Events for July 5th, 2008
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Saturday - July 5th
Events / Art
Marlene Dumas - Measuring Your Own Grave
Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA - Grand Avenue - 250 South Grand Avenue - Los Angeles (Downtown)
With just over one hundred paintings and drawings, Marlene Duras's exhibit at MOCA is, at its simplest, a study of people through portraiture. Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1953, Duras has spent more than 30 years distilling issues of race, family and (of course) personal identity into her...
Style / Jewelry
Sonia Boyajian at Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons guerrilla store - 125 W. 4th St., Ste. #106 - Los Angeles (Downtown)
Because everyone needs a little bling
Events / Theater Event
A Chorus Line
Ahmanson Theatre - 135 North Grand Avenue - Los Angeles (Downtown)
"One singular sensation..." The hit song sums up the award winning musical which is about seventeen folks on the verge of getting their big break on Broadway. We bet that one wannabe actress roomie you had sang "Chorus Line" tunes in the bathroom.May 21-July 6Tues-SunSee website for precise...
Events / Art
Marlene Dumas - Measuring Your Own Grave
Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA - Grand Avenue - 250 South Grand Avenue - Los Angeles (Downtown)
With just over one hundred paintings and drawings, Marlene Duras's exhibit at MOCA is, at its simplest, a study of people through portraiture. Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1953, Duras has spent more than 30 years distilling issues of race, family and (of course) personal identity into her...
Events / Art
Lisa Lapinski - The Fret and Its Variations
Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA - Grand Avenue - 250 South Grand Avenue - Los Angeles (Downtown)
Like a honeycomb of structural variants, Lisa Lapinski's sculptures mix together elements of wood, wallpaper and other found objects. An Art Center grad, Lapinski returns to Los Angeles for her first musuem showing, bearing new and recent work. June 26 - Aug. 25Opening reception June 26, 6 - 8 p.m.
Style / Shopping Event
Just opened: Upper Playground
Upper Playground - 126 E. 6th St. - Los Angeles (Downtown)
Four-square grows up
Events / Paintings and Drawings
Rebel Legacy - The Abstract in Latino Art
Pharmaka - 101 West 5th Street - Los Angeles (Downtown)
In the midst of LACMA's Chicano Art exhibit comes a downtown look into more work from Latino artists. June 12 - July 31Opening reception July 12, 7 - 9 p.m. The Downtown art walk will also be going all day from 12 - 9 p.m.
Events / Fair/Festival
Anime Expo
L.A. Convention Center - 1201 South Figueroa St. - Los Angeles (Downtown)
Four days of googly-eyed madness descend upon the LA Convention center. With so many things to look at and see, it's tough for us to whittle down the good stuff. Participate in the Anime music video contest, or dress up as your favorite character and get your cosplay on at the Masquerade Ball....
Events / Installation Art
Haegue Yang - Asymmetric Equality
REDCAT - 631 West 2nd Street - Los Angeles (Downtown)
June 27 - Aug. 24: South Korean installation artist Haegue Yang attempts to reformulate the experiences that underlie our day-to-day world. The installation includes lights and customized blinds as well as humidifiers and scent emitters. And perhaps Glade Plug-Ins. Opening reception June 27,...
Bars & Clubs / DJ
Happy Hour at La Cita
La Cita - 336 S. HIll St. - Los Angeles (Downtown)
A 10-hour happy hour almost worth quitting your day job for
