as the “art and culture Metro Lines”. They were among the earliest …
Art along Big Bang Theory Way in Pasadena
Yes! There really is an alley called ‘Big Bang Theory’ in Pasadena and on Saturday it was filled with temporary art installations as part of …
New Artwork at Union Station in Los Angeles
Yesterday (Saturday July 15, 2017) the annual Train Festival was held at Union Station. When I arrived about 15 minutes before the Festival was scheduled …
The Armenian genocide memorial in Glendale under cloudy skies
I’ve heard it said that there are more people who call themselves “Armenians” in Glendale, than in the country of Armenia. While that is actually …
Murals and Marches in downtown Los Angeles
On my way to the Bread Festival I came across a brand new mural near Second and Broadway and saw 3 other huge murals by …
The Frank Romero retrospective at MOLAA hits all the high points
In his long career Frank Romero has gone from being a young artist who was part of the landmark exhibition, ‘Los Four’, the first significant …
Celebrating Bach’s Birthday at Union Station with recorders and a digital organ
Saturday was Bach’s 332nd birthday and to celebrate it musicians performed Bach’s greatest hits in subway stations around the world from Budapest to Singapore to …