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urative paintings set in idyllic southern california locales such as swimming pools in the bright sunlight belonging to modernist houses although these paintings are representational they seem to be composed of small color patches somewhat like collages finish fetish a style that emphasized gleaming surfaces and light and space art about perception were other ferus bred styles that allowed l a to distinguish itself from the rest of the art world it was during this period that the contemporary arts scene in los angeles began to command the attention of collectors and museum directors internationally some of the most respected art museums in the world can be found in los angeles they include the los angeles county museum of art the broad the j paul getty museum the norton simon museum the huntington library art collection and botanical gardens and the hammer museum at the university of california los angeles los angeles is known for its expansive collections of contemporary art the museum of contemporary art has three separate incarnations the geffen contemporary for larger installation pieces by more renowned artists the moca downtown its standard collection and the pacific palisades a large multi purpose building in modernist style that houses offices as well as stores and showrooms for contemporary graphic design architecture and interior design other smaller art museums in the city include the craft contemporary the california african american museum and many sculpture gardens throughout the city including those at the american jewish university and the franklin d murphy sculpture garden private art collections that are open to the public are the ones by eli broad and the frederick r weisman art foundation the growth of los angeles as an art capital was first comprehensively documented in a series of exhibitions partially funded and spearheaded by the getty but held at all major museums during the fall of 2011 the exhibitions and the events that accompanied them as part of pacific standard time demonstrated the pivotal role played by southern california in national and international artistic movements since the middle of the 20th century la plaza de cultura y artes the culture square and arts museum a mexican american museum and cultural center opened in april 2011 20 the museum contains interactive exhibits designed by experience design expert tali krakowsky such as a reconstruction of a 1920s main street 21 the museum shares the stories of the history cultures values and traditions of mexicans mexican americans and all latinos in los angeles and southern california art institutions from santa barbara to san diego are joining together to create programs that highlighted the region s vibrant artistic scene culver city s la cienega boulevard features one of the highest concentrations of fine art galleries and studios in southern california the trendy bohemian neighborhoods of silver lake and los feliz are home to numerous smaller galleries showcasing local or underground art gallery row downtown is known for its small diy galleries such as the smell which doubles as a punk and noise music venue art schools and colleges edit los angeles county is home to three professional art colleges art center college of design founded on 1930 in downtown los angeles as the art center school otis college of art and design which was founded in 1917 as otis art institute and california institute of the arts founded in 1961 as successor of the chouinard art institute citation needed cuisine edit see also korean taco this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed september 2014 learn how and when to remove this message the original tommy s hamburgers los angeles is the home of the cobb salad invented in the brown derby restaurant in hollywood the french dip sandwich originated early in the 20th century by either cole s pacific electric buffet or phillippe s both of which still exist downtown the ice blended coffee drink by coffee bean tea leaf and original tommy s hamburger in 2018 peta declared los angeles to be the most vegan friendly city in the world 22 the strength of the city s scene is in ethnic dining and it is considered to be one of the most dynamic scenes in the world in terms of range and depth the dinela restaurant week offers twice a year a sample of the enormous variety of restaurants in los angeles 23 in its predominantly african american neighborhoods are soul food restaurants such as roscoe s house of chicken and waffles citation needed according to oxford encyclopedia of food and drink in america los angeles remains the united states s preeminent city to eat regional mexican food 24 the city of glendale has among the highest concentration of armenian restaurants in the country given its close proximity to asia and constant flow of asian immigrants asian food has a large foothold in los angeles japanese chinese vietnamese korean and thai restaurants are extremely common place japanese food in particular is a staple of los angeles haute cuisine scene with places like urasawa in beverly hills nobu in malibu and koi in hollywood california styled cuisine is considered to be highly influenced by asian seafood as well as by mediterranean cooking the popularity of asian food inspired food festivals such as 626 night market in arcadia where vendors sell traditional night market foods such as stinky tofu and skewers as well as modern fusion food such as ramen burgers and pho tacos 25 26 cinema edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message tcl chinese theatre the greater los angeles area is the most important site in the united states for movie and television production this has drawn not only actors but also writers composers artists and other creative individuals to the area the area is home to many institutes that give awards annually for movie and television production such as the academy of motion picture arts and sciences and the academy of television arts sciences there are many film festivals like the los angeles gay and lesbian film festival conducted by outfest and dances with films held at the tcl chinese theatre specialty theatres like quentin tarantino s new beverly cinema and art houses like the nuart theatre screen eclectic mixes of new and historic movies hollywood edit main article hollywood los angeles hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of los angeles california this ethnically diverse densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the u s film industry including several of its historic studios and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it although film production in los angeles remains the most important center for the medium hollywood has become more international thus it faces increasing competition however from other parts of the united states and from the canadian cities of vancouver british columbia and toronto ontario as well as numerous other countries around the world such as romania and australasia that provide hollywood with lower production costs the phenomenon of entertainment companies running away to other locales in search of lower labor and production costs is known as runaway production although the