zingrecommends - Los Angeles Edition
thursdayfebruary2
Aesthetics 2012 opens at The Perfect Exposure Gallery, 3519 W 6th St, btw Mariposa and Alexandria, 6-10pm
Engagement Party: You are an I at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and E 1st, 7-10pm
Mari Eastman lectures at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm
fridayfebruary3
Suzanne Adelman opens at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, btw Prospect and Sunset, 7-10pm
Ernest Holzman and Michael Miller open at Known Gallery, 441 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 8-11pm
Soey Milk, Christine Wu, Matthew Bone, and Bonni Reid open at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, btw Prospect and Sunset, 8-11pm
satudayfebruary4
Ben Durham opens at Country Club, 835 W Washington Blvd, btw Oak and Norwood, 4-7pm
Ming Wong opens at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 6-9pm
Jonathan Bickart opens at Robert Berman, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B7, C2, D5, 7-10pm
Kristen Morgan opens at Marc Selwyn, 6222 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Tara McPherson, Deedee Cheriel, Lindsey Way, and Aiko open at Merry Karnowsky, 170 S La Brea Ave, btw 1st and 2nd, 8-11pm
Faraway, So Close: Photographs of Los Angeles in the 80s opens at Morono Kiang, 218 W 3rd St, btw Broadway and Spring, 6-9pm
Post Pacific Standard Time: Three Artists in Los Angeles from the 1980s opens at Sweeney Art Gallery, 3834 Main St, btw Market and Orange, Riverside, 6-9pm
sundayfebruary5
Moshe Elimelech and Simon Rahimian open at LA Artcore, Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St, btw Temple and 1st, 3-5pm
Ilene Segalove artist talk at MOCA Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and E 1st, 2-3pm
David Allen Peters artist talk at Royale Projects, 75270 Highway 111, Ste 205, Indian Wells, Noon-2pm
mondayfebruary6
Kill List screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 8pm
Nomi, A Series of Plains, Stanley Lucas Revolution, Something For Now perform at Detroit Bar, 843 W 19th St, at Federal, Costa Mesa, 9pm
tuesdayfebruary7
Daniel Pyne reads at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Russell and Melbourne, 7:30pm
Lana Del Rey performs at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, at Ivar, 6pm, Free
wednesdayfebruary8
John Enright lectures at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, 7pm
Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Nemo and Doheny, 8pm, $15
ONNEN ||| ZINGCHAT: KELLY RICHARDSON ||| STATON
thursdayjanuary26
Exhibit A opens at Annie Wharton, 8687 Melrose Ave, Ste B275, at Doheny, 5-8:30pm
Brody Condon Pacific Standard Time performance at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8-10pm
Show ‘n Tell Thursday: Chrysalis Magazine at Ben Maltz Gallery Otis College, 9045 N Lincoln Ave, btw Westchester and Manchester, Noon-12:30pm
Paul Schimmel art talk at MOCA Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and E 1st, 6:30-8pm
fridayjanuary27
Memory and Data Storage: The Ampex Corporation at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8-10pm
Hans Memling opens at Norton Simon Museum, 411 W Colorado Blvd, at Patrician, Noon-9pm
Jon Brion performs at Largo, 432 Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 9:30pm, $25
saturdayjanuary28
Rich Jacobs opens at New Image Art, 7920 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Hayworth and Fairfax, 6-9pm
Jack Reilly opens at Bleicher Gallery, 355 N La Brea, btw Oakwood and Beverly, 7-9pm
Jim Ovelmen performs at Kristi Engle, 5002 York Blvd, at N Ave 50, 5:30-9:30pm
Methods of Loki opens at Latned Astar, 3222 W Jefferson Blvd, btw 12th and Edgehill, 7-10pm
Tilt/Shift LA: Queer Perspectives on the Western Edge opens at Luis de Jesus, 2685 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-9pm
Maximo Gonzalez and Deconstructing Perestroika opens at Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd, btw Stanley and Curson, 6-9pm
sundayjanuary29
Laura Owens opens at The Finley, 4627 Finley Ave, btw Dracena Dr and Vermont, 2-4pm
Il Regalo opens at Overduin and Kite, 6693 Sunset Blvd, btw Las Palmas and Cherokee, 6-8pm
In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States opens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Ave, at Spaulding, 11am-8pm
Four Year Anniversary Sale at Fifth Floor, 502 Chung King Ct, btw Bamboo and College, Noon-6pm
mondayjanuary30
Vivarium sound performance at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 1pm
Nada Surf performs at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, btw Ivar and Cahuenga, 6pm, Free
tuesdayjanuary31
Edmund White reads at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm
Margaret screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:30pm
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr performs at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $18
wednesdayfebruary1
Free Yoga at Royal/T, 8910 Washington Blvd, btw Landmark and Robertson, 10am
