Why the Iconic Great Wave Swept the World
The world’s most iconic image of a tsunami isn’t actually a tsunami.
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Open Art
An arts engagement project of Zócalo Public Square and the Getty.
The Seedy, Funky, and Fabulous Hollywood Boulevard of the 1970s
Hollywood as it was in the ’70s.
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Manifest Destiny Billboard Project Celebrates Its Final Chapter in L.A.
An artistic road trip pulls into its final stretch.
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The Greatest Muralist You’ve Never Heard Of
The slowly vanishing murals of Manuel Cruz.
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Yes, L.A. Has a History
L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti on why historic preservation matters.
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Portrait of the Artist’s Mother as an Old Woman
Who is Whistler’s mother?
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Of Mice (Murder) and Men (With Cowboy Hats)
A photographer “introduces rural California to urban California for what it really is.”
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Snapshots of a Human Petri Dish
Climate change and photography.
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Vermeer Taught Me to Love Again
Vermeer changes a life.
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A Cartoon Is a Deadly Weapon
How simple drawings can foment political upheaval.
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What Happens When Stem Cell Science and Performance Art Collide?
“Artsci”: How Avant-Garde Experimenters Are Deploying the Tools of Science
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By Paddleboat, By Inner Tube, By Car
An ever-changing relationship between a community and a river.
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