trend shows signs of reversing due to the state s current film television tax credit program administered by the california film commission the motion picture and tv industries have helped create the image that defines los angeles across the world many tourists flock to see hollywood related landmarks such as the walk of fame and the hollywood sign literature edit this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message los angeles s literary history includes acclaimed authors such as raymond chandler whose hard boiled detective stories were set in pre war and immediate post war l a ross macdonald carried on the chandler tradition into the 1950s and in the 1960s and 1970s blended it with themes of classical tragedy walter mosley james ellroy and joseph hansen are among the local successors to chandler nathanael west s book the day of the locust depicted a raw side to the hollywood dream ray bradbury wrote science fiction after moving to the city in 1934 in the 1960s joan didion became one of los angeles s most famous and acclaimed writers her essay collections slouching towards bethlehem 1968 and the white album 1979 as well as her novel play it as it lays 1970 established her as one of the preeminent chroniclers of the city actress carrie fisher found success as a novelist the best known local poet was charles bukowski who mostly lived in hollywood but in the later part of his life lived in san pedro tens of thousands of screenplays have been written by l a city residents and the movie business has attracted many authors including f scott fitzgerald aldous huxley tennessee williams evelyn waugh william faulkner and joan didion los angeles county boasts a plethora of independent bookstores 27 such as book soup and skylight books as well as a number of literary magazine including the los angeles review of books slake the santa monica review and black clock los angeles has many public library branches including the architecturally renowned public library this city is also home to the last bookstore which is the largest in california and second largest on the west coast after powell s books in portland oregon fiction edit los angeles has provided fertile territory for writers of fiction with crime fiction being a common genre for stories about the city during the 20th century fiction portraying the city has highlighted the complexity of the city and the discontinuities between its public image and the reality of living there the size and scale of the city have also provided crime writers with a suitably complex city against which to set their stories works that explore life in the city include eve babitz eve s hollywood 1974 slow days fast company 1977 james robert baker fuel injected dreams 1986 boy wonder 1988 charles bukowski post office 1971 raymond chandler the big sleep 1939 farewell my lovely 1940 the long goodbye 1953 michael connelly harry bosch series starting with the black echo 1992 present joan didion play it as it lays 1970 bret easton ellis less than zero 1985 james ellroy the black dahlia 1987 l a confidential 1990 white jazz 1992 john fante ask the dust 1939 gerald jay goldberg heart payments 1982 126 days of continuous sunshine 1972 chester himes if he hollers let him go 1945 mary helen ponce hoyt street an autobiography 2006 nina revoyr southland 2003 roger l simon the moses wine series starting with the big fix 1973 héctor tobar the barbarian nurseries 2011 evelyn waugh the loved one 1947 nathanael west the day of the locust 1939 music edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed august 2025 learn how and when to remove this message main articles music of los angeles and list of songs about los angeles the entrance of the grammy museum at la live los angeles is also one of the most important cities in the world for the recorded music industry the landmark capitol records building which resembles a stack of albums is representative of this a m records long occupied a studio off sunset boulevard built by charlie chaplin who wrote the music for his own films the warner brothers built a major recording business in addition to their film business at the other end of the business local rhino records began a reissue boom by digging through archives of old recordings and repackaging them for modern audiences citation needed los angeles had a vibrant african american musical community even when it was relatively small a number of musical artists congregated around central avenue and the community produced a number of great talents including charles mingus buddy collette gerald wilson and others in the 1930s and 1940s before disappearing in the 1950s citation needed in the 1960s the sunset strip became a breeding ground for bands like the byrds buffalo springfield and the doors randy newman also started his career during this time and the beach boys were founded in nearby hawthorne during this same decade as well much hard rock has come out of los angeles including legendary hard rockers van halen from nearby pasadena hair bands like mötley crüe ratt w a s p and guns n roses thrash metal acts like megadeth metallica who later relocated to san francisco and slayer from huntington park and also 1990s rock bands such as jane s addiction korn the offspring and the red hot chili peppers softer rock acts also flourished as evidenced by the eagles and linda ronstadt during the 1970s there was a sizeable punk rock movement which spawned the hardcore punk movement featuring bands like x black flag and wasted youth in the 1980s the paisley underground movement was native to los angeles in the 1990s and early 21st century los angeles contribution to rock music continued with acclaimed artists such as beck sublime of long beach tool system of a down rage against the machine crazy town no doubt linkin park the calling incubus hoobastank lifehouse eve 6 sugar ray deftones papa roach alien ant farm in this moment avenged sevenfold afi saosin and thirty seconds to mars in addition the gangsta rap of n w a and later the solo careers of dr dre eazy e ice cube 2pac and snoop dogg among related acts reestablished los angeles particularly the communities of long beach and compton as a center of african american musical development and g funk as one of hip hop s major living styles the 2000s saw a further flourishing of the los angeles rock scene with acclaimed acts such as maroon 5 and a resurgence in west coast hip hop in the form of rappers such as the game the black eyed peas gained even greater popularity during this decade the pop singers such as belinda carlisle paula abdul justin timberlake gwen stefani fergie hilary duff ashlee simpson jesse mccartney aly aj vanessa hudgens ashley tisdale miley cyrus selena gomez demi lovato colbie caillat sara bareilles katy perry kesha and ariana grande also anchored their singing careers in los angeles area as well citation needed in the heart of downtown los angeles is the music center of los angeles county the music center consists of the new walt disney concert hall the dorothy chandler pavilion the ahmanson theatre and the mark taper forum the courtyard fountain and public art make it a beautiful location adding to its cultural importance on t...
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