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January 01, 1990 - November 22, 2012 + Art Talk

Hitting a Nerve: The Anatomy of Beauty and Horror listen Download

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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...

Towering Figures, Tumbling Walls listen Download

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Anyone who had the good fortune to know Henry Hopkins (1928-2009), a seminal figure on the California art scene for the last fifty years, would...

Love Thy Garbage listen Download

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I'm not a morning person, so, fortified with plenty of coffee, I usually start the day off slowly by paging through the newspapers to catch...

A Generous Serving of Small Trades listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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? listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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 listen Download

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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,...