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It is time for the Monster Drawing Rally, a tradition established in Los Angeles County by Outpost for Contemporary Art.  Armory Center for the Arts and Outpost for Contemporary Art are pleased to announce that a partnership has formed between the two organizations. This year’s Monster Drawing Rally officially launches this exciting new venture.  The Monster Drawing Rally will consist of four on...   [more]

Enjoy a panel discussion about Play with Me with curators and artists Alberto Baraya, Federico Herrero, Darío Escobar, Sofía Táboas, Nina Waisman, and Leslie García.   [more]

Join Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Idurre Alonso and Selene Preciado in a conversation with artists (TBA) from the exhibition Play with Me.   [more]

Pepin Moore is pleased to announce a reading hosted by rockypoint Press with   Vanessa Place & Nuar Alsadir  Vanessa Place is a writer, a lawyer, and co-director of Les Figues Press. She is author of Dies: A Sentence (2006), La Medusa (Fiction Collective 2, 2008), Notes on Conceptualisms, co-authored with Robert Fitterman (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2009), and The Guilt Project: Rape, Morality and Law...   [more]

Filmforum is happy to bring the Los Angeles premieres of two Peter Greenaway films, with imported 35mm prints!  The first, Rembrandt’s J’Accuse, is on June 3, and the second, Nightwatching, is on June 17.  The two are closely related, fictional and documentary interpretations of Rembrandt and the painting The Night Watch.Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/249754Nightwatching (200...   [more]

CAAM offers mostly first run, thematically linked, award winning and critically acclaimed documentary films during the months of April, June, August, and November. A wide variety of films are presented with the opportunity for audience reflection after each film. Films @ CAAM series represent an eclectic span of topics including politics, music, education, art, history and sports, expounding upon rich...   [more]

You may not know Wayne White by name, but you are unquestionably familiar with his work. A guiding force behind Pee-wee’s Playhouse, White made an indelible mark on 1980s and 1990s pop culture by creating some of the decades’ most arresting and iconic images. Beauty is Embarrassing chronicles his ongoing struggles to find peace and balance between his work and his art. Director Neil Berkeley cap...   [more]

Forums are a monthly opportunity for creative individuals to come together in an informal atmosphere to share their ideas, projects and thoughts. The presentation format includes: 20 slides, 20 seconds each. Fast-paced, fun and informative, there are always a variety of creative topics to explore. Free for all to attend. Forum Frequently Asked Questions FAQ #1: What kind of presenters are Forum...   [more]

Join us for an enlightening discussion with artists Perry Vasquez and Misael Diaz and Amy Sanchez of Cognate Collective as they discuss their practice, the challenges and ambiguities of belonging to a region, and their work in the global context.   [more]

Brutal Set Math Bass brings a chorus of collaborators together for a performance that meditates on bodies absorbed in stillness. A sculptural set made of staircases and cinder blocks creates a stage on which performers act out different phases of physical and emotional transformation. Language serves as both image and object as voices interact with set pieces in this spiraling narrative. This new work is...   [more]

(Threnody) A Beginner’s Guide to Mao Tse-tung—for 2 tape loops, dancers, cello, viola, violin, and percussion This performance features two reel-to-reel tape machines in the center of the performance space. The tape loops are stretched between dancers costumed as the faux Maoist rebel portrayed by Sharon Tate in a 1967 issue of Esquire. The photo-essay that inspired this performance was accompanie...   [more]

"Maudit," an original puppetry performance piece about Modigliani's gifted yet overshadowed wife, Jeanne Hébuterne, explores the myth of the cursed artist and how simply being female may be an insurmountable fate. A promising young artist, nine months pregnant with her second child, flings herself from a fifth floor window at the death of her lover, the Bohemian portrait painter, Amadeo Modiglian...   [more]