Who Needs Religion When You Have a Camera?

I Was Looking for Spiritual Transformation. Instead I Found the Work of Minor White.

Minor White believed that photography has the potential to spiritually transform the viewer as well as the practitioner. I can attest to that because it happened to me a long, long time ago.

I’m fortunate to have survived my 20s. Extremely fortunate. I now somewhat facetiously refer to that period as my “walking nervous breakdown.” But it was no laughing matter then. By all outward appearances I was just another tragic romantic suffering from the requisite melancholia, trying to find his way in a world that had little use for a …

by Chris Keledjian | July 2, 2014

The Photos That Helped Save Yosemite

Thanks to These Striking Images, President Lincoln Signed the Yosemite Grant Act 150 Years Ago

June 15, 2014

One hundred and fifty years ago this month, with the Civil War raging, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law an act that protected the heart of what we now know …

When Spray Cans Meet Quill Pens

What Do You Get When You Introduce L.A.-Area Graffiti Artists to 400-Year-Old Books?

June 7, 2014

When Johnny Cash covered Nine Inch Nails, he revealed the beautiful dissonance of kindred spirits from two different worlds interpreting a single piece of art. “Scratch,” a new exhibition opening …

When the California Dream Came With a Pool, a Dishwasher, and a Platter of Frankfurters

Maynard Parker’s Portraits of Sun-Kissed Southern California Homes Were Instruction Manuals for Gracious Living in the Mid-20th Century

May 31, 2014

If you were a homemaker looking to entertain in the new suburbs that flourished after World War II, you might have found inspiration in the work of Los Angeles-based photographer …

Union Station’s 10 Coolest Architectural Gems

The 75th Anniversary of L.A.’s Train Transportation Hub Is the Perfect Time to Dig Into Its Past

April 26, 2014

As a native Angeleno with a father who is a public-transit enthusiast, I’ve been through 800 North Alameda Street many times, wearing many different hats. As a fan of new …

Hot Sauce, Be My Fiery Muse

Creating a Piece of Art Dedicated to the Pleasure (and Pain) of Sriracha and Tapatío

by Michael C. Hsiung | April 22, 2014

At the drawing desk in my bedroom studio in Los Feliz, I was busy making semi-circles and slash marks with my pen on a sketch of three bearded characters holding …

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Who Needs Religion When You Have a Camera?

I Was Looking for Spiritual Transformation. Instead I Found the Work of Minor White.

The Photos That Helped Save Yosemite

Thanks to These Striking Images, President Lincoln Signed the Yosemite Grant Act 150 Years Ago

When Spray Cans Meet Quill Pens

What Do You Get When You Introduce L.A.-Area Graffiti Artists to 400-Year-Old Books?

When the California Dream Came With a Pool, a Dishwasher, and a Platter of Frankfurters

Maynard Parker’s Portraits of Sun-Kissed Southern California Homes Were Instruction Manuals for Gracious Living in the Mid-20th Century

Union Station’s 10 Coolest Architectural Gems

The 75th Anniversary of L.A.’s Train Transportation Hub Is the Perfect Time to Dig Into Its Past

Hot Sauce, Be My Fiery Muse

Creating a Piece of Art Dedicated to the Pleasure (and Pain) of Sriracha and Tapatío

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Why Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Loved the Photograph

He Considered It the Most Democratic of Arts and a Crucial Aid in the Quest to End Slavery and Achieve Civil Rights

My Museum’s Got More Picassos Than Yours

What’s the Secret to a Successful Museum?

My Youthful Years In Ansel Adams’ Orbit

I Wanted to Revolutionize Photography. Then I Got a Job With the Man Who Wrote the Rule Book.

How a Museum Cancelling a Controversial Mapplethorpe Exhibition Changed My Life

As an Intern at the Corcoran, I Suddenly Understood the Power of Art

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