Pacific Design Center

Dancing In The Dark

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Photography, Pacific Design Center, Nancy Berry, Video, For the Dance of Light, Los Angeles Photography, Slideexpand, Twilight, Female Artists, Arts News

Self-taught photographer and former record executive Nancy Berry is debuting her work in a bewitching new exhibition entitled, "For The Dance of Light...

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Threads for LA's Wiggle and Sway

Ron Radziner, FAIA and Anna Hill | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Cohen Design Centers, Pacific Design Center, Peggy Moffitt, Stylelist-Fashion, Fashion, Skaters, Fairfax, Los Angeles News
Ron Radziner, FAIA and Anna Hill

There is something unflinchingly Modern, like MOMA or Mies, about Peggy Moffitt -- you could cap a totem to the International Style with her jet black bob.

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PLAN ForYourArt: January 25-February 1

Bettina Korek | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Pacific Design Center, LA Museums, Los Angeles Art Scene, Los Angeles Art, Pacific Standard Time, La Around Town, Lacma, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Artist Thomas Demand and filmmaker Alex McDowell discuss models as tools and interpretations of worlds and what makes a surrounding not only convincing but also a reality.

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PLAN ForYourArt: November 10-16

Bettina Korek | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Foryourart, Pacific Design Center, Pacific Standard Time, Regen Projects, Moca, PLAN ForYourArt, Gagosian Gallery, Laxart, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Adam McEwen's paintings, sculptures, photographs, and installations present subtle re-workings of the familiar signs and objects that surround us in our daily lives.

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PLAN ForYourArt: August 25-31

Bettina Korek | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Foryourart, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles Dodgers, PLAN ForYourArt, Gagosian Gallery, Hammer Museum, La Art, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Celebrate local museums at Museums Matter Night at Dodger Stadium with a night of baseball, fireworks, and lots of museum love.

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PLAN ForYourArt: August 18-24

Bettina Korek | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Pacific Design Center, Machine Project, Mak Center, PLAN ForYourArt, Hammer Museum, Smmoa, Barnsdall Park, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

There are only three more wine tastings left to go to this summer. Silverlake Wine will present four selections of boutique, small production, artisan wines from around the globe.

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PLAN ForYourArt: July 7-13

Bettina Korek | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Craft Night, Galleries, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Arts, Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, Party Animals, Royal/T, Etsy, Takashi Murakami, Hammer Museum, George Herms, Eastern Conference Champions, Also I Like to Rock, Moca, Xenophilia, Mid-Wilshire, graffiti6, Foryourart, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

The Hammer courtyard turns electric in July for an ongoing series of free concerts featuring emerging bands. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox will spin between sets by Graffiti6 and East Conference Champions.

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PLAN ForYourArt: May 26-June 1

Bettina Korek | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Lacma, Andrea Zittel, Ricky Jay, See Line Gallery, Tim Burton, Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, Foryourart, Regen Projects, Annie Wharton Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, Arts, Diver, Paul Thek, David Mamet, Elliott Hundley, Design Loves Art, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

See the first retrospective in the U.S. devoted to Paul Thek. These early works, which Thek began making in 1964 and called "meat pieces," resemble flesh and were encased in Plexiglass boxes.

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Cesar Pelli's California Cathedrals

J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, Cesar Pelli, Arts, Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Hollywood, California, Westweek, La Architecture, Cathedrals, Los Angeles News
J. Michael Welton

Architect Cesar Pelli has designed three monumental cathedrals to build on one highly visible site -- each a fragment unto itself, and all leaning into one another as part of a unified whole.

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PLAN ForYourArt: March 3-9

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lacma, Redcat, Thurman Grant, Balck Swan, Moca, Auction, Wolfgang Tillmans, Geoffrey-Farmer, Rodarte, Pacific Design Center, The-League-of-Imaginary-Scientists, Olivia Booth, Schindler, Armory Center for the Arts, Aram-Moshayedi, Mak Center, La-Art, LA Culture, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

For their third and final Engagement Party, the League of Imaginary Scientists present the Zephyr Experiment, inviting museum visitors to join in a hands-on experience of invention and experimental wonder.

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This Artweek.LA -- February 7-13

Bill Bush | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Design Center, Computer Animation, Laurie Frick, Art World, Abstract Art, Shane Guffogg, Ben Durham, Jennifer Steinkamp, Los Angeles, Eske Kath, Arts News
Bill Bush

2011-02-08-Screenshot20110208at10.44.53AM.png Each week Artweek.LA provides a comprehensive calendar of art events from the more than 475 art venues throughout Los Angeles.

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Melrose Place: Almost Famous

David Dixon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chloe, Manhattan, Bars, Marni, Melrose Place, News Cafe, Melrose Ave, Marc Jacobs, Life Force, Temperley, La Shopping, Los Angeles, New York, Monique Lhuillier, Pacific Design Center, Pastis, Urth Cafe, Melrose, Luxury, Keith McNally, Restaurants, Robertson Blvd, Food, Meat Packing District, Tranny, Miami, Luxury Retailers, Oscar De La Renta, Los Angeles News
David Dixon

With its marquis name made famous in 1992 by the hit TV show, Melrose Place has brand name appeal that would otherwise take years to develop.

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HAIKU REVIEWS: From Aida To Beethoven | San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Rafael

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summer Mann, Nanowrimo, Art, Laurence Vittes, Moca, Zandra Rhodes, Pacific Design Center, Peter Frank, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles, George Heymont, San Francisco, Haiku Reviews, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. Some will be in the traditio...

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PLAN ForYourArt: November 18-24

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: You've Got Problems, Dan Flavin, Andrea Zittel, Bruce Conner, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tron, Cy Twombly, Arts, Pie, Alex Israel, Kenny Scharf, L.A. Food Bank, Julia Luke, Los Angeles, Mark Ryden, Pacific Design Center, Royal/T, Machine Project, Michael Kohn Gallery, Keith Haring, Sarah Williams, David Salle, Piero Golia, Wallace Berman, Ryan McGinness, Design Loves Art, David Korty, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Each week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you PLAN ForYourArt.

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WATCH: HAIKU REVIEWS: SeeLine, West Side, And An Unexpected Man | San Francisco, LA, NYC

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Jose Rep, Pacific Design Center, Slidepollajax, West Side Story, The Unexpected Man, American Indian Film Festival, San Jose, SeeLine Gallery, Mary Stuart, Arts News

HuffPost Arts' Haiku Reviews is a weekly feature where invited critics review exhibitions and performances in short form. This week, Peter Frank, Geor...

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MOCA's AVANT-GARDE FILM FESTIVAL Opens Tonight at the Pacific Design Center, LA

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Avant-Garde Film, Ken Jacobs, Moca, Carolee Schneeman, Pacific Design Center, Film Festival Los Angeles, Jonas Mekas, Slidepollajax, Film Festival, Counter Culture Counter Cinema, Los-Angeles-Culture, Arts News

WHO: Jonas Mekas, Carolee Schneemann, Ken Jacobs WHAT: Counter Culture, Counter Cinema - An Avant-Garde Film Festival Presented by MOCA and the Paci...

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My American Idol Chris Isaak, 'S'Wonderful' Brian Wilson & More Rock & Roll Conflicts of Interest

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Design Center, Brian Wilson, Ira Gershwin, Jennifer Lopez, Brian Dunn, Steven Tyler, The Chris Isaak Hour, Chris Isaak, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin, Beach Boys, American Idol, Welcome to Concrete, George Gershwin, Chris Issak Live at the Fillmore, Entertainment News
David Wild

I listened to Chris Issak's latest album Live At The Fillmore and was reminded that he's one man who should never give up his day job, even if that day job usually happens at night.

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Fasten Your Seatbelt, It's Going to Be a Bumpy Ride

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Design Center, Ryan Trecartin, West Hollywood, Edward Goldman, Any Ever, Art, Art Tald, Museum of Contemporary Art, Robert Sellers, Hollywood Hellraisers, Arts News
Edward Goldman

At the satellite galleries of the MOCA stands an exhibition titled "Any Ever." The artist, Ryan Trecartin, has been described as "possibly the most riotously talented artist of the YouTube generation."

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Plan ForYourArt April 8-11

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: De LaB, How Many Billboards? Art in Stead, Learning From Las Vegas, Douglas Fogle, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Mark Bradford, Pacific Standard Time, Alex Israel, Robert Venturi, Pacific Design Center, Foryourart, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Denise-Brown, Hammer Museum, Merchant Posters, Redcat, Moca, Ball-Nogues, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

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...

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Plan ForYourArt March 25-30

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Geographic, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Annenberg Space for Photography, Pacific Standard Time, Laxart, Usc, Justin Beal, Foryourart, Pacific Design Center, Independent Curators International, Julia Bryan Wilson, Water, Piero Golia, CSU Long Beach, Martin Kersels, Neha Choksi, Moca, Acme, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Julia Bryan Wilson partakes in the Roski School of Fine Art's Critical Conversation series, which invites artists and other cultural figures to give a lecture on their work and engage in rigorous conversation.

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Plan ForYourArt March 20-24

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miracle Mile, Galleries, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Robert Venturi, Artists, Culver City, Las Vegas, Pacific Design Center, Art, Judy Ledgerwood, Denise Scott Brown, Museums, Michael Arcega, Steve Turner Contemporary, Emily Mast, Moca, Wal-Art, 1301pe, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Michael Arcega displays sculptural works of common urban fixtures, constructed out of polytarp in reference of emergency tents and urban disasters.

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This Week In Art: The Art of Collaboration

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Maps, Collaboration, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artists, Pacific Standard Time, Harvard Business Review, Foryourart, Pacific Design Center, Yale, X-Tra, Art, Hugh Davies, 1969, Southern California, Robert Rauschenberg, Digital Life Design, Gemini G.E.L., Art History, Museums, Apollo 11, Getty, Youtube, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Armory Center for the Arts, Glee, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

In today's interconnected world, with virtually no barriers to entry for anyone who wants to participate in the dialogue, I believe that the best projects will come from working together.

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PLAN ForYourArt, January 28-February 1

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billboards, Harry Smith, Mexican Border, Mak Center, Depeche Mode, Pacific Standard Time, Patti Smith, Paul Chan, Los Angeles, Ferus Gallery, Pacific Design Center, Art, Haiti Earthquake, Hammer Museum, Laxart, Getty, Art Los Angeles Contemporary, Moca, Foryourart, X-Tra, Farmlab, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Every week, ForYourArt highlights select offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt. There has never been more worldwide attention on the creative culture of our LA.

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Invictus Kicks Off New Campaign for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom of Assembly, Larry Gross, Morgan Freeman, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Invictus, Rent Control, Bonnie Abaunza, Nobel Peace Prize, Matt Damon, Nobel Laureate, Desmond Tutu, Mary Wald, Los Angeles, Pacific Design Center, Education, Hunger, Human Rights, Coalition for Economic Survival, West Hollywood, Tiger Woods, Freedom, Udhr, TheCommunity.Com, Discrimination, Healthcare, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

Los Angeles gets a bad rap. It's assailed for being shallow and rarely acknowledged for its good heart. But Los Angeles has a huge heart - at the center of which is pulsating non-stop activism.

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STARS of DESIGN: LA vs. NYC

Ashlee Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Design Center, Matthew Rolston, West Hollywood, Charles Cohen, Design, Shepard Fairey, Stars of Design, Los Angeles, Style News
Ashlee Harrison

Charles Cohen asked Shepard Fairey and Matthew Rolston about the how they're changing business for this economy, what's inspiring them now, and why LA beats out New York.

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