Steve Lichtman reviews the week in politics and culture.
Current Events
Three Questions: Talking with Jonathan Shapiro about “Sisters in Law” (Sep. 18 – Oct. 13, Wallis Annenberg Center)
Laurie Winer interviews playwright Jonathan Shapiro about his new play "Sisters in Law" about Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sandra Day O'Connor.
From Dystopia to Absurdity: On Being a Chicano Writer in the Age of Trump
Daniel Olivas discusses the absurdism of the Trump age and his inspiration for retelling Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."
“The greatness of a great nation cannot come only from missiles”: Lung Yingtai on the Hong Kong Protests
Lung Yingtai speaks of the resolve of Hong Kong protesters against mainland Chinese political interference.
Visionary Systems: Charles Gaines’s Palm Trees and Other Works at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
Alexandre Saden reviews the Charles Gaines exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles (September 14, 2019 – January 5, 2020).
Pain and Resilience: Philip Guston at the Crossroads
Scott Timberg talks with Musa Mayer, daughter of Philip Guston, about her new book about her father and a September 22, 2019 signing at Hauser & Wirth.
A Fight in Hollywood (and Why It Matters for Everyone)
Alessandro Camon on what is at stake for Hollywood writers.
Reporter’s Notebook: Argentina on the Eve of Elections
Sara Ono reports on the tempestuous upcoming Argentine election.
Resistant Growths: Hande Sever’s When the Geraniums Bloom at the Visitor Welcome Center (July 13 – August 17th, 2019)
Alexandre Saden inspects Hande Sever’s exhibition "When the Geraniums Bloom," on display July 13–August 17 at the Visitor Welcome Center in LA's Koreatown.
At This Moment, Everyone Is a Revolution: The Poems of Tammy Ho Lai-Ming and the Hong Kong Crisis
Andrea Lingenfelter discusses the recent protests and police violence in Hong Kong, and the poetry of Tammy Ho Lai-Ming in response.