LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: Caribbean Comedian Majah Hype Performs, LA Art Show, Startup Fair, Nicole Miller Trunk Sale, Caudalie Soiree, dineLA Restaurant Week, Free Museums, Kite Festival, Elixir Show, The Black Version and Can I Kick It? Shows, Revolt Karaoke, Leimert Park Artwalk, Beauty Cosmetics Warehouse, Detox Workshop, Art & Photo Exhibits, Free Art and Cooking Classes, and so much more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
LAaLA
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D.I.Y. FERMENTED VEGETABLES
Did you know that half a cup of sauerkraut has more live probiotics than a whole jar of pills? Learn how to make sauerkraut and other fermented vegetables using a no-fail master recipe taught by Hae Jung Cho! Take home your very own jar of fermented vegetables. Please bring your own cutting board and knife.
When
Free
6:30-8pm
Whole Foods Market
11666 National Boulevard
Los Angeles 90064
PAUL SELIG’S TALK AT MYSTIC JOURNEY BOOKSTORE
Internationally acclaimed author, psychic and channel Paul Selig will lead a discussion and Q&A about the teachings in in his new text The Book of Mastery which will be released on January 5th. Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to be introduced to Paul’s work first hand. All are welcome and encouraged to bring a friend.
Free
7-8:30pm
Mystic Journey Bookstore
1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice 90291
FRIDAY NIGHT LIFE DRAWING
Raw Materials Art Supplies hosts a weekly life drawing event on Friday nights at Grand Central Market. These are uninstructed drawing workshops with live models holding poses up to 20 minutes, with a different model/theme each week. This week’s model is April Bermudez and she will be a Mistress of Fortune.
There is a $10 fee, and you can pre-register online.
6-8:30pm
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway
Los Angeles 90013
https://rawmaterialsla.com/gcm-life-drawing
PEACHY KEEN FREE COMEDY SHOW
Weekly comedy show with working professional comedians from your favorite TV shows.
Drew Michael (New album “Lovely” on iTunes)
Michael Palascak (Pal-a-sack) (Last Comic Standing, Tonight Show, Late Show)
Christian Duguay (Mad TV, Arrested Development)
Liz Miele (Comedy Central, AXS TV)
Adam Mamawala Comedy (Winner of NJ Comedy Festival)
Geoff Plitt (Laughlin Comedy Fest, Ventura Comedy Fest)
Peet Guercio (Hashtaggers on E!, MTV)
Rob O’Reilly (Tonight Show, Live at Gotham)
Hosted by:
Grant Gordon (Laughing Skull Fest, SF Sketchfest, NY Times)
Every Friday. Doors at 8pm. Show 8:30-10pm
Free (no cover or drink minimum)
Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood 90046
THE GOODS PARTY @ ZANZIBAR
Seriously one of LA’s best parties because mc KG Superstar and KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez know how to rock this weekly soiree. It’s an organic mashup of throwbacks, R&B classics, reggae and fresh new music. Put the heels away and come ready to dance dance dance! Now you know.
21+, Free before 10pm, $8 after with rsvp at Antvala@sbcglobal.net
Every Friday – 9pm-2am
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street
Santa Monica
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CARIBBEAN COMEDY CRACK UP STARRING MAJAH HYPE
Marcus B Entertainment, Inc. presents the Caribbean Comedy Crack Up featuring the globally popular comedian Majah Hype. DJ’s: DJ Nigel Red Alert Sound Cutty & Kareem Illusive Sounds.
Tickets: $40 in Advance $45 @ The Door
Doors Open at 7pm, Showtime 8pm, After Party immediately after the show until 2am
Hollywood Park Casino
3883 W. Century Blvd.
Inglewood 90301
Tickets Available: www.marcusbentertainment.com
MOTOWN ON MONDAYS vs GREEN SLIME PARTY
Get ready for 2 of LA’s epic dance parties to go head to head for a special evening at The Short Stop! 2 parties will enter, one will be left standing! Make sure you bring your dancing shoes as these 2 teams of DJs will be bringing out their best selections, serving you warm vinyl grooves to keep you moving and grooving all night long.
