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 A newsletter with coverage of art exhibitions, cultural events, and everything not to be missed in Los Angeles.

And now, with Edward’s AUDIO version available for selected editions.

 
 

April 19, 2024

The Sweet and Bitter Art of Ed Ruscha



December 29, 2023

Goodbye Ruth, Hello Goya



November 22, 2023

The Never Ending Journey of Art



August 26, 2023

Poetry of Poverty and Hidden Art Revealed - Audio Available



August 12, 2023

Great Trio: Keith Haring, David Hockney and Kara Walker - Audio Available



July 28, 2023

Roman Emperor Hidden In A Sewage Pipe - Audio Available



July 21, 2023

Great Exhibitions to Enjoy and Learn From



June 22, 2023

Sunday Art Events to Celebrate the Beginning of Summer



May 7, 2023

Whimsical Fashion vs. Hollywood Blacklist



April 11, 2023

Saturday Night Live Resurrects Michelangelo’s David




March 25, 2023

Getting High on Art in Culver City



February 2, 2023

A Feast of Sensuality, Sexuality and Politics in Art and Film




January 22, 2023

We Must See these Exhibitions




January 6, 2023

LA’s Big Three to Start the New Year




December 23, 2022

Recapturing the Best of Art in 2022




December 10, 2022

Holiday Art Gifts For You and Me




November 24, 2022

Thanksgivings By LA Art Museums




November 12, 2022

Screaming Along With Edvard Munch 





October 27, 2022

Art Worthy of Arguing About





October 13, 2022

The Hammer Museum Art Threesome





September 29, 2022

Agreeing and Disagreeing with Edward, Again…





September 16, 2022

Cy Twombly Takes Over LA





September 6, 2022

Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside





August 25, 2022

Mondrian, Sex & Jazz





August 17, 2022

With Cartier-Bresson to Russia During the Cold War





July 14, 2022

Photos To Intrigue, Amuse and Even Seduce You





July 6, 2022

From Priceless Pennies To Hallelujah





June 11, 2022

Solo Exhibitions by Adventurous Sculptors: Gwynn Murrill, Lynda Benglis and Kyong Boon Oh





May 24, 2022

Captivating Productions of Verdi’s Aida by LA Opera and Handel’s Giustino by Long Beach Opera





May 14, 2022

Lita Albuquerque in Venice, David Hockney in Normandy





April 30, 2022

Her Flowers Cast in Bronze and Carved in Marble





April 15, 2022

Art of Jewish Deli at Skirball





March 22, 2022

Dancing, Singing & Praying at LA Opera





March 12, 2022

With Vincent Van Gogh & His Friends in Santa Barbara





March 1, 2022

Wende Museum’s Letter About The Tragic Events in Ukraine





February 24, 2022

Goodbye to Art Fairs, Hello to LA Art at Its Best





February 8, 2022

African American, British and Israeli Art Around LA





January 25, 2022

Their Art and Lives Were on Fire





January 8, 2022

LA Started 2022 with Sunshine and NYT Praise for Our Food and Culture





December 27, 2021

Post-Christmas Art Surprises at MOCA





December 16, 2021

Portraits of Royalty, Presidents and Simple Us





December 9, 2021

Happy Holidays with Birds Flying and Girls Dancing





November 23, 2021

Let’s Add Some Art Flavor to Your Turkey





November 16, 2021

La Dolce Vita, the Mona Lisa of Film Glory





November 11, 2021

These Three Artists Living Hundreds of Years Apart Knew How to Grab Our Attention





October 26, 2021

Ready To Be Challenged?





