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Photo essays, criticism and reported profiles.
Ahead of her 100th birthday, we’re still learning new things about Betye Saar
A new show at Roberts Projects lets us in on a different but equally foundational branch of Saar’s story: her costume design work.
We re-created radical covers from High Performance, the L.A. magazine made for and by artists
Together with the Performance Art Museum, six artists staged their covers in honor of the magazine, which ran from 1978 to 1997.
L.A.’s unofficial Statue of Liberty is a Fashion Nova billboard off the 10 Freeway
For artist Sayre Gomez, the city is defined by its anti-landmarks.
Catherine Opie marks the opening of the new LACMA building with seven portraits
The photographs, taken in a deep blue-glazed interior gallery designed by Peter Zumthor, were inspired by Irving Penn’s famous “corner portraits.”
In a new monument for South-Central, Lauren Halsey cements her loved ones as landmarks
“sister dreamer” shows that architecture only becomes truly meaningful when people see a space for themselves there.
This blue, curvy Baldwin Hills house is Black postmodernism in motion
The spiral staircase that winds you through the home, left and right, mimics the feeling of descending these same hills.
My fake but real exchange with the artist Sophie Calle
From her friendship with Frank Gehry to her burial plot in Bolinas, the French artist reveals a surprising California story.
‘A slow indulgence.’
L.A. newsstands are no longer regular; they’re remarkable
Once a morning tradition, newsstands have become rare gems we stumble upon to remind us about the power of connection.
Remember the art of window displays?
This one will keep you lingering in a vibrant L.A. picnic scene
For her window display at the new Toast store in West Hollywood, artist Kyna Payawal was inspired by the outdoor gathering cultures of L.A. and “the idea of having a shared blanket.”
Coming off his transcendent first feature film, Kahlil Joseph looks back and forward
The artist has a private magic to which you have to earn access, and you earn it by resonating with the untapped nerve centers of Black culture that animate this city, and even then you might be denied.
L.A. summons the spirit of glam-surrealist artist Steven Arnold
Del Vaz Projects and Frieze hosted a party that recreated Arnold’s otherworldly home, once likened to Andy Warhol’s Factory.
There’s a jazz renaissance happening in Los Angeles.
Why now?
The desire for a new jazz age is a wish for a new national identity as glamorous and unassailable as old Hollywood.
A year in review: Image magazine’s most read stories
This year, our most popular stories tapped into some of the wonderful specifics that make up L.A. life.
Between beats: L.A. nightlife seen in its most tender moments
Christopher Behroozian’s photographs serve as quiet records, proofs of relationships, moments of care and traces of presence.
‘This does not have Hollywood glitter on it.’
On making a Selena documentary only the archive could tell
Over the course of several years, filmmaker Isabel Castro worked closely with the Quintanillas to reassemble a family history.
‘This feels like home.’
A fashionably late night out to the Pico Rivera Sports Arena
The arena is a cultural landmark for L.A.’s Mexican community, hosting decades of concerts, rodeos and celebrations — and for the Vallejo family, dancing there is tradition.
We follow them as they get ready for a show.
Steam, soak, repeat.
Bathing in L.A. is an art — just ask these spa devotees
Leonard Koren began documenting L.A. bathing culture back in 1976 with Wet magazine, which featured contributions from David Lynch, Debbie Harry and Ed Ruscha.
An oral history on jerkin’, one of the most influential art movements to come out of L.A.
Jerkin’ was what happened when you used asphalt as your dance floor and your hometown as your playground, proving the city is a place of alchemy.
The Egyptian Lover has always been that guy
The legendary DJ and artist looks back on the decades it takes to truly build a world — while existing totally in the present.
Wendy L’Belle-Tividad, the fairy-like psychic catching L.A. by storm
With a list of clients that includes both A-list celebrities and struggling artists, L’Belle-Tividad has blown up.
The punk artist Vaginal Davis looks back on her L.A. roots — and her inevitable break from the city
On the heels of her biggest exhibition yet, Davis reflects on her beginnings and being “taken for granted when you live in the same city that you were born in.”
Beyond MJ’s white glove: Bill Whitten’s forgotten contributions to music and fashion history
The designer behind costumes for Michael Jackson and Earth, Wind and Fire created some of the most enduring images of the 20th century.
The found family making history out of a K-town strip mall
An oral history of how Gyopo, the arts and culture organization in L.A., came to be.
‘Georgette’s parents’: A portrait of an artist family
A married couple lived next to their best friend for years.
Now they’re raising a daughter together.
Myriam Gurba unearths the story of the California poppy and restores its magic
An excerpt from Gurba’s new book, “Poppy State.”
Despite what people think, L.A. is home to many writers.
And now they have a center to call their own
The Center for California Literature is Christopher Soto’s hopeful initiative for connecting writers across Los Angeles, a city that can feel like shaky literary ground.
In “Trokas Duras,” an L.A. jornalero’s truck is a vessel for beauty, joy and survival
The stars of the film, which was made in collaboration with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, celebrate their on-screen debut.
With “The Kids,” Leilah Weinraub creates performances for the future
With her work showing at Made in L.A. this year and a play running this month at the New Theater Hollywood called “The Kids,” artist Leilah Weinraub sits down with Fariha Róisín to discuss her vision.
More people need to love Los Angeles — however imperfect it may be.
D.J.
Waldie says it best
“If you don’t fall in love with a place, it doesn’t become real to you, and if it’s not real to you, then you can ignore it.”
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