Did this clock belong to JFK? Inside one watchmaker’s decades-long obsession
Bill Anderson was close to 70 when he first spotted the clock. It looked like a ship’s wheel, a kitschy bit of decor you might see at a nautically themed ...
Tag: Museums & Art
Ryan Coogler and Mary Corse to be honored at LACMA’s Art+Film Gala before Zumthor building opens
Director Ryan Coogler and artist Mary Corse will be honored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 14th annual Art+Film Gala, the museum announced Sunday. The splashy, high-fashion dinner ...
The Chicano artist melting ice blocks in Riverside has a bigger story to tell
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 Riverside artist Perry Picasshoe spent ...
The man behind LACMA’s Japanese Pavilion inspired renegade West Coast architects. Here’s how
The one and only pre-millennium building that LACMA director Michael Govan elected to save as part of his campus revamp was the museum’s Japanese Pavilion, designed by the brilliant, undeniably ...
Van Gogh and Manet paintings among gifts to LACMA from Pearlman Collection
Los Angeles County Museum of Art is being gifted its first paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Édouard Manet, in addition to four works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alfred Sisley, ...
Dapper puppets in a fantasy forest? Step inside this SoCal spot filled with handmade wonder
With a playful spirit and a childlike sense of curiosity, it’s perhaps no surprise that the whimsically named Museum of Make Believe appealed instantly to a young audience. The Laguna ...
LACMA’s great Buddhist art collection, pulled out of storage, is an irresistible force
“Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia” is a large and engaging presentation that includes some of the most splendid sculptures and paintings in the permanent collection of the ...
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Marlee Matlin
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Marlee Matlin always looked forward to Sundays. It was her father’s only day off, so her family made a weekly tradition of meeting ...
A photo booth museum is opening in L.A. Here’s how to experience the ‘analog magic’
Picture this: A gaggle of 21-year-olds squeeze into a booth, pull the curtain and smile for the camera. After a series of mysterious analog rumblings, the booth expels a tiny ...
LACMA opens its new building for a sneak peak: Photos from the first preview
The concrete walls of the David Geffen Galleries were still bare Thursday evening. The landscaping outside is still settling in, and pockets of construction were still visible. But the minute ...
