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  1. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Bringing CDMX Home: My first visit to Mexico City and a Mexican Photography Show at the Getty Center (opens the original)

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    I have lived in Los Angeles for over forty years and had never been to Mexico City until last month. After four brief days touring CDMX (Ciudad de México), I’ve only scratched the surface — of its history and art, its neighborhoods and food. It’s a stunningly cosmopolitan destination, filled with chic people, art and culture that rival any European city, and a lifetime’s worth of avenues and corners still to explore.I can’t wait to go back. Perhaps this week’s newsletter will whet your appetite

  2. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    RTG Subscriber Adventure at LACMA: Eileen Cowin + New Geffen Galleries (opens the original)

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    Join Us on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28 Our September RTG Subscriber adventure offers a chance to get to know an LA-based female artist, explore the new David Geffen Galleries, and relax together over lunch while looking at the museum’s iconic Alexander Calder sculptures. When the museum opens at 11:00 AM, we'll meet on the second floor of the BCAM building to visit Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise, which opens August 23 and runs through January 3, 2027. Eileen herself wil

  3. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    Your SEPTEMBER Radar Screen (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    RTG Subscriber Adventure at LACMA: Eileen Cowin + New Geffen Galleries (opens the original)

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    Join Us on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28 Our September RTG Subscriber adventure offers a chance to get to know an LA-based female artist, explore the new David Geffen Galleries, and relax together over lunch while looking at the museum’s iconic Alexander Calder sculptures. When the museum opens at 11:00 AM, we'll meet on the second floor of the BCAM building to visit Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise, which opens August 23 and runs through January 3, 2027. Eileen herself wil

  5. Issue · Aug 9, 2026

    Icons and Opportunities: The Did-You-Know Edition (opens the original)

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    Welcome to new subscribers. Today’s newsletter is a bit of an overflow from last week’s August Radar Screen. The monthly Radar Screens are always free. A quick reminder to paid subscribers that you need to log into Substack to access archived newsletters online. Here's a primer on how — it's easy, and you'll just have to do it once.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-

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