art weekend LA

a biannual exploration of artfairs, galleries, & museumsacross Los Angeles

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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 Complex7920 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046

http://www.artweekendla.com/win-a-trip-for-two-to-paris-at-colcoa-film-festival/

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 Studios5555 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038

http://www.artweekendla.com/paris-photo-los-angeles/

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PhoTo iNdEPENdENT ThE iNTErNATioNAL ExPosiTioN of CoNTEmPorAry PhoTogrAPhy

Opens Friday, April 25Trade Day, 1pm-5pm,Press Preview, 5pm-7pmOpening Night Premiere Party, 7-10pm

Saturday, April 26, 11am–7pmSunday, April 27, 11am–6pm

Raleigh Studios Hollywood5300 Melrose Ave. Hollywood, CA 90038 http://www.artweekendla.com/photo-independent-the-international-exposition-of-contemporary-photography/

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-smithsonians-national-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 Hammer10899 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-meta-

phor-in-the-arts-of-africa/

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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 Hollywood5300 Melrose Ave. Hollywood, CA 90038

http://www.artweekendla.com/photo-independent-opening-night-premiere-preview-and-party/

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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 & Rice6148 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 Art7920 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046

http://www.artweekendla.com/new-image-art-presents-this-crazy-life-by-patrick-martinez-michael-vasquez-gregory-bojorquez/

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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 Complex7920 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 & Martin2712 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034

http://www.artweekendla.com/cherry-martin-presents-lew-thomas-structuralism-and-photography/

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ThE hAmmEr musEum PrEsENTs TAkE iT or LEAVE iT: iNsTiTuTioN, imAgE, idEoLogy

Ongoing Show Runs Through: February 9 – May 18, 2014

The Hammer10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024

http://www.artweekendla.com/the-hammer-museum-presents-take-it-or-leave-it-institution-image-ideology/

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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 Hammer10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024

http://www.artweekendla.com/the-hammer-museum-presents-tea-and-morphine-women-in-paris-1880-to-1914/

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L.A. LouVEr PrEsENTs kiENhoLz bErLiN | hoPE

Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 13th – April 26th, 2014

L.A. Louver45 North Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291

www.artweekendla.com/l-a-louver-presents-kienholz-berlin-hope/

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L.A. LouVEr PrEsENTs gAjiN fujiTA drAwiNgs

Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 13th – April 26th, 2014

L.A. Louver45 North Venice Blvd. Venice, CA 90291

http://www.artweekendla.com/l-a-louver-presents-gajin-fujita-drawings/

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m+b PrEsENTs hANNAh whiTAkEr CoLd wAVE

Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 15th – April 26th, 2014

M+B612 North Almont Drive Los Angeles, CA 90069

http://www.artweekendla.com/mb-presents-hannah-whitaker-cold-wave/

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mArk moorE gALLEry PrEsENTs grfALwkV by ChrisToPhEr russELL

Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 5 – May 3rd, 2014

Mark Moore Gallery5790 West Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

http://www.artweekendla.com/mark-moore-gallery-presents-grfalwkv-by-christopher-russell/

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mArk moorE gALLEry PrEsENTs huNTiNg TroPhiEs by jErEmy fish

Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 5 – May 3rd, 2014

Mark Moore Gallery5790 West Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

http://www.artweekendla.com/mark-moore-gallery-presents-hunting-trophies-by-jeremy-fish/

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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 Gallery3143 S. La Cienega Blvd Unit B Los Angeles, CA 90016

http://www.artweekendla.com/mihai-nicodim-gallery-presents-glistening-echoes-of-a-slow-walk-home-by-jack-lavender/

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moCA PACifiC dEsigN CENTEr PrEsENTs jACob hAshimoTo’s gAs giANT

Ongoing Show Runs Through: March 1, 2014 – June 8, 2014

MOCA Pacific Design Center8687 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood, CA 90069

http://www.artweekendla.com/moca-pacific-design-center-presents-jacob-hashimotos-gas-giant/

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sAmuEL frEEmAN PrEsENTs APoLLo Tbd

Ongoing Show Runs Through: April 5th – May 10th, 2014

Samuel Freeman2639 South La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034

http://www.artweekendla.com/samuel-freeman-presents-apollo-tbd/

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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 Projects6006 Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232

http://www.artweekendla.com/susanne-vielmetter-los-angeles-projects-presents-dont-go-back-to-sleep-by-stanya-kahn/

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