People ‘Even If You Don’t Get All the Details, You Can Still Follow Along’: How Charles Gaines Taught a Generation of Artists Gaines is currently offering a free lecture series at Hauser & Wirth in conjunction with his first show at the gallery. By Janelle Zara, Oct 7, 2019
People The Condition of ‘Have-Not-Ness’: Why Performance Artist Pope.L Puts His Body on the Line and Embraces Vulnerability The artist is the subject of three New York exhibitions this fall. By Janelle Zara, Sep 26, 2019
Art World ‘Everybody Watches Porn’: Dealer Michele Maccarone on Why She Teamed Up With PornHub For Her Explicit New Show in LA The dealer says she's noticed a cultural "regression" recently. By Janelle Zara, Sep 23, 2019
Art Fairs When Your Job Is Going to Art Fairs: How Globe-Trotting Sales Directors Survive Life on the Road Pro tips from galleries' elite fair squads. By Janelle Zara, Jun 12, 2019
On View ‘It’s a Call to Action’: Why Artist Tony Lewis Is Battling the Legacy of William F. Buckley, the Godfather of American Conservatism In his latest show, the artist expands the definition of drawing and tackles a heady subject. By Janelle Zara, May 31, 2019
On View A Few Blocks From Skid Row, David Hammons’s New Show at Hauser & Wirth Asks Angelenos to Imagine Themselves as Homeless The artist has installed tents in the gallery's courtyard that are stenciled with the phrase “This could be u." By Janelle Zara, May 20, 2019
Art Fairs Our Complete Guide to Frieze LA and the Other Fairs Opening in Tinseltown Next Week LA is getting a bona fide international fair week, just in time for Valentine's Day. By Janelle Zara, Feb 6, 2019
People In Case You Missed ‘Shoot,’ an Actor Is Now Re-Staging Chris Burden’s Most Shocking Performances in New York The play looks at the artist's conflicted relationships and the preparations that went into his performances. By Janelle Zara, Jan 2, 2019
Art World Jim Carrey ‘Is Definitely an Artist,’ Jerry Saltz Says in a Freewheeling Conversation About How Political Rage Fuels Both of Their Work The actor-turned-artist tweeted a new composition of Mitch McConnell as a turtle from the stage. By Janelle Zara, Nov 20, 2018
Art World The Menil Drawing Institute’s New $40 Million Building Opens in Houston With a Lofty Goal: To Redefine the Medium The new institute is pushing the boundaries of what a drawing can be. By Janelle Zara, Nov 2, 2018
Exhibitions Watching Art Conservators Work Their Magic Has Become a Hot New Museum Trend. Here’s Why The Huntington has drawn an enthusiastic audience for its "Project Blue Boy." It's not the only one. By Janelle Zara, Oct 3, 2018
Art World Welcome to Klaus Angeles: 5 Pieces of Advice for MOCA LA’s Incoming Director Klaus Biesenbach Biesenbach wasn't the only New Yorker considered for the job. By Janelle Zara, Aug 16, 2018
Art World Remembering the Short and Surprising Art Career of Jonathan Gold, LA’s Beloved Poet of Vernacular Cuisine Before he became a Pulitzer-Prize winning food writer, Gold took a brief detour into the LA art scene. By Janelle Zara, Jul 25, 2018
On View How 5 Artists in the Hammer Museum’s Made in LA Biennial Are Using Their Work to Imagine Alternative Futures The stories behind ambitious works by Charles Long, Neha Choksi, and others. By Janelle Zara, Jun 19, 2018
Art World What’s the Role of an Alternative Art Space? LAXART Reopens in LA With a Renewed Mission and a Head-Turning Barbara Kruger Mural The new program features live musical performances and projects addressing everything from 'Black Panther' to the #MeToo movement. By Janelle Zara, Jun 1, 2018
