December 2025
Herb Ritts: Hollywood’s Secret List—From the Bedroom to Behind the Scenes.
Herb Ritts: Allies & Icons at One Gallery – Fahey/Klein Gallery
Herb Ritts’ photographs were featured in all the major fashion and lifestyle magazines worldwide Vogue (Vogue (U.S., France, Italy, UK), Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, GQ. Elle. Rolling Stone…more.
His work bridged fashion, celebrity, and fine art, making him a staple of high-end international editorial photography.
Luminaries in Light: Women Who Captivate the Lens photographed by Herb Ritts in nude: Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood” (1989) Stephanie Seymour Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell.
Herb was a lens virtuoso. A Paganini with a sharp focus as in 24 Caprices. Herb’s unique visual recipe creating a sculptural, clean, luminous quality for which he is celebrated. He used Hasselblad 500 series, 35mm cameras like Nikon.
Herb Ritts: Allies & Icons in celebrations of stories: The Aids Monument / November 13 to December 21, 2025, at: One Gallery – Fahey/Klein Gallery, 626 N Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 * (323) 968-0410.
“Today’s Question of Art & Desire”©
“If Herb Ritts were to photograph you nude in the bathtub, would you lift slightly your knees from the bubbles or recline like Goddess Diana?”
La Luz de Jesus Art Gallery – “Yesterdays Tomorrow”
Hollywood, Joan Rosenberg, artist, writer. La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Hollywood channels the nostalgia of Hollywood. “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” by artist Mr. Zachary Benson Friedberg takes you there effortlessly. The prelude. Think morning, February 28, 1958, at Shipps Coffee Shop, 10877 Wilshire Blvd. Jean Seberg—from Marshalltown, Iowa, USA new to Los Angeles, future star of 1960 film Breathless – Jean Luc Godard director,—sips coffee thinking about yesterday’s casting.
Jump to May 23, 1967 at Norms Café, 470 N La Cienega. Stanley Kubrick leans over a script discussion for A Space Odyssey, the soon-to-be award-winning cosmic epic. These iconic meeting cafés, once the crossroads of rising stars and restless ideas, are now gone.
The artist’s technique blends mid-century modern and Googie-style architecture with sci-fi and nostalgic elements. Mr. Friedberg paints in acrylic on canvas, using highly opaque fluorescent and occasional metallic tones, finished with a high-gloss coat. His works range from $2K to over $5K.
The architecture of a bygone era—where every day social encounters happened naturally—still lingers. The artist’s colorful neon images of vanished diners hover above Hollywood, reminders of gatherings where blockbusters were born. It was a time when an actor was a star, and films moved our senses, as your girlfriend squeezed your hand during the movie climax. Now, the meaning of a Hollywood star faded. AI has stepped into our bedrooms—just make sure it never gets into your bed. © On view December 5, to January 4, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Interview with the artist.
La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Hollywood channels the nostalgia of Hollywood. “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” by artist Mr. Zachary Benson Friedberg takes you there — effortlessly.
“Today’s Question of Art & Desire” ©
“New Year’s Eve, The Jacuzzi steams, everyone nude, drink champagne. a film projected on the wall. Whom do you invite?”
La Luz de Jesus Art Gallery – Berndt & Bridges, wearable art
A bold art-fashion collision arrives at Luis De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood, Berndt Bridges, the electrifying wearable line by Mrs. Lidia Breckenridge and Mrs. Vicki Berndt, a duo redefining what you have to see this season.
Even emerging women artists deserve the pedestal. Major names like Mrs. Yayoi Kusama and Mrs. Shantell Martin earn millions through fashion collaborations, proving art lives beyond the canvas. LaArtTV spotlights a fresh parallel: the wearable art show Berndt Bridges by Mrs. Lidia Breckenridge and Mrs. Vicki Berndt. Let’s celebrate their creativity—jackets from about $50. On view Dec 5–Jan 4, at 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027. day social encounters happened naturally—still lingers. The artist’s colorful neon images of vanished diners hover above Hollywood, reminders of gatherings where blockbusters were born. It was a time when an actor was a star, and films moved our senses, as your girlfriend squeezed your hand during the movie climax. Now, the meaning of a Hollywood star faded. AI has stepped into our bedrooms—just make sure it never gets into your bed. © On view December 5, to January 4, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Sunny Sunday fall, at Chelsea Flea, 29 W 25th St, New York, NY 10010.
“An accidental find. Art from flea market to museum wall”
Go to the flea market — a mental escape from hectic life, where the next masterpiece may already be leaning against a folding table, waiting to be seen.
In the last 10 years we discovered this finds; A dusty painting bought for $4 in a New Hampshire thrift market revealed itself as an N. C. Wyeth, later selling for over $100,000. In Minnesota, a work purchased for under $50 was attributed by researchers to Vincent van Gogh, igniting international debate and a claimed value of up to $15 million. Warner Sallman painting, rescued from a Salvation Army thrift market, for $40.00 in California re-entered the art world at around $135,000. American-listed artists, acquired for under $200 and later auctioned for about $60,000.
December 31, 2025
New Year’s Eve, friends on repeat—memories to keep.
Scene 1, Take 8: LaArtTV’s Jacuzzi Cinema New Year Night Edit — Champagne, Steam, and a Hint of Flirt.
First, all of you stop being a Santa Clause. Step into the jacuzzi bubbles with your loved ones. Have your butler pop open a bottle of Mumm, champagne then direct him to project the movie, ODYSSEY IMAX film, in (4K Ultra HD) onto your mid-century Schindler’s house wall with view of L.A.
Remember last year 2024 your party ended with your butler in the jacuzzi — the talented painter who moved in with one of your wife’s best friends. Be aware – somehow, your butlers always have wit and flair that captivate your guests. You might have to hire a new butler again — Nietzsche — proving that the very talent that draws people in can also quietly rewrite your household hierarchy. Include your social life. Some friends have a double veneer. Just a human nature, DNA, that is all. (kvr)
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The Odyssey is a $258-million Christopher Nolan saga shot entirely on 70mm IMAX. Filmed across six biblical locations, it retraces Homer’s epic route and drops us into encounters with the Cyclops, Sirens, Scylla, and the monster Charybdis—powered by over 252 million feet of IMAX film stock. “America, birthplace of blockbusters: 252M feet of film could wrap around the USA four times.”
