Los Angeles, New York

L.A.’s first Keith Haring museum exhibition gives an East Coast mood its moment in the sun

- ADAM RATHE

“California is a fine place to live,” the comedian Fred Allen once quipped, “if you happen to be an orange.” But in recent years aspects of the stereotypical California lifestyle have invaded the Big Apple. Much has been made of the proliferation of juice bars, the legalization of marijuana, and the growing number of car owners in the city. In January the New York Times asked, “Is New York City turning into Los Angeles?”