Art & Culture

“I think about how catastrophic thinking can be generative, how to not keep it in the loop, but to bring it out into something else,” says Chang.

If her name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, it will when it’s said in a sentence: “Something wrong? Call Anh Phoong.”

In L.A., lines wield a transcendent power to reveal who we are, our desire to be seen and what we’re willing to do for them.

Jay’s latest EP, called “Don’t Wait Until I Die,” takes a page from the deep, oily, enveloping scents that have become his signature.

“Black Twitter: A People’s History” traces the path that Black Twitter took in becoming an arbiter of cultural shifts time and again.

There’s something really beautiful that happens when people see a designed object in a space where they don’t expect it, like toilet seats.

The L.A.-based photographer and artist tells us the story behind her rare Danish designer chair and why chairs “are everything.”

“I’m all about making little Black kids feel good about life. I want to give them something to look forward to, something to dream for, something they can get involved in, grow with and become.”

From a young age, I knew that people were crossing the border from Mexico through my little factory town I grew up in, Plaster City, Calif. I’d see them go into the night, not knowing how they would get through the harsh desert.

Erick Medel reimagines the still life in this piece made from denim — the same material that his father, a gardener, wears to protect himself from roses.

For the last decade, a community of artists have been in an evolving dialogue about what it means to make work in L.A. right now.

Many of the 1995 photos, which fashion designer Humberto Leon discovered in Spike Jonze’s archive, have never been seen.

These photos are a delicious slice into Glen Han’s late night experiences, from LeBron James cheesing with Tyler, the Creator at Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton show to Bella Hadid goofing off.

The L.A. artist taps into the ways in which God shows up, and how to honor that in real time.

After half a century of hard living and hustle, the flamboyant storyteller from Pomona is learning to live with regrets and find peace.

Having experienced the most spiritual growth of his life in the last year, the songbird from San Pedro is finally ready to fully share himself — and his first album in six years — with the world.

In a space where everything — even the bed he sleeps in — is inspiration, the 71-year-old Chinese designer feels free to finally play for his own pleasure.

The old mentalities about what it means to be a woman of faith are dying. Walk into ONE in L.A. and you’ll see what shattering stereotypes looks like.

Angela Manuel-Davis’ cycling classes are the church on wheels that everyone — from Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Busy Philipps and Ciara — needs.

How Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes made his mark on L.A.

Anyone can buy a secondhand L-shaped sectional on Facebook Marketplace, but snagging a curved couch involves more capital, effort and taste.

The artist who imagined a future without L.A. homelessness