Los Angeles has one of the most progressive public art programs in the country. Murals registered with the city are listed in an online database and receive a coat of protective paint free of charge.

Los Angeles thinks of itself as an art-loving town. Its city council annually puts up the money for a show of works by local painters and sculptors. But last week a councilman named Harold Harby ...

After the catastrophic January wildfires, it was an open question as to whether Frieze, the city’s marquee fair, and its dozens of offshoot openings and satellites would go on. Six weeks later ...

A New York Art Debut, a Los Angeles Love Song Film, music and scent combine in Cauleen Smith’s immersive ode to her city. Her touchstone is Wanda Coleman, a great poet of L.A.

Between its iconic skyline, Michelin-recognized restaurants and renowned art museums, Downtown Los Angeles has undergone quite a renaissance in recent years. Like most urban cities across the ...

When Frieze Los Angeles first opened in 2019, one might have dismissed it as just another art fair. But for gallerists, collectors and artists, the fair’s arrival has signaled an important ...

Frieze Los Angeles, Felix Art Fair and Post-Fair reinforced the importance of community and the power of art in the wake of the fires that devastated the city.

At least dozens, if not hundreds, of artists have lost their homes, studios, and artwork in the Los Angeles fires. Galleries have been destroyed, and those still standing are closed for the moment.

While the auto made it easy for Los Angeles to sprawl, earthquake fears made it difficult for the city to grow vertically. Until 1959, a local ordinance limited buildings to a height of 150 feet ...

In 1925, the city of Los Angeles asked Kelker & Deleuw, a well-respected firm that studied transit across the country, to design a subway and elevated rail system that would accommodate some 3 ...