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Performing Arts: Festival
NOW Festival
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8:30pm) @ REDCAT More times »
In the fifth installment of its annual NOW Festival, REDCAT assembles a stellar three-program lineup for a three-week run. Committed to creating, nurturing, and sustaining... View details »
NOW Festival
Film: Documentary
Such Hawks, Such Hounds
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8pm) @ The Silent Movie Theatre
While often lumped into the category of "stoner rock," the sounds created by bands like Earth, Sleep, Comets on Fire, and Kyuss have also been... View details »
Such Hawks, Such Hounds
Film
The Dark Knight
Thursday July 17, 2008 @ ArcLight Hollywood More times »
The upcoming installment of the Batman film franchise, The Dark Knight, has been subject to a media blitz of epic proportions in recent months. Lauded... View details »
The Dark Knight
Art
Eduardo Sarabia
Thursday July 17, 2008 (6–9pm) @ LA Louver Gallery More times »
Opening
Free
A participant in LA Louver's group show Rogue Wave '07, Sarabia proves that his work is dynamic enough to stand on its own with a... View details »
Eduardo Sarabia
Music: Rock/Pop
The Zombies
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8pm) @ Grove of Anaheim
While the Zombies' slick harmonies and friendly la-la-las often fit the mold of fellow British invasion acts like the Beatles and the Kinks, the group... View details »
The Zombies
Music: Rock/Pop
Bodies of Water
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8:30pm) @ The Echo
LA's Bodies of Water make life-affirming indie pop, a happy-go-lucky mashup of Arcade Fire's heart-thumping arrangements, the Polyphonic Spree's communal euphoria, and the Go! Team's... View details »
Bodies of Water

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More Flavor: City Gem
Ugo Wine Bar
Thursday July 17, 2008 (5:30pm–12:30am) @ Vinum Populi More times »
Free
Culver City's latest spot of interest is Ugo Wine Bar, a cozy wine bar with the usual bistro couches and charcuterie selection — with one... View details »
Ugo Wine Bar
Art: Architecture/Design
Phalanstery Module
Thursday July 17, 2008 @ Materials & Applications More times »
Free
M&A gallery continues to push the frontiers of architecture and landscape research with Jimenez Lai's installation Phalanstery Module. Zero-gravity design presents the central challenge, as... View details »
Phalanstery Module
Art: Discussion
Nicole Cohen
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–5:30pm) @ The Getty Center More times »
Free
Nicole Cohen engineers recombinant layers of still and video imagery, investigating the network of associations that interior spaces contain. Also, she has something of a... View details »
Nicole Cohen
Art
Marcel Duchamp Redux
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Norton Simon More times »
This year marks the 45th anniversary of By or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy, the famous Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum... View details »
Marcel Duchamp Redux
Art
Mexican Calendar Girls
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–4pm) @ California Heritage Museum More times »
Glamor gets deep and classic at the California Heritage Museum's Mexican Calendar Girls, opening with a Cinco de Mayo reception. The color-soaked exhibition comprises a... View details »
Mexican Calendar Girls
Art
Jerome Witkin
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts More times »
Free
Many art critics and scholars consider Jerome Witkin to be America's greatest living figurative painter. His portraits and landscapes combine an unerring eye for detail,... View details »
Jerome Witkin
Art
The Puppet Show
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Santa Monica Museum of Art More times »
SMMoA gathers an eclectic array of work by 30 impressive artists — from Kara Walker to Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, and Kiki Smith — in... View details »
The Puppet Show
Art
Vexing
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Claremont Museum of Art More times »
In the early '80s, the Vex was an all-ages music club located in Self Help Graphics and Art, a Chicano landmark in East LA. Although... View details »
Vexing
Art
Cadence Pearson
Thursday July 17, 2008 (7am–3pm & 5–8pm) @ Kara Wily Pilates More times »
Free
When dancer and art enthusiast Kara Wily wanted to open her own Pilates studio (having learned the ropes from the movement's founder himself) she always... View details »
Cadence Pearson
Art
COLA Artist Fellowships
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–5pm) @ Barnsdall Art Park More times »
Free
The Cultural Affairs Department recently issued a statement to declare its unprecedented satisfaction with the state's arts budget — proof that our programs are hale... View details »
Art: Photography
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–8pm) @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art More times »
Photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia's meticulously planned pictures look as effortless as Polaroids. Most of his works feature a single person — who diCorcia usually finds through... View details »
Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Art
Kori Newkirk
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–5pm) @ Pasadena Museum of California Art More times »
Kori Newkirk first came to national attention thanks to his contribution to the Studio Museum in Harlem's daring group show Freestyle: a mural of a... View details »
Kori Newkirk
Art: Photography
LA Nude X
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8am–7pm) @ A&I Hollywood More times »
Free
LA's most industry-beloved photo lab, Photo Impact, officially closed when its owner went in with A&I, but the group show LA Nude X at A&I's... View details »
LA Nude X
Art
Robert A. Nelson: Common Ground
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–5pm) @ another year in LA More times »
Free
In Robert A. Nelson's exhibition Common Ground, viewers are treated to a new side of the '60s experimental filmmaker. Nelson's offbeat, conceptual, and often humorous... View details »
Robert A. Nelson: Common Ground
Art
HK Zamani
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ SolwayJones More times »
Free
HK Zamani is best known to LA art lovers as Habib Kheradyar, the peripatetic multimedia artist, one-time owner of Post Gallery, and relentlessly curious individual... View details »
HK Zamani
Art
Mark Bradford
Thursday July 17, 2008 @ Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery More times »
Free
Los Angeles painter, installation artist, and (most recently) video artist Mark Bradford has exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious galleries and museums, but... View details »
Mark Bradford
Art
Rebel Legacy
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Pharmaka More times »
Free
Hot on the heels of LACMA's controversial Phantom Sightings exhibition, Pharmaka Gallery tackles the issue of contemporary Chicano art with Rebel Legacy: The Abstract in... View details »
Rebel Legacy
Art
Against the Grain
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions More times »
Free
Known for its progressive, boundary-pushing performances and interdisciplinary bravado, LACE's lofty space transforms into a clean, white gallery for Against the Grain, perhaps this summer's... View details »
Against the Grain
Art: Photography
This Side of Paradise
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10:30am–4:30pm) @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens More times »
If only our cracked sidewalks, classic homes, sprawling hills, and endless streets could talk. But even if objects can't, camera lenses spin many a word.... View details »
This Side of Paradise
Art
Peter Saul
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–8pm) @ Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach More times »
Peter Saul, who hit his artistic stride mid-century during America's pop-art movement, has become best known of late as a creator of work that's part... View details »
Peter Saul
Film
Outfest
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8:30pm) @ The Ford Theater More times »
In light of the California Supreme Court's recent overruling of the gay-marriage ban, the 26th Annual Los Angeles Outfest has more cause for celebration than... View details »
Outfest
Art: Photography
Harry Benson
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ David Gallery More times »
Free
As the Beatles greeted New York City's cold winter weather for the first time in 1964, looming in their shadows was Scottish photographer Harry Benson.... View details »
Harry Benson
Art
Darkness Will Find You
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ JAIL Gallery More times »
Free
Sculptor, video artist, and (increasingly often) independent curator Michael Dee is something of a conceptual punster; his own work in plastic abstract forms and layered... View details »
Darkness Will Find You
Art
Contemporary Art from India
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–5:30pm) @ d.e.n. contemporary art More times »
Free
A single definition of Indian contemporary art is tricky to pin down, as one might expect when funneling the widely varying creative output from any... View details »
Contemporary Art from India
Art
MiniWorX
Thursday July 17, 2008 (9am–6pm) @ Ghettogloss More times »
Free
The Art Directors Guild IA Local 800 is a deliriously talented group of production designers, art directors, and scenic, title, and graphic artists — all... View details »
MiniWorX
Art: Photography
Ten Years in Focus
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ The Getty Center More times »
Free
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Getty Center presents Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera. The exhibition draws parallels between photography... View details »
Ten Years in Focus
Art: Photography
Corbin Smith
Thursday July 17, 2008 (9am–6pm) @ MODAA gallery More times »
Free
Photographer Corbin Smith's initial impressions of LA seemed to buy into into Baudrillard's description of Los Angeles as an illusion, "the horizontal fault, California breaking... View details »
Corbin Smith
Art
The Juxtapoz Factor
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–9pm) @ Laguna Art Museum More times »
