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Dealers Are Abuzz at Frieze LA’s VIP Day: ‘It’s a Frenzy’
First-day sales reports from galleries at the latest edition of the Frieze Los Angeles art fair indicate an abundance of enthusiasm. Enough New Yorkers escaped the snow to be everywhere in the aisles, and major California collectors and cultural figures were spotted in numbers. “It’s a frenzy,” said clearly harried LA dealer Charlie James, standing read more
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Artists' Calendar Celebrates LA’s Everyday Landmarks
Features For 40 years, Nib Geebles and Abira Ali have chronicled the unspoken, day-to-day minutiae of their hometown in their beloved calendar. Nib Geebles, “Happy Lion Arts & Gifts, Chinatown,” pen and paint on paper(all images courtesy Gordon Henderson and Abira Ali unless noted) LOS ANGELES —Shuttered storefronts, parked cars, hand-painted advertising, power lines, graffiti, read more
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LA’s Art Scene Is Not a New York Outpost
LOS ANGELES — To me, the Los Angeles art scene has always felt like a shapeshifter. Since I moved here nearly 15 years ago, the creative centers have hopped from one neighborhood to another, chased out of their dens by the developments, price gouging, and rezoning that come with gentrification. Artists have relocated their studios read more
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Jerry McMillan, Whimsical Chronicler of LA’s Art Scene, Dies at 89
Photographer Jerry McMillan, who played a key role in documenting the mid-century art scene in Los Angeles, died on Monday, February 9, at the age of 89. The cause was “old age and a broken heart,” according to his son. McMillan’s wife of more than six decades, Patricia Ella McMillan, had passed away a week read more
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