Matthew Rolston jokes that he’s only been a saint once in his life, and that his sainthood lasted just 90 seconds. It happened in 2016 at the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. An elaborate tableaux vivant show that has run every summer since 1933, the pageant is a quirky, much beloved Southern California […]
David Hockney Is Trying Something New
A telegraph David Hockney sent to a friend in 1964 when he arrived in Los Angeles from his native England states, “Venice California more beautiful than Venice Italy.” It was the start of a long and ongoing mutual love affair with the city, as art-loving locals proved by showing up in great numbers when the […]