To those who have been reading the contemporary-art magazine Juxtapoz since it was founded in the mid-'90s, it may come as little surprise that some... View details »
The Juxtapoz Factor
Art
Dennis Koch & Claudia Nieto
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ High Energy Constructs More times »
Free
Angelinos Dennis Koch and Claudia Nieto work on the same plane — the flat one. Utilizing the simplest of all media, paper and colored pencil,... View details »
Dennis Koch & Claudia Nieto
Art
Ami Tallman
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ See Line Gallery More times »
Free
Ami Tallman's Fauvist palette, her love of extreme decor, and her penchant for historical research each feed into her interiors and still lifes. Tallman's compositions... View details »
Ami Tallman
Art
Flaunt
Thursday July 17, 2008 (1–7pm) @ Junc Gallery More times »
Free
This annual exhibition at Junc typically features new work by both its most promising emerging talents and good-old standbys. The 2008 edition acts as a... View details »
Flaunt
Art
Haegue Yang
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ REDCAT More times »
Free
REDCAT continues to be a beacon for cutting-edge contemporary art, featuring the first solo show of Haegue Yang in the US. The Korean artist's multimedia... View details »
Haegue Yang
Art
Party Favors
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Bonelli Contemporary More times »
Free
An ambitious undertaking by art critic and curator Holly Myers, this month-long celebration of interactive visual and performance art promises to bring out the Factory... View details »
Party Favors
Art
Cover Version
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–5:30pm) @ Taylor De Cordoba Gallery More times »
Free
Thematic summer shows are as de rigueur in the art world as summer reading lists were in high school — and now a new group... View details »
Cover Version
Art
Sophia Allison & York Chang
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Lawrence Asher Gallery More times »
Free
The title of this two-person exhibition refers to the artists' different approaches to dependence on media and consumerism. For collagist Sophia Allison, the "automatic" is... View details »
Sophia Allison & York Chang
Art
Antonio Ballester Moreno
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Peres Projects More times »
Free
Antonio Ballester Moreno's first solo show in America explodes in vibrant colors and playful forms. His bold palette recalls the traditions of his native Spain,... View details »
Antonio Ballester Moreno
Art: Architecture/Design
John Lautner
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–9pm) @ Hammer Museum More times »
The risk-taking John Lautner is often described as an architect's architect, even though some of his designs brought him both criticism and disdain. One of... View details »
John Lautner
Art
Weekend Warrior
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai More times »
Free
The Ojai-based Nathan Larramendy Gallery has teamed up with the illustrious Beautiful/Decay magazine to produce Weekend Warrior, a group show of LA artists... View details »
Weekend Warrior
Art
Caia Koopman & Mark Gleason
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–9pm) @ La Luz de Jesus More times »
Free
Though painters Caia Koopman and Mark Gleason take vastly different approaches, both make the human/animal relationship a cornerstone of their work. Koopman's whimsical illustrations depict... View details »
Caia Koopman & Mark Gleason
Art
Mondongo
Thursday July 17, 2008 @ Track 16 Gallery More times »
Free
As students of cultural iconoclasm, the members of Argentinian art collective Mondongo — Juliana Laffitte, Manuel Mendanha, and Agustina Picasso — regularly reveal the dark... View details »
Mondongo
Art
Witnessing the War
Thursday July 17, 2008 (2–7pm) @ Carol Henry Studio More times »
Free
An overstuffed white glove might bring to mind images of a Mickey Mouse cartoon, but for artist and curator Cecelia Kane, it stands for something... View details »
Witnessing the War
Art
(Neo) Realism
Saturday July 19, 2008 (5–8pm) @ George Billis Gallery More times »
Free
Just like the A.O.S. song says, history repeats itself. The new exhibition at George Billis Gallery offers a refreshing take on mid-19th-century realism, as an... View details »
(Neo) Realism
Art
Jekyll Island
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Honor Fraser More times »
Free
Artist Erik Parker and curator/critic Max Henry put their heads together to gather a group of talented artists for Honor Fraser's annual summer show, which... View details »
Jekyll Island
Art
Two Madmen
Saturday July 26, 2008 (6–8pm) @ Otis College of Art and Design More times »
Free
Clive Barker is a successful author, director, screenwriter, playwright, and poet; Myron Dyal is a classical musician. But both artists also maintain an interest in... View details »
Two Madmen
Art: Photography
Andy Warhol
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Michael Kohn Gallery More times »
Free
The quintessential pop artist was much more than a factory for silkscreens of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell's soup cans. In fact, the prolific Andy Warhol... View details »
Andy Warhol
Art
Gillian Wearing