Featuring The MOM LA Players, DJ EXPO & MONALISA and Green Slime Residents: ROGER MARS & RICK BARZELL
Spinning 100% Vinyl: 60s Soul, Funk, Rock, Garage, Psych, Surf, and Motown related sounds
FREE BEFORE 11PM, $5 AFTER 11PM, FREE ALL NIGHT WITH RSVP
9pm-2am
The Short Stop
1455 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles 90026
https://www.facebook.com/events/1088241507887220
KIDDOS KITE FLYING RETURNS TO THE KOREAN BELL
The Korean Bell of Friendship in San Pedro to enjoy this special place, the ocean sea breeze, awesome view and to fly a kite! Think of it as going to the park.
Bring: KITE & STRING, snacks, water, sunscreen, maybe a hat blanket to out on the grass and a change of clothes. There are restrooms, a small playground and basketball court.
Free
9am-12pm
The Korean Bell of Friendship
3601 S Gaffey Street (Gaffey & 37th Street)
San Pedro 90731
https://www.facebook.com/events/1460866930909762/
MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL
Southern California Museums Band Together for Free Admission Day I Saturday, January 30, 2016
In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in Southern California, SoCal Museums announces the tenth annual “Museums Free-For-All” Saturday, January 30, 2016. Over twenty museums– presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science–will open their doors and invite visitors free of charge. This offer is for general museum admission only and does not apply to specially ticketed exhibitions. Regular parking fees apply. Consult individual museum websites for hours and other visitor information. For the first-time ever, “Museums Free-For-All” will partner with Metro, encouraging visitors to Go Metro to explore the participating museums, many of which are a short walk away from Metro Bus or Rail. Go Metro to more museum destinations at metro.net/discounts.
CAN I KICK IT? A COMEDIC REVIEW OF OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP @ RIOT LA
Mystery Science Theater meets Biz Markie. There is nothing better than kickin’ it with friends, reminiscing and watching videos. CAN I KICK IT? invites fans of hip hop and people new to the genre to be part of a hilarious new take on an old school era: hip hop from the 70’s – early 90’s. Al Jackson and a panel of comedians/entertainers/rappers give comedic commentary to some of our favorite videos in front of a LIVE audience.
Hosted by: Al Jackson (Comedy Central Presents, Legit, Last Comic Standing)
– Joe DeRosa (Chelsea Lately, Inside Amy Schumer, Pete Holmes Show)
– Tone Bell (Chelsea Lately, Jerks with Cameras, Whitney, Bad Judge, Key and Peele)
+DJ Josh Spoon before the show!
Twitter: @CIKIcomedy
Created & Produced by: @AlJackson @MarkAgee
$10
3pm
Downtown Independent
251 S Main St
Los Angeles 90012
FW/LA POP-UP
Hosting a Pop-Up at the beautifully designed, MR33B in Old Town Pasadena! MR33B is an exclusive boutique owned by the creative minds behind the popular sneaker shop, Neo39. Come by and shop, listen to live tunes, sip on some craft beer from Congregation Ale House and snack on treats from Kings Row!
Free
4-10pm
Old Town Pasadena
33 West Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena 91105
“HELLO MY NAME IS… LOS ANGELES” ROYALE PROJECTS ARTISTS EXHIBITION
The owners of Royale Projects Contemporary Art, husband and wife duo Rick Royale & Paige Moss, celebrate their recent return to the Downtown LA Arts District by introducing the Los Angeles audience to the gallery’s stable of artists and the new 6,500 square foot location on Saturday, January 30th, with a group exhibition titled “Hello, my name is…Los Angeles”. The opening reception is featuring nine artists including Jane Callister, Kenneth Capps, Alejandro Diaz, Gustavo Godoy, Karen Lofgren, Ken Lum, Kristin McIver, David Allan Peters and Phillip K Smith III. Many of the artists will be in attendance during this special evening and valet parking will be available.
