Pulsing drumbeats, spectacular costumes, and infectious call-and-response songs transport you to the northeast coast of Brazil. Steeped in both African and indigenous traditions, Maracatú is the dynamic, propelling...
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Pauline Adamek
“Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome” – at the Getty Villa – Los Angeles art exhibit review
The spectacular and newly conserved Mozia Charioteer statue from Sicily (pictured at left) forms the dramatic centerpiece of a new exhibition of antiquities at the Getty Villa. The thoughtfully curated exhibition...
Siqueiros’ masterpiece “América Tropical” opening event Nov 3
A free family-friendly Festival and Opera is being staged at El Pueblo on Saturday, November 3, 2012 to celebrate the opening of Siqueiros’ Masterpiece América Tropical. Eighty years after it was first painted, the...
Pasadena Art Weekend
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. Last fall, 14,000 people experienced the excitement of ArtNight! The...
South Korean political art – LA art review
As the first group exhibition introducing the wide-ranging work of South Korean political art to an American audience, Being Political Popular: South Korean Art at the Intersection of Popular Culture and Democracy, 1980...