The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus is most famous for his doctrine of change being central to the universe. He thought that the only the thing that remains the same is that everything...
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Liz Glynn arrived in Los Angeles five years ago on a track familiar to many artists: flee chilly, cramped New York and earn an MFA in the sunny, interdisciplinary pastures of CalArts. Since...
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You may have noticed over on our Tumblr, some sexy, romantic polaroids courtesy of Australian fashion photographer Cara Stricker, who has been kind enough to casually leak these LoveWant...
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It’s been that kind of Tuesday, let us tell you.
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New York
It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, except with cocktails and everyone went to boarding school or some iteration of “Country Day.” The Young Collectors Night is...
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As one of LA’s busiest art weeks of the year gears up, we had Bettina Korek, the city’s consummate culture plotter behind ForYourArt give us the who, what, when and where … ...
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Parking in LA can be ridiculous and everyone knows that a good parking space is a precious gem. With that in mind, The Standard, Hollywood decided to give a bunch of artists their very own...
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Now that most of you are fully recovered after the long weekend, you’re ready for an action packed week. Besides what’s happening at all The Standards, here are key things to do...
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Published in 1971 and officially entitled, Les Diners de Gala, this spectaculiar “cookbook” filled with elaborate food still lifes, original drawings and paintings by “The...
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We at The Standard hotels are big proponents of the arts. You know this. Art is what keeps the world on its toes and in constant contemplation of its surroundings and inner workings. The...
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You might say Buff Monster is not a run of the mill street artist - it’s not every day you run into a guy so passionate about pink whose work prominently features puffy ice cream cones....
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Last fall when french artist JR won the coveted TED prize, we were delighted to see his work pop up all over LA and speculate as to where it would appear next.
We checked in with him while...
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Happy Monday! This To Do list marks the first To Do list of the year (since last week we couldn’t really DO anything as we were still recovering from New Year’s Eve and in fact 2011...
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The Getty’s Pacific Standard Time has finally released the long-awaited Ice Cube celebration of the work of Charles and Ray Eames and we have to say, it was worth the wait! Check it out as...
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Chris Habib is one of the few artists we know who deserves to be filed under “interdisciplinary.” The history of his wonderfully subversive creations are too long to list, so we...
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A Year in Standard Culture from The Standard Hotel on Vimeo.
That’s a wholelotta culture. Now onto the Highlights!
OUR TOP CULTURAL MOMENTS OF 2011
If we had to call it, 2011...
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Anyone who has visited The Standard, Hollywood in the last week will have noticed the festive new art installation by the illustrious Tim Biskup. Fresh off a stint in Art Basel Miami Beach, we...
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Lola Montes Schnabel is art royalty to some. Daughter of Julian Schnabel, the mind who directed The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, is finally sprouting her own wings. Trying her hands at art, she...
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In these final hectic shopping days, we’d like to offer one more useful tip for buying art gifts. Remember to poke through The Standard Culture shopping site for other art goodies ranging...
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Every now and then people come calling on Stan for various endeavors, but last summer, I got the most interesting call of all!
My good friends, Sacha Baron Cohen, and the genius behind all...
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Thomas Campbell at The Standard, East Village from The Standard Hotel on Vimeo.
Last week, California based artist Thomas Campbell––perhaps the world’s chillest Renaissance...
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