Take a trip to Alcatraz and see @Large: Ai Weiwei
It’s a strange sight to behold an art installation that the artist will likely never see himself. Ai Weiwei’s site-specific installations at Alcatraz were conceived from his home in China …
Martin Luther King Weekend: How to Honor and Celebrate
LA has plenty of ways to honor Dr. King this weekend. Here are our picks:
WATCH SELMA: It was Oprah’s efforts that got this film made, and she plays a quiet, powerful role of a simple woman who fights for …
1.13.15
Trapeze School on the Santa Monica Pier
What do you do with a group of multi-aged cousins from cold climates who are eager for sun and fun during a visit to sunny Los Angeles? Send them to trapeze school, of course! We took six cousins – ranging …
XMass Through the Gift Shop
Do you have some problems to solve on your gift list? We sure do — the kids who have everything, grandma who says she doesn’t want any more “things,” and babysitters and teachers who deserve something better than a candle. …
Can We Learn to Live With Water? Sink or Swim at The Annenberg Space for Photography
A few years back, Wallis Annenberg read a newspaper article about architects responding to destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and set in motion a photographic exploration of the larger story of climate change for a show at The Annenberg Space …
12.11.14
Hudson River School at LACMA – How Kids Can Engage with These Paintings
Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School at LACMA
December 7, 2014 – June 7, 2015
The Course of Empire: Desolation, 1836 by Thomas Cole
The latest opening at LACMA is a robust collection of paintings from the …
Boyhood – Best Film of the Year?
One of our favorite films of 2014 is Richard Linklater’s dazzling film, Boyhood. Linklater (Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) worked with the same cast — including Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar Coltrane (seen here from age …
MOCA’s Sunday Studio: Warhol is the Subject on December 7
Art Exploration for All Ages
The idea of creating art in the environs of a major art museum might seem intimidating, but MOCA’s quarterly art workshop — Sunday Studio – has established a rhythm and relationship to the community that …
A Dog Called Human, Live Bees, & a Monkey in a Mask: Pierre Huyghe at LACMA
The first 25 years of Pierre Huyghe’s career are on view in a “retrospective” that, according to LACMA’s Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Jerrett Gregory, “looks to the future”. Much more is still expected from Huhghe, who LACMA’s Director Michael …
