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January 01, 1990 - July 15, 2012 + Art Talk
Lights, Camera, Action: LA Is Ready for Its Close-up

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I do remember the opening of the first Los Angeles gallery dedicated
exclusively to showing photography, an event that was met with
considerable skepticism. Then, in the...
To MOCA: Our Hallelujahs, Mazel Tovs and Spasibos

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This year, Santa Claus has decided to deliver his gift to us a little
bit ahead of time. Today's announcement that MOCA at last accepted a
generous...
The Blind Leading the Blind?

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By nature, I am an optimist. But being an art critic and historian,
I put things in perspective, which keeps my positive impulses in check.
So, I...
Does MOCA Have the Courage to Face the Music

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When I went to Paris in March 2006 for the opening of the groundbreaking exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, which hailed the emergence of Los...
MOCA in Peril: Don't Ask for Whom the Bell Tolls

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Rumors about the financial difficulties at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art have been circulating for a few years, but the institution, much
admired for its cutting...
Sex, Life and Lots of Art

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After being seen in London, Paris, and New York, the retrospective exhibition of works by 96-year-old Louise Bourgeois has finally arrived in LA -–
to dazzle,...
Please, Mr. President, Take Us on a Date

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I never start my weekly radio broadcast by giving you its title;
only if you visit the KCRW website or sign up to receive Art Talk...
Art, Politics, Money...

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With just one week left before the election, it's difficult to think or
talk about anything else. The political drama –- or comedy, if you will
-–...
Berlin, Part II: Getting Drunk on Art

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In the last few years, I've had the good fortune to visit a number of
great cities famous for their art and culture -- from Paris...
Seduced by Berlin

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Patience is not my main virtue, but I had no choice but to wait for
many years to complete my journey to Berlin. It's been 34...
Is the Art Market Impervious to Stock Market Turmoil?

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Following last week's roller-coaster news – Wall Street in turmoil while London art auction sales for Damien Hirst exceeded $200 million – I couldn't help...
Spooky, Unsettling, Mad

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As a rule, I prefer in this program to talk about just one or two of
the best exhibitions I’ve seen recently, but today I want...
Bernini: Tales of Power and Seduction

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Due to our recent pledge drive and the coverage of two political conventions, Art Talk has been off the air for a few weeks, so...
From Russia with Art

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By the rules that applied to everyone who grew up in the Russia of
yesteryear, I was destined to live and die in the same city,...
Marathon of Chinese Art

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It’s been ten months since I returned from Beijing, but China is definitely on my mind. And how can it not be? With the Olympics...