Review: Imagined by Iranians amid war, made by artists in L.A.: How a powerful show was born

"To Share a Stomach" at the Brick features works envisioned by 25 Iranian artists that were fabricated with varying degrees of collaboration by 24 counterparts in the U.S.

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Sing and dance with 7-pound flaming candles? The 'impossible' stamina of 'Beauty and the Beast's' Lumiere

As Lumiere in "Beauty & the Beast" at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, actor Danny Gardner must sing and dance with live flames on his hands. Here's how his 7-pound ‘handlesticks’ are created backstage...

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Lucas Museum announces new restaurant inspired by Skywalker Ranch — and reservations are already open

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Tuesday announced its flagship restaurant, Skywalker Grill. Nestled at the top of the museum with sweeping city views, the classic American eatery is now taking re...

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'Game of Thrones' spinoff 'The Mad King' stokes fan theories on 3.5-hour play's opening night

"Game of Thrones: The Mad King," the first stage adaptation of writer George R. R. Martin's bestselling fantasy saga, opened Saturday at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with Martin — and rapturous fans ...

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New park under neglected 6th Street Bridge stirs up hope, Boyle Heights gentrification fears

The 12-acre Sixth Street PARC, set to open this year beneath the 6th Street Bridge, is meant to connect Boyle Heights to the Arts District. But will this new civic space face the same precipitous decl...

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D.C., New York, St. Paul: 'Iran War Participation Trophy' for Trump goes on tour, gets Instagram page

A 10-foot sculpture of a golden trophy made for President Trump by the anonymous arts activist group Secret Handshake is officially on tour, with an Instagram page and appearances in D.C., New York an...

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'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Alaska takes on Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Oh, Mary!' at Ahmanson Theatre

Alaska will star as Mary Todd Lincoln in 'Oh, Mary!' at the Ahmanson Theatre in the fall alongside J. Harrison Ghee.

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'It's been the right time for a long time': Behind Watts Towers' $22-million campus renovation

Groundbreaking begins in October on a $22-million renovation of the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus. With this work, one of Los Angeles’ most important cultural landmarks is entering a new chapter aft...

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5 powerful works by Betye Saar that represent her fearless vision, in art and life

Groundbreaking assemblage artist and lifelong Angeleno Betye Saar died at 99, leaving a vast trove of work in her wake that reshaped the art world and helped kickstart the Black women's movement.

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Betye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac, has died

Betye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac — Sambo dolls, ceramic mammies, and crude renderings of pickaninnies — into potent works of assemblage that mined th...

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‘It’s not coming back’: Oskar Eustis and L.A. theaters confront the end of the nonprofit movement

When Oskar Eustis announced he would step down as the artistic director of New York's Public Theater in 2028 he shook up the arts world with his comment that the American nonprofit theater movement wa...

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Iconic Jacobean Tudor Revival mansion from 'Batman' lists for $32 million in Pasadena: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

TV 'Batman's' Wayne Manor hits the Pasadena real estate market for $32 million, the Hollywood Bowl sound, Yoko Ono and the story behind 'Phantom's' chandelier.

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Two theaters, nonstop screenings: Inside the Lucas Museum's film programming plans

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced its inaugural film programs to run nonstop throughout the day in two dedicated theaters.

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Meet 'Gillian': The untold story of 'Phantom of the Opera's' 2,000-pound chandelier

After almost 40 years of performances, the 2,000-pound chandelier at the heart of the action in the famed Gothic melodrama "Phantom of the Opera" is a character unto itself. If beads could talk, this ...

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Trophies stack up for Trump as part of new protest art on the National Mall: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

Handmade trophies for President Trump are stacking up on the National Mall as part of activist group Secret Handshake's new protest art.

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Enough about her legacy. At 100, Betye Saar just wants to keep making art in L.A.

As Betye Saar turns 100, she's more interested in creating new work than reflecting on her legacy as one of America's most groundbreaking artists.

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Vija Celmins, Denis Villeneuve to be honored at LACMA's 2026 Art + Film Gala

Artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be honored at LACMA's 15th annual Art + Film Gala co-hosted by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Lucas Museum to give free annual passes to South L.A. neighbors, host community preview day

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will give free annual passes to South L.A. neighbors in the 90037 ZIP Code.

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Appreciation: Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy rethought urban housing and changed Los Angeles for the better

Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy died Sunday at the age of 66. The LOHA founder changed L.A. for the better — rethinking, among other things, dense urban housing and its relationship to the city.

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LACMA takes its celebration to the streets with a massive art parade down Wilshire Boulevard

LACMA will follow the April opening of its David Geffen Galleries with a large-scale Art Parade that moves beyond the museum walls and into the streets.

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The Kennedy Center without Trump's name will still be tainted: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

President Trump's name has been removed from the Kennedy Center's website and is supposed to come off the building, too. But serious damage has been done.

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Steve Martin, Ann Philbin to curate new Santa Barbara Museum of Art exhibit of 'peculiar' paintings

'Martin Mull: The Joys of Indoor/Outdoor Living' in Santa Barbara will be curated by comedian-actor Steve Martin and former Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin.

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Tony Awards 2026: An upset win delivers the night's most political speech (with vampires as a metaphor)

Ali Louis Bourzgui scored an upset win for performance by an actor in a featured role and went on to make a passionate speech in support of Palestine and immigrants — using vampires as a metaphor.

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Three's a charm: John Lithgow, Laurie Metcalf achieve Tony trifectas

John Lithgow won his third Tony Award for "Giant," while Laurie Metcalf took home her third statue for "Death of a Salesman" at the 2026 Tony Awards.

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World Cup watch parties at the Getty, LACMA and more: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

The World Cup arrives Thursday in L.A., and culture lovers can get in on the action at a variety of local museum watch parties, including at the Getty, the Autry and more.

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Dataland defies expectations. But will L.A. embrace the world’s first AI arts museum?

Dataland, the world's first museum of AI arts, is set to open in downtown L.A. on June 20. Arriving as debate about AI reaches new heights, Dataland seeks to place an experience of the natural world s...

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This dance troupe will perform for free at 9 SoCal landmarks, including LACMA and Hollywood Forever

Choreographer Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project is taking its work to the streets of Los Angeles over a period of two weeks with free performances at LACMA's David Geffen Galleries, Hollywood Fo...

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Judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center, halts closure

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations.

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Lawsuit alleges 'aesthetic injury' from Trump's blue reflecting pool: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

A lawsuit filed this month alleges Trump's order to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue has caused an 'aesthetic injury.'

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Gehry Partners sign on for Getty Center renovation, which includes a new tram and reimagined entrance

The Getty on Thursday revealed key details for a slate of improvements to its visitor experience, including a new tram and renovated entrance area designed by Gehry Partners.

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