It Crafts Beauty and Truth from Mundane—Sometimes Ugly—Daily Existence
Timeless Creations Require Intensity, Vision, and Relentless Focus
The Wixárika People of Western Mexico Developed a Vibrant Way to Preserve Their Psychedelic Spiritual Beliefs
From Medieval Manuscripts to Burning Man, We Use Art to Get Closer to the Sacred
A Classicist, a Historian, and a Rhetorician Talk Trump, Clinton, and Cleon
Artist Harry Fonseca Transformed the Native American Folk Figure Into a Commentary on 20th Century Culture
Cincinnati’s Famous Case Tussled With the Photographer’s Work and Its Place in Our Culture
His Photos No Longer Have Shock Value but They Still Challenge Us
The Photographer Projected a More Perfect Union by Taking Artistic Liberty With His Yosemite Landscapes
From Puritan Industrialists to Pro-Slavery Propaganda, Black Has Accumulated Contradictory and Controversial Associations
To Capture the Heart of a Hollywood Legend, Catherine Opie Turned Her Camera Toward the Actress’ Home, Chanel Shoes, and Kitchen Table
From Mug Shots to Crime Scene Photos, a New Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Explores How the Camera Casts Suspicion
At North Carolina’s Black Mountain College, Avant-Garde Artists Taught Students to Ignore Everything They Had Been Taught
I Can Trace My Life’s Twists and Turns in the Winding Halls of This Iconic Museum
Street Portraits Across L.A. Show How Different Neighborhoods Interpret the Civil Rights Leader in Their Own Image
His Black-and-White Photographs of Everyday Life Showed These Families’ Strength and Resilience
It's an Expression of the Era’s Ambivalence Towards Food
What's on Our Plates—Foie Gras or Grilled Cheese—Says a Lot About What's in Our Wallets
Discovered by a Chemist, Prussian Blue Gave Painters the Spontaneity They Were Missing
When Voyeurs Make for Good Neighbors
Ten Artists Designed 100 Billboards Along the I-10 From Florida to California
Corita Kent, a Los Angeles Printmaker and Nun, May Finally Be Getting Her Due
Johannes Vermeer Showed Me What Intimacy Really Looks Like
Zócalo and KCRW Asked Los Angeles What Old-School Places They'd Like to Live Forever
Chinese Photographer Chen Man Shows Ancient Tradition Meeting Avant-Garde Fantasies
Finding Distorted Glamour Among California's Tract Homes and Strip Malls
Laura Plageman Photographs the Pacific, Crumples Up Her Prints, Then Photographs Them Again
The Writer-Producers of Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’ Say You’ve Got to Start with the Right Subject: Someone Who’s Not Universally Considered to Be Great
Garry Winogrand’s Photographs Capture ‘America’s Busy, Teeming, Intricate Whirl’ After World War II
Yes, We’re Using Our Beach Umbrellas to Charge Our Smartphones. No, It Doesn’t Mean the End of Public Space.
How L.A. Made a (Green) Mark on the Artist
Dead Bugs, Manure, Acid, and the Unlikely Origins of Brilliant Hues in Art
I Was Looking for Spiritual Transformation. Instead I Found the Work of Minor White.
What Do You Get When You Introduce L.A.-Area Graffiti Artists to 400-Year-Old Books?
The 75th Anniversary of L.A.’s Train Transportation Hub Is the Perfect Time to Dig Into Its Past
Maynard Parker’s Portraits of Sun-Kissed Southern California Homes Were Instruction Manuals for Gracious Living in the Mid-20th Century
I Wanted to Revolutionize Photography. Then I Got a Job With the Man Who Wrote the Rule Book.
Don’t Just Laugh. Put Down Your Phone, Check Out My Videos, and Use Your Commuting Time Wisely.
Photographs and Memories Reveal the Darker Side of a Symbol of Postwar Suburban Order
How a Military School Dropout-Turned-Actor-Turned-Janitor Ended Up Running the World’s Richest Arts Institution
Most Gallery Openings Involve Talking To Friends and Ignoring the Art. But Not If the Exhibit Is Embedded In My Pinna.
World AIDS Day Is a Reminder of Art’s Power to Save Lives
The Work of One of L.A.’s Best Chicano Folk Artists Has Largely Been Forgotten
How Avant-Garde Experimenters Are Deploying the Tools of Science
Why Simple Drawings Can Spur Unrest, Fatwas, and Shootings
Surreal Photos Explore Our Anxiety Around Climate Change By Capturing People's Everyday Lives—Underwater
From World War I to the War on Terror, Cartoons Have Served as Propaganda, Entertainment, and Political Tools
Creating a Piece of Art Dedicated to the Pleasure (and Pain) of Sriracha and Tapatío
Photos Show Urban Californians the Rural Parts of the State They Can't Glimpse From the Freeways
The Best Drawings Illuminate Rather Than Humiliate
