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The former Victor Clothing Co. building in downtown L.A. is famous for the murals that adorn its exterior, including “The Pope of Broadway,” the monumental image of Anthony Quinn by Eloy Torrez that covers the back wall. But the store’s former owners also commissioned artworks for the interior, including John Valadez’s epic “Broadway Mural” from Read More →
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The Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. building in the West Adams district was designated this week as a historic cultural monument. The building, at the corner of West Adams Blvd. and Western Ave., was designed by noted architect Paul Williams. The building was in the news earlier this year because of a controversy over Read More →
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The future of the Southwest Museum continues to be in doubt, even as its parent organization, the Autry National Center, seeks approval to renovate galleries at the Autry Museum for Native American artifacts formerly displayed at the Southwest Museum. The Autry has abandoned plans for a major expansion of its Griffith Park facility, but last Read More →
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By Max Benavidez/Guest Blogger The late actor and art collector Vincent Price once said: “I play men besieged by fate…” East Los Angeles College’s new Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM), which opened on May 21, is a mark of destiny. For generations, the Eastside was usually seen as an add-on to L.A.’s cultural world, “that” Read More →
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This week has mostly been silent and gray—and maybe Sunday will be too, when you can pay homage to the day Morrissey was born. Then check out what else is going on at our EVENTS page. What: MorrisseyOke When: Sunday, 8pm – 2am Where: Eastside Luv Wine Bar y QUEso Why: “We would LUV to Read More →
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The proposal to add a new Smithsonian Museum dedicated to Latino culture got its first attention from the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday. Just last week, a commission appointed by the White House recommended that such an institution be built and added to the Smithsonian’s family of museums. The commission has adopted the funding approach Read More →
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It comes as no surprise that today in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of the American Latino Commission recommended that a new Smithsonian Institution facility be built to tell the story of the nation’s second largest population. The commission, in a report to Congress and the White House, recommended that The Smithsonian American Latino Museum be Read More →
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Artist Justin Bua’s trademark style has been commissioned by big name companies such as Nike, MTV, Sony and EA Sports. But his talents weren’t readily recognizable when he was younger. “I was technically behind my peers growing up,” Bua recalls. Although he was accepted to the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts in New York City, Read More →
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Writer/director Quentin Tarantino has reportedly turned in the final draft of a spaghetti western-style flick titled Django Unchained, which takes place during the era of American slavery. According to an indieWIRE affiliate: Django is a freed slave, who, under the tutelage of a German bounty hunter (Christopher Waltz) becomes a bad-ass bounty hunter himself, and after assisting Read More →
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Charles “Chaz” Bojórquez became enamored with art for two reasons: the art he’d seen in museums, and the art he’d seen in sewers as a child growing up in Highland Park. “People made graffiti with smoke from Zippo lighters, or tar,” recalls Bojórquez. “When I was younger and I met Marcel Duchamp, and I saw Andy Warhol’s first Read More →
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