Category: Los Angeles
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Notes: Returning to Felix, Frieze Los Angeles and The Future Perfect
[ad_1] Uncovering inspiration at three of the most compelling art and design destinations in the global circuit Photo by Rigo Ramirez I missed Los Angeles Art Week in 2023 for one very good reason: I wanted to attend my husband’s ceremony to become an American citizen here at home in New York City. This year,…
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Pipe Party Workshop – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Pipe Party is LA’s first pipe-making workshop from inclusive ceramic studio POT. Open to all skill levels, the class features step-by-step instructions on making and decorating pipes and all the necessary accomanying instruments. It’s a fun, creative way to celebrate cannabis—with the class being BYOB as well as BYOC. Added: Posted on December 2022December…
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Kristen Liu-Wong’s “Hard Pressed” Exhibit Revels in the Stress of Modern Life – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The women in San Francisco-born artist Kristen Liu-Wong‘s paintings feel familiar. Most are trying and failing to relax, some are masturbating and others are aggressively multi-tasking or reading on the toilet. All of them are trying to navigate the stress that comes with life, be it work or the desires of the id. The figures…
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Koreatown Dreaming – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The Covid-19 pandemic and gentrification have threatened small businesses and iconic establishments in LA’s Koreatown, as well as the livelihoods of many in the neighborhood. To document, commemorate and celebrate the area, photographer Emanuel Hahn composed Koreatown Dreaming, a photo book that comprises the stories of 40 small businesses and immigrants with poetry and…
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Inspired by California and Owned by Women, LA’s Future Gin – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Within the expansive category of gin distillation, few embody the juicy and refreshing taste of California and even fewer are fully owned and operated by women. These distinctions are just part of what makes Future Gin so exceptional. Founded by four friends—Amy Atwood, Mary Bartlett, Freya Estreller and Natasha Case—Future Gin bottles the 50+…
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] Power from waves, two sneaker innovations, an Alzheimer’s breakthrough and more from around the web Nike ISPA’s Link Axis Sneakers Are Designed to be Disassembled and Recycled New from Nike ISPA (which stands for improvise, scavenge, protect and adapt), the Link and Link Axis sneaker models are designed to further the brand’s future in…
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Largest Animal Crossing in The World Set for LA – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Set for completion in 2025, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will provide safe passage for animals to wander above the 10-lane Highway 101 in northwest Los Angeles. The crossing will make the trek from the Santa Monica Mountains to the Simi Hills of the Santa Susana mountain range safe for the creatures that make…
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At The DTLA Proper Hotel, Kelly Wearstler Converts a Former YWCA Basketball Court Into a Sophisticated Suite – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In Downtown LA’s South Park District, the DTLA Proper hotel recently opened in a California Renaissance Revival landmark by the legendary Los Angeles architectural firm Curlett and Beelman. The iconic structure first housed a members club in the 1920s and then a YWCA in the ’60s. Acclaimed designer (and CH favorite) Kelly Wearstler worked with Proper Hospitality to…
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Painted Flowers Flourish in EJ Hill’s “Wherever we will to root” at Oxy Arts – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] On York Boulevard in LA’s Highland Park neighborhood, vibrant flower paintings hang on the gallery walls of Oxy Arts, Occidental College’s public art center rooted in community and social justice. This colorful and serene series of compositions, which comprise the solo show Wherever we will to root, may appear to be a surprising choice from…
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Fantastical Landscapes from Frieze Los Angeles and Felix Art Fair – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] With renewed exuberance, Frieze Los Angeles and Felix Art Fair opened their doors last week; the former within sprawling tents across from The Beverly Hilton hotel, the latter in the corridors of the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. Frieze, an acclaimed contemporary art fair that also passes through London, New York City and (for the first time this…
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Food, Art and Identity in Hashimoto Contemporary’s “Potluck” Group Show – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Curator Dasha Matsuura brings work by 32 artists to LA’s Hashimoto Contemporary for Potluck, on view now through 5 March. The gallery (which has locations in San Francisco and NYC) opened on La Cienega in September 2021, and Matsuura felt it was important to plan a major group show in their first year to…
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Casa Vega | Uncrate
[ad_1] Founded by Rafael “Ray” Vega — his parents founders of Cafe Caliente — Casa Vega has been serving up some of the San Fernando Valley’s best Mexican food and drinks since 1956. This rich tradition is being honored this year with an America’s Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation. In addition to the…
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LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Announces Opening Program – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Long before doors open to the public on 30 September at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, programming will commence online and early announcements (along with our virtual walk-through) are cause for excitement. The pre-opening program includes a screening of Y tu mamá también to a celebrate the partnership between cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki…