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Saturday, August 18, 2007
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News & Features
  Spreading the riches   Spreading the riches
 A loan of artworks from Patricia Cisneros looks to be the beginning of a fruitful relationship. 		 

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  Picasso at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts: so powerful, so erotic   Picasso at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts: so powerful, so erotic
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: Mario Giacomelli at Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, "Nature (Interrupted)" at 18th Street Arts Center and Alexander Couwenberg at d.e.n. contemporary. 		 

  Barnsdall Art Market, for a change of pace   Barnsdall Art Market, for a change of pace
 ART: The open-air market will feature vendors hawking paintings, sculpture, pottery and ceramics, woodwork, textiles and homemade crafts. 		 

  Inglewood's famed 'History of Transportation' mural makes a bold comeback   Inglewood's famed 'History of Transportation' mural makes a bold comeback
 Six years after it was removed in deplorable condition, Helen Lundeberg's giant WPA artwork returns in style. 		 

  MOCA show asks: Is it business or art?   MOCA show asks: Is it business or art?
 Exhibit's shop for pricey handbags will mark the intersection of culture and commerce. 		 

  Charles Parker Boggs' lavishly elastic imagination   Charles Parker Boggs' lavishly elastic imagination
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: Charles Gaines at LAXART, Carrie Marill at Sixspace and 'The Region of Unlikeness' at Bank. 		 

  Farmlab takes root in the Cornfield   Farmlab takes root in the Cornfield
 The exhibition and cultural space transforms a once-desolate stretch of downtown L.A. 		 

  For one-artist museums, fueling the buzz is a fine art   For one-artist museums, fueling the buzz is a fine art
 Museums housing works by Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol and Norman Rockwell find success in the bigger picture. 		 

  At 'Milieu' show, living friskily is the best revenge   At 'Milieu' show, living friskily is the best revenge
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: James Nares, Phil Bower and Glen Wexler. 		 

  Saldamando's delicate portraits to be shown at Tropico de Nopal   Saldamando's delicate portraits to be shown at Tropico de Nopal
 GALLERY: The artist's meticulous, almost photo-realistic works are a hybrid that's 'very L.A.' 		 

  The apparent double suicide of Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan   The apparent double suicide of Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan
 Friends cite strange behavior in the final days of a golden couple in the art world. 		 

  For Charles Gaines, crisis is clarity   For Charles Gaines, crisis is clarity
 ART: In probing disaster, the artist reveals the nature of human truth. 		 

  How to save the real L.A.? First, you find it   How to save the real L.A.? First, you find it
 ARCHITECTURE: SurveyL.A. aims to take stock of the city's buildings, back story. 		 

  'La Presencia' at Museum of Latin American Art   'La Presencia' at Museum of Latin American Art
 ART REVIEW: Long Beach, Calif., exhibition gathers works from around the U.S. 		 

  Robin Kandel sifts through her family history   Robin Kandel sifts through her family history
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: Richard Ross at ACME, 'Zoom +/-' at Arena 1 and Renée Petropoulos at Rosamund Felsen. 		 

  Across time, an artist encounters brethren   Across time, an artist encounters brethren
 CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Visiting an exhibition of Greek and Scythian art, Jim Morphesis finds kinship with creators from the late BC era. 		 

  Artists are limited only by imagination at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions   Artists are limited only by imagination at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: A group show at Roberts & Tilton, and exhibits by iona rozeal brown and Clare Woods. 		 

  The Sims: In the Hands of Artists   The Sims: In the Hands of Artists
 The Ben Maltz Gallery exhibit explores artistry of video games 		 

  Architect George Yu's death at 43 leaves huge chasm   Architect George Yu's death at 43 leaves huge chasm
 AN APPRECIATION: There was nothing virtual about Yu’s talent 		 

  Who knew Janis and Jimi drew?   Who knew Janis and Jimi drew?
 POP ART: The '60s rock icons picked up sketch pads before they picked up guitars. Their work is on display in Hollywood in conjunction with the Mods and Rockers Film Fest. 		 

  Mathilde ter Heijne has a lot to say but doesn't quite complete the thought   Mathilde ter Heijne has a lot to say but doesn't quite complete the thought
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: 'Gimme a Little Sign' group show, Robin Mitchell and Patricia Moisan 		 

  Devotee’s tribute to illustrator   Devotee’s tribute to illustrator
 ART: Charley Harper’s originality is displayed in a book spurred by Todd Oldham. 		 

  The hip, new crafters: Guerrillas with glue guns   The hip, new crafters: Guerrillas with glue guns
 The local crafting community gathers for Felt Club XL, the biannual craft fair extraordinaire 		 

  Coop Himmelblau's Akron, Ohio, museum wing adds space-age lines   Coop Himmelblau's Akron, Ohio, museum wing adds space-age lines
 ARCHITECTURE REVIEW: The new $35-million building is attached to the museum’s existing home, a Renaissance Revival post office built in 1899. 		 

  Hammer nails a major collection   Hammer nails a major collection
 The museum is set to inherit drawings and other works by artists including De Kooning, Pollock and Warhol. 		 

  Till the cows come home   Till the cows come home
 Glen Wexler’s bovine images at Bergamot Station milk the subjects for all they’re worth. 		 

  Brazilian artist Renata Lucas' 'Falha' fails to connect with L.A.   Brazilian artist Renata Lucas' 'Falha' fails to connect with L.A.
 ART REVIEW: Her transplanted installation is curiously disengaged from its current home. 		 

