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'Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture' and the questionable future of monster-size books
L.A. at HomeWhen 'The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architectureâ?? came out in 2004, it was quickly deemed a smashing success by booksellers and fans alike, despite the $160 price. The 14-pound tome was so successful, in fact, that late last year Phaidon... -
For Eli Broad, a tale of two sites
Culture MonsterAs my colleague Mike Boehm reported Monday, Eli Broad is considering at least two sites -- and potentially a third -- for a planned museum to hold the collection of his Broad Art Foundation, which is mostly dedicated to post-war...... -
The Deal: Hennessey + Ingalls bookstore's 20%-off-everything sale ends Saturday
L.A. at HomeForget about Kindle. It is easy to lose hours perusing the plywood bookshelves of Hennessey + Ingalls Art & Architecture Bookstores in Santa Monica or Hollywood. Its 30th annual “20% off Everything Sale,†ending Saturday at 8 p.m., might even mak... -
Getty Center announces summer concert series: Mayer Hawthorne, Les Savy Fav, Dawes, more
Pop & HissIt's one of the most beautiful and iconic settings for a summer series in the city: at the perch of the Sepulveda Pass, overlooking Los Angeles to the east, the Pacific to the west, the traffic on the 405 to...... -
A critic's most memorable dining experiences of 2009
Restaurant CriticTo say that I eat out a lot would be something of an understatement. The question I'm always asked, of course, is what is my favorite restaurant? That's understandable, but it's also basically unanswerable. Because the answer depends on whether I'm in the...Tags: Leeks, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), New York, Dining and Drinking, Japan
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Monster Mash: Sean Hayes to host Tony Awards; Paula Abdul's new dance show; more art heists
Culture Monster-- Former "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes, who is currently appearing in "Promises, Promises" on Broadway, has been tapped as host of the 64th annual Tony Awards on June 13. (Tony Awards) -- Medical complex: Richard Meier's architecture firm...... -
Goal of LACMA’s redesign is to have architecture serve the art
If you were looking for European art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art recently, you may have been a bit disappointed. There is the current Renoir exhibition, of course, and a show of paintings by 18th century Spanish master Luis Meléndez closed...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Book, History, Architecture
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Frank Gehry's Bilbao museum tops Vanity Fair architecture list
Culture MonsterVanity Fair recently asked 52 prominent architects and critics to name the most important pieces of architecture built since 1980. The winner of the informal survey -- which is to be published in the magazine's August issue -- is a...... -
Architects imagine Los Angeles in 2030
Culture MonsterIt's not exactly "Blade Runner," but a new online feature from Newsweek provides a peek into what Los Angeles could look like in the not-so-distant future. Newsweek recently asked a group of prominent architects to create a vision of L.A....... -
Updated: A green answer to Vanity Fair's architecture poll has its own blind spot
Culture MonsterWhen Vanity Fair magazine recently released the results of a survey ranking the most significant pieces of architecture of the last 30 years -- with Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, topping the list -- the poll was met...... -
L.A.'s galleries reframe the recession
"Earthquakes, riots, fires," says art dealer Thomas Solomon, ticking off challenges of doing business in Los Angeles. And now a recession has deflated the international art market, sending auction prices into a downward spiral, shuttering galleries and...Tags: Culver City, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), New York, West Hollywood, Chinatown (Manhattan, New York)
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Critic's Notebook: The void as muse
Culture MonsterNEW YORK -- With the available money for ambitious new buildings having shrunk to almost nothing in this country -- and with firms continuing to downsize in brutal fashion -- where will architectural ideas come from, and where will they......
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