Events on Friday, June 26

Air Sex Championships

Sports

Air Sex

Friday 6/26 @ Echoplex

Finally, the perfect competition for those of us who find no day complete without a proper air-hump. Austin's Air Sex Championship... 

LA Film Festival presents <em>Which Way Home</em>

Film: Documentary

Which Way Home

Friday 6/26 @ Grand Performances

Grand Performances goes big with a free screening under the downtown skyscrapers of the new John Malkovich-produced documentary Which Way Home.... 

Aretha Franklin

Music

Aretha Franklin

Friday 6/26 @ Hollywood Bowl

The Queen of Soul returns to the Hollywood Bowl tonight after a 35-year absence. It's also her first appearance since her... 

Ongoing Events

Electric Daisy Carnival

Festival: Performing Arts

Electric Daisy Carnival

Friday 6/26 @ LA Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Park

The Electric Daisy Carnival is back for its second year at the LA Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Park, this time expanding... 

Andrew Schoultz: <em>White Noise and Silence</em> and Hank Willis Thomas: <em>Black Is Beautiful</em>

Art

Andrew Schoultz and Hank Willis Thomas

Friday 6/26 @ Roberts & Tilton Gallery

Bay Area artist Andrew Schoultz crafts expansive murals and other large-scale paintings from innumerable individual lines and details. His densely swirled,... 

<em>Locals Only</em>

Art

Locals Only

Friday 6/26 @ LOOK Gallery

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

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

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Friday 6/26 @ 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.... 

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

Art: Photography

Daniel Nicoletta

Friday 6/26 @ 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>The Billboard Show: Selling the So-Cal Lifestyle</em>: Photographic Landscapes of the 1950s and 1960s

Art: Photography

The Billboard Show: Selling the So-Cal Lifestyle

Friday 6/26 @ Take My Picture Gary Leonard

Ever since taking a photograph of the Dodgers as a little boy in 1959, Gary Leonard has documented the mercurial landscape... 

Fallen Fruit: <em>Fresh 'n Easy</em>

Art

Fallen Fruit: Fresh 'n Easy

Friday 6/26 @ another year in LA

Fallen Fruit — the artist collective formed by David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young — has typically been known more... 

<em>Sweets & Treats</em>: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Friday 6/26 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In the 1960s, soon-to-be Pop icon Wayne Thiebaud created a series of monochromatic, two-dimensional prints of nine pieces of pie, sufficiently... 

<em>Farragut North</em>

Theatre

Farragut North

Friday 6/26 @ The Geffen Playhouse

Westwood's Geffen Playhouse presents a timely hybrid of Survivor, West Wing, and The Hills, outlining the value of loyalty and the... 

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

Art

James Hueter

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

League of Imaginary Scientists

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mia Babalis and Deborah Martin

Friday 6/26 @ Deborah Martin Gallery

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

Cole Sternberg

Art

Cole Sternberg

Friday 6/26 @ 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>ZAP! POW! BAM!</em><em> The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950</em>

Art

ZAP! POW! BAM!

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Barack Obama: The Freshman

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

Amy Kaps

Friday 6/26 @ Indie Collective

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

City Gems

Scribble Press

Friday 6/26 @ Scribble Press

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

Cirque Berzerk

Performing Arts

Cirque Berzerk

Friday 6/26 @ Los Angeles State Historic Park

Cirque Berzerk at Downtown's LA State Historic Park features a custom-built Italian big top, seven new alt-circus acts, and a midway... 

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

Art: Photography

Occupation Dreamer

Friday 6/26 @ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Friday 6/26 @ 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>Curious Oddysees</em>

Art

Curious Oddysees

Friday 6/26 @ C.A.V.E. Gallery

Venice's Center for Audio & Visual Expression (C.A.V.E.) hosts a group show dedicated to artists who prefer the subject matter of... 

Bigfoot Lodge 10-Year Anniversary

City Gems

Bigfoot Lodge 10-Year Anniversary

Friday 6/26 @ [delete] Bigfoot Lodge

When two international brewing distributors and an artist got together to open their own bar in 1999, they didn't know their... 

<em>Sweets & Treats</em>: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Art

Wayne Thiebaud

Friday 6/26 @ Norton Simon Museum

In the 1960s, soon-to-be Pop icon Wayne Thiebaud created a series of monochromatic, two-dimensional prints of nine pieces of pie, sufficiently... 

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

Art

Memory of the LA Billboard

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

<em>Kill Me, Deadly</em>

Theatre

Kill Me, Deadly

Friday 6/26 @ Theatre of NOTE

Theatre of Note's current "Season of the Passion Plays" continues with this original noir production of Kill Me, Deadly! Loaded with... 

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Art

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Friday 6/26 @ Kopeikin Gallery

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

Festival: Performing Arts

Los Angeles Film Festival

Friday 6/26 @ Top of West Parking Garage at L.A. LIVE

As the qualifying festival for Film Independent's Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival screens 200 feature-length narratives, documentaries, music videos,... 

Flux Salon presents <em>Geometry of Ruins</em>

Art

Geometry of Ruins

Friday 6/26 @ Flux Salon

Known for its quarterly screenings at the Hammer, as well as its monthly Cinema Tuesdays, Flux also brings a haunting and... 

<em>Tales of the Flesh</em>: Carole Caroompas, Kaitlynn Redell, Aaron Sheppard, Arne Svenson, and Liz Young

Art

Tales of the Flesh

Friday 6/26 @ Western Project

When it comes to depictions of the body, indictments of the power structures of human sexuality, and unapologetic appetites for flesh,... 

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

Art: Photography

Dark Night of the Soul

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Deborah Anderson

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

In Fluence

Friday 6/26 @ Pharmaka

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

<em>He Asked For It</em>

Theatre

He Asked For It

Friday 6/26 @ Macha Theatre

Erik Patterson's provocative play He Asked for It explores the dark underbelly of one-night stands: the HIV-indifferent behavior of "bug chasers."... 

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

Art

Barkley L. Hendricks

Friday 6/26 @ 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,... 

Back to Basics: <em>MatterApp</em>

Art

MatterApp

Friday 6/26 @ Materials & Applications

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Heather Cantrell: <em>A Study in Portraiture: Act I</em>

Art: Photography

Heather Cantrell

Friday 6/26 @ Kinkead Contemporary

Los Angeles-based photographer Heather Cantrell lays elaborate groundwork for her seemingly fresh and casual portraits. Employing props, costumes, and references to... 

Fallen Fruit: <em>United Fruit</em>

Art

Fallen Fruit: United Fruit

Friday 6/26 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

LA-based art and action collective Fallen Fruit uses the visual arts (specifically photography, installation, and performance-oriented actions) to examine the imbalance... 

Dwell on Design

Festival: Performing Arts

Dwell on Design

Friday 6/26 @ Los Angeles Convention Center

In addition to expo staples like trade shows and guest speakers, the three-day-long Dwell on Design hosts home tours, outdoor film... 

Fred Eversley

Art

Fred Eversley

Friday 6/26 @ 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>Nordic Mood</em>: Photographs from Iceland by Fri&eth;geir Helgason

Art: Photography

Nordic Mood

Friday 6/26 @ Gallery Skart

Beyond Björk and ice hotels, most Americans don't have a lot of familiarity with Iceland — but the eerie beauty of... 

<em>Stranger</em>

Theatre

Stranger

Friday 6/26 @ Bootleg Theater

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

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

Art

Celestial Ash

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

Cool Globes

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Friday 6/26 @ 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

Friday 6/26 @ 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,... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Friday 6/26 @ LACMA

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

Art

Annie Lapin: Parallel Deliria Iteration

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Friday 6/26 @ 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... 

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Art

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Friday 6/26 @ 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...