“In Los Angeles versus the San Gabriel Mountains, it is not always clear which side is losing.” – John McPhee As I stood in the gallery, a single thought struck me. This is what it feels like to live in Los Angeles. For most of my adult life, I’ve lived in New York City. […]
Mother Said, “Never Wear White After Labor Day” – The Bates Motel Gets a Makeover
At one time, it was the most notorious property in Los Angeles. The murder rate was so high here, it became known as the Bates Motel. Thankfully, those bad old days are long gone. This old fashioned motor court on Sunset Boulevard in Los Feliz has been locked and boarded for years. Recently an artist […]
Happy Trails, Teahouse!
It did always seem a little too good to be true. Our little Tea House and all of its wishes has been deported from Griffith Park. The installation mysteriously appeared in June, created by an anonymous group of artists. The Tea House caused a minor stir of excitement and quickly became a popular destination […]
A Teahouse Grows in Griffith Park
Just before Fourth of July, word began to leak out. An enterprising group of artists had erected a Japanese Teahouse in the middle of a fairly heavily traveled hiking trail in Griffith Park. The only clue to their purpose was an inscription: “Built from redwoods killed in the 2007 Griffith Park fire, the teahouse is […]
Hollywood’s Booming Art Scene
If you want to annoy a New Yorker, tell her all the ways that Los Angeles is quickly replacing Manhattan as the cultural capital of America. And if you really want to amp up the irritation, let her know that Hollywood has one of the hottest art gallery scenes around. It’s true. While Venice, downtown […]