Sylvia Lavin lectures at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, 7pm
Fujiya & Miyagi perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $12
LEE ||| ZINGCHAT: NATALIE GOODNOW ||| GOLDSMITH
thursdayjanuary19
Ellsworth Kelly opens at Matthew Marks, 1062 N Orange Grove, at Santa Monica, 6-8pm
Judy Baca art talk at MOCA Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and 1st, 6:30-8pm
Performance and Public Art Festival at Pacific Standard Time Festival, 2640 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, Noon-10pm
Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, at Pico, 11am-7pm
Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, Santa Monica, 7-9pm
Kramers Ergot #8 release party at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7pm
fridayjanuary20
Daniel Arsham opens, with performance by Jonah Bokaer, at OHWOW, 937 N La Cienega Blvd, btw Romaine and Willoughby, 6-9pm
Clyde Butcher opens at The G2 Gallery, 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd, btw Milwood and Palms, 6:30-9pm
Ken Price and Larry Bell open at Kaybe Griffin Corcoran, 2902 Nebraska Ave, at Olympic, 6-9pm
Laida Lertxundi screens at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 8pm
Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, at Pico, 11am-7pm
Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, 11am-7pm
Kid Sister, AutoErotique, Reid Speed, and Revolvr perform at Avalon Hollywood, 1735 N Vine St, btw Yucca and Hollywood, 9:30pm, $15
saturdayjanuary21
David Berezin opens at Jancar Jones, 1031 N Broadway, at Cottage Home, 6-10pm
Ahmed Alsoudani opens at L&M Arts, 660 Venice Blvd, btw Figueroa and Oak, 6-8pm
Ryan Sluggett opens at Richard Telles, 7380 Beverly Blvd, btw Martel and Fuller, 5-7pm
Masayuki Oda opens at Lora Schlesinger, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, T3, 5-7pm
John Paul Jones opens at CardwellJimmerson, 8568 Washington Blvd, btw Fay and Cattaraugus, 6-8pm
Lita Albuquerque opens at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm
Eric Joyner opens at Corey Helford, 6522 Washington Blvd, btw Gayhart and Saybrook, 6-8pm
Elias Hansen and The Reader open at The Company, 955 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 6-8pm
Jason Brown: Los Angeles 1946-1981 lecture at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado St, at Elsinore, 8-10pm
For the Kids opens at Country Club, 7561 Sunset Blvd, btw Sierra Bonita and Curson, 6-9pm
Material Underground opens at Francois Ghebaly, 2600 La Cienega Bvld, at Venice, 6-8pm
Jennifer Bolande book release at Artbook @ Paper Chase, 7174 W Sunset Blvd, at Fomosa and Detroit, 8-10pm
Pacific Standard Time Episode of Paranoid Machines broadcast from Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm
Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, 11am-7pm
Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, 11am-7pm
sundayjanury22
Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia opens at CB1 Gallery, 207 W 5th St, btw Broadway and Spring, 5-7pm
Jennifer Doyle Feminist Seminar on Politics & Performance at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 1-4pm
Richard Meyer art talk at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 3-4pm
Los Angeles Art Show at LA Convention Center, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, 11am-5pm
Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012 at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, 11am-6pm
mondayjanuary23
Vivre Sa Vie and Film Socialisme screen at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Fairfax, 7:45pm
Sad People Talking at Royal/T, 8910 Washington Blvd, btw National and Robertson, 8pm, $51062 N orange
Har Mar Superstar performs at Bardot, 1737 Vine St, btw 17th and 18th, 9pm
tuesdayjanuary24
Tom Wudl opens at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, btw Pacific and Speedway, Santa Monica, 6-8pm
Kienholz Before LACMA: In collaboration with Maurice Tuchman at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, Pacific and Speedway, 6-8pm
Rebuilding the Dream for the 99% at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm
wednesdayjanuary25
Zoe Leonard lectures at Graduate Fine Arts Facility, USC, 3001 S Flower St, at 30th, 7pm
Judithe Hernandez artist talk at Fowler Museum, UCLA, Noon
Michel Rojkind lectures at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, 7pm
BERTOLI ||| ZINGCHAT: LUCKY DEBELLEVUE ||| STATON
thursdayjanuary12
Damien Hirst opens at Gagosian, 456 N Camden Dr, btw Santa Monica and Brighton, 6-8pm
Jeff Wall lectures at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm
Strange Notes and Nervous Breakdowns: Punk and Media Art, 1974-1981 performance at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 6:30-8pm
fridayjanuary13
Rosa Loy opens at Michael Kohn, 8071 Beverly Blvd, btw at Crescent Heights, 6-8pm
Go Figure opens at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, 7-9pm
Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-7pm
