Line sculptures and Loman drama: The best of L.A. arts and culture this weekend
LA TimesA huge hello to everyone who included “seeking out more of Los Angeles’ arts and culture offerings” among their 2025 resolutions. THURSDAY Four Seasons & Strauss Carl St.Clair conducts the Pacific Symphony in Antonio Vivaldi’s violin concerti and Richard Strauss’ majestic “Alpine Symphony.” 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. “Pippa Garner has satire down pat — that’s no mean feat, given the slipperiness of the literary genre,” wrote Times art critic Christopher Knight in his review of Garner’s 2017 exhibition at Redling Fine Art. Times staff writer Nathan Solis wrote about Beto de la Rocha, the 85-year-old Chicano pioneer whose still-life “La Mesa de Frank” was part of the landmark 1974 exhibition at LACMA by Los Four. “The show’s 50th anniversary brings into focus the genius and career of De la Rocha, who now lives in assisted living but continues to paint whenever he visits his sister.” If you kicked off 2025 with a bit of a waltz — as most tend to do, whether they realize it or not — Times classical music critic Mark Swed shared some enlightening thoughts on the New Year’s tradition: “The waltz happens to be one of history’s great subversive endeavors.
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