In preparation for my evening arrival in Miami for the 2009 installment of Art Basel I prepared with all of the essentials including camera, pen, paper, computer, sunscreen and Advil. Basel is the tour de force of the Art…
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Dec
Sophia DeArborne goes deep undercover at the art world's most debaucherous weekend
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Dec
Design Los Angeles selects the Nissan V2G as the winner of this year's Design Challenge
Entering its fifth year, Design Los Angeles’ Design Challenge has evolved into one of the more interesting aspects of the annual Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS). Every year they challenge design studios to create a vehicle…
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Nov
A bigger-than-life cabinet of curiosities created by Joey Arias and legendary puppeteer Basil Twist
There is lots of art to be had in this world, but I get the feeling Arias with a Twist is one of those things that you just can’t miss, if given the opportunity.…
Today’s stale pseudo-celebutard Hollywood clubs and inpersonal massive corporate candy raves leave the sophisticated Angeleno music lover, like myself, yearning for a simpler time — aka the 90s. The warehouses were plentiful, the drugs were clean, the soundsystems went…
I heard mixed things about Etienne de Crecy’s set at Coachella this year — some loved it, some said the tunes were boring. All were in agreement, however, that his stage setup and lighting were 36DD…
Sure, Coachella 2009 kicked off a week ago today but we here at LIAS have been busy, in case you haven’t noticed. Anyway, another epic weekend has blown by us again with a flash of desert heat and a…
Given the gloomy predictions for the autoworld in 2009, I thought Detroit’s NAIAS would be bereft of relevant debuts. Not so. Sure, the atmosphere was restrained and the showroom at times dismally vacant, but…
Take a long look at the above photo. It’s GM’s booth at the 2009 NAIAS in Detroit, the most important car show in America. And no, it’s not after-hours. This is mid-show. Yowzers. I haven’t such…
