September 2011 Archives
Arrival Stories:
Conceptual artist Marjan Vayghan describes the joys and difficulties in living in two different cities at once - Tehran and Los Angeles.
Arts:
Hey, if you won't throw a party for yourself, then who will? After feeling ignored for decades by the more civilized art world, Los Angeles-based and other nearby cultural institutions have embarked on a much-anticipated, monumental, quasi-collaborative sorta self-retrospective....
Arrival Stories:
Writer and educator Ruben Mendoza shares his Los Angeles arrival story.
Murals:
When the skies over Downtown Los Angeles on Monday were a clear blue canvas, conditions were perfect for an artist who was planning to send a message to a higher level.
LA River:
Every day should be Park(ing) Day.
Arrival Stories:
"Within my family's circle of friends alone, I knew of three different families that had the same model home within a 2-mile radius - no need to tell me where the bathroom is, because I already know the full layout of your house."
Murals:
The hushed history of Los Angeles and the waterways that runs through it share a common experience. They were diverted and drained to a quiet trickle of a previous truth.
Chinatown:
Many memorials can be found throughout Los Angeles, each with a unique story and history.
Chinatown:
Recent wave of Chinese immigrants have dramatically changed the role of Chinatown as a neighborhood and a cultural center.
Arrival Stories:
"My dad was a city rat, skinny dipping in the dirty blue river, and smoking in the cold gray alleys, but he was a dreamer. He ran away at seventeen to come to Los Angeles and become an engineer."
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