Music review: Joshua Bell puts orchestra in fast lane
Apr 27The violinist and new music director leads the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields through the wild ride that is Beethoven at Segerstrom Concert Hall.So what would Beethoven drive? »
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Police seize stolen Paul Cezanne masterpiece
Apr 13Serbian police have recovered a masterpiece by French impressionist Paul Cezanne worth $107 million. »
Theater review: 'Sight Unseen' at South Coast Repertory
Mar 19A revival of Donald Margulies' "Sight Unseen" at South Coast Repertory, where the play had its world premiere in 1991. »
Stars to help fund state arts grants via license plate sales
Mar 15The California Arts Council is turning to star power in hopes of vastly boosting the meager funds for state government arts grants. Celebrities on electronic billboards will urge motorists to spend $40 or $50 for special arts license plates, with fees ... »
Violinist Joshua Bell's hotel room in Spain is burglarized
Mar 02Grammy-winner Joshua Bell claims that a thief posed as the classical musician and stole his $38,000 watch, his laptop and other possessions. »
McBride, Carrington lead 2012 Playboy Jazz Festival lineup
Feb 16A pair of recent winners at the 2012 Grammys lead the 34th annual festival, along with guitarist Vernon Reid, vocalist Robin Thicke and more nods to the worlds of jazz, R&B, funk and pop. »
Hollywood Bowl 2012: 'The Producers,' Juanes, 'Rigoletto,' Liza
Jan 23Hollywood Bowl 2012 highlights will include "The Producers," "Rigoletto," Pixar tribute and festival featuring Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra and Ruben Blades. »
Monster Mash: Logan to adapt 'Jersey Boys,' Tate curator to Met
Jan 11New leadership: The Metropolitan Museum of Art hires Sheena Wagstaff, chief curator of Tate Modern in London, in a bid to become a "serious competitor in the field of contemporary art for the first time in half a century." (New... »
Chouinard, the influential L.A. art college, is revisited online
Jan 04A new website has debuted, devoted to the legacy of the Chouinard Art Institute. The Los Angeles art college, which folded in 1972, numbers Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari and Robert Irwin among its alumni. »
PST, A to Z: ’46 N. Los Robles’ at Pacific Asia, ‘Proof’ at Norton Simon
Dec 26Pacific Standard Time will explore the origins of the Los Angeles art world through museum exhibitions throughout Southern California over the next six months. Times art reviewer Sharon Mizota has set the goal of seeing all of them. This is... »
PST, A to Z: ‘Artistic Evolution,’ ‘The Experimental Impulse’
Dec 23Pacific Standard Time reviews: “Artistic Evolution” at the Natural History Museum and “The Experimental Impulse” at REDCAT. »
Marina Abramovic's silent heads from MOCA gala speak out
Nov 13At the start of the MOCA gala Saturday night, all eyes were on the heads. Earlier this week choreographer Yvonne Rainer had circulated a letter lambasting Marina Abramovic's plans for the MOCA gala, which involved positioning performers as a sort of ro... »
'Simpsons' parodies Broadway's 'Spider-Man' in Halloween episode
Oct 31It seems a bit behind the curve if you ask us, but "The Simpsons" on Fox finally got around to parodying Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" on Sunday's episode. The parody was part of the show's annual Halloween special called "Treehouse of Hor... »
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