With over 20 years of experience in the Los Angeles art, film and music industries, Royale + Moss see the L.A. gallery as a vibrant reconnection to their roots and a chance to re-introduce the city to its artists.
Free
4-7:30pm
Royale Projects
432 S Alameda St
Los Angeles 90013
THE BLACK VERSION SHOW
“The Black Version is a completely improvised show that was created and performed to all sold out houses at The Groundlings Theatre starting in 2010. Rolling Stone Magazine calls the show “Hot” and the cast “A Comedic A Team”, LA Weekly says it’s ” Red Hot” and “Scores more than it’s share of Belly Laughs” and the LA Times calls the show “A Winner”!
The all African American cast of regulars includes show creator Jordan Black along with other comedy veterans Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams, Daniele Gaither, and Phil LaMarr all under the direction of Karen Maruyama. Past special guest performers include Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of Key & Peele (former original cast members) along with special guest performers such as Wayne Brady, Niecey Nash, Nyima Funk, Jerry Minor and Angela V. Shelton among others who come and perform in the show from time to time.
Along with the Groundlings Theater The Black Version has performed in San Francisco at the SketchFest comedy festival as well as the Louisville Improv Festival.
This talented cast has vast film and television credits ranging from Mad TV and Saturday Night Live to the Boondocks and Reno 911 and dozens more.
The show begins when the director asks the audience to suggest a popular film title and then the cast, right there on the spot, improvise the “black version” of that film.
$30 tickets at http://www.largo-la.com/event/1029837-black-version-los-angeles/
The Black Version
366 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles 90048
ELIXIR THE SHOW
Love Is For The Heart…But Elixir Is For The Soul! Saturday January 30th, 2016, Knitting Factory Entertainment and The Federal Bar proudly presents….Elixir The Show.
Elixir and The Federal will create a luxurious, decadent temporary autonomous party zone for you, and all of your senses will be indulged and engaged thoroughly. After the show, we’ll invite you to stay and take a photograph on our red carpet and step-and-repeat VIP lounge and enjoy our DJ/dance afterparty.
Elixir has been critically acclaimed as the “best variety show in Los Angeles”. Elixir is a nod to the bygone era of old-school class, style and true entertainment. This unique stage show is presented in a dinner theater setting featuring a hot jazz band, rotating singers, burlesque, cabaret, dance troupes, magic, comedy, games and prizes and outrageous audience participation. Elixir artists and musicians have appeared with Cirque du Soleil, Absinthe at Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas, Conan, Howard Stern Show, Funny Girls on Bravo, Snoop Dogg, Carlos Mencia, Disney Channel, LA Clippers, America’s Got Talent, America’s Best Dance Crew, Timbaland, The Magic Castle, Fake Off on TruTV and The Comedy Store. Check out our video trailer at youtube.com/watch?v=b_3y…
Doors/Dinner 7:30pm, Showtime 8:00pm, DJ/Dancing Afterparty at 10:30pm. Free Admission, 21+, Stylish Dress Highly Encouraged.
Free
7:30pm
The Federal Bar
5303 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood 91601
CAUDALIE WINE & SERUM SOIREE
Stop by for a wine and a free mini-facial with the amazing Caudalie products. *Valid at Caudalie boutiques only. While supplies last. One gift per person. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Glycolic Peel Mask 25ml, Micellar Cleansing Water 50ml, and Resveratrol Lift Eye Lifting Balm 5ml.
Free
11am-7pm
Caudalie Boutique & Spa
1416 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice 90291
REVOLT REAL TRILL KARAOKE!!!
Catch your FAVORITE CELEBS duke it out Karaoke style!! Bring out your crew and turn up to ALL the HOTTEST bangers!!!! It’s an all day affair so fall through and get your fill of good Vibes, Music, and some Real Trill Karaoke.