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Regen Projects More times »
Free
This dual exhibition from British artist Gillian Wearing begins with Pin-Ups, displayed at the Regen Projects' Almont Drive location. For her collaboration with illustrator Jim... View details »
Gillian Wearing
Art
Citizen Artists Making Emphatic Arguments
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–5:30pm) @ 18th Street Arts Center More times »
Free
The 18th Street Art Center continues its tradition of presenting politically and socially engaged visual art with its four-part exhibition series Future of Nations, an... View details »
Citizen Artists Making Emphatic Arguments
Art
Roger Herman and Melissa Meyer
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–5pm) @ Jancar Gallery More times »
Free
Roger Herman wields thickly applied oils to attack figures, landscapes, and architecture with equal verve and vigor. He trowels layer upon layer of gooey, vibrantly... View details »
Roger Herman and Melissa Meyer
Art
David Eddington
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11:30am–6:30pm) @ Frank Pictures Gallery More times »
Free
British ex-pat painter David Eddington may have left the grandeur and historical heft of Europe for a life by the Pacific shore, but his new... View details »
David Eddington
Art
No Room
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–5:30pm) @ Christopher Grimes Gallery More times »
Free
Architects and international-design darlings Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are known for innovative materials and forms. Visually and conceptually promiscuous, Christopher Grimes Gallery has invited... View details »
No Room
Art
Mike Stilkey
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Kinsey/DesForges Gallery More times »
Free
While Mike Stilkey's fanciful-yet-edgy works draw comparisons to Egon Schiele, Modigliani, and Aubrey Beardsley, their contemporary illustrative twists give the Los Angeles artist's output real... View details »
Mike Stilkey
Art
Victoria Reynolds
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Richard Heller Gallery More times »
Free
Living in Sweden proved to be an invaluable influence on Victoria Reynolds' artwork. Not only does she emulate the painstakingly naturalistic vanitas (often-morbid still-life paintings... View details »
Victoria Reynolds
Art
Gravity & Transformation
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Kristi Engle Gallery More times »
Free
The world of art is one place where the laws of physics do not apply, and LA-based artist Suzanne Adelman assembles a group exhibition that... View details »
Gravity & Transformation
Performing Arts: Theatre
Talk Radio
Thursday July 17, 2008 (8pm) @ The MET Theatre More times »
Eric Bogosian made the leap from sputtering performance artist to Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright with his fiery, rant-filled Talk Radio. Known for a dark, abrasive comedic... View details »
Talk Radio
Art
Edwin Ushiro
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ project: gallery More times »
Free
Edwin Ushiro's multimedia paintings are ethereal combinations of pop art and anime, which explains why he is in high demand as a production designer, art... View details »
Edwin Ushiro
Art
Splash
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Cerasoli Gallery More times »
Free
While others seek refuge from this season's sweltering heat, Cerasoli Gallery director Freddi Cerasoli is inspired by it — hence Splash, a group exhibition that... View details »
Splash
Art
Marlene Dumas
Thursday July 17, 2008 (11am–8pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art More times »
The first stateside exhibit of French/South African/Dutch artist Marlene Dumas' work, Measuring Your Own Grave is a prodding collection of sketches and paintings that explore... View details »
Marlene Dumas
Art
Pierogi Et Al
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10:30am–5:30pm) @ Daniel Weinberg Gallery More times »
Free
Before Williamsburg was Williamsburg (in other words, when taking the L train to Brooklyn was a perilous undertaking devoid of glossy gallery-district maps), there was... View details »
Pierogi Et Al
Art: Photography
Melanie Pullen
Thursday July 17, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ ACE Gallery More times »
Free
Melanie Pullen extends her macabre view of the world in her latest series, Violent Times, which explores the aesthetics of war and takes her elaborately... View details »
Melanie Pullen
More Flavor: City Gem
Pavilion of Wings
Thursday July 17, 2008 (9:30am–5pm) @ Natural History Museum More times »
Pavilion of Wings returns to the Natural History Museum for the exhibition's tenth anniversary. Now, anyone jealous of the Shins' experience in Mexico can walk... View details »
Pavilion of Wings
Art: Photography
Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs
Thursday July 17, 2008 (noon–9pm) @ Skirball Cultural Center More times »
Free
Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs looks at Israel's female citizenry as a reflection of the state's 60-year history of independence. Drawing on documentary and... View details »
Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs