Events on Monday, October 27

Devon Williams Something

Music

Devon Williams Something

Monday 10/27 @ The Smell

Some may remember his punk-rock days as frontman for the angst-ridden, Epitaph-signed band Osker, but Devon Williams has largely left his... 

Shearwater w/ Wye Oak and Neil Morgan

Music

Shearwater

Monday 10/27 @ The Echo & Echoplex

In the wake of Shearwater's critically acclaimed new record, Rook, Okkervil River member and ornithology expert Jonathan Meiburg recently announced plans... 

Ongoing Events

<em>In Focus: The Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: The Landscape

Monday 10/27 @ The Getty Center

Art's love affair with landscapes was captured with brush strokes until technology gave way to the click of the shutter. In... 

<em>The Art of War: American Posters from WWI and WWII</em>

Art

The Art of War

Monday 10/27 @ Norton Simon Museum

When searching for a means of drumming up support for World War I, officials in Washington didn't have to look much... 

James Turrell: <em>Dividing the Light</em>

Art

James Turrell

Monday 10/27 @ Draper Courtyard, Pomona College

It's up for debate whether James Turrell is a sculptor, an architect, a light-and-space artist, or an earth-works artist. Whichever he... 

Grace Oh: <em>Humanature II</em>

Art: Photography

Grace Oh

Monday 10/27 @ Edgar Varela Fine Arts

Los Angeles photographer Grace Oh first grew passionate about capturing nudes when she began actively pursuing photography in her early twenties.... 

<em>Marcel Duchamp Redux </em>

Art

Marcel Duchamp Redux

Monday 10/27 @ Norton Simon Museum

This year marks the 45th anniversary of By or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy, the famous Marcel Duchamp retrospective at... 

Santa Barbara Off-Axis 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

Off-Axis

Monday 10/27 @ Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum

Although our neighbor to the north is typically known for its stellar views and celebrity mansions, Santa Barbara has a stash... 

Mark Bradford: <em>Help Us</em>

Art

Mark Bradford

Monday 10/27 @ Steve Turner Contemporary

Los Angeles painter, installation artist, and (most recently) video artist Mark Bradford has exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious... 

<em>War as a Way of Life</em>

Art: Photography

War as a Way of Life

Monday 10/27 @ 18th Street Arts Center

18th Street wraps up its yearlong, four-part examination of sociopolitical issues with War as a Way of Life. The exhibit includes... 

<em>Fortuna Rising: Gordy Grundy is the Messenger</em>

Art

Gordy Grundy

Monday 10/27 @ Western Project

The Fellowship of Fortuna (and its "messenger," LA painter and media artist Gordy Grundy) takes up residence on Western Project's website... 

<em>CUT: Makings of Removal</em>

Art

CUT: Makings of Removal

Monday 10/27 @ Vincent Price Art Museum

The 17 young and emerging artists included in this ambitious group show follow diverse strategies in making work, but the organizing... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Monday 10/27 @ Scribble Press

Technically, Scribble Press is for children, but if you behave yourself, you can use the impressive bookmaking emporium — complete with... 

Yoko Ono: <em>Wish Tree</em>

Art

Yoko Ono

Monday 10/27 @ One Colorado

It has been nearly 28 years since John Lennon's passing, but his quest for world peace lives on. Lennon's widow, noted... 

Louise Bourgeois

Art

Louise Bourgeois

Monday 10/27 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

Louise Bourgeois' deeply personal art combines an in-your-face sexuality with disturbing, even terrifying, imagery of trespassed flesh and violated privacy. Yet... 

Eddy Sykes: <em>Yakuza Lou</em>

Art

Eddy Sykes

Monday 10/27 @ Materials & Applications

First, there were robot maids, robot pets, and robot vacuums. Now, there are robot gardens. The technical specifications for Materials &...