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January 01, 1990 - January 14, 2013 + Art Talk
A Generous Serving of Small Trades

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If you have the slightest interest in the art of photography or
fashion, you will undoubtedly recognize the name Irving Penn, whose
artistic achievements have had a...
Escaping the Dog Days of Summer

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So, how was your Labor Day? Myself, I'm never sure what's the
proper thing to do on this holiday – to honor it with an honest...
What's in the Drinking Water in Toledo, Ohio?

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Five flights, four cities, two countries – not too bad for a one-week trip, eh? It was my first trip to Canada, where I spent...
The Naked Truth

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Truth be told, I haven't yet seen any of the five exhibitions that I want to tell you about today – though I'm still hoping...
Inside the L.A. Art World

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Summertime, and the livin' is easy...You are probably packing for a trip and looking for a book to read, so here's my suggestion: the recently...
In This Cemetery, Some Like it Hot

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There were four of us on this warm Friday night; blankets under our arms, plastic bags full of snacks; we were walking down a nondescript...
Paintings Enjoyed by All, Read and Deciphered Only by Few

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I wonder how many of you would raise your hands if asked, "Who has been to a performance at UCLA's Royce Hall?" I wouldn't...
Beautiful Nightmare

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What would you say if a nightmare that woke you up in a cold sweat could be described in the most terrifying detail to a...
Collecting, Until Death Do Us Part

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For those looking for an excuse to step away from the media obsession with Michael Jackson – and the Sarah Palin sideshow – here's a...
Abroad, in Search of Art

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Immediately after coming home from a trip abroad, I like to check out what's happening on the art scene here in my own town, to...
So Many Tsars, So Little Time

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It's been only a couple of months since my last trip to Amsterdam, so there better be a good reason to return so soon for...
All the Presidents' (Men and) Portraits

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Sunday morning's ritual: a large cup of coffee and piles of newspaper
spread out all over my bed. Then, out into the world to the farmers'
market,...
Highs and Lows on the Museum Scene in LA

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Let me come clean. Every time I visit the Metropolitan Museum, I skip the galleries displaying American art, and until recently, it was the same...
Will Nude Edge Cowboy Out of White House?

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On Inauguration Day, four months ago, I talked about the dream I had for what our new president could accomplish if he decided to become...
So Close to the President, Yet So Far Away

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President Obama's commencement speech at Notre Dame has gotten a lot of attention. I heard it on the radio
and watched it on TV and was...