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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 10h

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Diane Keaton's 10 most important films

Diane Keaton, who died Saturday at 79, is one of cinema's most legendary actors.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 1d

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30 Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned in support of public television: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

30 Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned in support of beleaguered public television stations amid funding cuts

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 3d

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Hammer Museum's Made in L.A. has no title or theme. But the art is interconnected

Here's a look at some of the 28 artists participating in Made in L.A. at UCLA's Hammer Museum, whose work is rooted in and inspired by this sprawling metropolis.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 3d

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LACMA gets its first Klimt and Schiele art as part of a large gift of Austrian Expressionism

LACMA is being gifted more than 100 works of Austrian Expressionism, including its first paintings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, by the family of the legendary Viennese art dealer Otto Kallir.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 4d

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'We have work to do': 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' cast finds humor amid political turmoil

The actors who play the sisterhood of stylists in 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' sit down for a candid beauty-shop conversation in light of the show's L.A. premiere at Center Theatre Group's Mark Tape...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 8d

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Yes, that's a 25-foot inflatable bear crashing into the Hammer Museum

A 25-foot inflatable psychedelic bear driving a convertible has been commissioned for the pedestal outside of the Hammer Museum as part of Made in L.A. 2025. 'Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A.' is the w...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 9d

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The Trump-Epstein statue is back up: 'Like a toppled Confederate general'

A statue of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has been reinstalled in the National Mall after being taken down by the National Park Service a little over a week ago.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 15d

It's all about those dedicated shadow casts! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

How 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' nurtured live theater: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

The midnight movie phenomenon began on stage and shadow casts have kept that connection alive for five decades; plus 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' at the Taper and 'Frankenstein,' the ballet, in Cost...

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 16d

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 16d

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Reinstallation of Trump and Epstein statue denied after its removal from National Mall

The creators of the controversial statue of President Trump dancing with Jeffrey Epstein say they weren't granted a new permit to reinstall it after it was reportedly removed without notice.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 16d

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How the Getty is preserving L.A.'s Black heritage amid Trump's DEI rollbacks

In recent years, the Getty has rolled out multiple initiatives aimed at strengthening and preserving L.A.'s Black heritage, including designating cultural monuments and awarding grants to support Blac...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 17d

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It's a horse, it's a dinosaur: An exclusive peek at Jeff Koons' monumental sculpture at LACMA

A look behind the scenes as artist Jeff Koons begins work installing the first of 50,000 flowering plants in his monumental topiary sculpture 'Split-Rocker,' which anchors LACMA's new David Geffen Gal...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 22d

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Photo of slave's back is flashpoint in battle over 'divisive' imagery: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

A copy of the 1863 image 'The Scourged Back,' depicting the scars on the back of a formerly enslaved man, was ordered to be removed from Georgia's Fort Pulaski National Monument by the Trump administr...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · 29d

Controversy erupted over Wednesday’s announcement by Flanders Festival Ghent that it had canceled an upcoming concert by the Munich Philharmonic featuring Lahav Shani, an Israeli conductor who serves as the music director of the Israel Philharmonic. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Furor erupts as Belgian festival cancels concert with Israeli conductor: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

Controversy erupts over a Belgian festival's decision to cancel a concert by the Munich Philharmonic featuring Israeli conductor Lahav Shani; 'Grounded' at LACMA, 'Fiddler on the Roof' and Neil Young.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Sep 8

"You’d be hard-pressed to find any greater pop-culture rebuke of the anti-immigrant, anti-DEI messages promulgated by the Trump administration than in the big-screen spectacle of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Hamilton” as it plays in theaters." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Essay: 'Hamilton' on the big screen might be the most political film of the year

You’d be hard-pressed to find any greater pop-culture rebuke of the anti-immigrant, anti-DEI messages promulgated by the Trump administration than in the big-screen spectacle of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s '...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Sep 8

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His son died in the Parkland shooting. He’s fighting for gun reform onstage and with a controversial AI clone

Manuel Oliver lost his son, Joaquin 'Guac' Oliver, in the Parkland school shooting. He's now bringing his gun-reform activism to the stage in a one-man show that's playing at Kirk Douglas Theatre in O...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Sep 5

"May the Forks be with you." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

PETA asks Lucas Museum to go vegan: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

PETA asks the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to make its culinary offerings 100% vegan; Tony winner 'Eureka Day' opens at the Pasadena Playhouse and Minimalist composer Terry Riley celebrates his 90th ...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Sep 4

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The great big Robert Therrien show at the Broad tells a deeper story of sculpture in L.A.

In November, the Broad museum will debut the largest-ever solo museum show of late artist Robert Therrien's work, featuring more than 120 pieces.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Sep 4

“It sounds grandiose, but it’s true, Los Angeles is one of the best places to make sculpture on Earth,” Ed Schad, curator. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · Sep 3

The @kcrw.com Art Insider newsletter is back from vacation, with a look at Ken Gonzales-Day's new survey at the Fisher Museum. I have a look at the way in which the land holds the stories of our most terrible histories.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Sep 1

Surprise! It's easy to drill into concrete walls: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Drilling into concrete and glazing walls: Inside the first art installation in LACMA's new building

Yes, you can easily drill into concrete to install art in LACMA's new Peter Zumthor-designed building. The Times watched it done for photographer Todd Gray's work.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Aug 29

This past week the Kennedy Center fired the director of its dance programming and hired a new director who hews to a MAGA agenda. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

An end to 'woke' dance at the Kennedy Center: L.A. arts and culture this week

The Kennedy Center's new dance director wants to return to the 'purity' of classical ballet, while 'Prince - Sign O' The Times' gets an Imax release, medieval travel at the Getty and Anne Akiko Meyers...

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Ryan Coogler and Mary Corse to be honored at LACMA's Art+Film Gala before Zumthor building opens

Los Angeles County Museum of Arts' 14th annual Art + Film gala — co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio — will honor Ryan Coogler and Mary Corse.

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Jessica Gelt @jessicagelt.bsky.social · Aug 22

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The 22 Smithsonian exhibits and initiatives Trump hates most: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

'& Juliet' shakes up the Ahmanson; an Elizabeth Taylor tripleheader; plus Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma, Beethoven and the music of John Williams are all at the Hollywood Bowl this week.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · Aug 22

LAT's @jessicagelt.bsky.social writes about Trump's grievances with the Smithsonian — aka he hates inclusion. It's interesting that politicians who could care less what the Statue of Liberty stands for get their panties in knots when artists recontextualize her.
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The 22 Smithsonian exhibits and initiatives Trump hates most: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

'& Juliet' shakes up the Ahmanson; an Elizabeth Taylor tripleheader; plus Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma, Beethoven and the music of John Williams are all at the Hollywood Bowl this week.

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