Why Chicano artist Perry Picasshoe is melting ice blocks in Riverside
Some SoCal residents spent their summer at the beach, or at their local rooftop pool; others spent it indoors, hiding from ICE agents. It’s why…
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘Girlfriends’ at this L.A. exhibit
Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 11, 2000, UPN debuted a comedy called “Girlfriends” that followed the lives of four Black women living in Los Angeles.…
L.A. artist finds charming rental after being evicted from apartment
After living in her two-bedroom apartment in Los Feliz for more than a decade, Debra Weiss encountered a problem experienced by many renters in Los…
Three tons, $2.1 million in artwork burglarized from warehouse
The two towering sculptures comprising thousands of pounds of bronze and stainless steel took artist and filmmaker Sir Daniel Winn more than a year to…
Netflix’s ‘Forever’ features artwork of Black L.A. artists
L.A. has long been a beacon for the arts. So it’s only fitting that “Forever,” the Netflix series that showrunner Mara Brock Akil envisioned as…
L.A. pawn shop owner tried to sell stolen Andy Warhol, officials say
A former Beverly Hills resident and the owner of an L.A. pawn shop tried to sell stolen Andy Warhol art and lied about the scheme…
7th Ave Garden, L.A.’s urban arts oasis, celebrates its impermanence
The work of L.A.-based conceptual artist David Horvitz has never been easy to categorize. For the last two decades he’s worked across media, from video…
Hunter Biden seeks to toss lawsuit after rental home damaged in Palisades fire
Citing financial problems, Hunter Biden this week asked a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit he filed against a former Trump administration aide…
Crypto entrepreneur eats $6.2M banana ‘artwork’ during media event
Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" is on display at a press preview for Sotheby's Evening Auction on Oct. 25 in New York City, during which Justin Sun…