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Haute Highlights


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View Haute Highlights 03-29 in a larger map Pacific Standard Time Saturday, March 31 Locations and times vary Pacific Standard Time has been the dominating force in the art world, and pretty much everywhere for that matter, in recent months. Sadly, the expansive exhibition series is slowly but surely coming to a close. Though it […]

Nature artists combat contentious reactions


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Sometimes art involves a little more than just painting on canvas and hoping to get displayed in a gallery. For the Bulgarian-born artist Christo, art means stretching 5.9 miles of fabric in suspended panels over 42 miles of the Arkansas River in Colorado. Recently approved by United States federal regulators and slated for completion in […]

Los Angeles provides variety of spooky art


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A Halloween weekend in Los Angeles is a little like trick-or-treating: Sometimes you get great candy, sometimes you get a rock. Your options this Halloween weekend might not seem like anything beyond a Halloween party or rave, but if you look hard enough, you can find plenty of fun, alternative and artsy ways to enjoy the […]

Haute Highlights


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Tim Burton at LACMA Nothing says Halloween like the dark psyche of Tim Burton. If you have yet to see his ongoing exhibition at LACMA, here’s your last chance — the show closes this Monday, serving as the perfect kicker for Halloween. The show provides an introspective look into Burton’s various roles, be them director […]

Los Angeles garners attention as art hub


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Los Angeles is seen as many things: cultural hotspot, nightlife hub, entertainment capital. Missing from that list is “legendary art center.” The cities more likely to come to mind are the traditional bastions of art like Paris and New York City. Looking to change that perspective is a 60-plus museum and gallery collaboration aptly named […]

Pop Art legend passes but leaves influential legacy behind


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As with any other artistic medium, from movies to music, the art lover is bound to be attracted to one particular genre more than others. Each period of art history brings a new aesthetic, a new message and new inspiration to artists either reacting to their social environments or trying to create a new world.  […]

Innovative art redefines common conception and practice


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Everyone’s heard of the term “artsy fartsy.” It succinctly and humorously sums up the idea that art is only for an elite group, a cluster of people who discuss abstract painting with a cocktail in hand. These days, however, it rings less and less true as a new union between art and everyday life emerges. […]