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The Art of Twisting and Turning Reality as We Know It Apr 13, 2011

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Strolling through the gardens of the Huntington Library makes me feel as if I am walking through the elaborate set design of a Shakespeare play..

Brutal and Delicate: Artists Throw Punches Apr 06, 2011

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Looking at the schedule of art exhibitions here and abroad, one is tempted to say that all roads today lead not to Rome but to David Smith (1906-1965)...

It Sure Isn't Pretty, but Boy Is It Beautiful Mar 30, 2011

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If you had a chance to see paintings by Henry Taylor a couple of years ago at the Santa Monica Museum of Art...you definitely would remember the overwhelming impact of the gritty street scenes with their downtown denizens, captured by him so colorfully, so mercilessly but, ultimately, so lovingly on his large canvases...

These Saints and Rascals Look Familiar Mar 23, 2011

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The forecast for last weekend was rather grim, so I was crossing my fingers and praying that the group of art aficionados I was scheduled to lead on an art tour in downtown L.A. would not be caught in a storm. Somehow, my prayers were heard...

Impossible, Implausible Story of 'The Desert of Forbidden Art' Mar 16, 2011

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This is a story that is almost too good to be true. The story of a young artist who dedicated and virtually sacrificed his life to save the art of hundreds of other artists he admired...

Getty's Turner Is Another Jewel in LA's Crown Mar 09, 2011

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Last summer, when the Getty placed the highest bid — $45 million — at London auction, for the rare and beautiful landscape by J.M.W. Turner, many skeptics, including myself, were understandably pessimistic about the chance that this great painting would ever be allowed to leave the shores of England...

Hollywood: Art and Oscars Mar 02, 2011

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I wonder if the less than stellar results of the last Oscars, with its low voltage and sagging viewership, will make the Hollywood weasels — clearly in need of help and inspiration — turn to the world of Art...

Great Art Inspired by Homer and Cartoons Feb 23, 2011

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However strange it might sound, there is something in common between visiting a particularly good art exhibition and going to that special restaurant for a great dinner with friends. In both cases, the moment you enter the premises, you are charmed and slightly seduced.

Be Warned: You Can't Operate a Vehicle After Watching This Video Feb 16, 2011

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Generally speaking, I do not have an addictive personality. Anyway, I’m not a smoker or heavy drinker. But when I feel like getting high, I head to the nearest museum or gallery, or at least grab an art book off of a coffee table.

Welcome to a Big, Small, Strange World of Art Feb 09, 2011

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It's not that often that one can find art related news on the front page of American newspapers, except when a big time scandal rattles the status quo. In 1990, the director of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati was put on so-called "obscenity" trial for exhibiting provocative photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe. Now, Mapplethorpe's name is once again front-page news, but this time it marks a happy occasion...

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