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From Candice Lin's tales of demonic transformation to Elif Saydam's overlapping of schmaltz and camp

BY frieze |

The 39 artists of the sixth edition both capture and prompt tender interactions that tease out overlooked histories across the city

BY Armando Pulido |

Based in Santa Monica for six decades, the artist has spent a lifetime capturing likeness through line, from David Hockney to his life partner Christopher Isherwood

BY Jonathan Griffin |

From Donna Huddleston's alien divas at Simon Lee to Ulysses Jenkins's caustic juxtapositions at the Hammer Museum, these are the shows currently on our radar

BY frieze |

‘Made in L.A. 2020: a version’, slated to open in 2021, exposes the horrors of American life pre-pandemic

BY Jonathan Griffin |

As the artist’s inaugural show at Paula Cooper Gallery opens in New York, Rianna Jade Parker guides us through her filmmaking trajectory

BY Rianna Jade Parker |

A specially commissioned visual essay by the artist, ahead of his Hammer Museum retrospective

BY Paul McCarthy |

As his retrospective opens at the Hammer Museum, a look at the influence Ruppersberg has held over art and pop culture

BY Joseph Mosconi |

As the inaugural Frieze Los Angeles opens this week, here are the exhibitions you shouldn’t miss across the city

BY Simone Krug |

Born in Venezuela in 1920, emigrating to New York at the age of nine, the artist ranged gracefully across the mid 20th century

BY Chris Wiley |

For the 2018 edition of the biennial, it’s as if artists feel the need to resolve situations formally where they can’t be resolved for real

BY Travis Diehl |

Meticulous, gently humorous paintings isolate a deeply personal encounter with the obdurate structures of society and culture

BY Jonathan Griffin |

Ahead of her presentation at Centre Pompidou in June, the artist and choreographer talks about slowness, detail and the anti-spectacular

BY Harry Thorne |

At the Hammer Museum, LA, the curator casts a witty, critical eye on the vexed role of institutions contextualizing the art they display

BY Jonathan Griffin |

In further news: Jef Geys (1934–2018); and Hirshhorn postpones Krzysztof Wodiczko projection after Florida shooting

Former V&A director Martin Roth has died; Montreal Biennale struggles with debt; National Academy artists defend Dana Schutz

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA

BY Olivian Cha |

Jennifer Piejko's guide to the best current shows in LA

BY Jennifer Piejko |

Leading curators select some stand-out presentations at Frieze New York 2017

BY Anne Ellegood |

Revered theatre director John Vaccaro passes away; Marina Abramović responds to accusations of racism