Free spirits and imaginative individualists have long reveled in the desert’s open spaces and minds. The qualities that draw artists also beckon those who appreciate their efforts.
Editor's Letter August 2011
’90 Days of Summer in the Desert’
I love summer in the desert. With the business of “season” at bay for a few months, even we working folks can dip into the amenities that make Palm Springs the most relaxing place on Earth.
Hip to Be Square
A new exhibition celebrates the cool movement that saw geometry inspire high art
Simple shapes; optical illusions; and the bright, colorful legacy of modernism — that is, geometric abstraction — look as fresh as ever in an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and prints opening July 16 at Palm Springs Art Museum.
Editor's Letter July 2011
The (Top) Doctors are In!
“Our Top Doctors” offers the Coachella Valley’s only independent study of physicians — a short list you can trust for superior care. The magazine selected Castle Connolly for its integrity in its qualification process and survey methodology.
Shooting for Strength
Palm Springs filmmaker Brian Neil Hoff parlays his pain into a compelling screenplay
Palm Springs filmmaker Brian Neil Hoff parlays his pain into a compelling screenplay
Editors Letter
Beautiful Decay at the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea, the state’s largest lake and a perennial point of contention among preservationists, politicians, and residents — especially when gusts of foul air blow across the desert.
Editor's Letter May 2011
Rays of Optimism in Luxury Real Estate
We talk quite a bit in the desert about quality of life, luxury, and what it all means in a real estate market that’s beginning to show some muscle.
Home Is Where The Art Is
‘I naturally take care in the selection of acquisitions,’ Walter Annenberg once wrote of his collection of canvases, works on paper, and modern sculpture
The depth and sophistication of the Annenbergs’ art collection became ever clear in the 1990s, when its heart and soul — the Impressionist and post-Impressionist works — departed Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Editor's Letter April 2011
Where Few Have Gone Before
If you think the “season” is winding down, take a vitamin and read on. This month, Palm Springs Life shows you to some fun, adventurous, and historic destinations within our mountain perimeter.
Shooting for Preservation
Photography competition brings sustainability into focus
Earth Through a Lens, a national juried photography exhibition, returns to Palm Springs, promoting a sustainable environment in the month we celebrate Earth Day.