Wounded Lion, Dreamdate, and Bedfellows perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, btw Laveta Terrace and Cortez, 9pm, $5
satudayjanuary14
Jesse Fleming opens at The Company, 955 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-9pm
Barry Markowitz performs at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 8-10pm
Farrah Karapetian opens at LEADAPRON, 8445 Melrose Pl, btw Alfred and Croft, 6-8pm
Amy Green opens at Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista St, at Ave 55, 7-10pm
Jeff Gambill opens at Sam Lee, 990 N Hill St, #190, at Bernard, 6-8pm
Emilie Halpern opens at Pepin Moore, 933 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 7-9pm
John Divola opens at Gallery Luisotti, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, A2, 6-8pm
Peter Voulkos opens at Frank Lloyd, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5B, 5-7pm
Max Neutra opens at CAVE Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, at Westminster, 6-10:30pm
Scott Short opens at Christopher Grimes, 916 Colorado Ave, btw Figueroa, 6-8pm
Flavio Garciandia opens at Couterier, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1st, 6-8pm
Robert Kingston and Benjamin Britton open at Ruth Rachofner, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, G2, 4-6pm
Go Tell It On The Mountain, curated by Nery Gabriel Lemus, opens at Charlie James, 975 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 6-9pm
Drawn opens at Margo Leavin, 812 N Robertson Blvd, btw Gregory and Chalmers, 4-6pm
Once Emerging, Now Emerging: The Visitation opens at Cirrus Gallery, 542 S Alameda St, at Palmetto, 7-10pm
Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-7pm
sundayjanuary15
Jennifer Doyle Feminist Seminar on Politics & Performance at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Hill, 1-4pm
Salomon Huerta book launch REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Flower, 2-5pm
Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-7pm
Dream a Little Dream: Artists In Film – Caravaggio screens at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, at Sepulveda, 7-9pm
mondayjanuary16
Photo LA at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St, at Pico, 11am-6pm
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Celebration at California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, at Figueroa, 1-4pm
Populist Records launch party at Machine Project, 1200 D N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 1-4pm
Handsome Furs perform at The Observatory, Constellation Room, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, at MacArthur, Santa Ana, 9pm, $16
tuesdayjanuary17
See Tara Sinn at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 1-9pm
Jeffertitti’s Nile and Incan Abraham perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, at Doheny, 8pm, $10
Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary Film About A Band Called KARP screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:30pm
wednesdayjanuary18
LA Art Show opens at LA Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, btw Pico and Olympic, 6-8pm
Affordable Art Fair opens at 1005 W Chick Hearn Court, btw Pico and Olympic, 7:30-10pm
Gareth Long and Out-of-_____ open at Michael Benevento, 7578/7556 Sunset Blvd, btw Curson and Sierra Bonita, 6-8pm
Superflex opens at 1301PE Gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 7-9pm
Gail Natzler and Darrel Couturier gallery talk at Couterier, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and 1st, 2pm
Psychedelic Visions & Expanded Consciousness screening program at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 8pm, $10
ONNEN ||| ZINGCHAT: NATALIE GOODNOW ||| JOHANSON
thursdayjanuary5
Julie Torres opens at Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, 10am-4pm
Archie Carey performs at Machine Project, 1200-D N Alvarado St, at Elsinore, 1-4pm
Stonefeather, Toy Bombs, and King Devil perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, btw Rosemont and Lake, 8pm, $8
fridayjanuary6
Jan van Imschoot opens at Ltd Los Angeles, 7561 Sunset Blvd, btw Sierra Bonita and Curson, 7-9pm
Jon-Paul Villegas opens at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 7-10pm
Alexandra Manukyan, Frieda Goessett, and Krystopher Sapp open at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 8-11pm
Agnes Varda screens at Fowler Museum, UCLA, 6pm
saturdayjanuary7
Alessandro Pessoli opens at Marc Foxx, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm
David von Schlegell opens at China Art Objects, 6068 Comey Ave, btw Venice and Washington, 6-9pm
Daniel Richter opens at Regen Projects II, 9016 Santa Monica Blvd, btw La Peer and Almont, 6-8pm
Charlie Roberts opens at Richard Heller, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michgian Ave, B5A, 5-7pm
Adam Ross opens at Angles Gallery, 2754 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Brian Bress opens at Cherry and Martin, 2712 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
