January 21st, 2015 at 12:00 pm
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Andy Warhol was one of the most important artists of the 20th century, and his art continues to inspire countless millions well into the 21st. Now you can experience 102 pieces of his most prominent series, “Shadows,” at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Grand Avenue.
Where:
MOCA Grand Avenue
250 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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January 20th, 2015 at 2:00 pm
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Kids love puppets. But not every kid can say they built their very own furry friend. They can, though, on Jan. 24 at Puppet School’s Los Angeles campus in Sherman Oaks in a crafty class filled with fleece, feathers and fun.
In this two-hour workshop, kids ages 5 to 11 will go step-by-step, tracing, cutting, hot gluing (with very low-temperature glue guns), and decorating their own puppets under the supervision of the school’s talented and friendly builders. Parents are invited to the last 30 minutes to watch their kids perform with their new friends. Limit 12 students per class.
Where:
13440 Ventura Blvd., Suite 108
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
818.986.9944
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January 16th, 2015 at 8:30 am
Author: Natalie Bloomingdale, Marisa Gluck, Shontel Horne, Abigail Stone, and Marieke Trielhard
Photo: Amanda Friedman and Annie Tritt
Information provided by: Angeleno
As Los Angeles emerges as a leading cultural hub, the city’s artists, galleries, museums, curators and advisors continue to define a movement that’s attracting—and retaining—the world’s most inspiring visionaries. With fearless talent and a community that offers unabashed support, L.A. is not only a place to be for serious artists and collectors, it is the place to be.
REBEL WITH A CAUSE
Artist Analia Saban defies labels in her quest for self-expression.
“I live out of my carry-on bag,” says Analia Saban. The 34-year-old Buenos Aires-born artist has just rushed into her studio—an airy Santa Monica space she inherited from her mentor, artist John Baldessari—from a German lesson and is packing to leave for New York. Then it’s off to Dusseldorf, where she teaches at the prestigious Kunstakademie, before returning to L.A., a cycle she’s repeated for over a year. She switches genres just as seamlessly. Currently working in marble for a February exhibition at New York’s Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Saban also has pieces in LACMA’s current show, Variations: Conversations in and Around Abstract Painting. In 2012, she walked off with the Rudin Prize for Emerging Photographers. “If I think I’m getting a bit too comfortable, then I want to push myself,” Saban says. “She’s experimenting with materials in an interesting way, often making them do things that you don’t expect,” says MOCA curator Bennett Simpson. Nancy Meyer, who co-curated the LACMA show, agrees: “Her work challenges the confines of what a painting or a sculpture is meant to be.” The one label Saban does celebrate is being an Angeleno. “I can’t say enough good things about how lucky artists are here. The weather, affordability and resources for fabrication are limitless. And then there are the institutions. I can finish a body of work, call some curators and they just show up.” There’s a word for that: talented.
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January 15th, 2015 at 10:00 am
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Open wide and say “Aaaaahhhh!” when Los Angeles magazine brings together the food, beverages and chefs of the city’s up-and-coming culinary scene. Celebrate the class of the 2015 Best New Restaurants featured in the January issue as well as past honorees, meet the chefs, sample gourmet tastings, and sip on handcrafted cocktails, beer and wine. Must be 21 or older. Presented by Infiniti.
Where:
Lot 613
613 Imperial St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(Arts District DTLA)
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January 12th, 2015 at 10:00 am
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An invitation-only grand opening is coming up at the Rosslyn Hotel. Celebrate 30 years of service at this historic property. Built in 1923, the building has been completely renovated and restored. Studios are dedicated to homeless and low-income residents, including people with disabilities and chronically homeless veterans. The celebration features delicious appetizers, beverages and a Roaring 20s theme.
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112 W. Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
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