Events on Thursday, June 11

Kenny Scharf Book Signing

Art

Kenny Scharf

Thursday 6/11 @ The Celebrity Vault

Kenny Scharf's work screams for fun. Embracing the color and vivacity of everyday objects — especially confectionery foodstuffs — his pieces... 

Camera Obscura

Music

Camera Obscura

Thursday 6/11 @ Music Box at the Fonda Theater

"Spent a week in a dusty library / Waiting for some words to jump at me,” sighs Tracyanne Campbell on "French... 

Afro Funke' 6 Year Anniversary feat. Kon & Amir, DJ Day, and Jeremy Ellis

Music: DJ

Afro Funke'

Thursday 6/11 @ Zanzibar

Six years running is cause for celebration, and few parties bring the heat like Afro Funke'. Tonight's anniversary soiree welcomes crate-digging... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Occupation Dreamer: The Photography of Moshe Brakha</em>

Art: Photography

Occupation Dreamer

Thursday 6/11 @ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

Spanning the decade between 1976 and 1986, the GRAMMY Museum's first photography exhibition features 30 pictures of rock stars by Israeli-born,... 

<em>Locals Only</em>

Art

Locals Only

Thursday 6/11 @ LOOK Gallery

Curated by Coagula Art Journal publisher Mat Gleason, Locals Only features works by nine artists who reflect the Southland's inherent multiplicity.... 

<em>Allegedly: The Hugh Brown Chainsaw Collection</em>

Art

Hugh Brown

Thursday 6/11 @ CSUF Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana

The Grand Central Art Center Gallery at Cal State Fullerton features over 40 original works by the Grammy-winning Creative Director of... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Thursday 6/11 @ Vinum Populi

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

Deborah Anderson: <em>The Horse Goddess </em>

Art: Photography

Deborah Anderson

Thursday 6/11 @ Morgane Le Fay

High fashion, fine-art photography, animal protection, and environmental activism meet a love of shameless beauty in the Horse Goddess exhibition. In... 

Fred Eversley

Art

Fred Eversley

Thursday 6/11 @ LA Artcore Union Center Gallery

Internationally renowned sculptor Fred Eversley has been a pioneer at every turn in his decades-long career. He's the longest-serving resident of... 

<em>Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet</em>

Art

Cool Globes

Thursday 6/11 @ LA Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Park

Artists, scientists, public-policy makers, and concerned citizens find common ground at unique outdoor art installation Cool Globes. The result of a... 

<em>Celestial Ash: Assemblages from Los Angeles</em>

Art

Celestial Ash

Thursday 6/11 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Joseph Cornell's surrealist shadowboxes reconfigured found objects into multidimensional creations, classified as neither sculpture nor collage, but as assemblages. The Craft... 

Castillo: <em>Strand</em>

Art

Castillo

Thursday 6/11 @ Tarryn Teresa Gallery

A lot of women in LA are obsessed with their hair, but installation artist Castillo takes the prize. Her large-scale sculptural... 

Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch present <em>Dark Night of the Soul</em>

Art: Photography

Dark Night of the Soul

Thursday 6/11 @ Michael Kohn Gallery

Dark Night of the Soul is a two-pronged project: The visual element, represented here, features psych-noir master David Lynch's photographic interpretations... 

Daniel Nicoletta: <em>Harvey Milk and the San Francisco Scene</em>

Art: Photography

Daniel Nicoletta

Thursday 6/11 @ Overtones Gallery

Starting in 1975 as a staff photographer for The Advocate and an employee in the Harvey Milk-owned Castro Camera shop, Daniel... 

<em>In Fluence: The Aura of Succession</em>

Art

In Fluence

Thursday 6/11 @ Pharmaka

This group exhibition examines the process of mentorship and its influence in the unfolding of art history, to the degree that... 

CineVegas Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

CineVegas

Thursday 6/11 @ Brenden Theatres at the Palms Casino Resort

It may seem odd to leave LA and head to Las Vegas in search of progressive filmmaking, but CineVegas has been... 

<em>James Hueter: A Retrospective</em>

Art

James Hueter

Thursday 6/11 @ Claremont Museum of Art

The Claremont Museum of Art makes no secret of its mission: the preservation, study, and dissemination of the legacy left by... 

<em>Stranger</em>

Theatre

Stranger

Thursday 6/11 @ Bootleg Theater

Stranger has the look, sound, and feel of everything glorious about the old west — and its classy, interpretive design ropes... 

Cole Sternberg

Art

Cole Sternberg

Thursday 6/11 @ Kinsey/DesForges Gallery

Employing watercolors, heavy oils, and spray paint, LA-based artist Cole Sternberg blends mediums to produce his striking works. Paint often obscures... 

<em>Memory of the LA Billboard: Telepolis in the Archetype</em>

Art

Memory of the LA Billboard

Thursday 6/11 @ Koplin del Rio Gallery

Billboards and other outdoor advertising methods are a source of contention in every landscape they grace, from the rural to the... 

