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January 01, 1990 - January 21, 2013 + Art Talk
A Stormy Week, in More Ways than One

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Last week proved to be quite trying for museums here in LA and even further north. While the Getty and MOCA have had their share...
Pray That New MOCA Head Won't Become Art World's Sarah Palin

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Sometimes when museum directors get hired, fired, or choose to resign, it creates a mild controversy -- a storm in a teacup. But not this...
All's Fair in LA

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Once in a while, or, to be more precise, once each year, one can justifiably say about life here in the City of Angels that...
Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated (Mark Twain)

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Even if you've been only half awake throughout this past year, you
could not hide from the grim reality of the financial woes that made
life for...
Leaving Fashion for Art

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It was not what I expected when I went to see the new film, A Single Man directed by fashion icon Tom Ford, but nevertheless,...
In New York, Drunk on Art

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The day after Thanksgiving I took the red-eye to New York, and with
hardly two hours of sleep, plunged into the festive madness of
Manhattan giddily rushing...
Pope Art?

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Once upon a time, many many years ago in a faraway land, lived a king
who ruled over a country which was very tiny indeed, but...
Art and Babies, Part II

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When a couple of weeks ago, I shared with you the story of my friend Meridee's visit to the Getty with her 2 ½ year-old...
Last Week's Trifecta

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Last week Los Angeles hosted what sports fans would probably call a perfect trifecta of cultural events. First, the Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated...
Art and Babies

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Today's program has a simple and wholesome title, "Art and Babies." And the sermon I'm about to deliver has to do with the impact that...
This Beauty's Looking at You, Kid

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Every time I'm in New York, I never miss the chance to visit the most elegant salon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to...
Encountering Art, Police Chief Gets Egg on His Face

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So, what would you think about the LA Police Chief if you heard that he
had expressed support for a controversial public artwork installed in
front of...
LA Artists on Fire

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For almost one hundred years, people around the world have known Los Angeles primarily as the place where movies are made. But in the last...
He Was the Scheherazade of Our Time

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Last month, at the opening of the Irving Penn exhibition at the Getty
Center, the celebrated 92 year-old photographer was not in attendance.
We were told that...
Hitting a Nerve: The Anatomy of Beauty and Horror

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Do you remember the olden days when everyone had a Polaroid camera, and the small color photos our parents took on vacation could be found...