Cover, 2009 54 x 90 Inches, iPhone photograph, archival pigment on canvasFine art photographer Bob Poe is an anomaly on numerous levels in today’s art world. After purchasing a first generation Apple iPhone two years ago, Poe, an autodidactic and successful entrepreneur, made the intrepid move to embrace a full-time career as a fine arts [...]

Hat Designs by Louise Green
Words by Jacki Apple
Photography by Alyssa Lavine

Lisa Marie • Dress: Vintage Sonia RykielThere was a time, way back in the 20th century, when a hat was de rigueur for any cosmopolitan woman or man, not merely for special occasions, but as an essential part of one’s wardrobe. In recent decades, real [...]

Sheldon FigotenIt is certainly pleasant to step into Sheldon Figoten’s 1920’s upstairs studio in Mid-Wilshire and be bathed in light flooding in through windows on two sides, but it’s more than exciting to view paintings which emit a powerful light of their own—paintings using pure color and forms created by oil paint poured on stretched [...]

Carver ApartmentsAlthough Los Angeles has the highest homeless population in the U.S, the non-profit organization Skid Row Housing Trust is a major reason why homelessness is on the decline in our city. Skid Row Housing Trust (SRHT) has tirelessly endeavored for twenty years to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless people in downtown Los Angeles [...]