art weekend LA
a biannual exploration of art fairs, galleries, & museums across Los Angeles
City of Lights, City of Angels 2014 (COLCOA )
The 18th Annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COLCOA) film festival runs April 21st – 28th at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. The festival will present 41 features, including three International Premieres, 17 North American or U.S. Premieres, 16 West Coast Premieres – and 20 new shorts.
Directors Guild of America Theater Complex 7920 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://www.artweekendla.com/win-a-trip-for-two-to-paris-at-colcoa-film-festival/
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Paris Photo Los Angeles
The US edition of the world’s most celebrated art fair for works created in the photographic medium, will take place at Paramount Pictures Studios April 25th – 27th offering the ideal setting to explore how artists have been and are using photography and moving image in their work in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Paramount Pictures Studios 5555 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 http://www.artweekendla.com/paris-photo-los-angeles/
ART FAIR
Photo Independent The International Exposition of Contemporary Photography Opens Friday, April 25 Trade Day, 1pm-5pm, Press Preview, 5pm-7pm Opening Night Premiere Party, 7-10pm Saturday, April 26, 11am–7pm Sunday, April 27, 11am–6pm Raleigh Studios Hollywood 5300 Melrose Ave. Hollywood, CA 90038 http://www.artweekendla.com/photo-independent-the-international-exposition-of-contemporaryphotography/
ART FAIR
Fowler OutSpoken Lecture: Karen Milbourne from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Opening Tuesday, April 22nd 5:30PM – 7PM Preview & Reception Guest curator Karen Milbourne from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art gives an exhibition overview and shares how many of the contemporary artists became connected to the project, and each other, in ways that extend beyond the gallery walls. Fowler Museum at UCLA, North Campus 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA 90024 http://www.artweekendla.com/fowler-outspoken-lecture-karen-milbourne-from-the-smithsoniansnational-museum-of-african-art/
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Hammer Screening: This Is Not A Dream
Free Screening: Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:30pm Tracing the influences of Andy Warhol, John Waters, and Jack Smith to the perverted frontiers of YouTube and Chatroulette, The Is Not a Dream charts a path across four decades of avant-garde experimentation and radical escapism through the moving image. A Q&A with director Gavin Butt follows the screening. (119 min.) The Hammer 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 http://www.artweekendla.com/hammer-screening-this-is-not-a-dream/
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Fowler Museum presents Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa Opening Wednesday, April 23rd 12PM – 5PM Across Africa, artists have found inspiration in the earth’s clay, pigments, plants, and stone. For this opening day gallery talk, UCLA World Arts and Cultures professor Allen Roberts visits Earth Matters to explore how these materials express cultural identity and provide connections to earlier generations. Fowler Museum at UCLA, North Campus 308 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA 90024 http://www.artweekendla.com/fowler-museum-presents-earth-matters-land-as-material-and-metaphor-in-the-arts-of-africa/
OPENING
Photo Independent Opening Night Premiere Preview and Party Friday, April 25 from 7 – 10pm Photo Independent, the first and only high-visibility art fair platform for independent photographers, will kick off with a Opening Night Preview benefiting the Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA). Raleigh Studios Hollywood 5300 Melrose Ave. Hollywood, CA 90038 http://www.artweekendla.com/photo-independent-opening-night-premiere-preview-and-party/
GALA
Ambach & Rice presents New Car Smell by Michael Decker Opening Saturday, April 26th 6 – 8 PM Show Runs Through: April 26th – May 24th, 2014
Ambach & Rice 6148 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 http://www.artweekendla.com/ambach-rice-presents-new-car-smell-by-michael-decker/
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New Image Art presents This Crazy Life by Patrick Martinez, Michael Vasquez, Gregory Bojorquez Opening Saturday, April 26th 6 – 8 PM Show Runs Through: April 26th – May 23rd, 2014
New Image Art 7920 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046 http://www.artweekendla.com/new-image-art-presents-this-crazy-life-by-patrick-martinez-michaelvasquez-gregory-bojorquez/
OPENING
City of Lights, City of Angels 2014 (COLCOA ) Short Film Competition Opening Sunday, April 27th 11:15 AM – 1:15 PM 20 new French short films will compete for the 2014 COLCOA Awards. This new exclusive selection and competition of French shorts is unique to a film festival in the United States, underlying the creativity of French production and putting new talent in the spotlight. Free admission on a First Come First Served basis. Directors Guild of America Theater Complex 7920 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046 http://www.artweekendla.com/city-of-lights-city-of-angels-2014-colcoa-short-film-competition/
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Cherry & Martin presents Lew Thomas Structural(ism) and Photography Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 22 – April 26, 2014
Cherry & Martin 2712 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034 http://www.artweekendla.com/cherry-martin-presents-lew-thomas-structuralism-and-photography/
EXHIBITION
The Hammer Museum presents Take It or Leave It: Institution, Image, Ideology Ongoing Show Runs Through: February 9 – May 18, 2014
The Hammer 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 http://www.artweekendla.com/the-hammer-museum-presents-take-it-or-leave-it-institution-imageideology/
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The Hammer Museum presents Tea and Morphine: Women in Paris, 1880 to 1914 Ongoing Show Runs Through: January 25 – May 18, 2014
The Hammer 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 http://www.artweekendla.com/the-hammer-museum-presents-tea-and-morphine-women-in-paris1880-to-1914/
EXHIBITION
L.A. Louver presents Kienholz Berlin | Hope
Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 13th – April 26th, 2014
L.A. Louver 45 North Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 www.artweekendla.com/l-a-louver-presents-kienholz-berlin-hope/
EXHIBITION
L.A. Louver presents Gajin Fujita Drawings
Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 13th – April 26th, 2014
L.A. Louver 45 North Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291 http://www.artweekendla.com/l-a-louver-presents-gajin-fujita-drawings/
EXHIBITION
M+B presents Hannah Whitaker Cold Wave
Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 15th – April 26th, 2014
M+B 612 North Almont Drive Los Angeles, CA 90069 http://www.artweekendla.com/mb-presents-hannah-whitaker-cold-wave/
EXHIBITION
Mark Moore Gallery presents GRFALWKV by Christopher Russell Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 5 – May 3rd, 2014
Mark Moore Gallery 5790 West Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 http://www.artweekendla.com/mark-moore-gallery-presents-grfalwkv-by-christopher-russell/
EXHIBITION
Mark Moore Gallery presents Hunting Trophies by Jeremy Fish Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 5 – May 3rd, 2014
Mark Moore Gallery 5790 West Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 http://www.artweekendla.com/mark-moore-gallery-presents-hunting-trophies-by-jeremy-fish/
EXHIBITION
Mihai Nicodim Gallery presents Glistening Echoes of a Slow Walk Home by Jack Lavender Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 19 – May 31st, 2014
Mihai Nicodim Gallery 3143 S. La Cienega Blvd Unit B Los Angeles, CA 90016 http://www.artweekendla.com/mihai-nicodim-gallery-presents-glistening-echoes-of-a-slow-walkhome-by-jack-lavender/
EXHIBITION
MOCA Pacific Design Center presents Jacob Hashimoto’s Gas Giant Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 1, 2014 – June 8, 2014
MOCA Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90069 http://www.artweekendla.com/moca-pacific-design-center-presents-jacob-hashimotos-gas-giant/
EXHIBITION
Samuel Freeman presents Apollo TBD
Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 5th – May 10th, 2014
Samuel Freeman 2639 South La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034 http://www.artweekendla.com/samuel-freeman-presents-apollo-tbd/
EXHIBITION
Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects presents Don’t Go Back to Sleep by Stanya Kahn Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 19 – May 24th, 2014
Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects 6006 Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 http://www.artweekendla.com/susanne-vielmetter-los-angeles-projects-presents-dont-go-back-tosleep-by-stanya-kahn/
EXHIBITION
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