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 A newsletter with coverage of art exhibitions, cultural events, and everything not to be missed in Los Angeles.

And now, with Edward’s AUDIO version available.

December 29, 2023

Goodbye Ruth, Hello Goya

November 22, 2023

The Never Ending Journey of Art

August 26, 2023

Poetry of Poverty and Hidden Art Revealed - Audio Available

August 12, 2023

Great Trio: Keith Haring, David Hockney and Kara Walker - Audio Available

July 28, 2023

Roman Emperor Hidden In A Sewage Pipe - Audio Available

July 21, 2023

Great Exhibitions to Enjoy and Learn From

June 22, 2023

Sunday Art Events to Celebrate the Beginning of Summer

May 7, 2023

Whimsical Fashion vs. Hollywood Blacklist



April 11, 2023

Saturday Night Live Resurrects Michelangelo’s David


March 25, 2023

Getting High on Art in Culver City



February 2, 2023

A Feast of Sensuality, Sexuality and Politics in Art and Film


January 22, 2023

We Must See these Exhibitions


January 6, 2023

LA’s Big Three to Start the New Year


December 23, 2022

Recapturing the Best of Art in 2022


December 10, 2022

Holiday Art Gifts For You and Me


November 24, 2022

Thanksgivings By LA Art Museums


November 12, 2022

Screaming Along With Edvard Munch 



October 27, 2022

Art Worthy of Arguing About



October 13, 2022

The Hammer Museum Art Threesome



September 29, 2022

Agreeing and Disagreeing with Edward, Again…



September 16, 2022

Cy Twombly Takes Over LA



September 6, 2022

Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside



August 25, 2022

Mondrian, Sex & Jazz



August 17, 2022

With Cartier-Bresson to Russia During the Cold War



July 14, 2022

Photos To Intrigue, Amuse and Even Seduce You



July 6, 2022

From Priceless Pennies To Hallelujah



June 11, 2022

Solo Exhibitions by Adventurous Sculptors: Gwynn Murrill, Lynda Benglis and Kyong Boon Oh



May 24, 2022

Captivating Productions of Verdi’s Aida by LA Opera and Handel’s Giustino by Long Beach Opera



May 14, 2022

Lita Albuquerque in Venice, David Hockney in Normandy



April 30, 2022

Her Flowers Cast in Bronze and Carved in Marble



April 15, 2022

Art of Jewish Deli at Skirball



March 22, 2022

Dancing, Singing & Praying at LA Opera



March 12, 2022

With Vincent Van Gogh & His Friends in Santa Barbara



March 1, 2022

Wende Museum’s Letter About The Tragic Events in Ukraine



February 24, 2022

Goodbye to Art Fairs, Hello to LA Art at Its Best



February 8, 2022

African American, British and Israeli Art Around LA



January 25, 2022

Their Art and Lives Were on Fire



January 8, 2022

LA Started 2022 with Sunshine and NYT Praise for Our Food and Culture



December 27, 2021

Post-Christmas Art Surprises at MOCA



December 16, 2021

Portraits of Royalty, Presidents and Simple Us



December 9, 2021

Happy Holidays with Birds Flying and Girls Dancing



November 23, 2021

Let’s Add Some Art Flavor to Your Turkey



November 16, 2021

La Dolce Vita, the Mona Lisa of Film Glory



November 11, 2021

These Three Artists Living Hundreds of Years Apart Knew How to Grab Our Attention



October 26, 2021

Ready To Be Challenged?



