Events on Friday, December 25

Mondo Christmas (feat. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians)

Film

Mondo Christmas (feat. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians)

Friday 12/25 @ The Cinefamily

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When December comes, connoisseurs of cracked cinema have reason to be jolly, for 'tis the... 

Ongoing Events

Ingres' <em>Comtesse d'Haussonville</em> from the Frick Collection

Art

Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville from the Frick Collection

Friday 12/25 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

This beguiling portrait occupies a privileged position at the threshold between French Romanticism and the early hints of modernity. Its impossibly... 

Matthew Heller: <em>The Great</em>

Art

Matthew Heller

Friday 12/25 @ Galerie Anais

Los Angeles painter and poet Matthew Heller has hit a stride with his latest exhibition at Galerie Anaïs, Bergamot's newest tenant.... 

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Friday 12/25 @ Zephyr Theatre

David L. Ray's new play Caught travels to the controversial crossroads of gay marriage and the bible belt. Although the play... 

<em>Human Rights: Student Voices</em>

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Friday 12/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

<em>In Bed Together</em>

Art

In Bed Together

Friday 12/25 @ Royal/T

Jane Glassman's years of work in the art world have seen her not only getting to know a variety of its... 

The Grand Guignolers present <em>Absinthe, Opium & Magic</em>

Performing Arts

Absinthe, Opium & Magic

Friday 12/25 @ Art/Works Theatre

In the tradition of Paris' Theatre du Grand Guignol, LA's Grand Guignolers combine macabre storytelling with delightful performances. This time, the... 

<em>Intelligent Design: Interspecies Art</em>

Art

Intelligent Design

Friday 12/25 @ Sweeney Art Gallery, UC Riverside

Twenty international artists who explore human interaction with domesticated, imaginary, laboratory, or wild animals contribute work in media from video installation... 

<em>Don't Blow It / A Rising Tide</em>

City Gems

Don't Blow It / A Rising Tide

Friday 12/25 @ One Colorado

Storefronts in the One Colorado block of Pasadena become canvases for an ambitious and awe-inspiring video-art installation courtesy of the husband-and-wife... 

The Hammer Museum Presents <em>The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis</em>

Art

The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis

Friday 12/25 @ Hammer Museum

R. Crumb's interpretation of the Book of Genesis is at once disturbing, sacrilegious, violent, and debauched, but paired with a holy... 

<em>Let There Be Light</em>

Art

Let There Be Light

Friday 12/25 @ Phantom Galleries LA: Long Beach

In a modern update on the urban tradition of extravagant seasonal shop-window decorations, Phantom Galleries' Long Beach phalanx offers nearly 30... 

<em>Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting</em>

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Friday 12/25 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Perhaps no pop artist is as famous for his window shopping as Wayne Thiebaud. Known largely for his pale palette oil... 

<em>Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years</em>

Art

Giant Robot Biennale

Friday 12/25 @ Japanese American National Museum

In 2007, Giant Robot launched its first biennale celebrating 15 years as a magazine and a pop culture phenomenon. For its... 

<em>I Feel Different</em>

Art

I Feel Different

Friday 12/25 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Curator Jennifer Doyle gets in touch with our emotional side in I Feel Different, a group exhibition featuring multimedia works at... 

<em>An Idea Called Tomorrow 2 </em>

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Friday 12/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

An Idea Called Tomorrow offers meditations on what should/could/would make for a peaceable and sustainable future — culturally, environmentally, and socially... 

Frank W. Ockenfels 3: <em>Without Filter</em>

Art: Photography

Frank W. Ockenfels 3

Friday 12/25 @ Clark Oshin Gallery

Clark Oshin Gallery shows off Frank W. Ockenfels 3's astonishing creative range with an exhibition of photographs and drawings at the... 

<em>Project: Holiday Projection</em>&mdash;A Visual Journey Through Imagination, Perception, and Holiday Ambiance

Special Event

Project: Holiday Projection

Friday 12/25 @ The Spurgeon Building, Santa Ana

Most cities define the holiday spirit by decking the halls, stringing a few lights, and covering the streets with humdrum holiday... 

Jeff Gambill: <em>Barely There</em>

Art

Jeff Gambill

Friday 12/25 @ Sam Lee Gallery

There is sometimes a disconnect between one's idea of a place and one's actual experience. Artist Jeff Gambill works precisely in this... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Friday 12/25 @ Arclight Hollywood

Known primarily for its iconic outdoor amphitheatre and legendary musical acts, the Hollywood Bowl is offering fans a glimpse into the... 

<em>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Friday 12/25 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Severed heads, skulls and daggers brimming with blood, and cemeteries littered with dismembered corpses may not readily invoke visions of spiritual... 

<em>The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing</em>

Art

The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing

Friday 12/25 @ Pacific Design Center

Curated by Art Cinema author Paul Young, The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing examines the span of contemporary global video art,... 

<em>The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus</em>

Film

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Friday 12/25 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

Terry Gilliam's visually rich follow-up to such cult gems as Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), and Fear and... 

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Friday 12/25 @ Art Center College of Design

Although some of the objects in TOOLS may seem familiar, they are most definitely far from from ordinary. Jointly organized by... 

<em>Collecting California</em>

Art

Collecting California

Friday 12/25 @ Laguna Art Museum

Works by regional and national artists come together at the Laguna Art Museum's Collecting California, which reflects the long history of... 

<em>90210: Inaugural Exhibition</em>

Art

90210

Friday 12/25 @ Garboushian Gallery

Only a truly, madly, deeply passionate lover of art would conceive of opening a contemporary gallery in these uncertain economic times,... 