David McDonald opens at Carter & Citizen, 2648 La Cienega Ave, btw Venice and Washington, 6-9pm
Gusmano Cesaretti, curated by Aaron Rose, opens at Roberts & Tilton, 5801 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm
Robb Putnam opens at Walter Maciel, 2642 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Vivian Maier opens at Merry Karnowsky, 170 S La Brea Ave, btw W 1st and W 2nd, 8-11pm
Glenn Kaino opens at Honor Fraser, 2622 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Vencie and Washington, 6-8pm
Banks Violette and Shio Kusaka open at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Ingrid Calame and Raffi Kalenderian open at Susanne Vielmetter, 6006 Washington Blvd, at Sentney, 6-8pm
Matthew Porter and Tim Bavington open at M+B, 612 N Almont Dr, btw Santa Monica and Melrose, 6-8pm
Someone Puts a Pineapple Together opens at ACME, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Human Presence opens at JK Gallery, 2632 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
sundayjanuary8
Phil Kho opens at LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St, btw Temple and 1st, 3-5pm
Jung ji Lee and John Rosewell open at LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650 S Ave 21, at Main, 1-3pm
Odeya Nini performance at Machine Project, 1200-D N Alvarado St, at Elsinore, 1-3pm
Now Dig This! Bash at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7-9pm
A Free & Open Seminar on Performance: Jennifer Doyle at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 1-4pm
Dangerous Ideas: Political Conceptual Work in Los Angeles, 1974-1981 screening at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 3-4pm
mondayjanuary9
See Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981 at MOCA, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and 1st, 11am-5pm
My Week With Marilyn screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 7:30pm
Princeton, TV Girl, and LANME perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, btw Lake and Park View, 8pm
tuesdayjanuary10
Battle Royale screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 10:15pm
The Young and Fidlar perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw E 2nd and E 3rd, 9pm, $5
wednesdayjanuary11
See Sara VanDerBeek at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 11am-5pm
Teams and Frankie Chan perform at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Blvd, at Vendome, 10pm, $5
SERGE ONNEN ||| ZINGCHAT: NATALIE GOODNOW ||| JUAN GOMEZ
thursdaydecember29
FMLY FEST at Catnap, 1726 N Spring St, at Wilhardt, 1pm, $10
PROGRAMMED2THRASH perform at Lot 1 Café, 1529 W Sunset Blvd, at Laveta Terrace, 8pm, $5
fridaydecember30
Battle Royale screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 6:30pm
FMLY FEST at Chuco’s, 1137 Redondo Blvd, btw Long and West, 2pm, $10
saturdaydecember31
John Digweed performs at Avalon Hollywood, 1735 N Vine St, btw Yucca and Hollywood Blvd, 9pm, $60
Glass Candy, Chromatics, Desire, and Goddollars perform at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Blvd, 8pm, $25
Jenny and Johnny and Cults perform at The Standard, 8300 Sunset Blvd, btw Sweetzer and Flores, 8pm, $75
sundayjanuary1
Horse Feathers screens at Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave, at Montana, 7:30pm
Moses Campbell, High Dive, Songs for Moms, and Monstro perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $5
mondayjanuary2
Manhattan Murder Mystery, IE, Nicole Kidman, and Philip Seymour Hoffman perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, 9pm, $5
Seasons, One Trick Pony, Count Fleet and Torches perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Glendale, 8:30pm, Free
tuesdayjanuary3
Drawn opens at Margo Leavin, 812 N Robertson Blvd, btw Cortez and Laveta, 4-6pm
Touche and Evan Voytas perform at Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club, 1348 14th St, at Santa Monica Blvd, 8pm, Free
wednesdayjanuary4
Lunchtime Art Talks: Kirsten Everberg at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm
Big Business and Neil Hamburger perform at Alex’s Bar, 2913 E Anaheim St, btw Gladys and Orizaba, 8pm, $10
No Age perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $5
SEWARD ||| ZINGCHAT: LUCKY DEBELLEVUE ||| STOETZEL
thursdaydecember22
Crepe De Chine Scarf Show at Ooga Booga, 943 N Broadway, #203, btw Hill and Broadway, 7-9pm
Benecio del Toro presents The Naked Island and Lucky Dragon #5 at Cinefamliy, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:30pm, $10
Wrong Hole, Suzi Star, Pure Shit, and I.E. perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $5
fridaydecember23
Last Minute Holiday Sale at Fifth Floor, 502 Chung King Ct, btw College and Bamboo, Noon-7pm, 15% off everything
Die Hard / Die Hard 2 screen at Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw Las Palmas and McCadden, 7:30pm
Jon Brion performs at Largo, 432 Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 9:30pm, $23
saturdaydecember24
See Naked Hollywood: Weegee In Los Angeles at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 11am-3pm
