There has never been more worldwide attention on the creative culture of Los Angeles. People from all over the world came to LA for the opening of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM) and the recent celebration of the 30th anniversary of MOCA, and are already planning for Pacific Standard Time in 2011. We are living in the city everyone is watching and visiting.
Spring, like art, is full of surprises. From fruit trees to desert festivals to cover artist Mark Bradford's community advocacy, art grows in unexpected places. ForYourArt is pleased to announce its new publication, ForYourArt, which you can download here. Thanks to Ovation for its support. You can be a patron by knowing what's going on and telling your friends.
Each Week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt.
FRIDAY, APRIL 30
Through the Grapevine: Streams of Transit in Southern California's Great Pass
Center for Land Use Interpretation (Culver City)
12-5pm
This exhibition explores the stretch of land, from the far edge of Los Angeles to the Central Valley, that serves as an artery for the transit of goods and people, transforming a depopulated No Man's Land into a grapevine of industry and trade. Exhibition opened April 23. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, or by appointment.
SATURDAY, MAY 1
State of the Art - Creation and Creativity
LA Louver (Venice)
10:30am - 12:30pm
A visual lecture and conversation presented by Art Gate, with a presentation by artist Olga Koumoundouros and a tour of the Charles Garabedian exhibition at LA Louver, led by Director Elizabeth Davis. The discussion will focus on notions of creation and creativity across different genres and eras of art history, while specifically comparing the creative approaches of Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol and Olafur Eliasson. $55, followed by an informal lunch at James Beach. RSVP.
Uta Barth
1301PE (Miracle Mile)
5-7pm
The opening reception for an exhibition of work by Uta Barth, juxtaposing new photographs, titled ...to walk without destination and to see only to see, alongside recently rediscovered work from 1979 - 1982. The works continue an investigation into forms of perception. Exhibition on view until July 2.
Incognito
SMMoA (Bergamot Station)
7-10pm
ForYourArt is a proud sponsor of the Santa Monica Museum of Art's annual Incognito event, which features the works of over 500 contemporary artists - all works are 8 x 10 in, signed on back and cost $300. The anonymous sale includes work by both emerging and well-established artists, whose identities are only revealed after purchase, encouraging guests to trust their instincts. Tickets start at $100, for a full list or artists and to purchase tickets, click here.
SUNDAY, MAY 2
A Hammer Dream-In
Hammer Museum (Westwood)
9am
The day-after portion of the Hammer Museum's sold-out Dream-In, which invites guests to camp out in the Hammer courtyard overnight on Saturday, May 1. The day includes dream reenactments, special dream-themed workshops and music. Full schedule to be announced soon.
MOCA Big Family Day
MOCA (Downtown)
1pm
MOCA's Big Family Day includes entertainment, art-making activities, and student docents from MOCA's Contemporary Art Start program discussing Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years. Free, no reservations required.
TUESDAY, MAY 4
Experimental Film in a Museum Context: Material
LACMA (Miracle Mile)
7pm
The final discussion in the three-part series, Material will consider the physical conditions of film pertaining to issues of preservation, digitization, process, and nostalgia. Participants include Morgan Fisher, artist, Mark Toscano, filmmaker and film preservationist, and Jennifer West, artist. Free, tickets required and are available one hour prior.