Blast From the Past: Historic Renaissance Faire Advertisements from the LA...
Have you ever flipped through the pages of an old publication and found yourself transported back in time to a specific moment in your childhood? Something like that recently happened to me when I...
View ArticleMansfield Park – An Opera UCLA Production, Comes to the Clark Library
Literary creations often inspire other creative works. Think Phantom of the Opera (a novel turned into various stage and film adaptations, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical) and The Wizard of...
View ArticleLos Angeles City Planning Needs to Focus on Place, Not Movement
Periodically Curating Los Angeles publishes guest posts that highlight an interesting facet of life in greater Los Angeles. While they can focus on people, organizations, or places, among other...
View ArticleRailway Modeler Pulls into Bergamot Station
When something captures a child’s attention, he or she locks onto the subject and doesn’t let go. Visiting the Lois Lambert Gallery at Bergamot Station several weeks ago to see an exhibition titled...
View ArticleLos Angeles Turns 236 Today
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View ArticleCelebrating 7 Great Years Curating Los Angeles
Today marks the 7th anniversary of Curating Los Angeles (CLA). While I don’t have as much time to devote to this project as I have in the past, I’m as committed as ever to continue sharing my love of...
View ArticleLA’s One and Only Panorama is Back – Catch it While you Can!
If you’ve never heard of, or experienced, panoramic paintings you’re not alone. While this unique art form was popular in the nineteenth century, few survive today. Fortunately for Angelenos, The...
View ArticleJasper Johns at The Broad – Six Decades of Creativity
Early next year The Broad will open: “Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’”, a special exhibition featuring over 120 pieces of work created by one of the country’s greatest living artists....
View ArticleTV Production in Los Angeles, 1940s – 1980s
The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) Photo Collection and Photo Friends are co-sponsoring a new exhibition titled The Industry In Our Backyard: Television Production In Los Angeles, 1940s -1980s....
View ArticleSpend the Holidays at Hauser & Wirth
This week my family and I are in Los Angeles for the holidays and each day has taken us to a different part of town. A case in point – on Sunday I planned our day around a visit to Hauser & Wirth’s...
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