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January 01, 1990 - October 04, 2012 + Art Talk
Rauschenberg: Forever Curious 
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Among the artists whose art I like and admire, there are a few whom
I feel as if I've known personally. Rembrandt would be one of...
Racing against the Clock
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It's always the same; with so many museum and gallery exhibitions to
see and talk about, I'm constantly racing against the clock. Definitely
want to be sure...
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,...
