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Drink Neuro Blog | November 19th 2009 by Justin
Art lovers rejoice as the third Saturday of the month quickly approaches, which means the eclectic mix of art galleries and museums along the Miracle Mile open their doors and collaborate for Miracle Mile Art Walk. The sheer number of galleries can b read more
Wonderful Weekend Escapes
Drink Neuro Blog | November 12th 2009 by Justin
With the holidays quickly approaching, this may be your last weekend to get out and enjoy the best of what LA has to offer before your weekends are packed with relatives and holiday cooking. Cirque Du Soleil – Cirque Du Soleil returns to Los Angel read more
Still Life - Luis Meléndez at LACMA
aNEW designs | November 5th 2009 by Daniel Gross
Currently showing at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) is a wonderful exhibit of works by Luis Meléndez. Meléndez has been called the greatest still life painter of 18th century Spain. His work has been eclipsed by the more famous Goya for read more
El Mejor Pintor de Calabazas
Nice Work | November 1st 2009 by Kevin Atherton
Poor Luis Meléndez! Back in the 18th century he poured out his entire frustrated life on canvas after painstaking canvas depicting exactly the texture of Spanish produce, and then what happens? He dies in poverty. The old, old story. For artists at read more
Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Art.
BelleStyle fashion Blog | October 13th 2009 by heather korn
Like the light at the end of the tunnel, all of a sudden read more
From 3 Kingdoms to 2 Koreas: Korean Art Galleries at LACMA
Nice Work | October 12th 2009 by Kevin Atherton
What have we here? A painting from the 1920s by Paul Klee? A Jazz LP cover from the 50s? A Louis Vuitton scarf from the 00s? Nope. Wrong wrong wrong. This colorful, seemingly contemporary assemblage is in truth a silk craftwork made in the 19th centu read more
Bosatsu
Nice Work | October 1st 2009 by Kevin Atherton
I was thinking about you as I lay a-bed just before daybreak. “What would my kind and gentle NiceWork readers like to see today?” I wondered. Then it hit me like a ton of harmless Nerf™ bricks: My readers craved a little dose of “ read more
LACMA Let Me Out!
Life Without Wheels | September 30th 2009 by Amanda
Please, I want to go home! Seriously! They encourage us (read bribe us) to ride our bikes and take the bus, but they can’t leave the gates next to the bike racks open until like 5:30pm instead of locking me in right at 5pm? Geez! Oh, and her read more
Random sights around L.A. in September...
Jason in Hollywood | September 30th 2009 by Jason Hollywood
September has been a busy month, so I thought I'd use this opportunity to feature some sights that I haven't been able to so far.A good friend treated us to a visit earlier in the month and not only did we get a chance to show her around Los Angeles read more
Sabrena and Casey | Viceroy Palm Springs | Palm Springs Wedding P…
The Next Exit Blog - Los Angeles and Orange County Wedding P… | September 25th 2009 by Next Exit Photography
Sabrena and Casey are getting married at one of our favorite places to shoot a wedding in Southern California. The Viceroy in Palm Springs is no stranger to Next Exit. We are there every few months to shoot another perfect wedding. Next month will be read more
The September Issue: Anna Wintour & the Making of Vogue
Cyber-Dating Expert | September 9th 2009
Summer is officially over. The fall social season is now in full-swing and the mailbox is once again full with invitations to social events and charity events. It started on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, right after Labor Day, with the special scr read more
If You Could Be Turned Into A Painting, Which Would It Be? It Mi…
oneof365 | August 23rd 2009
Dear Ether, I had the most magical night on Wednesday with English gent. He and I have been jonesing for art and culture for some time. We were so used to having our pick of museums and underground do’s in England. We’ve been sorely missin read more
Showbiz News 08-17-2009
SimsScoop.com... the blog | August 17th 2009 by James Sims
Broadway Learns to Twitter Marketing agencies should take note, Broadway’s Next to Normal discovered a novel way to use Twitter for exposure — original content. The New York Times looks at the Twitter campaign launched by Situation Inter read more
This Week: U.S. History // Downtown LA // Yelp Reviews
N8I | August 9th 2009 by Nathan Imhoff
U.S. History U.S. History is starting to really heat up. I have been chipping away at 130 pages of material for the exam on Tuesday. The Good news is it is one of my favorite times in U.S. history the Roaring 20’s up to WWII. My roommate read more
Your Bright Future, Your Historical Past
Leap Into the Void | July 17th 2009 by Michael Buitron
Yong Soon Min's 2009 Springtimes of Castro and Kim 2009The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is now showing Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea through September 20, 2009. At the press opening I commented to one of LACMA's staffers read more
Half Off Pompeii & Roman Villa Exhibit at LACMA
Sassy :: Flashy :: Classy | July 7th 2009 by susy hwang
To celebrate the arrival of summer, LACMA is offering one special day (July 14) of reduced ticket costs to its hottest exhibition, Pompeii and the Roman Villa. At only $12 a ticket, you’ll save anywhere from $13 to $52* by visiting on this spe read more
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Aleph Naught & the Null Set | June 7th 2009 by Bob Hays
Aviva and I wanted to see the current show “Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples” so we dropped Basil at his sitter’s house and drove to the museum. A car with the license plate HEATHER - made me th read more
Fooled by those Foxes at LACMA!
Nice Work | June 4th 2009 by Kevin Atherton
In a previous NiceWork posting (LACMA Christmas Treat, December 5, 2008) we expressed certainty that the surprise sculpture under wraps was a Rodin. Specifically, we thought the figure showing hazily through its thick protective sheath of polyvinyl w read more
Discovering the delights of the LACMA Sculpture Garden - Part two…
Jason in Hollywood | May 31st 2009 by Jason Hollywood
Today is the second installment from my visit to the B. Gerald Cantor Outdoor Sculpture Garden at LACMA.In addition to hosting around ten Rodin and three Bourdelle bronze sculptures, the design of the garden is fairly unique and intriguing.The tran read more
Discovering the delights of the LACMA Sculpture Garden - Part one…
Jason in Hollywood | May 30th 2009 by Jason Hollywood
Right beside the captivating Urban Light installation and visible from Wilshire Boulevard as you drive by is the B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden.It's a great little space to walk through, or sit for a while, and appreciate the bronze pieces in the read more
ArtWalk Miracle Mile 2009 Los Angeles
aNEW designs | May 29th 2009 by Daniel Gross
This weekend 12-8. Museums are FREE, art galleries, good times. Learn more at the LACMA site here. Look for me in the afternoon. read more
Urban Light in the Californian sunshine...
Jason in Hollywood | May 28th 2009 by Jason Hollywood
The last time I photographed the iconic Urban Light installation outside LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard the sun was no longer illuminating all of this fantastic sculpture and there was a horrid crane in the background, so I was delighted to find it per read more
NexGen @ LACMA- Free membership and Admission
Daytripping with the 5 and under set | May 27th 2009 by Aracely
I'm always on the lookout for Free Museum Days around town and the NexGen program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)is one that can't be missed. NexGen is a free membership to the LACMA to anyone 17 and under. The NexGen LACMA offers fre read more
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