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ARTS REVIEW: BERLINISCHE GALERIE - 'STREETS AND FACES 1919 -1933'Cleverly Curated Collection From Europe's Historic Underbelly...interrupting the zeros are black and white flags and banners, ominous reminders of the price exacted on individuals by dictatorship. |
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ARTS REVIEW: 'EVANGELINE, THE QUEEN OF MAKE-BELIEVE'Production World Premieres at The Bootleg, Takes on 1960s Social Commentary in East L.A.Lidstone is adorably impressive as the titular lead role, demonstrating charisma and charm from her first appearance on stage until the curtain call. |
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ARTS REVIEW: 'IT'S ALL THAT GLITTERS'A Photographic Journey into Burlesque, Performance and Big MeaningsCheeky little statements are made visually as well as verbally, and literal as well as metaphorical light reflects off everything with genuine warmth. |
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ARTS REVIEW: LES LALANNE AT THE PAUL KASMIN GALLERYSculptural and Strange Creatures from the Celebrated French Art DuoI am in the crocodile room at the Paul Kasmin Gallery, 293 Tenth Avenue, New York City, working hard to resist sitting down on the Crocodile... |
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ARTS REVIEW: 'CYRANO'Fountain Theater and Deaf West Partner for a Classic with a DifferenceIt’s a great rollicking evening of theater. And a must for anyone like me who has not been involved with “signing” and the remarkable Deaf West theater. |
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ARTS GALLERY: PRO'JEKT LA: PART 3Pro'jekt LA Lights Up The Standard Hollywood As Part of Month Of Photography LACurated by photographer Stephanie Gonot, the third installment of Pro'jekt LA focused on exposing a broad range of emerging photo talent via projection |
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ARTS INTERVIEW: KIMBERLEY GORDON OF WILDFOX COUTUREDesigner Speaks On What Inspires The Equally Chic, Casual and Dreamy WildfoxKim infuses so much of her personality and her energy into her brand that it's difficult to discuss one without discussing the other. |
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ARTS GALLERY: RED BULL CURATESRed Bull Premieres The SoCal Leg of Their Road to Art Basel Series At LAB ART in LABeyond the work itself, Red Bull threw a proper party for the opening. |
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ARTS GALLERY: ALL IN FOR THE 99% IN LOS ANGELESArtists, Musicians, Activists and Celebs Come Together To Raise AwarenessCulture is not just the music that we listen to, the food that we eat and the clothes that we wear. Culture is the character of a people. |
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ARTS COLUMN: 'CITIZEN TWAIN'Val Kilmer Takes on Mark Twain and Christian Science Founder Mary B. Eddy in One-Man ShowIn bringing the Twain-Eddy relationship to the stage via 'Citizen Twain,' Kilmer continues the theatrical legacy long associated with Samuel Clemens. |
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ARTS REVIEW: THE MAGIC BULLET THEORYSacred Fools Hits the Mark in Study of the Kennedy Assassination'The Magic Bullet Theory' suggests that a muddle-headed, love-impaired assassin was hired not to kill but to miss his target with a warning shot…and he messed it up... |
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ARTS REVIEW: 'SWEENEY TODD'Fleet Street's Demon Barber Sets Up Shop in Santa Monica's Morgan-Wixson TheatreZero letdowns from beginning to end, strong production value, talented cast, and a well-designed set that is as sinister as it is dark make this show a must-watch. |
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ARTS REVIEW: THE SEAGULLAntaeus Players Show Off Their Chops in Powerful Staging of Chekhov ClassicDespite some moments of crushing despair, Chekhov himself described the play as a comedy, and this is a vision director Andrew Traister follows faithfully. |
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FILM INTERVIEW: BILL PLYMPTONRevered Director, Writer & Cartoonist Comes to Town for the LA Animation Festival"I think that's the key to my humor: showing situations that are totally absurd, impractical, and impossible." |
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ARTS REVIEW: SARA BENINCASA - 'AGORAFABULOUS'Comedienne Employs Serious Humor to Relate Serious Tales of Mental Illness“I subscribe to the notion that if you can laugh at the shittiest moments in your life, you can transcend them,” states the author. |
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ARTS GALLERY: MARK RYDENPop Surrealism's Favorite Son Celebrates a New Book and Meets the FansWe observed fellow artists...local collectors...art students, families, riot grrrls, goths, hippies, yuppies, old-money LA, new-money LA, and no-money LA. |
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ARTS REVIEW: POP ART GALLERY - "TEN ON 25"Culver City Pop Art Exhibition Brings Together Mixed Mediums and StylesLike LA itself, the curation of the show defies any one particular definition. |
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ARTS GALLERY: TERRY RICHARDSONPunk Provocateur Profiles America's Favorite and Least Favorite TownIn Terrywood, as in Hollywood, the simple is deceptively complex -- the complex so simple you miss it. |
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ARTS GALLERY: ANSEL ADAMSThe Lens that Defined the American West Turned on Los AngelesGuests waited in a line a block long to be among the first to publicly view a series of photographs of Los Angeles shot ca. 1939 by the legendary Ansel Adams. |
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ARTS GALLERY: LUCHA VAVOOM - VALENTINE'S 2012Valentine's Fun with Burlesque Dancers & Masked Wrestlers at the MayanOn Thursday, February 16, 2012, The Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, CA thrilled to the masked Mexican wrestlers, beautiful Burlesque dancing, and mayhem of Lucha VaVOOM! |