This past summer we mentioned that Richard Neutra’s Kronish House could be set for demolition — a move fought by Neutra’s son Dion among others. This week the Beverly Hills City Council voted not only to set new rules for demolishing or altering structures at least 45 years old and designed by a “city-recognized architect,”…
It seems the pepper-spraying incident at UC-Davis last Friday has brought out the creative side of some people. The Tumblr page PEPPER SPRAYING COP offers readers a place to upload images where “peace officer” Lt. John Pike has been spotted in works of art, film, and popular culture. Note that much of the accompanying text can…
Mark your calendars for the 17th Annual Los Angeles Art Show, January 18-22, 2012, in the LA Convention Center. This year promises to be the most comprehensive art experience on the west coast, with three distinct shows: the L.A. Art Show: Modern & Contemporary, the L.A. Fine Print Fair and the newly separate Fine Art…
The living room from Charles and Ray Eames’ iconic house has been meticulously taken apart and re-assembled at LACMA, as part of the exhibition California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way”. The LA Times has a great back story, plus a timelapse video of the disassembling of the living room. It had remained preserved…