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Angels shield their eyes from God's blinding light in a detail from Giotto's Baroncelli Altarpiece, circa 1328-35

Review: Is art history? Two L.A. museums offer answers, but only one is right

Should art museums be showing art history? Or cultural history, which isn’t the same thing? Getty and LACMA exhibitions give different answers.
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Palm Desert, CA - October 22: Renowned artist Phillip K. Smith stands next to his work, "Lozenge Combine 1", 2024 at his Phillip K. Smith art studio in Palm Desert Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Renowned artist Phillip K. Smith designed a Palm Springs memorial to AIDS victims that faced intense criticism: Some thought the sculpture looked like a doughnut; others thought it looked like an anus. Conspiracy theorists accused Smith of making a mockery out of tragedy. After a months-long process that involved Smith talking with community members, Smith created a new memorial design, which has been well received. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist’s do-over turned debacle into redemption

6 photos in a grid of children having fun with a colorful border around the images
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Artist Doug Aitken is framed by his sculpture of the mountain lion P-22 in his Culver City studio.

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