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
Art World Who Needs a Rorschach Test? This Artist Mounted a Joint Exhibition With His Therapist Michael Gittes suffered from debilitating bipolar mania. Then he met Dr. Lewis Engel and everything changed. By Janelle Zara, May 7, 2018
Art Fairs ‘We’re Kind of Suffering’: Midsize Galleries Feel the Squeeze at Art Basel Hong Kong Smaller galleries say they will continue to take an economic hit to participate in the fair because they consider it an important investment in their artists' futures. By Janelle Zara, Mar 30, 2018
Art Fairs From Tropical Palettes to Organic Juice, Art Los Angeles Contemporary Cements Itself as a Quintessentially LA Fair “It’s like a fun party,” says Club Pro's Kyle Roberts. By Janelle Zara, Jan 26, 2018
Art World An All-Female Art Fair Takes on Gender Inequality With a Show at a Miami Shopping Mall The satellite show Fair focuses on women’s issues, from wage disparities and exploitative advertising to representation in the art world. By Janelle Zara, Dec 8, 2017
Art World Alejandro González Iñárritu on Why Artists Should Embrace the ‘Transcendental and Powerful’ Technology of Virtual Reality VR could be exploited for porn or video games—but the Academy Award-winning director hopes artists harness its powers instead. By Janelle Zara, Dec 1, 2017
Art World Art Basel Comes to Buenos Aires: The Behemoth’s First Step Toward Global Domination Is Surprisingly Polite The first leg of programming for Art Basel's highly anticipated and nebulous "Cities" initiative is aimed at endearing itself to local audiences. By Janelle Zara & Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2017
Market A New Fair for Latin American Art Opens Without Borders—Or Booths—in Los Angeles No one's building a wall at this six-week fair, which coincides with Pacific Standard Time. By Janelle Zara, Sep 19, 2017
On View Star Curator Jamillah James on Why LA’s Artists Deserve More Attention From Museums James has helped to relaunch the ICA LA with a new name, new look, and renewed curatorial focus. By Janelle Zara, Sep 8, 2017
Art World Inside LA’s Art Battle, the Libertine Speed-Painting Contest That Makes the Venice Biennale Look Tame The phenomenon has gone global, and some of its themes are pretty clear. Specifically, sex. By Janelle Zara, Jul 13, 2017
Art World These Intrepid Art Handlers Had to Deliver Kara Walker’s Sugar Sphinx Up a Greek Mountain It took planes, boats, and automobiles to transport Kara Walker's "Figa" from a Long Island warehouse to a Greek slaughterhouse. By Janelle Zara, Jun 23, 2017
Art World ‘Art Refugees’ Join Kara Walker on Dakis Joannou’s Pleasure Island to End the So-Called Superkunstyear The event brought this year's packed art-world agenda full circle after it kicked off with the opening of documenta 14 in Athens in April. By Janelle Zara, Jun 21, 2017