The 52nd Annual LA County Holiday Celebration at Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Ave, btw Hope and Grand, 3-6pm
The Flowers of War screens at Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Beloit and Sawtelle, 8:30pm
sundaydecember25
Battle Royale screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:30pm
L'ile Heureuse at Machine Project, 1200 D N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 7-10pm
Ice Skate at Pershing Square, 532 S Olive St, at W 5th, Noon-10pm
mondaydecember26
See Glenn Ligon: AMERICA at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, Noon-8pm
2nd Annual Greatest Cartoons Ever at Alex Theatre, 216 N Brand Blvd, btw California and Wilson, 7pm
Free Moral Agents perform at Detroit Bar, 843 W 19th St, btw Cabrillo and Meyler, Costa Mesa, 9pm
tuesdaydecember27
See Carlos Bunga at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 11am-7pm
Violent Vickie, Hanin Elias, and Miata perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, btw Cortez and Laveta Terrance, 9pm, $5
wednesdaydecember28
See Collage Culture at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, 1-9pm
Dam-Funk perform at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, at Ivar, 7pm, Free
ASHER ||| ZING #22 MIAMI RELEASE PARTY ||| HOLZER
thursdaydecember15
Farrah Karapetian opens at LEADAPRON, 8445 Melrose Pl, btw Crott and Alfred, 5-7pm
Gifted opens at Bleicher/Golightly, 1431 Ocean Ave, btw Santa Monica and Broadway, 6-10pm
Hammer Presents: Jason Moran at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm
The Happy Hollows, Eastern Conference Champions, and Gothic Tropic perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, btw Lake and Rosemont, 8pm, $8
fridaydecember16
30 Open Doors at Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, 5-10pm
William E Jones release at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 7-9pm
ING perform at Machine Project, 1200 D N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm
Rachel Haden performs at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $5
saturdaydecember17
Alan Michael opens at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm
Eddie Peake opens at Mihai Nicodim, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm
Sylvia Ji opens at Corey Helford, 8522 Washington Blvd, btw McManus and Fay, 7-10pm
Womb Room opens at Night Gallery, 204 S Ave 19, at Broadway, 10pm
Drugs Crew opens at New Image, 7920 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Fairfax and Hayworth, 6-9pm
Spread the Word: An Auction Benefitting 826LA at Mark Moore, 5790 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 7-10pm
Ry Rocklen signs at Ltd Los Angeles, 7561 Sunset Blvd, btw Curson and Sierra Bonita, 4-6pm
Artbook Sample Sale at Paper Chase Press, 7174 W Sunset Blvd, at Formosa, 11am-5pm
sundaydecember18
Gertrud & Otto Natzler gallery talk at Couturier Gallery, 166 N La Brea, btw Beverly and W 1st, 2pm, RSVP
Mary Ann Duganne Glicksman performs at Robert Berman, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B7, C2, D5, 4-6pm
Charles Phoenix: Retro Holiday Slide Show at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 3pm, 7pm, $30
Michael Cera presents Jim Henson: Commercials & Experiments at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 1pm, new-&-renewing members only with RSVP
mondaydecember19
See Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 11am-5pm
Pinback perform at Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, at MacArthur, Santa Ana, 7pm, $18
tuesdaydecember20
See Jay Erker at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, btw Sunset and Hollywood, by appointment
The Naked Island and Kuroneko screen at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 8pm
Lawrence of Arabia screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 1pm
wednesdaydecember21
See Bon Voyage at WPA, 510 Bernard St, btw Yale and Hill, by appointment
White Christmas screens at Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw as Palmas and Highland, 7:30pm
Noah Lit & The Megafauna, Timur and the Dime Museum, and One Trick Pony perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8pm, $5
WINKLER ||| ZINGCHAT: NATALIE GOODNOW ||| LEE
thursdaydecember8
Rupert Garcia artists talk at MOCA Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and E 1st St, 6:30-8pm
Storefront+Scope, Circuits [Intervention, Investigation] at Machine Project, 1200 D N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm
Drifting Clouds screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 9:20pm
The Kooks and Yawn perform at The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw El Centro and Gower, 8pm, $30
fridaydecember9
Hans Haveron and Smog City open at C.A.V.E. Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, at Westminster, 6-10pm
Holiday Raffle at Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista St, at N Ave 55, 8-11pm
