Painter Judithe Hernandez Dreams Big at The Cheech. @TheCheech’s magnificent current exhibition is the first major career retrospective for a gifted, acclaimed, and beloved artist whose historic oeuvre spans more than five decades. laweekly.com/painter-judith…

Dance Pick: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Music Center. The revolutionary company transcends barriers & celebrates the African American cultural experience. March 20-24. laweekly.com/creatives-arts…

#MeetAnArtistMonday : Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja took a winding & intuitive path to realizing her vision as an artist—from early enjoyment to a self-taught discipline & years as an educator, to a practice built on discovery, history, ancestry, beauty & empathy. laweekly.com/meet-abstract-…

Luna Luna: An Amusement Park, But Make It An Art Show. It’s a lot of things, but #LunaLuna isn’t a carnival, not anymore. Only visitors to its summer ‘87 Hamburg debut climbed its curious funfair rides. But its buzzy dtla revival is in many ways much more. laweekly.com/luna-luna-an-a…

Art Pick: Spring Break at Steve Turner. A new group exhibition curated by Ambre Kelly & Andrew Gori, the founders & directors of SPRING/BREAK ArtShow — whose recent LA edition was its finest yet. 6830 Santa Monica; Opening: Sat, March 16, 5-7pm; til April 13. laweekly.com/creatives-arts…

I'm not sure what the future holds for LA Weekly --or alt weeklies in general-- but I'm proud of this team and what they accomplished the past six years. Also proud of what I contributed to the Weekly's legacy the past few decades. lamag.com/news/la-weekly…

Art Pick: Carolyn Castaño at Walter Maciel Gallery. Stemming from 19th-c. painted travelogs & maps from the colonization of the Americas, new watercolors record the disappearance of Colombia’s tropical glaciers. Culver City; Opening: Sat, March 16, 5-8pm. laweekly.com/creatives-arts…

Arts Calendar: March 14-20. A renegade literary spirit, a musical about fabulosity, poetic paintings for the world, a group show based on a fair based on solo shows, a weekend of artist-made films, a great American dance company, butterflies herald Spring. laweekly.com/creatives-arts…

Check out the full list of winners from the 96th #Oscars aframe.oscars.org/news/post/96th…

#MeetAnArtistMonday : Samantha Thomas. For an abstract painter whose career has twinned engagement with modern art history and the mysteries of nature, Thomas is getting ready to show new paintings made entirely by starting over. At Anat Ebgi Gallery this weekend. laweekly.com/meet-abstracti…

Film Review: An Inventive New Documentary Gives Us “FRIDA” In Her Own Words. laweekly.com/an-inventive-n…

The 96th #AcademyAwards will air on Sunday, March 10 live on ABC, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel laweekly.com/academy-awards…

Arts Calendar March 7-13. As Women’s History Month kicks off, the calendar reflects a fulsome slate of powerful female voices in art, curation, performance, literature, and more, making themselves heard in the cultural landscape. laweekly.com/womens-history…

We’re excited to announce the third iteration of PST ART’s Participating Gallery Program, as part of PST ART: “Art & Science Collide.” 🖼️✨

More than 40 galleries in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California—rising and established—will complement PST ART’s exhibitions and…

#MeetAnArtistMonday : Chelle Barbour. Photocollage is made by taking images apart and putting them back together in fresh, unexpected, even revelatory juxtapositions—especially the way Chelle Barbour does it. laweekly.com/meet-afro-surr…

This fantastic movie screens in LA for one night, Tuesday, March 5, at Laemmle Royal. I wrote about for The Village Voice last year—check it out if you like the sexy and seedy side of pursuing success in the 1980s NYC art world! villagevoice.com/make-me-famous…

Watch this year's animation nominees draw their characters winning an Oscar. #Oscars aframe.oscars.org/news/post/draw…

Book Review: Over the past half-decade, Tricia Romano, a nightlife columnist who worked at the The Village Voice for 8 years beginning in 1997, collated more than 200 interviews & researched dozens of books, articles & audio clips by & about the unruly crew. laweekly.com/talking-about-…

Book Review: Nathaniel Stein’s “The Threat” Is No Laughing Matter. laweekly.com/nathaniel-stei…