October 21, 2021

Art Adventures Around LA





October 12, 2021

The Blue Boy Is Out, A Portrait of A Young Gentleman Is In





September 30, 2021

Art That Stays With You Long After You’ve Seen It





September 22, 2021

LA Autumn Art Season Starts With A Punch





September 7, 2021

Agreeing and Disagreeing with Edward…





August 31, 2021

With Due Respect to Vermeer…





August 24, 2021

USC Fisher Museum of Art Raises a Much Needed Toast to Art and Hope





August 12, 2021

Pasadena Here We Come





July 29, 2021

To Heaven and Back with Paolo Veneziano





July 14, 2021

Magic and Mystery: The Divine Immersion Exhibition





July 8, 2021

Is Blue Boy in Danger





July 1, 2021

Fireworks and Art for the Fourth of July





June 23, 2021

LACMA’s Remarkable Reinstallation Of Its Modern Art Collection





June 17, 2021

Here In LA, Good News Keeps Coming





June 11, 2021

The Art Of Food, Music and Dance in LA





June 2, 2021

The Exhibitions You Want… No, Must See





May 18, 2021

Art and Smiles At The Young Age of 100





May 4, 2021

Blooming Paradise





April 20, 2021

Of Gods and Muses





April 13, 2021

The Pain That Shapes Their Art 





April 6, 2021

Art And Hope At The End Of The Tunnel 





March 30, 2021

LACMA New Exhibitions Open Our Eyes And Ears 





March, 23, 2021

The LA Art Scene Is Still Kicking





March 16, 2021

Happy Days Are Here Again





March 2, 2021

Great American Art In La, Moscow, and Paris





February 2, 2021

You Can Never Be Too Rich Or Too Thin
Or Have Too Many Museums…





Janurary 27, 2021

Bringing Arts And Culture Back To Life





January 19, 2021

"Bill Belichick Deserves A Medal for Turning Down Honor From President Trump





January 5, 2021

Gigantic Vulva Sculpture By Brazilian Artist Juliana Notari Shakes The World





December 23, 2020

Looking Back at 2020 Through Art





December 15, 2020

Holiday Art Delights For Our Eyes, Ears, And Hearts





December 8, 2020

Our Farewell And Thanks To Irina Antonova: Grande Dame Of Russian Art World





December 1, 2020

Art Stories Impossible To Resist





November 24, 2020

Sculptures: The Good, The Bad, and The…





November 17, 2020

Sharing An Art Cake With The 100 Years Young Wayne Thiebaud





November 10, 2020

Seeing Ourselves Through Their Art





November 5, 2020

The Choices We Make





October 28, 2020

LA Museums: Light at the End of the Tunnel





October 13, 2020

Artists Grabbing Our Attention





October 6, 2020

Many Faux Pas of the Art World





September 29, 2020

Diving into LA’s Art History





September 22, 2020

Black Madonna Praying for Us





September 15, 2020

Blue Boy Back in the Game





September 1, 2020

Rabbits and Bodybuilders Telling Stories





August 25, 2020

Cool Art vs. Hot Weather





August 18, 2020

So Cool, So Smart, So Sweet





August 11, 2020

Walking with Lucio Fontana and Loving Cacti at the Huntington





August 4, 2020

Good Art News, Wow!





July 28, 2020

Free the People For the People





July 15, 2020

LA Art Scene During the Lockdown





July 8, 2020

Virtual Art Presentations that Beg for Gallery Visits





July 1, 2020

Art Projects Around LA to Keep our Spirits Up





June 23, 2020

In Search for Art Around the City





June 17, 2020

Art World Halfway Back to Normal?





June 9, 2020

Black Lives Matter as a Permanent Public Art Statement





June 2, 2020

We Need Art to Heal Our Mind and Souls





May 26, 2020

Hunting for Art Encounters Around Town





May 19, 2020

Love (Art) in the Time of Cholera





May 12, 2020

Staring at Art While Locked at Home





May 5, 2020

Alive and Well with Art





April 28, 2020

Let’s Have a Private Look at Your Collections!





April 14, 2020

A “Peak” into Edward’s Collection





April 8, 2020

Sacred Spaces in Our City of Angels





March 23, 2020

Art Gods and Muses Always with Us.





March 17, 2020

Actual and Digital Encounters with Art





March 10, 2020

Plenty of Art and Theater To Keep our Spirits High





March 3, 2020

From Car Crash to Laughing with Pleasure





February 25, 2020

A Weekend with Michelangelo, Billie Holiday, and Jane Fonda





February 18, 2020

LA Welcomes Art Fairs, Eurydice and Fellini





February 11, 2020

One Cannot Be Too Thin, Too Rich, or Have Too Many Art Fairs





February 4, 2020

Art and Sex: He Said She Said





January 28, 2020

Oh Boy, Gauguin it’s Not





January 21, 2020

The Famous, the Well-Known, and the Recently Discovered

January 7, 2020

A Tribute to John Baldessari: We Will Not See Any More Boring Art





December 27, 2019

Shouldn't Public Museum LACMA Be Free?





December 23, 2019

In Search of Inspiration in Churches, Movie Theatres, and Studios of Artists





December 17, 2019

Celebrations of Los Angeles’ Art History





December 10, 2019

The History of the Getty Villa, A New Take on Swan Lake, and Explosive Gunpowder Paintings





November 26, 2019

Strange Beasts, Paradisical Pictures, Optimistically Melting!





November 12th, 2019

Wall Goes Down, Art Goes Up





October 29th, 2019.

Art Close to Fire





October 22nd, 2019.

Portraits, Abstractions, and Photography





October 15th, 2019.

Museum Exhibitions Exuding a Sense of Theatre





October 8th, 2019.

The French Are Here and the Russians Are Coming





September 26th, 2019.

Survival, Resilience, and Memories





September 19th, 2019.

Three LA Exhibitions with Tears, Terror, and Radiance





September 11th, 2019.

Sidney Felsen Celebrates 95th Birthday, Lita Albuquerque’s Artistic Philosophy After Fire