Events on Friday, July 25

Culture Shock Los Angeles Dance Troupe: <em>A Beautiful Struggle</em>

Dance

Culture Shock

Friday 7/25 @ The Ford Theater

Culture Shock is an acrobatic crew that teaches students the foundations of urban dance and schools them on hip-hop's place in... 

Droog presents Mathew Jonson w/ Lee Foss

Music: DJ

Mathew Jonson

Friday 7/25 @ Cinespace

Technophiles rejoice as new-school darling Mathew Jonson performs with the support of inimitable dance-inducer Lee Foss at classy Hollywood catchall Cinespace,... 

Ongoing Events

David Eddington: <em>Bridges Over the LA River </em>

Art

David Eddington

Friday 7/25 @ Frank Pictures Gallery

British ex-pat painter David Eddington may have left the grandeur and historical heft of Europe for a life by the Pacific... 

Rozi Demant: <em>Lovebirds</em>

Art

Rozi Demant

Friday 7/25 @ Tarryn Teresa Gallery

The work of New Zealander Rozi Demant depicts feathered friends, but her birds don't always stand for things like freedom, peace,... 

Old Pasadena Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Old Pasadena Film Festival

Friday 7/25 @ One Colorado

This year's Old Pasadena Film Festival makes great use of the city, with more than 20 screenings taking place in basements,... 

<em>Flaunt</em>

Art

Flaunt

Friday 7/25 @ Junc Gallery

This annual exhibition at Junc typically features new work by both its most promising emerging talents and good-old standbys. The 2008... 

Peter Saul

Art

Peter Saul

Friday 7/25 @ Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach

Peter Saul, who hit his artistic stride mid-century during America's pop-art movement, has become best known of late as a creator... 

<em>Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera</em>

Art: Photography

Ten Years in Focus

Friday 7/25 @ The Getty Center

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Getty Center presents Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera. The exhibition... 

<em>Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs</em>

Art: Photography

Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs

Friday 7/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs looks at Israel's female citizenry as a reflection of the state's 60-year history of independence.... 

Ami Tallman: <em>When the Sun Shines, It Does not Need Proof</em>

Art

Ami Tallman

Friday 7/25 @ See Line Gallery

Ami Tallman's Fauvist palette, her love of extreme decor, and her penchant for historical research each feed into her interiors and... 

Gillian Wearing: <em>Pin-Ups</em> and <em>Family History</em>

Art

Gillian Wearing

Friday 7/25 @ Regen Projects

This dual exhibition from British artist Gillian Wearing begins with Pin-Ups, displayed at the Regen Projects' Almont Drive location. For her... 

<em>Rebel Legacy: The Abstract in Latino Art </em>

Art

Rebel Legacy

Friday 7/25 @ Pharmaka

Hot on the heels of LACMA's controversial Phantom Sightings exhibition, Pharmaka Gallery tackles the issue of contemporary Chicano art with Rebel... 

<em>Weekend Warrior</em>

Art

Weekend Warrior

Friday 7/25 @ Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai

The Ojai-based Nathan Larramendy Gallery has teamed up with the illustrious Beautiful/Decay magazine to produce Weekend Warrior, a group... 

Corbin Smith:<em> Venice Boulevard: Close Encounters </em>

Art: Photography

Corbin Smith

Friday 7/25 @ MODAA gallery

Photographer Corbin Smith's initial impressions of LA seemed to buy into into Baudrillard's description of Los Angeles as an illusion, "the... 

New Original Works Festival 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

NOW Festival

Friday 7/25 @ REDCAT

In the fifth installment of its annual NOW Festival, REDCAT assembles a stellar three-program lineup for a three-week run. Committed to... 

<em>Gravity & Transformation</em>

Art

Gravity & Transformation

Friday 7/25 @ Kristi Engle Gallery

The world of art is one place where the laws of physics do not apply, and LA-based artist Suzanne Adelman assembles... 

Victoria Reynolds: <em>Drawn and Rendered</em>

Art

Victoria Reynolds

Friday 7/25 @ Richard Heller Gallery

Living in Sweden proved to be an invaluable influence on Victoria Reynolds' artwork. Not only does she emulate the painstakingly naturalistic... 

Mondongo: <em>Gaslighting</em>

Art

Mondongo

Friday 7/25 @ Track 16 Gallery

As students of cultural iconoclasm, the members of Argentinian art collective Mondongo — Juliana Laffitte, Manuel Mendanha, and Agustina Picasso —... 

Enchanted Tiki Luau Blowout

Festival: Performing Arts

Tiki Weekend

Friday 7/25 @ Egyptian Theatre

Avoid the five-hour flight from LA to Hawaii — as well as the muumuu-clad tourists — by heading down to the... 

