Jori Finkel
Hits and misses at Palm Springs's second Desert X biennial
Some half-baked works mean this year’s event fails to live up to the promise of the first edition
Six shows to see during Frieze Los Angeles
From a Charles White retrospective to raw canvases inspired by the occult and queer sex magic
LA stories: Deborah Marrow looks back
The Getty Foundation’s leader, who retired in December, discusses her feminist credentials and the broader challenges in cultural philanthropy
Three exhibitions to see in Los Angeles this weekend
From 3D illusions at Lacma to environmental disasters at the Craft & Folk Art Museum
The Getty’s Renaissance Nude explores issues of power and sexuality—but don’t expect a #metoo reckoning
The show includes male and female examples for historic accuracy, its lead curator says
Eleanor Antin revisits her dieting diary, 45 years on, for Lacma show
Artist who photographed herself naked every morning in 1972 has recreated her "Carving" work, to be shown in May 2019
For her final show at MoCA LA, curator Helen Molesworth chews on the meaning of 'termite art'
Inspired by an underground essay written by the late artist Manny Farber, the exhibition concept is anything but clear-cut
Recognising Victor Hugo as an avant-garde artist
Drawings in a show opening at the Hammer testify to his feverish spiritual side
Hayv Kahraman on the Kurdish exodus—and the trouble with humanitarian campaigns
The Baghdad-born, Los Angeles-based artist talks about the impetus for her new work at Susanne Vielmetter
Josh Roth, Hollywood deal-maker who was the head of UTA's fine arts division, has died, aged 40
His death comes just weeks after the opening of the agency's new gallery in Beverly Hills, designed by the artist Ai Weiwei
‘A critical juncture’: Richard Koshalek on MOCA’s future under Klaus Biesenbach
The Los Angeles museum’s longest-serving director shares his recommendations for its newly appointed leader
After a year-long journey in the California desert, Desert X's art rover Shybot is found
The missing and crowd averse work has been recovered in Palm Springs, a bit banged up but otherwise intact
Appeals court largely strikes down California’s artist resale rights law
The decision limits the rule to a narrow one-year window of secondary market sales—but what does it mean for the future of droit de suite in the US?
The best shows in town during Frieze New York
From Adrian Piper at MoMA to Radican Women in Brooklyn
Lacma acquires major works by women through lively Collectors Committee Weekend
Ten works are added to the permanent collection, including a striking slavery themed installation by Betye Saar and the museum's first sculpture by Ruth Asawa
Los Angeles’s David Kordansky Gallery gives Betty Woodman her first retrospective in years
The posthumous survey traces the artist’s trajectory, from classic pottery to wildly dramatic forms
Will Ferrell and Joel McHale try to make sense of the art at LA’s Hammer Museum
Wonderfully tongue in cheek video, the museum's curator Aram Moshayedi takes the actors on a mock VIP tour of the show Stories of Almost Everyone
Sam Durant and Anne Ellegood reflect on being in the hot seat of museum controversies
The artist and curator shared what they learned from their 2017 experiences during a College Art Association panel on "censorship"
Scholars weave craft into the art history canon at College Art Association
The subject appears throughout this year's programme for the leading US conference for art historians
The Getty, the world’s richest museum, hunts for wealthy patrons
Some are concerned that new fundraising drive will lure donors from other Los Angeles institutions
Podcast episode 16: Charles I at the Royal Academy—an exhibition fit for a king
We pick apart the latest smash hit show to open in London with art historian Bendor Grosvenor, then complete our 2018 preview with a look at the big exhibitions coming to the US this year
J. Paul Getty is a monster beyond belief in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World
Christopher Plummer portrays the billionaire art collector as a morally bankrupt villain who loves his art more than his family
Drip dry: Moca LA to restore Pollock painting in its galleries
The museum aims to open the cleaning process to the public, with a conservator on hand to answer questions
Pacific Standard Time announces performance art festival to extend second edition
Latin American and Latinx artists will create 75 projects across the Los Angeles area
A matter of time: How long do you really need in Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Rooms?
Museums hosting the traveling exhibition of her immersive works think 30 seconds is enough—but they are missing the point
Forget the issue of an artist’s Native American bloodlines
It’s time to stop letting the controversy over Jimmie Durham’s ancestry overshadow his art
Antena Los Ángeles: el motor secreto detrás del alcance bilingüe de Pacific Standard Time
El colectivo está ayudando a museos a acceder a una audiencia hispanohablante con servicios de traducción e interpretación—pero están marcando el límite con espacios de gentrificación
Antena Los Ángeles: the secret engine behind Pacific Standard Time's bilingual outreach
The collective is helping art venues access a Spanish-speaking audience with translation and interpretation services—but they draw the line with museums they see as gentrifiers
Judy Chicago: Catwoman
As three exhibitions open showcasing her work, including her Kitty City watercolours, the New Mexico-based artist talks about being at the centre of a revival of interest—and having her early life story turned into a TV series
Podcast episode three: how the Getty is shaping southern California’s art scene
The story behind Pacific Standard Time in Los Angeles; Ming Wong on the historic queer art show in Taipei. Plus: an exclusive audio work by Zardulu the Mythmaker