Reviews

Remembrance of 2008 exhibit by J Michael Walker “All the Saints of the City of the Angels”

June 15, 2025

This is a reprint of a 2008 article by Leticia Marie Sanchez on Cultural Cocktail Hour by Leticia Marie Sanchez J. Michael Walker walks where Angelenos fear to tread All the Saints of the City of the Angels The City…

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Review: “Artemisia’s Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece”- Resilience on Display at the Getty Center

June 14, 2025

By Leticia Marie Sanchez Artemisia’s Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece” is a fascinating window into strength and tenacity. The exhibit showcases the restoration of Hercules and Omphale, a painting by Italian Baroque painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. This painting was damaged in 2020…

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Music Review: MUSE/IQUE at the Huntington “The (Un)Americans”- CCH Top Pick

June 12, 2025

By  Leticia Marie Sanchez Under a moonlit sky at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, MUSE/IQUE’s program “The (Un) Americans” was a blend of history and music that left its audience inspired. Entering the garden setting, I was greeted by…

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Review: “World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century”- a Must See Exhibit

June 2, 2025

by Leticia Marie Sanchez Viewing “World the Terracotta Warriors” felt like stepping into a thrilling time capsule. This intriguing exhibit contains more than 110 newly unearthed pieces from the First Emperor’s tomb complex. This historic exhibition coincided with the celebration…

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Behind the Scenes at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA With AAM

May 13, 2025

by Leticia Marie Sanchez I was thrilled to be invited a guest of AAM, the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting. I was taken on a behind-the-scenes curatorial tour of the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for the exhibit “Where Art…

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Review: “Camille Claudel” at the Getty Center: An Artist gets her due

April 19, 2024

(On view daily Through July 21st) by Leticia Marie Sanchez The Camille Claudel exhibit at the Getty Center is a rare opportunity to see an astounding collection of Camille Claudel sculpture. It is the first time in more than three…

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Review: The Gospel at Colonus at the Getty Villa

September 9, 2023

How Oedipus Got His Groove Back: A jamming rendition of Sophocles at the Getty Villa By  Leticia Marie Sanchez Introducing the The Gospel at Colonus on opening night, J. Paul Getty Museum Director Timothy Potts wryly stated, “Sophocles doesn’t have…

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Review: LA Art Show 2023

February 21, 2023

Review: LA Art Show 2023 By   Leticia Marie Sanchez Filled with an abundance of inspiring art from all over the world, LA Art Show 2023 was one of the best shows in recent memory. Here are my Top 3…

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Review: Lucia Di Lammermoor at LA Opera

September 22, 2022

Cinéma Vérité Lucia Di Lammermoor at LA Opera: A Must See Production by   Leticia Marie Sanchez (*Spoiler Alerts* on opera plot) LA Opera’s Lucia Di Lammermoor is like a double feature: for the price of admission, you get to…

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Art Review: “Conserving de Kooning; Theft and Recovery” on view at the Getty Center by Leticia Marie Sanchez

July 7, 2022

Art Review “Conserving de Kooning: Theft and Recovery” at the Getty Center on view at the Getty Center June 7–August 28, 2022 by  Leticia Marie Sanchez Truth is stranger than fiction.   Who could have imagined that a pair of…

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