<em>Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics</em>

Art

The Battle for Good

Friday 12/25 @ LACMA

Rendering and paraphrasing India's ancient epic tales of archetypal gods and goddesses at war with demonic bad guys, Heroes and Villains:... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Friday 12/25 @ Vinum Populi

Culver City's latest spot of interest is Ugo Wine Bar, a cozy wine bar with the usual bistro couches and charcuterie... 

<em>SPORT: Iooss & Leifer</em>

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Friday 12/25 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography brings the entire genius of its well-appointed exhibition areas and NASA-quality digital-media resources to bear on... 

<em>The Road</em>

Film

The Road

Friday 12/25 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

Gray, empty, and full of collapsed architecture, the godforsaken landscape of The Road is true to author Cormac McCarthy's lean, illustrious... 

<em>Everyday Miracles (Extended)</em>

Art

Everyday Miracles (Extended)

Friday 12/25 @ REDCAT

Unfettered by a male-dominated Asian art scene, Everyday Miracles (Extended) — an offshoot of the Everyday Miracles that debuted at the... 

<em>Unusual Behavior</em>

Art

Unusual Behavior

Friday 12/25 @ Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum

Curated by Flavorpill's own Heather Jeno Silva (who moonlights as the curator of the CAF's monthly Forum Lounge public conversations, among... 

Mark Tribe: <em>Port Huron Project</em>

Art

Mark Tribe: Port Huron Project

Friday 12/25 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

At Rhizome.org, Mark Tribe supports the creation and dissemination of forward-thinking contemporary art; and LACE is a fixture in LA's anything-goes... 

<em>Breach of Peace</em>: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Friday 12/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

The subject of an engaging exhibition and lavishly appended new book, Eric Etheridge's contemporary photographic portraits of this group of American... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Friday 12/25 @ Scribble Press

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

Henry Jaglom's <em>Just 45 Minutes from Broadway</em>

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Friday 12/25 @ Edgemar Center for the Arts

Henry Jaglom's father was a wealthy Russian businessman, and one of the few Jews Heinrich Himmler offered make an "honorary Aryan"... 

Michael Arata: <em>Remember</em>

Art

Michael Arata

Friday 12/25 @ Kristi Engle Gallery

Michael Arata is one of LA's best known "artist's artists," a man with serious chops as a curator as well as... 

<em>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Friday 12/25 @ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

The recently opened GRAMMY Museum at Downtown's mammoth entertainment complex LA Live offers visitors a rare, intimate glimpse into the life... 

<em>A Furious Heartbeat</em>: Shepard Fairey and Antonino D'Ambrosio present <em>A Heartbeat and a Guitar</em> and <em>Let Fury Have the Hour</em>

Party

A Furious Heartbeat

Friday 12/25 @ Subliminal Projects

This evening celebrates two storytelling achievements centered around music and social justice. Author Antonino D'Ambrosio's book A Heartbeat & A Guitar... 

The MAK Center presents Otto Neurath: <em>Gypsy Urbanism</em>

Art

Otto Neurath

Friday 12/25 @ MAK Center Schindler House

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture hosts an exhibition in honor of Austrian sociologist, political scientist, intellectual, and author Otto... 

<em>Eggshells</em> (1968): A Film by Tobe Hooper

Film

Eggshells

Friday 12/25 @ The Steve Allen Theater

The parking lot of the Steve Allen Theater at the Center for Inquiry West turns into a drive-in every Friday night,... 

<em>Darkwave</em>

Art

Darkwave

Friday 12/25 @ Black Cat Gallery

Darkwave is a group exhibition of local painters and sculptors who are more than just friends and neighbors — they are... 

<em>Migrations of the Mind</em>: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Art

Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Friday 12/25 @ The Getty Museum

Through Spring, the Getty gets medieval with an exhibition of illustrated manuscripts culling ancient Christian, Muslim, and Eastern wisdom from past... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Friday 12/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

<em>New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

New Topographics

Friday 12/25 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Not much has changed since 1975 when New Topographics first opened at the George Eastman House. The state of the world... 

Sydney Walsh

Art

Sydney Walsh

Friday 12/25 @ Vida Verde

Sydney Walsh's warm and human collages are rendered on reclaimed wood, paper and canvas, and are at once resonant, gentle, and... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Friday 12/25 @ The Getty Museum

The Chimaera of Arezzo traces the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera - the legendary fire-breathing monster comprised of a lion,... 

<em>ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956&ndash;1968</em>

Special Event

ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968

Friday 12/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Making its West Coast debut at the Skirball, Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968 features more than... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Friday 12/25 @ The Getty Museum

Over 180 ancient glass objects from the collection of Erwin Oppenländer are featured in this exhibition. The Oppenländer collection, which the Getty... 

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Art

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Friday 12/25 @ The Getty Museum

Telling the differenc between drawings by Rembrandt and his pupils is a centuries-old problem. A popular teacher with more than 50... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Friday 12/25 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

A former painting instructor at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, artist Ray Turner fashions a uniquely seductive and engaging... 

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Friday 12/25 @ Art Center College of Design

Illustration students from Art Center College of Design currently have their work on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific in... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Friday 12/25 @ The Getty Museum

Irving Penn was one of the most respected photographers of the 20th century. In a career that began at the premiere... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Friday 12/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Imagine yourself immersed in a favorite childhood tale. Five years in the making and occupying an 8,000-square-foot gallery, Noah's Ark at... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Friday 12/25 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

A leader in the American Printmaking movement, Frances Gearhart’s work was embedded in the time and place of the Arts and... 

<em>Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres</em>

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Friday 12/25 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In conjunction with the installation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's stunning Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New... 

The Horse Boy

Film: Documentary

The Horse Boy

Friday 12/25 @ Downtown Independent Theater

How far would you travel to heal someone you love? An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, The Horse Boy follows...