Art

Hermosa Beach Fiesta De Las Artes starts summer at the beach

Hermosa Beach Fiesta De Las Artes starts summer at the beach

/ May 14, 2013 4:53 am

Hermosa Beach’s summer season traditionally both kicks-off and ends with the community celebration Fiesta Hermosa.

Japan’s Modern Divide: the Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto

Japan’s Modern Divide: the Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto

/ May 12, 2013 5:19 am

While not the case with older, revered visual artists like Hiroshige or Hokusai, books and exhibitions about Japanese photographers are a rare commodity, but precious when we have them because the country’s finest creative talents often exude a rarified aesthetic sensibility.

El Segundo Museum of Art’s “Truth” exhibit includes works by Picasso, Klimt, Dürer

El Segundo Museum of Art’s “Truth” exhibit includes works by Picasso, Klimt, Dürer

/ May 11, 2013 1:27 pm

We’re in May, but walking into “Truth” – the naked truth, as we are reminded – is like walking into a box of bonbons for Valentine’s Day.

Art openings this weekend in Rolling Hills Estates, Hermosa Beach, and El Segundo

Art openings this weekend in Rolling Hills Estates, Hermosa Beach, and El Segundo

/ May 10, 2013 2:47 pm

On Saturday evening we’ll have an opportunity to answer that old Firesign Theatre riddle: How can you be in two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all?

Manhattan Beach ballerina Jacobson named Presidential Scholar

Manhattan Beach ballerina Jacobson named Presidential Scholar

/ May 8, 2013 5:44 pm

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the 49th class of U.S.

This Is Where We Get Off: Cannery Row’s last show

This Is Where We Get Off: Cannery Row’s last show

/ April 3, 2013 3:15 pm

The patron saint of local art and artists, Richard Stephens, is closing up the South Bay’s most beloved art studio, Cannery Row, after an unlikely, astonishing, and beautiful two decade run. The show, This Is Where We Get Off, opens Saturday night at the venerable Redondo Beach establishment.

Getting Near to Vermeer

Getting Near to Vermeer

/ March 17, 2013 5:44 am

With Vermeer, as with Raphael and Mozart, we are inches closer to the Divine when in the presence of his work.

New gallery for Old Torrance

New gallery for Old Torrance

/ March 10, 2013 5:00 am

In the entire state, is there a more prestigious-sounding name for an art venue than the California Museum of Fine Art?

Better is the new more in beach city architecture

Better is the new more in beach city architecture

/ February 21, 2013 10:50 pm

by Michael Lee, AIA
My grandparents bought their property in North Manhattan Beach in 1952 for $900.

‘Anti-Ark’ installation art in El Segundo

‘Anti-Ark’ installation art in El Segundo

/ February 16, 2013 2:00 pm

A polar bear has been sited in the South Bay.

Museum on Main to open Sunday in El Segundo

Museum on Main to open Sunday in El Segundo

/ January 24, 2013 5:08 pm

The El Segundo Museum of Art premieres with “Desire.”

Caravaggio: The Artist and His Work

Caravaggio: The Artist and His Work

/ January 6, 2013 12:00 pm

Largely due to “Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy,” on view through Feb. 10 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,” Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) is enjoying unprecedented attention.

Art of Carol Hungerford at The Loft in San Pedro

Art of Carol Hungerford at The Loft in San Pedro

/ January 3, 2013 4:07 pm

When Carol Hungerford was in sixth grade, her teacher drove a stake through the heart of her artistic ambitions.

Beach art scene upbeat [2012 Newsmaker]

Beach art scene upbeat [2012 Newsmaker]

/ December 31, 2012 12:00 pm

From the looks of it, art appears to be thriving in the South Bay.

A Photograph in Wonderland- Down we tumble, Alice-like, into the artistic vision of Janet Milhomme

A Photograph in Wonderland- Down we tumble, Alice-like, into the artistic vision of Janet Milhomme

/ December 21, 2012 6:41 pm

The photographs of award-winning photographer Janet Milhomme were shown last year in Manhattan Beach and this year at The Loft in San Pedro, Cannery Row in Redondo Beach, and currently at the Palos Verdes Art Center.