Arts, music and culture

Low and slow all for show

Ed Fuentes | June 15, 2017 11:22 PM

Las Vegas artists created a life-size lowrider pinata — based on the iconic Gypsy Rose, a 1964 Impala — for an upcoming exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Sebastião Salgado on a life in photography

Iris Schneider | June 7, 2017 9:39 PM

"Today there are very few photographers. But there are a lot of people with cameras."

LACMA costumes curator on Queen Victoria as fashion icon

Judy Graeme | June 4, 2017 4:55 PM

The museum houses over 2,500 pieces of Victorian-era clothing. Women in America followed her lead.

Satirical salvos in 'Monster' and 'Archduke'

Don Shirley | May 30, 2017 10:07 PM

Our columnist sees spring plays from South Coast Repertory, the Mark Taper, Latino Theater Company, Ebony Repertory, Open Fist Theatre and the Bootleg.

'Tosca' glitters, Calleja swoons, Abraham and Taylor dance

Donna Perlmutter | May 18, 2017 11:27 PM

Finding a nugget of gold just may be worth a whole, long dig. But trust me, it wasn't easy to spot in the case of LA Opera's "Tosca."

The Fountain flows

Don Shirley | May 5, 2017 1:10 AM

Fountain Theatre is assuming an especially prominent profile this week, with concurrent productions at two venues.

Desert X marks the spot

Ellen Alperstein | April 23, 2017 12:19 PM

The outdoor season ends for desert art.

Grand nights for singing and dancing

Donna Perlmutter | April 16, 2017 9:56 PM

Right now Los Angeles looks like the new center of vocal arts, with Plácido Domingo as its long-time major benefactor.

Costume designer Mary Zophres moves on from 'La La Land'

Judy Graeme | April 5, 2017 12:41 AM

One of the most in-demand costume designers in Hollywood is preparing for two new projects and still basking.

Rosie Hamlin, 71, writer and singer of 'Angel Baby'

Kevin Roderick | April 3, 2017 11:54 AM

We must have played "Angel Baby" a million times since the only hit from Rosie and the Originals came out in 1961, Art Laboe posts on Facebook.

Paul McCarthy and Paul Schimmel

Gary Leonard | April 3, 2017 1:14 AM

Take My Picture Gary Leonard runs weekly at LA Observed.

Heather guides us through Mister Ritchie's Neighborhood

Don Shirley | March 21, 2017 9:06 AM

CTG's "Remote L.A." is not a traditional city tour. But it does go outside.

Orchestras play musical chairs... and more

Donna Perlmutter | March 19, 2017 9:26 PM

Deborah Borda heading back to to New York is big but not the only move being talked about.

Many, many words for female genitalia

Judy Graeme | March 5, 2017 1:37 PM

Neon tubes spell out 240 slang terms in the Jason Rhoades exhibition at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel in the downtown Arts District.

Streetscape: West 2nd St.

Kevin Roderick | February 20, 2017 5:59 PM

The Sunday afternoon line outside the Broad Contemporary Art Museum went down the block

Mozart opera closes the gap and Schnittke sounds an alarm

Donna Perlmutter | February 16, 2017 10:53 PM

if you were lucky enough to hear Schnittke's "Not a Summer Night's Dream" from the LA Philharmonic, led dazzlingly by Gustavo Dudamel, it had to grab you.

'Antiques Roadshow' drives into the desert*

Ellen Alperstein | February 15, 2017 11:04 AM

'Antiques Roadshow' revisits Palm Springs, where nine years ago a record was set for the most treasures valued at six figures.

Zoot Suit returns to the Mark Taper Forum

Kevin Roderick | February 13, 2017 9:31 AM

The iconic Luis Valdez play is back where it started in 1978.

Ritchie Valens legacy keeps growing

Kevin Roderick | February 5, 2017 7:13 PM

Been a few years since I posted on the anniversary. But here are a couple of videos.

All the street's a stage and sack lunch 'fellowship'

Don Shirley | January 26, 2017 10:08 PM

January 21 was a great day for immersive theater in Los Angeles.

Where in LA Kristen Stewart drives in 'Ride Em on Down' video

Kevin Roderick | January 17, 2017 1:40 AM

Every location, in order, researched by reader Don Bentley and his brother.

Lois Boardman's jewelry collection finds a home

Judy Graeme | January 9, 2017 10:03 PM

LACMA exhibit provides a window into the life and personality of the octogenarian South Pasadena collector.

Lynne Westmore Bloom, 81, painted the Pink Lady of Malibu Canyon

Kevin Roderick | January 7, 2017 6:40 PM

As Lynne Seemayer, she created an indelible part of LA street art lore and became something of a legend.

Tyrus Wong, legendary Disney artist, was 106

Kevin Roderick | December 30, 2016 5:28 PM

Wong's artwork inspired "Bambi." He contributed to other films and was also known for his beach kites.

Theatrical highlights of 2016

Don Shirley | December 23, 2016 8:26 PM

My year-end highlights list gives me a chance to admire productions that I didn't mention earlier in the year.

Stew and Heidi and The Negro Problem at REDCAT

Iris Schneider | December 15, 2016 11:34 PM

I attended services at the church of Stew (and Heidi) last night.

Patti Smith on Stockholm: 'The truer nature of my duty'

Kevin Roderick | December 14, 2016 2:19 PM

The singer writes about her performance of a Bob Dylan song at the Nobel Prize ceremony.

Baryshnikov, Trifonov, 'Wonderful Town' are gifts galore

Donna Perlmutter | December 13, 2016 11:55 PM

If we're lucky UCLA's Royce Hall will stage an encore of "Letter to a Man." And more.