Review: Artist Olafur Eliasson’s thrilling new L.A. show whips up magic to pry open perception

Installation view of Olafur Eliasson’s room-size light installation “Pluriverse assembly,” where ever-shifting arcs of light move across a black scrim, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. (Olafur Eliasson) There are no secrets in Olafur Eliasson’s art. There are mysteries — plenty of them, piling enigma on top of inscrutability — but no secrets. He happily … Read more

How dog dancing duo Roni & Rhythm took their paw-inspiring act to the next step on ‘America’s Got Talent’

Roni & Rhythm is an Israeli dancer-dog duo whose skillful duets on the dance floor have made them favorites on “America’s Got Talent.” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Roni Sagi and her dog Rhythm have always been in sync. Resting casually on the floor of a production room near the stage of “America’s Got … Read more

In Long Beach and beyond, micro-galleries turn neighborhoods into mini-art districts

From left, Carol and Dave Clark in front of artist Ray Vasquez’s works exhibited in one of the micro-galleries they built. (Michael Blackshire/Los Angeles Times) Two years ago, Long Beach artist Dave Clark exhibited a small sculpture of his called “Together. Forever. Maybe. Regret” at the local Mantel Gallery — itself a small, repurposed Little … Read more

‘Grief into action.’ Philanthropists give historic $150 million donation to City of Hope for pancreatic cancer research

Emmet Stephenson Jr. and his daughter Tessa Stephenson Brand donate $150 million to fund pancreatic cancer research. (City of Hope) For entrepreneur and philanthropist Emmet Stephenson Jr., seeing his wife and friends die from pancreatic cancer served as a wake-up call. His wife, Toni, a patient at Duarte, Calif.-based cancer center City of Hope, died … Read more

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