Beige Luciano-Adams

Caravan Books owner Leonard Bernstein kidding around in the store with his grandson; Credit: Courtesy Caravan Book Store

DTLA's Caravan Book Store Closing After 64 Years

Beige Luciano-Adams
“What we don’t (sell) we’ll take with us and be online, probably, and maybe open another little gallery somewhere,” owner Leonard Bernstein said in a telephone interview. He was busy tending his shop, where he has spent most days since he took over the business from his father more than 30 years ago....
Astrid Hada performs I Am Made in Mexico at the Mayan as part of PST: Live Art LA/LA.; Credit: Vanessa Crocini

PST: Live Art LA/LA Is Not Your Madre's Performance Art

Beige Luciano-Adams
Organized by REDCAT, CalArt's Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts, PST Festival: Live Art LA/LA was a key performance component of PST: LA/LA, the $16 million Getty Foundation–led initiative involving more than 70 SoCal arts and cultural institutions that started in September and ends on Sunday, Jan. 28....
Antuan Rodriguez's Left and Right was very popular at the 2018 L.A. Art Show.; Credit: Courtesy L.A. Art Show

Balancing High and Low, L.A. Art Show Hits Its Stride

Beige Luciano-Adams
On L.A. Art Show's opening night, more than 6,000 visitors meandered through 100 galleries across 260,000 square feet of the L.A. Convention Center. Graffiti artists and avant-garde skaters rubbed shoulders with career art snobs and collectors. Pretension and self-promotion peacefully coexisted with introspection....