<em>Mexican Calendar Girls</em>

Art

Mexican Calendar Girls

Friday 7/25 @ California Heritage Museum

Glamor gets deep and classic at the California Heritage Museum's Mexican Calendar Girls, opening with a Cinco de Mayo reception. The... 

<em>Pierogi Et Al</em>

Art

Pierogi Et Al

Friday 7/25 @ Daniel Weinberg Gallery

Before Williamsburg was Williamsburg (in other words, when taking the L train to Brooklyn was a perilous undertaking devoid of glossy... 

Sean Cassidy & Cody Hudson: <em>I May Be Right & I May Be Wrong, But You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone: Notes on Building a Time Machine</em>

Art

Sean Cassidy & Cody Hudson

Friday 7/25 @ New Image Art

It's only been a little over a year since Sean Cassidy's brilliantly scatterbrained Memory Is a Vacuum exhibition at New Image... 

<em>Contradictions & Complexities: Contemporary Art from India</em>

Art

Contemporary Art from India

Friday 7/25 @ d.e.n. contemporary art

A single definition of Indian contemporary art is tricky to pin down, as one might expect when funneling the widely varying... 

<em>Two Madmen: The Art of Clive Barker and Myron Dyal</em>

Art

Two Madmen

Friday 7/25 @ Otis College of Art and Design

Clive Barker is a successful author, director, screenwriter, playwright, and poet; Myron Dyal is a classical musician. But both artists also... 

Art

COLA Artist Fellowships

Friday 7/25 @ Barnsdall Art Park

The Cultural Affairs Department recently issued a statement to declare its unprecedented satisfaction with the state's arts budget — proof that... 

Sophia Allison & York Chang: <em>Automatic Enigmatic</em>

Art

Sophia Allison & York Chang

Friday 7/25 @ Lawrence Asher Gallery

The title of this two-person exhibition refers to the artists' different approaches to dependence on media and consumerism. For collagist Sophia... 

Eduardo Sarabia: <em>History of the World</em>

Art

Eduardo Sarabia

Friday 7/25 @ LA Louver Gallery

A participant in LA Louver's group show Rogue Wave '07, Sarabia proves that his work is dynamic enough to stand on... 

<em>Party Favors</em>

Art

Party Favors

Friday 7/25 @ Bonelli Contemporary

An ambitious undertaking by art critic and curator Holly Myers, this month-long celebration of interactive visual and performance art promises to... 

<em>Citizen Artists Making Emphatic Arguments</em>

Art

Citizen Artists Making Emphatic Arguments

Friday 7/25 @ 18th Street Arts Center

The 18th Street Art Center continues its tradition of presenting politically and socially engaged visual art with its four-part exhibition series... 

Cadence Pearson: <em>Disjointed</em>

Art

Cadence Pearson

Friday 7/25 @ Kara Wily Pilates

When dancer and art enthusiast Kara Wily wanted to open her own Pilates studio (having learned the ropes from the movement's... 

<em>The Heist Show: A Thrance Caper</em>

Performing Arts

The Heist Show

Friday 7/25 @ Studio/Stage

The term "thrance" is a bit of a curveball as far as descriptions of performances go. It's used to describe a... 

Dave McKean: <em>Persistence of Vision</em>

Art

Dave McKean

Friday 7/25 @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery

During this solo show, Dave McKean leaves no medium unexplored. McKean is a prolific artist who dabbles in — among other... 

Jim Marshall: <em>Platinum Prints</em>

Art: Photography

Jim Marshall

Friday 7/25 @ Duncan Miller Gallery

During his 40-year career, rock 'n roll photographer Jim Marshall has captured some of Bob Dylan's, John Coltrane's, and Janis Joplin's... 

Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Magazine

Art

Frédéric Magazine

Friday 7/25 @ Fette's Gallery

Every day, at least one new drawing posts to the online magazine/gallery Frédéric. Founded in 2004 by Isabelle Boinot, Frédéric Fleury,... 

<em>Hand to Hand: Witnessing the War</em>

Art

Witnessing the War

Friday 7/25 @ Carol Henry Studio

An overstuffed white glove might bring to mind images of a Mickey Mouse cartoon, but for artist and curator Cecelia Kane,... 

<em>Vexing: Female Voices from East LA Punk</em>

Art

Vexing

Friday 7/25 @ Claremont Museum of Art

In the early '80s, the Vex was an all-ages music club located in Self Help Graphics and Art, a Chicano landmark... 

Jerome Witkin: <em>Revelations in Drawing</em>

Art

Jerome Witkin

Friday 7/25 @ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Many art critics and scholars consider Jerome Witkin to be America's greatest living figurative painter. His portraits and landscapes combine an... 

