Entertainment
Jeff Koons train: Destination LACMA or the High Line?
Mar 28th
Next stop, New York? Next stop, New York?
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Art critic Hilton Kramer, a champion of modernism, dies at 84
Mar 28th
A fierce champion of modernism both in his tenure as critic at the New York Times and at the New Criterion, Hilton Kramer died Tuesday morning in Maine at 84 years old. A fierce champion of modernism both in his tenure as critic at the New York Times and at the New Criterion, Hilton Kramer died Tuesday morning in Maine at 84 years old.
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Eisenhower Memorial Commission throws support behind Gehry
Mar 28th
Statement says “Frank Gehry has been a loyal soldier in our effort.” Statement says “Frank Gehry has been a loyal soldier in our effort.”
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Nazi-looted art trove discovered in Germany?
Mar 28th
The art, found in an old silver mine near the Czech-German border, is believed to have belonged to Baron Ferenc Hatvany, a Hungarian-Jewish industrialist who was also a major art collector. The art, found in an old silver mine near the Czech-German border, is believed to have belonged to Baron Ferenc Hatvany, a Hungarian-Jewish industrialist who was also a major art collector.
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Denver museum shines light on Titanic survivor Molly Brown
Mar 27th
Denver’s Molly Brown House Museum has been offering Titanic-themed tours of the facility. Denver’s Molly Brown House Museum has been offering Titanic-themed tours of the facility.
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The L.A. and Brooklyn new music scenes, competition or love-fest?
Mar 27th
We do our best to be Brooklyn on the Pacific. We do our best to be Brooklyn on the Pacific.
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Why painting of President Obama with burning Constitution is junk
Mar 26th
The painting is junk (yes, junk) not because its style is realist or anti-Modern or the image is pandering or inflammatory (you should pardon the expression). The painting is junk (yes, junk) not because its style is realist or anti-Modern or the image is pandering or inflammatory (you should pardon the expression).
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Performer Mike Daisey issues apology for Apple controversy
Mar 26th
Daisey says he “lost his grounding” when he played loose with the facts in his stage monologue. Daisey says he “lost his grounding” when he played loose with the facts in his stage monologue.
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Top-attended museum show of 2011 is a surprise; also L.A. numbers
Mar 26th
The top-attended museum exhibition of 2011 wasn’t in London, New York or Paris. The No. 1 slot is held by an M.C. Escher show in Rio de Janeiro. The top-attended museum exhibition of 2011 wasn’t in London, New York or Paris. The No. 1 slot is held by an M.C. Escher show in Rio de Janeiro.
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Pixar’s link to Picasso? UPA, the overlooked animation pioneer
Mar 26th
Drawing inspiration from the work of Picasso, Kandinsky and other modern masters, the UPA artists transformed the look of world animation. Drawing inspiration from the work of Picasso, Kandinsky and other modern masters, the UPA artists transformed the look of world animation.
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