TAG RESULTS: CONTEMPORARY
'California Video' opens at the Getty Center
An impressive and comprehensive survey of video art in California
Before the miracle of Youtube there was the miracle of Video, and seeing the silver-haired artists gather this weekend at the Getty for the opening of 'California Video' reminds me that there was a time not long ago when instantaneous creation did not have an instantaneous audience.
Reaching into an expansive archive of video art made in California since the late 1960s,... Read More
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Posted by: John Dewis on March 18, 2008 |
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Multicultural events and exhibitions happening across LA
Cross Town Traffic
Cross Town Traffic is a compilation of events and exhibitions this spring that critically engage with race and ethnicity through a variety of conceptual, historic and artistic lenses. Through June, the Hammer Museum, Japanese American National Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art join other Southern Californian museums, galleries and... Read More
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Posted by: Devin Stanwyck on March 14, 2008 |
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one of our favorite Culver City galleries offers limited editions produced by internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, $3,000
MC gallery is one of LA's most progressive emerging spaces, always showing something totally original and unpredictable. The gallery tends to elicit very strong work from their artists, focusing on difficult and largely experimental installations of sculpture, video, and conceptual performance. To support the exhibitions, each artist works with the gallery to produce an... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on January 28, 2008 |
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Outpost For Contemporary Art: Focus on Eastern Europe
February 04, 2008 - May 17, 2008
Outpost For Contemporary Art is mid-way through a three-year commitment to exploring Eastern European contemporary art through residencies, exchanges, and... Read More
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Posted by: Brendan Threadgill on January 27, 2008 |
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Saturday Night: Culver City's Answer to Chinatown
January 26, 2008 (6:00 - 10:00 PM)
Not to be outdone by Chinatown the night before, many Culver City galleries have decided to stay open late on Saturday night in honor of ART LA. Most of the galleries along La Cienega Blvd and Washington Blvd will keep... Read More
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Posted by: Brendan Threadgill on January 24, 2008 |
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Friday Night: Sci-Arc and Chinatown Galleries Open Their Doors
January 25, 2008 (6:00 - 10:00 PM)
After a day at the art fair in Santa Monica, you may think you've seen all the culture that LA could possibly deliver in one day. You would be wrong. Friday night is packed with events and Downtown is the direction your... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on January 23, 2008 |
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ART LA 2008 - The New Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair
January 24, 2008 - January 27, 2008
Clear your calendar and call it a long weekend - from Thursday to Sunday, Los Angeles is for art lovers. This year's ART LA promises to be the... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on January 20, 2008 |
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A reflection on the art book and LA's best book stores
Learning about art is a funny thing. As often as we go to the museum or show up at art openings, work in the studio or listen to lectures, it still seems like a majority of art is actually transmitted through books. Our first encounters with the great works of the past are almost invariably discovered in this way. Even considering the explosive synergy of art and the... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on January 16, 2008 |
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Walid Raad/The Atlas Group at REDCAT
January 16, 2008 (8:00 - 10:00 PM)
Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater (REDCAT)
For this special engagement at the REDCAT theater, Walid Raad will be presenting a hybrid lecture-performance with his colleagues Tony Chakar... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on January 15, 2008 |
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Joel Tauber edition for LA><ART
Laying with the Tree (2006), photo lightjet print, edition of 250, $250
Produced in association with LA><ART's public art initiatives, the Rose Bowl, and the City of Pasadena, Sick Amour is a public intervention by artist Joel Tauber who has transformed a parking lot space into a park and a museum. Tauber embraces a lone sycamore tree, offering it protection from the constant onslaught of vehicles, pests and urban pollution. This gallant act... Read More
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Posted by: Ahsen Nadeem on July 22, 2007 |
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Hammer Bash! Closing Party for Eden's Edge: Fifteen LA Artists
August 23, 2007 (7:00 - 11:00 PM)
Celebrate the closing weekend of Eden's Edge: Fifteen LA Artists at the Hammer Bash, a party featuring Into the Vacuum, a performance & film by Jim Shaw, Live DJs and a cash bar in the courtyard. If you haven't yet... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on July 19, 2007 |
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Art Since the 1960s: California Experiments
July 15, 2007 - September 14, 2007
Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA)
This exhibition takes a unique look at the fascinating journey of contemporary art in the state of California, from the 1960s to the 1990s. Drawn from the museum's permanent collection, it features works of art by... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on July 10, 2007 |
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July 14, 2007
Zineland offers you a glimpse into the weird & wonderful world of DIY publications and zines. A selection of talented LA zine creators alongside purveyors of Independent publications from across the USA will be... Read More
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Posted by: Ahsen Nadeem on July 10, 2007 |
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Hammer Conversations: Ann Hamilton and Joan Simon
September 08, 2007 (7:00 - 9:00 PM)
This evening will feature prestigious American installation artist Ann Hamilton. Hamilton was the USA representative at the 1999 Venice Biennale and a winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. She will be joined... Read More
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Posted by: Ahsen Nadeem on July 10, 2007 |
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June 09, 2007 - August 11, 2007
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
MOCA's wildly popular summer program returns for its third season of Saturday nights on the plaza featuring live music, film screenings, art making, spoken word, celebrity Djs, and guided tours.
Best of all, the... Read More
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Posted by: Ahsen Nadeem on July 10, 2007 |
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March 06, 2007 - September 09, 2007
The Getty Museum presents Zoopsia, a mesmerizing & inspiring exhibition of four new works by Tim Hawkinson involving zoological forms. These include a psychedelic photographic collage, "Octopus" an elegant ink wash... Read More
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Posted by: Ahsen Nadeem on July 10, 2007 |
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WACK! ART AND THE FEMINIST REVOLUTION
March 04, 2007 - July 16, 2007
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Almost a decade in the making, Connie Butler's massive survey of feminist art from the 60s and 70s is the first of its kind, offering an in-depth look at an incredibly influential but often underestimated movement... Read More
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Posted by: Tim Ivison on June 08, 2007 |
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