Haegue Yang: <em>Asymmetric Equality</em>

Art

Haegue Yang

Friday 7/25 @ REDCAT

REDCAT continues to be a beacon for cutting-edge contemporary art, featuring the first solo show of Haegue Yang in the US.... 

Dennis Koch & Claudia Nieto

Art

Dennis Koch & Claudia Nieto

Friday 7/25 @ High Energy Constructs

Angelinos Dennis Koch and Claudia Nieto work on the same plane — the flat one. Utilizing the simplest of all media,... 

<em>In the Eye of the Beholder </em>

Art

In the Eye of the Beholder

Friday 7/25 @ Louis Stern Fine Arts

What do submerged nudes, fire-ravaged landscapes, and monstrous energy towers have in common? Not much at first glance, but they're all... 

Kori Newkirk:<em> 1997-2007</em>

Art

Kori Newkirk

Friday 7/25 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Kori Newkirk first came to national attention thanks to his contribution to the Studio Museum in Harlem's daring group show Freestyle:... 

<em>Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner</em>

Art

John Lautner

Friday 7/25 @ Hammer Museum

The risk-taking John Lautner is often described as an architect's architect, even though some of his designs brought him both criticism... 

Diana Ross: Lady Supreme

Music

Diana Ross

Friday 7/25 @ Hollywood Bowl

Former Supremes frontwoman and Motown legend Diana Ross stops by the Hollywood Bowl to revel in four decades of divadom. She... 

Pavilion of Wings

City Gems

Pavilion of Wings

Friday 7/25 @ Natural History Museum

Pavilion of Wings returns to the Natural History Museum for the exhibition's tenth anniversary. Now, anyone jealous of the Shins' experience... 

Roger Herman and Melissa Meyer

Art

Roger Herman and Melissa Meyer

Friday 7/25 @ Jancar Gallery

Roger Herman wields thickly applied oils to attack figures, landscapes, and architecture with equal verve and vigor. He trowels layer upon... 

Kori Newkirk: <em>RANK</em> and Miguel Angel Rios: <em>Crudo</em>

Art

Kori Newkirk and Miguel Angel Rios

Friday 7/25 @ LAXART

Kori Newkirk transforms the mundane into the monumental with his new installation, RANK. The deceptively simple sculpture — an outsized, mirrored... 

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

Art

Mark Bradford

Friday 7/25 @ 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... 

Eric Bogosian's <em>Talk Radio</em>

Theatre

Talk Radio

Friday 7/25 @ The MET Theatre

Eric Bogosian made the leap from sputtering performance artist to Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright with his fiery, rant-filled Talk Radio. Known for... 

Marlene Dumas: <em>Measuring Your Own Grave</em>

Art

Marlene Dumas

Friday 7/25 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

The first stateside exhibit of French/South African/Dutch artist Marlene Dumas' work, Measuring Your Own Grave is a prodding collection of sketches... 

<em>This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in LA Photographs</em>

Art: Photography

This Side of Paradise

Friday 7/25 @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

If only our cracked sidewalks, classic homes, sprawling hills, and endless streets could talk. But even if objects can't, camera lenses... 

<em>Big Kids/Little Kids</em>

Art

Big Kids/Little Kids

Friday 7/25 @ Subliminal Projects

Big Kids/Little Kids is the brainchild of curator John Freeborn, author of a book of the same name that chronicles the... 

<em>Politics as Usual: As Seen by Harry Benson</em>

Art: Photography

Harry Benson

Friday 7/25 @ David Gallery

As the Beatles greeted New York City's cold winter weather for the first time in 1964, looming in their shadows was... 

<em>Jekyll Island</em>

Art

Jekyll Island

Friday 7/25 @ Honor Fraser

Artist Erik Parker and curator/critic Max Henry put their heads together to gather a group of talented artists for Honor Fraser's... 

<em>Marcel Duchamp Redux </em>

Art

Marcel Duchamp Redux

Friday 7/25 @ Norton Simon Museum

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

<em>Cover Version: A Summer Reading List</em>

Art

Cover Version

Friday 7/25 @ Taylor De Cordoba Gallery

Thematic summer shows are as de rigueur in the art world as summer reading lists were in high school — and... 

<em>No Room</em>

Art

No Room

Friday 7/25 @ Christopher Grimes Gallery

Architects and international-design darlings Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee are known for innovative materials and forms. Visually and conceptually promiscuous, Christopher... 

<em>Darkness Will Find You</em>

Art

Darkness Will Find You

Friday 7/25 @ Jail Gallery

Sculptor, video artist, and (increasingly often) independent curator Michael Dee is something of a conceptual punster; his own work in plastic... 

