Gwynedd Stuart

Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity

Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms and the Joy of Disappearing

Inside a darkened mirrored room illuminated only by the golden glow of small cylindrical lanterns, for half a minute, I disappeared. The installation is called Infinity Mirrored Room — Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity, and it's one of six infinity mirror experiences created by Yayoi Kusama currently on display at......
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Want to Help the Crenshaw Cowboy Get Back on His Feet?

Early last month, uniformed officers from an undetermined agency were on the scene when a crew of men cleared away the roadside art installation carefully created and tended to by a homeless man named Lovell Moore, better known as the Crenshaw Cowboy. Moore and his installations consisting of found-object assemblages......
A Beyond Fest highlight

Tommy Wiseau, a T-Shirt Cannon and Why Beyond Fest Rules

Prior to Saturday night's West Coast premiere of his new starring vehicle Best F(r)iends (a buddy dramedy/heist movie, I guess you'd call it?), Tommy Wiseau joined screenwriter and collaborator Greg Sestero in front of a sold-out crowd at the Egyptian Theatre to briefly introduce the film. Wearing a vest, Terminator......
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Best Addition to L.A. Improv Scene

In July 2016, the Pack Theater opened on Santa Monica Boulevard with a seven-hour improv comedy marathon called Pack Con. It was the comedy school-slash-theater's big debut and it certainly was big, featuring legends like Bob Odenkirk and Adam McKay. Founder Miles Stroth, who studied under improv king Del Close,......
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Best New Addition to Downtown's Art Scene

At the moment, Beta Main is sort of like a sunflower seed. It's perfect and nourishing in its own right but, given the right conditions and care, it will grow into something grand, towering and breathtakingly beautiful. Open since October 2016, Beta Main is phase one of the Main Museum,......
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Best Surf Shop to See a Rock Show

Silver Lake can feel pretty far removed from the coast, geographically and otherwise. Yet right there on Sunset, amid more landlubber-y retailers, Mollusk is selling surfboards, wetsuits and a branded line of casual wear made in California. Even if you're not in the market for surf stuff or comfy, beachy......
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Best Museum to Bring Your Dad to

Not all dads are the same, but, c'mon, all dads born in the wake of WWII who grew up on cowboy shoot-'em-ups on TV have a lot in common. Next time said father figure visits L.A., it would be advisable to take him to the Autry Museum of the American......