Japan’s Modern Divide: the Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto
While not the case with older, revered visual artists like Hiroshige or Hokusai, books and exhibitions about Japanese photographers are a rare commodity, but precious when we have them because the country’s finest creative talents often exude a rarified aesthetic sensibility. The Getty has chosen to explore and present a large selection of work by […]
South Bay arts calendar: May 12
Keeping alive the tradition The South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club meets from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I in Redondo Beach. The featured band is Richard Simon’s Jazz America. Admission, $9 general or $7 members. (310) 376-2591. Blast off David Benoit’s “Journey of the Endeavor” receives its […]
Forty years of Sophisticated Snooping: Manhattan Beach home tour opens interesting doors
A year ago, Debbie Walmer was pretty sure she’d just helped organize the best home tour in the 39 year history of “Sophisticated Snoop.” The tour was so varied and featured such consistently fascinating homes that it seemed like an apex of a sort for the cherished event, in which local homeowners open their doors […]