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January 01, 1990 - January 21, 2013 + Art Talk
The Germans Are Here 
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If I were the cultural commissioner of this city, I would have
declared the past few weeks a 'mini festival' of German culture in Los
Angeles. Judge...
Profound? Yes. Sacred? No.
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080429profound_yes_sacred_
I love LA for being an inexhaustible field of discovery for art,
architecture, and music – not only in museums, galleries, and concert
halls – but also...
Under Cover and Behind Closed Gates
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080422under_cover_and_behi
When a few years ago, two Los Angeles museums, MOCA and the Hammer,
jointly organized a sprawling exhibition devoted to the history of the
American comic strip...
A New Madonna for Our City of Angels
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080415a_new_madonna_for_ou
So, ladies and gentlemen, if you, like me, have been procrastinating
on filing your taxes until the very last moment, then today – April 15
– is...
My Thoughts on Madonna, Moses, and...Anselm Kiefer
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For me, last weekend turned out to be anything but usual. It's
Saturday: I am drinking my morning coffee and, all of a sudden, I am...
Museums and Private Collectors: It Takes Two to Tango
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080401museums_and_private_
My fellow Angelenos, judging by the numerous exhibitions of
contemporary art currently on display in various Los Angeles museums, I
want to assure you that the state...
Great Art, Fake Art... Who Knows?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080325great_art_fake_art_w
The news about the recent acquisition by the Getty Museum of a rare
painting by Paul Gauguin came as a welcome surprise. Though this work
is known...
Art, Sex and Videotape
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080318art_sex_and_videotap
As far as the Los Angeles art scene is concerned, last week was a
winner. Consider this: in celebration of its tenth anniversary, the
Getty Center held...
The Color of Life
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080311the_color_of_life
We are lucky to have here, in southern California, some of the best
art schools in the country. But when several years ago, I went to...
Artists as Magicians and Holy Fools
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080304artists_as_magicians
In the heady art scene of the 1980's, with New York as its
epicenter, there were several brash, young artists who ruled the day.
Their paintings were...
To Love It All
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080226to_love_it_all
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that artists cannot make good art
from, including such strange substances as bodily fluids and excrement,
both animal and human. You may...
Idiots Retreat
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080219idiots_retreat
Last week I talked about the theft of four priceless artworks from the
Bührle Museum in Zurich and wondered what the hell the idiot burglars
were planning...
What a Shame
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080212what_a_shame
Every time I see an artwork appear on the front page of the newspapers,
my heart sinks, because I know: the news, most of the time,...
The Oscars, Hollywood and Art
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080122the_oscars_hollywood
This morning, when the Academy announced the Oscar nominations, all
other front-page news -– the stock prices plunging, the gas prices
rising –- seemed less important to...
Who Calls the Shots at LACMA?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at080115who_calls_the_shots_
It's been a week since the New York Times broke the story about Eli
Broad's decision to retain permanent control of his foundation's art
collection instead of...