Amy Kaps: <em>round and round she goes...</em>

Art

Amy Kaps

Thursday 6/11 @ Indie Collective

LA-based performance artist, photographer, and visual philosopher Amy Kaps is obsessed with patterns — of thought, behavior, history, and form —... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Thursday 6/11 @ 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>L8S ANG3LES</em>: 11 LA Photographers

Art: Photography

L8S ANG3LES

Thursday 6/11 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

John Baldessari, Catherine Opie, Douglas Kirkland, Lauren Greenfield and Julius Shulman are a few of the world-class photographers whose images are... 

Barkley L. Hendricks: <em>Birth of the Cool: Paintings, 1964-2007</em>

Art

Barkley L. Hendricks

Thursday 6/11 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art

Imagine the florid, hyper-decorative seduction of Kehinde Wiley's large-scale portraits of young black men, only rendered with an urban, folk-outsider edge,... 

Mia Babalis: <em>home</em> and Deborah Martin: <em>New Oil Paintings</em>

Art

Mia Babalis and Deborah Martin

Thursday 6/11 @ Deborah Martin Gallery

Mia Babalis' epic sculptural video installation home carves out space with its architectural maze of reclaimed doors, window frames, and a... 

Paul Outerbridge: <em>Command Performance</em> and Jo Ann Callis: <em>Woman Twirling</em>

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Thursday 6/11 @ The Getty Center

Over 100 prints by prolific New York photographer Paul Outerbridge (1896-1958) are on view at the Getty Center through August 9.... 

<em>ZAP! POW! BAM!</em><em> The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950</em>

Art

ZAP! POW! BAM!

Thursday 6/11 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Jerry Robinson, cartoonist and creator of Batman's iconic villain, the Joker, guest curated ZAP! POW! BAM! The Golden Age of Comic... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Thursday 6/11 @ Scribble Press

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

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel: A Tribute to the Birthplace of Los Angeles Graffiti Art

Art

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel

Thursday 6/11 @ Crewest Gallery

A former Red Car route, the Belmont Tunnel ceased subway operations in 1955 and was partly filled-in with the Bonaventure Hotel's... 

Apex Art's the Franchise presents the League of Imaginary Scientists: <em>X, Y, Z, and U</em>

Art

League of Imaginary Scientists

Thursday 6/11 @ Outpost for Contemporary Art

Outpost for Contemporary Art takes its name literally this month, as it presents an offshoot project of Apex Art, a New... 

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Art

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Thursday 6/11 @ Kopeikin Gallery

While much of Lizabeth Eva Rossof's visual art might recall the colorful confectionary treats of our youth, it actually focuses on... 

The Wooster Group: <em>La Didone</em>

Theatre

The Wooster Group

Thursday 6/11 @ REDCAT

CalArts and REDCAT's high-profile, immersive four-year relationship with New York's Wooster Group will give fans of contemporary theatre the opportunity to... 

Matahati ke Matadunia

Art

Matahati ke Matadunia

Thursday 6/11 @ Seni Contemporary

Art critic Peter Frank and gallerist Delia Cabral want you to see what they've seen. On a recent curatorial reconnaissance trip... 

Lisa Jack: <em>Barack Obama: The Freshman</em>

Art: Photography

Barack Obama: The Freshman

Thursday 6/11 @ M+B Gallery Los Angeles

As a photography student at LA's Occidental College in 1980, Lisa Jack took a series of portraits with a handsome, charismatic... 

C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Thursday 6/11 @ Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

The City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Fellowships in the Arts, granted by the Department of Cultural Affairs, are distinguished... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Thursday 6/11 @ The Getty Museum

The city of Algiers, on the north coast of Africa, historically sheltered a diverse population. During the Ottoman centuries (1529-1830), this... 

Annie Lapin: <em>Parallel Deliria Iteration</em>

Art

Annie Lapin: Parallel Deliria Iteration

Thursday 6/11 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

The PMCA is proud to present Los Angeles painter Annie Lapin's Parallel Deliria Iteration, which the artist describes as "a never-ending... 

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Art

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Thursday 6/11 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

This exhibition focuses on the life of Edith Heath and her defining influence on California design through pottery. Popular at dinner... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Thursday 6/11 @ LACMA

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Thursday 6/11 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Benny Chan has worked diligently over the past few years to photograph overhead views of Los Angeles freeways during the height... 

You See: The Early Years of the UC Davis Studio Art Faculty

Art

You See: The Early Years of the UC Davis Studio Art Faculty

Thursday 6/11 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Featuring work of five UC Davis faculty members Robert Arneson, Roy De Forest, Manuel Neri, Wayne Thiebaud and William T. Wiley,... 

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Thursday 6/11 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents a selection of artworks donated to the Museum since 2002. Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the...