Early Arrival Highly Suggested
1-3:30pm
6801 Hollywood Blvd – Suite 351
Los Angeles 90028
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revolt-real-trill-karaoke-tickets-21018958270?aff=ebrowse
FREE 2 HOUR FULL BODY DETOX WORKSHOP
Start this year in radiant health! SoLA Food Co op presents a full body detox workshop with tasty samples, yoga, breath work, and community. Lead by Herbal Thom.
Baldwin Hills Public Library
2906 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles 90016
www.herbalthom.com
www.solafoodcoop.com
INTERACTIVE LEGO ARTWORK UP CLOSE
At Night on Broadway we’re crowdsourcing the creation of a huge, complex portrait of artist Chuck Close from 17,000 recycled LEGO pieces, inviting the free event’s attendees to pitch in and complete the work of art over five hours. The exhibit will be located outside the Spring Arcade building on Broadway.
Free
5-11pm
Outside the Spring Arcade Building
542 South Broadway
Los Angeles 90013
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interactive-lego-artwork-up-close-tickets-21077711001?aff=ebrowse
TRANSBORDER: A GROUP EXHIBITION
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present TRANSBORDER: A Group Exhibition featuring the work of Rero (FR), Cyrcle (US), Jan Kaláb (CR), Ox (FR), Aníbal Vallejo (CO), and Andrey Zignnatto (BR). Rero will curate the group exhibition, bringing together a collective of artists from different backgrounds, all working to create a discourse across boundaries.
This exhibition centers around artists who challenge the idea of boundaries within art, both physical and ideological borders. Each artist presents new work for TRANSBORDER, examining the transitory elements of shape, color, form, and context within art making. The group exhibition takes a survey of how the language of both abstraction and figurative form can be conveyed throughout vastly different corners of the world. Across borders of both time and space, these artists have created connectivity and conversation through creation.
Free
6-9pm
Fabien Castanier Gallery
2919 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Culver City 90232
NOHO FARMERS MARKET
The NoHo Arts District Farmers Market is a festive, family-friendly, open-air marketplace committed to bringing fresh, locally grown food to the surrounding neighborhood. Enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables from California farmers, as well as other foods including breads, nuts, ethnic foods, cheeses, fruit juices, and cookies. You’ll also find clothing, crafts, and children’s activities, plus much more. Conveniently located just steps away from the North Hollywood Metro stop on the Red Line. This open-air street market has approximately 20 farmers, 20 local artisans, and 30 vendors who provide baked goods and prepared foods. I find my favorite organic apples and organic dinosaur kale weekly… Also, enjoy lots of samples. There are great deals to be made with farmers who come from as far as Sacramento.
Free
9am-2pm
Bakman Avenue, between Magnolia Boulevard to the South and Weddington Street to the North
North Hollywood
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LEIMERT PARK ATWALK 2016
This is a great opportunity to get a taste of the historic community of Leimert Park. Home to the World Stage and KAOS Network the home of legendary 5th Street Dick’s, and the world renowned Project Blowed and now BANANA’s, Leimert has been recognized as one of L.A.’s music hubs for raw eclectic music & arts!
This monthly event showcases a sample of everything Leimert Park has to offer! Great music culture from Hip Hop & Rare Groves to Live Drum circles & beat cyphers. We also have a good selection of local eateries & gourmet food trucks, boutique shopping, independent vendors + lots more!
Every Last Sunday 12-8pm
Artwalk @ Leimert Park
Los Angeles 90008
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH’S SCREENING & DISCUSSION OF “SALAM NEIGHBOR”
As the world’s worst refugee crisis since World War II is unfolding and repercussions of the Syrian conflict are felt throughout the world, Human Rights Watch is excited to invite you to a screening and discussion of Salam Neighbor, a movie following some of the 85,000+ Syrian refugees living in Jordan’s Za’atari Camp.
Salam Neighbor follows Zach and Chris, two Americans who head to the edge of war, just seven miles from the Syrian border, to live among 85,000 uprooted refugees in Jordan’s Za’atari camp. As the first filmmakers allowed by the United Nations to register and set-up a tent inside a refugee camp, Zach and Chris plunge into the heart of the world’s most pressing humanitarian crisis.
