The Arts
The Arts
§ THE ARTS · OCTOBER 2026
The
Arts.
For the people making the work. New pieces on the walls, the artists coming up, the shows worth the drive, the walls worth the detour, and the stories behind all of it.
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- WORKS
- 12
- ARTISTS
- 4
- EXHIBITS
- 1
- OCT OPENINGS
- 8
- MURALS
- 27
- STORIES
Step inside.
New on the walls.
Before the FightNEWCultureArchival pigment print from medium-format film, 2026 · FOR SALE $1,400
Three Brothers, Cream SweatersNEWCultureArchival pigment print from medium-format film, 2026
First in the FamilyNEWCultureArchival pigment print from medium-format film, 2025 · FOR SALE $1,400
The Truck Is HereNEWCultureArchival pigment print, 2026 · FOR SALE $900
Car Wash, Youth MinistryNEWCultureArchival pigment print, 2025 · FOR SALE $900
Hoops, Swap MeetNEWCultureArchival pigment print, 2025 · FOR SALE $900
DominoNEWCultureGelatin silver print, 2024 · FOR SALE $950
Rider, Richland FarmsNEWCultureGelatin silver print, 2026 · FOR SALE $1,400
Twins, Bus BenchNEWCultureGelatin silver print, 2025 · FOR SALE $1,200
Deacon, Corner StoreNEWCultureGelatin silver print, 2025 · FOR SALE $1,200
Marine Layer, 10:45NEWCultureOil on linen, 2026 · FOR SALE $2,900
Crenshaw, DuskNEWCultureAcrylic on canvas, 2025 · FOR SALE $3,400The art world.
- 01Who Gets Paid When the Painting Sells AgainAn artist sells a canvas for two thousand dollars. Twenty years later it sells at auction for two million. In the United States, the artist gets nothing from the second sale. A bill in Congress would change that. Here is how it would work, and why California already tried.BY CULTURE · 3 MIN
- 02The Momentum Is Real. So Are the Numbers Under It.Black American artists are on museum walls and auction covers like never before. The most complete count of the market says the share is still tiny. Both things are true, and knowing the numbers is how the momentum lasts.BY CULTURE · 2 MIN
- 03The Artists Who Took the Machines to CourtIn January 2023, a group of illustrators sued the companies behind three image generators for training on their work without asking. Nearly four years later the case is still moving. Here is where it stands, what the courts have said, and what any artist can do now.BY CULTURE · 3 MIN
- 04Who Pays for the WallMost public art in Los Angeles is paid for by a quiet rule: one percent of construction. Federal arts money got a lot less dependable in 2025. Here is where the money for murals, sculptures and community art actually comes from, and how artists get to it.BY CULTURE · 2 MIN
The come-up.
The painters, photographers, illustrators and muralists building a body of work right now. Follow them before everybody else does.
§ STUDIO VISITS
§ PHOTOGRAPHY
Through the lens.
The photographers on the wall, frame by frame: portraits, streets, the moments that only happen once.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHY ↗︎
- 01ABefore the Fight by Culture
- 02AThree Brothers, Cream Sweaters by Culture
- 03AFirst in the Family by Culture
- 04AChurch Anniversary, White Hat by Culture
- 05AThe Truck Is Here by Culture
- 06ACar Wash, Youth Ministry by Culture
On view now.
Openings.
On the street.
E ANAHEIM ST, LONG BEACH, CAMorning TideCulture
WILLOWBROOK AVE, WILLOWBROOK, CABlue LineCulture
E 103RD ST, WATTS, LOS ANGELES, CAGrandmother's GardenCulture
LONG BEACH BLVD, LYNWOOD, CALibrary DreamsCulture
§ DRIVE PAST
Paint you can see from the car. Find the walls on the map, see who made them, then go look in person.
Spots.
§ WHERE TO SEE WORK
§ FIELD GUIDES
GUIDE · 2 MINWhere to See Work This FallFour new shows open between October 10 and November 6, from Compton to Long Beach, all free. Plus the rooms already on view and the nights worth putting in the calendar.
GUIDE · 3 MINEight Walls, One AfternoonA mural drive from Leimert Park through Watts, Willowbrook, Compton and Lynwood to the coast in Long Beach. About thirty miles, eight walls, one stop for tacos.Stories from the arts.
Inés Calderón, June Ortiz, Kofi Abernathy, Yesenia Bañuelos, Lionel Bassett and Sol Arceneaux all have work on view or on walls this fall.
§ FOR ARTISTS
Show your work.
Painters, photographers, muralists, illustrators. Hang your pieces on the wall, sell them from your page, and put your openings on the calendar. The desk picks from what creators hang for this front.