Anna Deavere Smith focuses on the human story

Anna Deavere Smith focuses on the human story

In 'Let Me Down Easy,' her solo show addressing healthcare, she makes the abstract personal and turns private concerns into a communal matter.

Art review: Lavi Daniel, Grant Mudford at Rosamund Felsen Gallery

With a little patience you sense that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

'Magú' Luján, influential Mexican American artist, dies at 70

Gilbert 'Magú' Luján — whose whimsical, slyly humorous art, which often evoked a rollicking, mythical view of Mexican American life, graced museum walls and public places — died Sunday at age 70.

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Life as a museum guard: Wazir Taniwal and Jesse Ward of the Getty

Life as a museum guard: Wazir Taniwal and Jesse Ward of the Getty

What's it like to be a museum guard? We talked with guards from MOCA, LACMA and, here, Wazir Taniwal and Jesse Ward at the Getty.

Cultural Exchange: French writers look beyond Paris

Cultural Exchange: French writers look beyond Paris

Authors such as François Bon and Jean-Pierre Ostende are drawing more from their social, economic and political surroundings in a movement being called literature 'of the real.'

O, say can you write an anthem?

O, say can you write an anthem?

Abbey Road studios is having a contest.

Google and Getty team up for pictures worth a thousand links

Google and Getty team up for pictures worth a thousand links

The team behind Google Goggles has partnered with the Getty Museum to provide information on hundreds of paintings from its permanent collection.

Critic's Notebook: LACMA's magical Ardabil Carpet

Critic's Notebook: LACMA's magical Ardabil Carpet

The breathtaking Ardabil Carpet is on view at the museum through Labor Day.

Dance review: Final Ballet Nacional de Cuba 'Don Quixote' at the Chandler Pavilion

Dance review: Final Ballet Nacional de Cuba 'Don Quixote' at the Chandler Pavilion

Ballet Nacional de Cuba danced a thrilling, go-for-broke "Don Quixote" on Sunday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Cultural Exchange: Shyne goes from New York to jail to a new life in Israel

Cultural Exchange: Shyne goes from New York to jail to a new life in Israel

The Belize-born rapper, who now calls himself Moshe Michael Levy, an observant Jew, wants his music to make the world a better place.

Julie Taymor and her 'Spider-Man' perspective

Julie Taymor and her 'Spider-Man' perspective

The musical's former director receives a warm welcome in Los Angeles, talks of being under the microscope in connection with the gossip-plagued production.

Steampunk culture full speed ahead

Steampunk culture full speed ahead

Fans of the Victorian-influenced movement have an eye for antiquarian style and do-it-yourself ingenuity.

Student playwright spins a 'Spider-Man' tale

Student playwright spins a 'Spider-Man' tale

A 17-year-old's comic play is inspired by a certain Broadway musical. It will be staged as part of the Blank Theatre Company's Young Playwrights Festival in Hollywood.