RUNE Boutique World Debut Party at Royal T, 8910 Washington Blvd, btw National and Washington, 8pm-Midnight
Jonathan Richman performs at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $15
saturdaydecember10
James Hayward opens at Richard Telles, 7380 Beverly Blvd, btw Fuller and Martel, 5-7pm
Tom Knechtel opens at Marc Selwyn, 6222 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Leontine Greenberg David Cooley, and Amos Mac & Zackary Drucker open at Luis De Jesus, 2685 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-9pm
Nathan DeYoung and Linnea Strid open at Thinkspace, 6009 Washington Blvd, at Hargis, 5-8pm
Nouar and Black Christmas open at CoproGallery, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, T5, 8-11:30pm
The Artist Bailout at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 1-9:30pm
Second Story new editions opens at Pepin Moore, 933 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-9pm
Bon Voyage opens at WPA, 510 Bernard St, btw Yale and Hill, 6-10pm
Holiday Party and Sale at Fifth Floor, 502 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 6-10pm
LA Print edition 2 at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, Noon-8pm
Graduate Open Studios at UCLA, 8535 Warner Dr, at San Vincente, 6-9pm
sundaydecember11
See Kenneth Anger: Icons at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 11am-6pm
I Heart Transylvania book release at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7:30pm
Outdoor Afternoon Nap Music in the Hills with Machine Project, 2pm, RSVP to machine@machineproject.com for location
mondaydecember12
See Collage Culture at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 1-9pm
Naomi Uman screens at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
Free Moral Agents perform at Detroit Bar, 843 W 19th St, btw Cabrillo and Meyler, Costa Mesa, 9pm
tuesdaydecember13
Gothic Grandeur: Manuscript Illumination, 1200-1350 opens at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Dr, btw Fwy 405, 10am-5:30pm
Frederic Amat is in conversation at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
Scratch Acid perform at El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd, btw Burnside and Dunsmuir, 8pm, $25
wednesdaydecember14
Hammer Readings: Literary Los Angeles and the LA Review of Books at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7pm
We Need To Talk About Kevin screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:30pm
Dinosaur Jr perform at The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw El Centro and Gower, 8pm, $33
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thursdaydecember1
June Wayne and her Joan of Art Workshops/Womanspace at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Westchester and Manchester, Noon-12:30pm
Bob Gruen and Backstage Pass: Faces in Music II open at Fahey/Klein, 148 N La Brea, btw Beverly and 1st, 7-9pm
Dan Deacon performs at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $12
fridaydecember2
Jay Erker opens at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, btw Sunset and Hollywood, 7-10pm
Jedediah Caesar and Shana Lutker open at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and N Broadway, 8-11pm
Daniel Martin Diaz and Robert Burden open at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, btw Hollywood and Sunset, 7-11pm
saturdaydecember3
Jeff Eisenberg opens at POVevolving Gallery, 939 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-11pm
Julian Wasser opens at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm
Livin’ LA opens at Cirrus Gallery, 542 S Alameda St, at Palmetto, 6-10pm
Gallery Tour with Sisters of Survival and The Waitresses at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Manchester and Westchester, 11am-1pm
Wallace Berman’s Underground opens at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Holly and Walnut, 8-10pm
sundaydecember4
Barbara Mindell opens at LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650 A South Avenue 21, at Main, 1-3pm
Francisco Letelier and Bobby Rojas open at LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St, btw Temple and 1st, 3-5pm
Charles Gaines artist talk at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, btw Temple and 1st, 3-4pm
mondaydecember5
Ai Weiwei panel discussion at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 7:30-8:30pm
Neverever, Cold Showers, Exploding Flowers, and Muzz perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, Free
tuesdaydecember6
Disney’s Lost Laugh-O-Grams screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 8pm
Girls, The Tyde, and Melted Toys perform at The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw Gower and Vine, 7pm, $25
wednesdaydecember7
Ritual and Spirit in Contemporary Art panel at Fowler Museum, UCLA, North Campus, 7-9pm
Anatomy of a Murder screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 1pm
TEETH, Toasted Head, Whig Party, and Brannigan’s Law perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $10
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