Jori Finkel
Getty preserves Palmyra online in new show
The institution hopes its first digital exhibition will also reach the Arab world
New galleries bring buzz to San Francisco, but no gold rush—yet
Art scene is expanding into other parts of the city after high rents forced an exodus from downtown
Artists go large on Los Angeles’s billboards
UK art collaborative Art Below is latest organisation to take public art to the city's roadsides
Rodin, Muslim style and hippie chic
In only a few months, Max Hollein has rebooted the exhibition programme of San Francisco’s de Young Museum and Legion of Honor
Donors—who needs them? Tales of mutual dependency
Museum directors gather in San Francisco to discuss big gifts and the strings that are often attached
Tala Madani: the descent of man
As Tala Madani prepares for the Whitney Biennial, she explains how childhood comics and Trump’s election victory figure into her satirical images of men
Can these San Francisco fairs do what so many Los Angeles fairs couldn’t?
The fourth edition of the art and design fair FOG is coming into its own, while newcomer Untitled has early support from LA dealers
Newly discovered Cubist painting sheds light on friendship between Picasso and Rivera
A work by Rivera in Picasso’s personal collection suggests that the tale of the two artists’ falling-out has been exaggerated
Artists should give proper credit to Hollywood
Jordan Wolfson’s sculptures depend heavily on special effects studios
Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead will hit the road again next year
Artist's foundation supports ongoing project in Detroit and major show on his influence in 2018 <br>
Charity begins at home for the Mike Kelley Foundation
As shows open in London and New York, the artist’s Mobile Homestead will hit the road again in Detroit next year
Bay Area collectors reach critical mass
Pier 24 show provides a kaleidoscopic window into what makes the San Francisco photography scene so dynamic
Lacma reaches halfway point for $600m Zumthor building with another surprising gift
Self-made hardware store mogul Eric Smidt gives $25m to museum’s expansion campaign
Calling all women artists: the Brooklyn Museum wants to take your picture
Kim Schoenstadt takes her idea for a group portrait on the road from Los Angeles to New York
Hamza Walker named the new executive director of LAXART
The curator comes to the LA non-profit from Chicago’s Renaissance Society
Political art that packs a punch installed in San Francisco’s Presidio park
The curator behind Ai Weiwei’s blockbuster project on Alcatraz has organized a group show on the former military base
US artist builds wall near Mexican border to confront ‘everything that Donald Trump represents’
Louis Hock tackles fear, racism and hatred of immigrants with temporary barrier at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
A feast for the senses: a new crop of museum restaurants go beyond the gallery walls
Directors share insights into the food revolution close to home—and their favourite dishes
Middle East goes West: show brings Saudi artists to San Francisco
Surprises await visitors to an exhibition of contemporary art in the city’s new gallery complex Minnesota Street Project
Teresa Margolles builds monument to 100 people who died in the streets of Los Angeles
Imposing concrete shelter in Echo Park incorporates debris and residue gathered at homicide scenes
‘Imagine how easy Keith Haring is to fake’
The dealer and author Richard Polsky explains why he is brave enough to authenticate works by Haring and Basquiat
Location, location, location: the real estate lessons to be learned from Ace Gallery’s bankruptcy
How Los Angeles dealer Douglas Chrismas leveraged his property to attract artists, reassure clients, and generate income—even while facing financial disaster
Millions of dollars and dozens of works diverted in Ace Gallery bankruptcy case, accountant finds
In a report to the court, Sam Leslie details why he ended Douglas Chrimas’s involvement in the gallery
Portrait of the artist as a young woman: inside the mind of Eva Hesse
Diaries and film describe how the minimalist lauded by LeWitt was plagued by self-doubt and anxiety
Latino and Latin American artists to meet in Pacific Standard Time
New research leads curators to rip up the rulebook ahead of the Getty’s ambitious PST: LA/LA event
Flip the switch: Lacma’s Urban Light to go dark
The popular public installation is due to be turned off temporarily—but will soon shine again with a new paint job
Hauser Wirth & Schimmel transcends the big-box gallery model
And their inaugural sculpture show goes beyond the oversized trophies of Modern art, says our LA correspondent Jori Finkel
The unspoken reason why galleries are flocking to Los Angeles
Galleries like Sprüth Magers and Hauser Wirth & Schimmel quietly but fiercely compete for the city's artists