Catherine Opie Captures an Intimate Portrait of Elizabeth Taylor
An intimate portrait of a Hollywood legend, through her home.
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Open Art
An arts engagement project of Zócalo Public Square and the Getty.
Is Photography a Method of Social Control?
A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores photography from mug shots to crime scene photos.
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The Guggenheim and I Are Spirals in a World of Squares
The Guggenheim’s divine influence in one writer’s life.
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Photos of L.A. Beneath the Noir
Pictures of L.A., beyond the stereotypes.
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Martin Luther King Jr. as Folk Art
Camilo José Vergara photographs tributes to the civil rights leader on walls across Los Angeles.
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Are India’s Elephants Blessed Creatures or Indentured Servants?
Photographer Annette Bonnier captures the world surrounding the lives of Asian elephants in Indian society.
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Ansel Adams Captures the Struggle and Beauty of a Japanese-American Internment Camp
Ansel Adams photographs document life at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II.
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Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?
The medieval struggle to resist sin.
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The Invention of the Light Bulb Did Not Conquer the Night
How painters depicted darkness even as the world embraced artificial light
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Can Gluttony Set You Free?
Is gluttony underrated?
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The Color that Changed the Course of Art
Prussian blue changed it all.
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An Artist Who Sees Holiness in Wonder Bread
“Her work was about joy and, she said, giving people an idea of what harmony might look like.”
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