Stay after the movie for the film’s directors Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple, film’s producer Salam Darwaza and Human Rights Watch Refugee Program Director Bill Frelick speaking in discussion moderated by Asli Bali, Professor of Law at UCLA.
$15
4-9pm
New Roads School
3131 Olympic Boulevard
Santa Monica 90404
MIND, BODY & BOWL LAUNCH PARTY
Their mission is to inspire healthy pet lifestyles; one pet at a time. That is why we host events like Doggie Yoga, Howls & Hikes, Wag & Walks, Running Groups and Yappy Hours. Each event we host is meant to support the health and wellbeing of you and your pet; whether that is for the mind, the body or the bowl.
This is a day filled with health & wellness and fun. They will be featuring a wide range of health and fitness vendors for both people and dogs. They will also have a lot of fun activities for you and your dog including: Doggie Yoga Sessions, Doggie and Human Massages, a Photo Booth, Pet Adoptions, Vendor Demos, Healthy Food and Beverages, Health and Wellness Vendor Expo Booth
Mind, Body & Bowl Water Bottles and T Shirts For The First 100 Guests.
Free
10am
1351 3rd St Promenade
Santa Monica 90405
LATIN JAZZ SUNDAY AT THE AUTRY
Enjoy music and dancing with Cal State L.A.’s award-winning Afro Latin Ensemble. Directed by Dr. Paul de Castro, the ensemble is dedicated to the performance of salsa, timba, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Caribbean music. Repertoire ranges from classic danzones and early conjunto classics to contemporary salsa. Beginning at 6pm, light refreshments will be available for purchase and select museum galleries will be open. Doors open at 6pm. Light refreshments will be available for purchase, and select museum galleries will be open during the program.
Free
7pm
Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles 90027
MELROSE TRADING POST
There are 200 eclectic vendors selling everything from records, to furniture, arts and crafts, food vendors and live entertainment. #melrosetradingpost
$2, $1/students and seniors
9am-5pm
Fairfax High School Parking Lot
Fairfax & Melrose
Los Angeles
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NICOLE MILLER TRUNK SHOW SALE
Nicole Miller will be having a trunk show at the West Hollywood store. Attendees will be able to preview the Spring 2016 collection exclusively in-store before anyone else! Styles from the collection will be available for pre-order and some styles will be available for immediate purchase, along with never before seen spring looks and one-of-a-kind pieces.
There will be a 15% discount on all purchases and orders for all attendees.
Free
Saturday, January 30th from 10am-6pm and Sunday, January 31st from 12-6pm
Nicole Miller West Hollywood Store
8633 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood 90069
BEAUTY COSMETICS WAREHOUSE SALE
Join for an encore of Profusion Cosmetics’ Warehouse Blowout Sale this weekend. Treat yourself and loved ones to exclusive makeup items on sale up to 60% off. Better yet, get in on their exclusive Surprise Beauty Box for a bundle of amazing beauty items valued over $100, for JUST $20! You don’t want to miss this 🙂
Free entry
Saturday & Sunday: 10am- 5pm
Profusion Cosmetics
2840 South Reservoir Street
Pomona 91766
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL IN MONTEREY PARK
Celebrate the year of the Monkey. Last year this festival attracted 250,000 visitors in the 2-day festival. Not only did they provide a welcoming celebration to those who are away from home, they also shared the Chinese culture to all. Located in the heart of Chinese community, the Lunar New Year Festival in Monterey Park is one of the largest celebrations in southern California. Around 300 Booths, 56 Diverse Food Stands, 25 Cultural Performances, Carnival Rides and Games, Chinese Folk Art Lane, and much more!
Free
Saturday-Sunday, 10am-7pm
Garvey Ave in Monterey Park (between Ramona & Alhambra Ave)
250 West Garvey Avenue
Monterey Park 91754
STARTUP ART FAIR LOS ANGELES
The art world is changing, and many working artists are finding themselves without a space to present their work. The core mission of stARTup Art Fair is to provide an exhibition venue for unrepresented artists — artists who may have recently lost their gallery/galleries, or artists who have never had representation.
