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Frieze Los Angeles
In launching the first Frieze Los Angeles this month, the prolific and independent art platform with three magazines, an art academy and now four international art fairs (including Frieze New York, Fr...Read More
Caruso’s Welcoming Palisades Village
Caruso is known for creating beloved town centers such as The Grove, and the newly opened Palisades Village promises to be yet another of the L.A.-based development company’s popular neighborhood dest...Read More
Sugar Paper’s Handmade Art
In a fast-paced world dominated by technology, why launch a business that could be considered old-fashioned at first sight? Sugar Paper took just such a chance, focusing on stationary. In defying the ...Read More
A Spanish Romance in Napa Valley
The bucolic enclave of Rutherford is a Napa Valley jewel, its sun-dappled landscape home to estate-grown grapes and some truly excellent Cabs. Ironically, in this upcountry hamlet celebrated for its h...Read More
POW! WOW! Pop Culture
A homegrown street-art festival gives way to the bright, imaginative murals making a cultural statement in Hawaii Word on the street in Hawaii: turn a corner, go under a bridge, pull into a parki...Read More
Norton Simon Museum Stages an Exhibit of Ellsworth Kelly’s Lithographs
Uncommon Bond Norton Simon Museum stages an exhibit of artist Ellsworth Kelly’s lithographs In the 1960s, artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) started creating lithographic prints. At the time the Ameri...Read More
Snoop Home Tour 2018
SNEAK PEEK — Prying eyes will get their fill of luxe architecture and décor at the popular Sophisticated Snoop Home Tour More than 40 years ago, Manhattan Beach resident Debbie Walmer attended a ...Read More
The Last Bookstore
From downtown L.A. loft to browser’s bohemia, The Last Bookstore is a reading refuge for bibliophiles The independent bookstore, so ablaze with ideas, offers something tangible in a world wh...Read More
In Pursuit of Perfection
Thomas Jefferson’s historic mountaintop home Monticello expresses the spirit and architectural legacy of its founding father If home is an expression of oneself, then Monticello is Thomas Jefferson’s ...Read More
Exhibit L.A.
The ninth annual Art Los Angeles Contemporary lands at Barker Hangar this month Written by Jenn Thornton The global art community turns its gaze to L.A., as Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar welcomes Art L...Read More
Life in Movement
The Norton Simon Museum honors the sculpture of Edgar Degas In 1917, Edgar Degas, the French artist renowned for his dreamy depictions of ballet dancers, died in Paris. Marking the 100-year anniversar...Read More
Modern Mexico
Another Promised Land: Anita Brenner’s Mexico at Skirball Center Written by Constance Dunn | Photography Courtesy of Skirball Cultural Center In the 1920s, Mexico City was a place humming with artists...Read More
Art for Art’s Sake
Shockboxx spotlights local artists with the eclectic and unexpected Written by Constance Dunn Nestled amid the design studios and body shops of Cypress Avenue in Hermosa Beach is a gallery signaling a...Read More
Crafted, by Hand
Founder of the California-based heritage brand that bears her name, legendary ceramist Edith Heath helped reinvent the wheel Written by Jenn Thornton Edith Heath was nothing if not exceedingly true to...Read More
Beverly Abloom
The star-powered Beverly Hilton’s new collection of lushly manicured outdoor areas is an event all its own Written by Wendy Bowman Home to some of Hollywood’s most glam gatherings—including more...Read More
Play! Date
A history of play in the American West travels from early tribal artifacts and toy trains to Barbie and Nintendo Written by Constance Dunn The need for fun and diversion is one that cuts across geogra...Read More
Court Value
An oft-requested amenity in L.A., the recreation area is changing the real estate game Written by Wendy Bowman In a city boasting an abundance of celebrities, producers, tech moguls and athletes, it s...Read More
Portrait of an Artist
New this summer, an aptly expressive exhibit at the Getty paints a compelling picture of David Hockney Written by Jenn Thornton | Photography Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum Through his iconic oe...Read More
Southern California
Will and Lori Ford feature homegrown, sophisticated style at their flagship pier avenue shop and cafe Written by Constance Dunn | Photography Courtesy of Paul Jonason When I stop by the tidy Cra...Read More
Beer and Barbeque, Redefined
Aaron Robins’ Boneyard Bistro elevates two American classics Written by Constance Dunn | Photography Courtesy of Boneyard Bistro In his May 27, 1769 diary entry, George Washington wrote: “Went i...Read More