High Glitz, High Art: Susan Anderson's photos

IT was two years ago when I first saw Susan Anderson's photographs at an art fair in New York. They were images of little girls all dolled up, seemingly for one of those kiddie beauty pageants. I was struck by the pictures for several reasons: The photographs displayed composition, skillful technique, over-the-top glamour and saturated color; the little-girl beauty pageants are fascinating for the sheer spectacle; and the models had an aloofness that invited more lingering.

Wild Wild East: South Asian Contemporary Art

CONCEPTUAL artist David Askevold came to Los Angeles in 1976 to teach at U.C. Irvine. His video John Todd and His Songs (1977) partially documents the class he taught in the campus TV studio and was exhibited in the Getty's 2008 "California Video."