Co-Founders Ray Beldner and Steve Zavattero believe in the viability of Los Angeles as an important visual art center. stARTup Art Fair provides a new avenue for the creative longevity of the visual artist, providing a marketplace that gives the artist the power to present and sell work — and keep 100% of their sales proceeds — on their own terms.
Southern California has a history of attracting creative, visionary, self-starting artists, designers, and entrepreneurs, and stARTup Art Fair celebrates the spirit of this region with its investment in emerging and under-recognized artists. stARTup Art Fair will be a destination where creatives of all stripes can converge to see new, inspiring art in the California spirit of discovery. The fair will provide the chance for the next generation of art collectors to get in on the ground floor of a type of artist “start-up,” where collectors can acquire great works of art and make real connections with artists in an intimate setting.
With their venerable Selection Committee made up of a diverse range of art world professionals, stARTup Art Fair Los Angeles aims to generate the dynamism and excitement of approximately 45 vetted, solo exhibitions for one glorious and stimulating 3-day weekend.
$15+
Friday, January 29 Noon-6pm, Saturday, January 30 Noon-9pm & Sunday, January 31 Noon-7pm
Highland Gardens Hotel
7047 Franklin Ave
Los Angeles 90028
http://www.startupartfair.com/visitors
LA ART SHOW 2016
The LA Art Show welcomes over 50,000 art enthusiasts at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Join the marvelous show to experience a diverse viewing which includes Contemporary Art, Traditional Art, Classical Art, Modern Art, Historic Art, and much more. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
$15-250
Wednesday, Jan 27, 11am – Sunday, Jan 31, 5pm
LA Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles 90015
DINE LA RESTAURANT WEEK
dineL.A. Restaurant Week is a 14-day dining event that takes place in over 300 restaurants throughout L.A. county, offering specially priced lunch and dinner menus. This season, dineL.A. is partnering with OpenTable to donate $1 of every seated reservation that’s booked through our website to The Midnight Mission, a vital nonprofit organization that provides food, shelter and essential aid to those experiencing homelessness throughout the city. Make your reservation today and help support this worthy cause. Follow dineL.A. on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
January 18-31, 2016
http://www.discoverlosangeles.com/dinela-los-angeles-restaurant-week
FREE LA TOURS
Free daily tours of Downtown, Hollywood and City Lights.
Cost: You must register for this tour. There’s no upfront cost. If you enjoy it, a $15 contribution made at the end of the tour enables them to keep offering it. It’s a great deal!
PINEAPPLE GINGER BEER MOJITO YOUTUBE VIDEO
Be Creative, Be Fearless, Be Ready! This is a 30 second Miami and Caribbean inspired Pineapple Ginger Beer Mojito recipe that I created for entry into the NATPE Miami 2016 contest. Here are the recipe ingredients:
10 mint leaves
2 oz of fresh lime juice
ice
1.5 light Caribbean rum
4 oz ginger beer
Pineapple pieces
garnishes: pineapple pieces and mint sprigs
Maison jar optional
Starring Laala @ www.LAaLALand.com
Shot by Maddox Alexander Martinez
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THINKSPACE PRESENTS “SLEEPLESS” & “LOVE ME WHEN I’M GONE” ART SHOW
Thinkspace is pleased to present Sleepless, the gallery’s first major solo exhibition of new works by New York City-based painter Christine Wu. A figurative oil painter who explores the expressive and emotive possibilities of the body, Wu delves into the vulnerability of self and the haunted nature of human consciousness. Her evocative and sensual depictions explore themes such as nostalgia and metaphysical becoming, expressing ephemeral states through physical manifestations of subjectivity. Wu incorporates abstract gestures into her works, often dissolving edges and contours to conflate environments and disrupt the representation of bodies, splintering and splitting the cohesion of an illusory whole in favor of a more experientially realistic incoherence. These moments of abstraction, however, are always in service of form and figure. Wu is fascinated by the cyclical momentum of growth and decay, and by the literal and metaphoric complicity of life and death. Her paintings capture this ambivalence, revealing the ghostly remnants of a divided subject through symbolic figurative instability, redoubling and flux.