October 21, 2021

Art Adventures Around LA



October 12, 2021

The Blue Boy Is Out, A Portrait of A Young Gentleman Is In



September 30, 2021

Art That Stays With You Long After You’ve Seen It



September 22, 2021

LA Autumn Art Season Starts With A Punch



September 7, 2021

Agreeing and Disagreeing with Edward…



August 31, 2021

With Due Respect to Vermeer…



August 24, 2021

USC Fisher Museum of Art Raises a Much Needed Toast to Art and Hope



August 12, 2021

Pasadena Here We Come



July 29, 2021

To Heaven and Back with Paolo Veneziano



July 14, 2021

Magic and Mystery: The Divine Immersion Exhibition



July 8, 2021

Is Blue Boy in Danger



July 1, 2021

Fireworks and Art for the Fourth of July



June 23, 2021

LACMA’s Remarkable Reinstallation Of Its Modern Art Collection



June 17, 2021

Here In LA, Good News Keeps Coming



June 11, 2021

The Art Of Food, Music and Dance in LA



June 2, 2021

The Exhibitions You Want… No, Must See



May 18, 2021

Art and Smiles At The Young Age of 100



May 4, 2021

Blooming Paradise



April 20, 2021

Of Gods and Muses



April 13, 2021

The Pain That Shapes Their Art 



April 6, 2021

Art And Hope At The End Of The Tunnel 



March 30, 2021

LACMA New Exhibitions Open Our Eyes And Ears 



March, 23, 2021

The LA Art Scene Is Still Kicking



March 16, 2021

Happy Days Are Here Again



March 2, 2021

Great American Art In La, Moscow, and Paris



February 2, 2021

You Can Never Be Too Rich Or Too Thin
Or Have Too Many Museums…



Janurary 27, 2021

Bringing Arts And Culture Back To Life



January 19, 2021

"Bill Belichick Deserves A Medal for Turning Down Honor From President Trump



January 5, 2021

Gigantic Vulva Sculpture By Brazilian Artist Juliana Notari Shakes The World



December 23, 2020

Looking Back at 2020 Through Art



December 15, 2020

Holiday Art Delights For Our Eyes, Ears, And Hearts



December 8, 2020

Our Farewell And Thanks To Irina Antonova: Grande Dame Of Russian Art World



December 1, 2020

Art Stories Impossible To Resist



November 24, 2020

Sculptures: The Good, The Bad, and The…



November 17, 2020

Sharing An Art Cake With The 100 Years Young Wayne Thiebaud



November 10, 2020

Seeing Ourselves Through Their Art



November 5, 2020

The Choices We Make



October 28, 2020

LA Museums: Light at the End of the Tunnel



October 13, 2020

Artists Grabbing Our Attention



October 6, 2020

Many Faux Pas of the Art World



September 29, 2020

Diving into LA’s Art History



September 22, 2020

Black Madonna Praying for Us



September 15, 2020

Blue Boy Back in the Game



September 1, 2020

Rabbits and Bodybuilders Telling Stories



August 25, 2020

Cool Art vs. Hot Weather



August 18, 2020

So Cool, So Smart, So Sweet



August 11, 2020

Walking with Lucio Fontana and Loving Cacti at the Huntington



August 4, 2020

Good Art News, Wow!



July 28, 2020

Free the People For the People



July 15, 2020

LA Art Scene During the Lockdown



July 8, 2020

Virtual Art Presentations that Beg for Gallery Visits



July 1, 2020

Art Projects Around LA to Keep our Spirits Up



June 23, 2020

In Search for Art Around the City



June 17, 2020

Art World Halfway Back to Normal?



June 9, 2020

Black Lives Matter as a Permanent Public Art Statement



June 2, 2020

We Need Art to Heal Our Mind and Souls



May 26, 2020

Hunting for Art Encounters Around Town



May 19, 2020

Love (Art) in the Time of Cholera



May 12, 2020

Staring at Art While Locked at Home



May 5, 2020

Alive and Well with Art



April 28, 2020

Let’s Have a Private Look at Your Collections!



April 14, 2020

A “Peak” into Edward’s Collection



April 8, 2020

Sacred Spaces in Our City of Angels



March 23, 2020

Art Gods and Muses Always with Us.



March 17, 2020

Actual and Digital Encounters with Art



March 10, 2020

Plenty of Art and Theater To Keep our Spirits High



March 3, 2020

From Car Crash to Laughing with Pleasure



February 25, 2020

A Weekend with Michelangelo, Billie Holiday, and Jane Fonda



February 18, 2020

LA Welcomes Art Fairs, Eurydice and Fellini



February 11, 2020

One Cannot Be Too Thin, Too Rich, or Have Too Many Art Fairs



February 4, 2020

Art and Sex: He Said She Said



January 28, 2020

Oh Boy, Gauguin it’s Not



January 21, 2020

The Famous, the Well-Known, and the Recently Discovered

January 7, 2020

A Tribute to John Baldessari: We Will Not See Any More Boring Art



December 27, 2019

Shouldn't Public Museum LACMA Be Free?



December 23, 2019

In Search of Inspiration in Churches, Movie Theatres, and Studios of Artists



December 17, 2019

Celebrations of Los Angeles’ Art History



December 10, 2019

The History of the Getty Villa, A New Take on Swan Lake, and Explosive Gunpowder Paintings



November 26, 2019

Strange Beasts, Paradisical Pictures, Optimistically Melting!



November 12th, 2019

Wall Goes Down, Art Goes Up



October 29th, 2019.

Art Close to Fire



October 22nd, 2019.

Portraits, Abstractions, and Photography



October 15th, 2019.

Museum Exhibitions Exuding a Sense of Theatre



October 8th, 2019.

The French Are Here and the Russians Are Coming



September 26th, 2019.

Survival, Resilience, and Memories



September 19th, 2019.

Three LA Exhibitions with Tears, Terror, and Radiance



September 11th, 2019.

Sidney Felsen Celebrates 95th Birthday, Lita Albuquerque’s Artistic Philosophy After Fire