  Venice bares its Robert Graham sculpture   Venice bares its Robert Graham sculpture
 SIGHTINGS 		 

  'Rogue Wave '07' takes a fresh turn   'Rogue Wave '07' takes a fresh turn
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Also reviewed: David Bailin, Lori Nix and Liza Ryan exhibitions 		 

  Is Venice Biennale unnecessary recognition for Gonzalez-Torres?   Is Venice Biennale necessary for Gonzalez-Torres?
 CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: In posthumously honoring the artist, the Biennale denies exposure for any of scores of living American artists. 		 

  Venice Biennale: Eclectic art in the 'Present Tense'   Venice Biennale: Eclectic art in the 'Present Tense'
 ART REVIEW: American Robert Storr draws on personal history in curating the world's longest-running international art exhibition. 		 

  Capturing every breath the Police took   Capturing every breath the Police took
 Where the group went, so did guitarist Andy Summers' camera. His images show what it was like during the band's heyday. 		 

  Reflections of wartime: Art in Holon, Israel   Reflections of wartime: Art in Holon, Israel
 Works by artists almost exclusively from Israel and the Balkans reveals ruin and hope. 		 

  Mexico celebrates Kahlo   Mexico celebrates Kahlo
 The artist's homeland marks the 100th anniversary of her birth with a months-long fiesta. 		 

  'Greeks on the Black Sea' at the Getty Villa reveals cultural blend   'Greeks on the Black Sea' at the Getty Villa reveals cultural blend
 ART REVIEW: The Getty Villa shows off the striking results of when Greeks met Scythians. 		 

  Explore Rome and all its glory, with just a click   Explore Rome and all its glory, with just a click
 A new $2-million, 3-D simulation lets scholars explore the Eternal City at its peak. All it takes is a mouse click. 		 

  U.S.' new Baghdad embassy evokes suburbia   U.S.' new Baghdad embassy evokes suburbia
 CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: The under-wraps compound being built in Iraq is the architectural equivalent of mission creep. 		 

  He holds a mirror up to a weary world   He holds a mirror up to a weary world
 ART REVIEW: Manet commented on work and society in a masterpiece painting loaned to the Getty. 		 

  Photos show everyday life amid catastrophe   Photos show everyday life amid catastrophe
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Art reviews: Karin Apollonia Müller, Hirsch Perlman, Jimmy Baker, Bill Komoski 		 

  Seeking the future of entertainment   Seeking the future of entertainment
 "The Creators Series" curators have developed an interactive, multimedia exhibit of diverse works. 		 

  West’s rugged individualist   West’s rugged individualist
 ART REVIEW: Maynard Dixon exhibit in Pasadena: Between traditional and Modernism 		 

  A definite Frank Gehry imprint   A definite Frank Gehry imprint
 CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: The new proposal for Grand Avenue’s first phase has the architect’s trademark loose forms. But will infighting drive him off the project? 		 

  ‘Identity Theft'   ‘Identity Theft'
 ART REVIEW: The Santa Monica Museum of Art’s contribution to this season’s feminist spectacular examines the roles we play. 		 

  Marcelo Pombo at Christopher Grimes Gallery   Marcelo Pombo at Christopher Grimes Gallery
 AROUND THE GALLERIES: Never odder, never better 		 

  When 'Mummies' leave, Bowers Museum will drop prices
 The Orange County institution is lowering its admission fee once the exhibit returns to London. But it may not last. 		 

  Artist Jimmy Baker plays around with Armageddon   Artist Jimmy Baker plays around with Armageddon
 GALLERY: It's inevitable. Then again, possibly not. Opposites abound in these post-apocalyptic scenarios. 		 

  Tezuka forever changed the genre   Tezuka forever changed the genre
 ART: Osamu Tezuka has been called Japan's Walt Disney. But his drawings aren't happy fantasies. 		 

  Swooping in to save the day   Swooping in to save the day
 The Cal State Northridge show follows the uniquely American art form from its comic strip compilation roots in the 1930s through the growing popularity of contemporary graphic novels. 		 

  Colorist Karl Benjamin celebrated at new Claremont museum   Colorist Karl Benjamin celebrated at new Claremont museum
 ART REVIEW: A Karl Benjamin exhibition highlights the colorist's great wit and inventiveness. 		 

  Life of the abstractionist party   Life of the abstractionist party
 ART REVIEW: A retrospective shows how Mary Heilmann co-opted establishment form. 		 

  The Landmark Theatre has your living room in its sites   The Landmark Theatre has your living room in its sites
 ARCHITECTURE REVIEW: The new venue in Los Angeles brings the comforts of home to the movie theater. 		 

  33-piece art collection gifted to MOCA   33-piece art collection gifted to MOCA
 The three-decade collection of works by prominent international artists is donated by the museum's chairman of the board and his wife. 		 

  Mixing cultures, tweaking the traditional
 INNER LIFE: In the remodel of a Spanish Revival, personal taste trumps the rules of classic style. 		 

  Concrete's got competition
 PERSONAL ASSISTANT: Stairs and floors go modern with bright resins, glossy epoxies and other alternatives to polished concrete. 		 

  Not too shabby indeed
 THE SCOUT: Expansion is in store for Shabby Chic. 		 

  Bamboo makes its sink debut
 THE SCOUT 		 

  The look is painted on, not pasted on
 INNER LIFE: In lieu of wallpaper, Los Feliz artist Ken Moffatt creates an intricate stencil pattern 		 

  'The Arts in Latin America: 1492-1820' opens at LACMA
 ART REVIEW: Illuminating a vast stretch of long-neglected art history, it's the most important exhibition in Los Angeles this year. 		 

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