Caia Koopman & Mark Gleason

Art

Caia Koopman & Mark Gleason

Friday 7/25 @ La Luz de Jesus

Though painters Caia Koopman and Mark Gleason take vastly different approaches, both make the human/animal relationship a cornerstone of their work.... 

<em>LA Nude X </em>

Art: Photography

LA Nude X

Friday 7/25 @ A&I Hollywood

LA's most industry-beloved photo lab, Photo Impact, officially closed when its owner went in with A&I, but the group show LA... 

Cirque Berzerk

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque Berzerk

Friday 7/25 @ Los Angeles State Historic Park

It should come as no surprise that LA-based Cirque Berzerk was borne out of a group of devout (and highly flexible)... 

Edwin Ushiro: <em>While Tides Guide You Back Home</em>

Art

Edwin Ushiro

Friday 7/25 @ project: gallery

Edwin Ushiro's multimedia paintings are ethereal combinations of pop art and anime, which explains why he is in high demand as... 

<em>Splash</em>

Art

Splash

Friday 7/25 @ Cerasoli Gallery

While others seek refuge from this season's sweltering heat, Cerasoli Gallery director Freddi Cerasoli is inspired by it — hence Splash,... 

<em>(Neo) Realism</em>

Art

(Neo) Realism

Friday 7/25 @ George Billis Gallery

Just like the A.O.S. song says, history repeats itself. The new exhibition at George Billis Gallery offers a refreshing take on... 

Friday Night Jazz

Music

Friday Night Jazz

Friday 7/25 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

On Fridays, the art jumps off the wall and into the ears of LACMA visitors with the museum's beloved outdoor summer-concert... 

<em>The Puppet Show</em>

Art

The Puppet Show

Friday 7/25 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art

SMMoA gathers an eclectic array of work by 30 impressive artists — from Kara Walker to Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, and... 

Nicole Cohen: <em>Please Be Seated</em>

Special Event

Nicole Cohen

Friday 7/25 @ The Getty Center

Nicole Cohen engineers recombinant layers of still and video imagery, investigating the network of associations that interior spaces contain. Also, she... 

<em>Against the Grain</em>

Art

Against the Grain

Friday 7/25 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Known for its progressive, boundary-pushing performances and interdisciplinary bravado, LACE's lofty space transforms into a clean, white gallery for Against the... 

<em>In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor</em>

Art

The Juxtapoz Factor

Friday 7/25 @ Laguna Art Museum

To those who have been reading the contemporary-art magazine Juxtapoz since it was founded in the mid-'90s, it may come as... 

Andy Warhol: Photographs

Art: Photography

Andy Warhol

Friday 7/25 @ Michael Kohn Gallery

The quintessential pop artist was much more than a factory for silkscreens of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell's soup cans. In fact,... 

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Art: Photography

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Friday 7/25 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia's meticulously planned pictures look as effortless as Polaroids. Most of his works feature a single person — who... 

Antonio Ballester Moreno: <em>Hunter House & Bear Suit Number Two</em>

Art

Antonio Ballester Moreno

Friday 7/25 @ Peres Projects

Antonio Ballester Moreno's first solo show in America explodes in vibrant colors and playful forms. His bold palette recalls the traditions... 

Melanie Pullen: <em>Violent Times</em>

Art: Photography

Melanie Pullen

Friday 7/25 @ ACE Gallery

Melanie Pullen extends her macabre view of the world in her latest series, Violent Times, which explores the aesthetics of war... 

LA Art Girls Art Fair Biennale LA 2008

Art

LA Art Girls

Friday 7/25 @ Pacific Electric Lofts

The LA Art Girls began four years ago, when a vibrant group of women working in painting, photography, video, and performance... 

Mike Stilkey: <em>Slightly All the Time</em>

Art

Mike Stilkey

Friday 7/25 @ Kinsey/DesForges Gallery

While Mike Stilkey's fanciful-yet-edgy works draw comparisons to Egon Schiele, Modigliani, and Aubrey Beardsley, their contemporary illustrative twists give the Los... 

<em>Phalanstery Module </em>

Art

Phalanstery Module

Friday 7/25 @ Materials & Applications

M&A gallery continues to push the frontiers of architecture and landscape research with Jimenez Lai's installation Phalanstery Module. Zero-gravity design presents... 

Camelot Artists present <em>Rabbit Hole</em>

Theatre

Rabbit Hole

Friday 7/25 @ Skylight Theatre

Commissioned as part of South Coast Repertory's Pacific Playwrights Festival, David Lindsay-Abaire's wrenching drama won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize and kick-started...