Folk art can sometimes be narrowly defined; this isn’t the case at CAFAM. They take a multi-cultural approach that embraces the contemporary. Exhibits range from Polynesian body tattoos, to a photojournalist’s observations of the complexity of contemporary Iranian society.Who wouldn’t be intrigued by “Paper Cuts: 200 Years of Black Paper Doll,” “Tigers and Jaguars: LA’s Asian-Latino Art Fusion?” There are...

The Museum of Contemporary Art is the only museum in Los Angeles devoted exclusively to contemporary art, which they type as art produced after 1940. Today the museum is housed in three unique facilities: MOCA Grand Avenue, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, and MOCA Pacific Design Center, which is located in the heart of West Hollywood. MOCA Pacific Design Center...

When you’re driving down Melrose and someone hollers, “There’s the Blue Whale!” don’t worry, you’re not sitting next to a color-challenged Captain Ahab. They’re pointing out the Pacific Design Center (PDC), an eye-catching seven-story building clad in blue glass designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli. The PDC houses 120 art & design showrooms set around a 1.4 million square foot...

L.A. Pride Parade and Festival (June 9-10, 2018) is one of the world’s largest pride parades. It’s more than a celebration of LGBTQ civil rights, although the oppression of the LGBTQ community inspired it. It’s organized by the Christopher Street West Association, which organized the first permitted parade in response to the Stonewall Rebellion (read: riots) in NYC on June 28, 1969....

Sample some harmless debauchery with a half million others at Halloween Carnaval on October 31. Carnaval, while not specifically LGBTQ (unless you believe that human sexuality is on a one-and-only spectrum), wouldn’t be the same without its killer drag queens and oh-so-gay-dress-up. The queer and gay extravaganza takes place on Santa Monica Boulevard from Doheny Drive to La Cienega Boulevard....