In Sleepless, Wu continues to stage these tensions between the intimate and private, the public and exposed. There is a quiet and understated, though undeniable, intensity to the glimpses of interior life the artist selectively reveals.
In the project room:
Linnea Strid ‘Love Me When I’m Gone’
Concurrently on view in the Thinkspace project room is Love Me When I’m Gone, featuring new works by Swedish painter Linnea Strid. Known for her emotive, hyper realistic paintings, Strid captures minute details with surreal precision, creating a world that feels uncannily amplified.
In this new series of works, Strid continues to explore imagery with water. Expert at capturing its reflective movement and depth, her paintings are filled with refracted light and distortions. Her subjects are presented in varying states of submersion and vulnerability, as her watery portraits take on a meditative dimension. Suspended somewhere between an unsettling and eerie calm and a foreboding anticipation, Strid arrests time.
In this series, Strid celebrates, and sensitively portrays, the artist’s struggle with anonymity, under-recognition and self-exposure, and the passion that nullifies the rational avoidance of this price, in a tribute to friends and artist peers. Recognizing that the work of many artists evades validation and economic success in their lifetime, the exhibition title expresses the delayed validation and expected sacrifice that comes with dedicating one’s life to art.
Exhibitions thru February 20, 2016
Free
6pm
Thinkspace Gallery
6009 Washington Blvd
Culver City 90232
www.thinkspacegallery.com
RAIN ROOM
The Rain Room allows you to experience the seemingly impossible with Random International’s Rain Room (2012). This immersive environment features perpetually falling water that pauses wherever a human body is detected. Timed tickets are required and are expected to sell out quickly.
Various prices
Thru 3/06/2016
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 11am-5pm, Friday: 11am-8pm, Saturday, Sunday: 10am-7pm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
MADE IN CHINA: NEW CERAMIC WORKS BY KEIKO FUKAZAWA
The first solo museum exhibition for Los Angeles-based artist Keiko Fukazawa features recent work from her three residencies in Jingdezhen, China–known as the “porcelain capital” of the world. By merging cast ceramic forms with iconic images of Chairman Mao Zedong, luxury brand logos, and historic glazing techniques, the past and present collide in Fukazawa’s works creating ironic and playful observations on consumerism in China and worldwide.
The exhibition was made possible in part by The Antonia and Vladimer Kulaev Culture Heritage Fund Inc., The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, and Asian Cultural Council, New York.
Exhibition on view through May 8, 2016
$5-7
Craft & Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FAMED HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
This iconic architectural masterpiece is in the heart of the vibrant, artistic, cultural, and recreational Barnsdall Art Park (barnsdall.org/visit/holl…). Check out this amazing historical architecture. #WrightAtNight hashtag.
Free
Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles 90027
FREE LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art #LACMA is free for LA residents with IDs on the first Tuesday of the month from noon-8pm, Mondays-Thursdays from 5-8pm and Fridays from 5-9pm.
Free
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
NOAH’S ARK @ THE SKIRBALL
On view permanently, this popular children’s and family destination is inspired by the ancient flood story, which has parallels in diverse cultures around the world. The interactive, one-of-a-kind exhibition invites visitors of all generations to have fun—and to connect with one another, learn the value of community, and help build a better world—all while aboard a floor-to-ceiling wooden ark filled to the rafters with whimsically handcrafted animals.
$10 General, $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students, $5 Children 2-12, Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2, Includes admission to all other exhibitions
Tuesday-Friday, 12-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm; Closed Mondays
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE LAaLALand Alert!!!! IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE WHEREABOUTS ADJUST. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE EVENT ORGANIZERS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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