Flavorpill Los Angeles Events

Accomplice: Hollywood

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Ongoing

Saturdays–Sundays

@ Various Hollywood locations

Co-produced by Neil Patrick Harris and Tom Salamon, Accomplice: Hollywood sends teams of intrepid folks along Hollywood Boulevard and its environs in a race to save troubled faux-celebrity Nikki Desmond. Part theatre and part scavenger hunt, the interactive performance adventure brings unsuspecting participants in direct contact with sleazy and surreal Hollywood types, performed by eerily dead-on professional actors. A southland spin-off of New York's original Accomplice, the Hollywood version is an essential experience for natives, longtime residents, and out-of-towners alike.

Michael, Kevin & Geoff

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Nov 7 – Dec 20

Daily

@ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery

Three friends, fellow CalArts alums, and working artists join forces to explore the finer side in an exhibit at HVW8 Art + Design Gallery, in their first exhibit together since art school. Artist and graphic designer for Nike, Michael Leon's skateboard-influenced art transitions naturally into the work of typographer, art director, and designer Kevin Lyons, with the trio of works being brought full circle with the illustrative leanings of Beautiful Loser Geoff McFetridge.

Los Angeles Zeppelin Tours

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Nov 19–23

Daily

@ AirFlite Aviation Services

Already over 5000 people have had the rare opportunity to fly Eureka, one of the world's three operating Zeppelins; now, the ship is making its way back to Long Beach Harbor, inviting LA-based "flightseers" to check off "ride in a Zeppelin" from their to-do lists while entertaining out-of-town guests. For five days, fans of fancy sky rides will have the opportunity to board the only passenger airship in America. Operated by Airship Ventures, the Eureka Zeppelin is 60 feet longer than the biggest blimp and 15 feet longer than a 747, with a cabin that holds only 12 passengers—so the price isn't really that sky-high.

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Aug 14 – Mar 8, 2010

Daily

@ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Visitors to the Norton Simon Museum are accustomed to viewing peaceful, benevolent Buddhist deities, such as smiling Buddhas deep in meditation or serenely blissful bodhisattvas beckoning to us. But scattered throughout the Asian galleries is a striking assortment of demonic, wrathful deities—figures that bare fangs, drink blood, wear garlands of severed heads or are surrounded by fiery haloes. Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art, an intimate exhibition of paintings, sculptures and ceremonial ritual objects from the Museum’s permanent collection, explores this fascinating theme.

Coco Before Chanel

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Ongoing

Daily

@ Various Los Angeles Theaters

Audrey Tautou (aka Amélie) stars as Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in this visually stunning French film about the legendary designer's early days before her career as a celebrated couturier. From her adolescence in an orphanage to her early adulthood as a gawky courtesan, Chanel exhibited a tenacity of spirit and a fierce independence that would come to define her designs. Written and directed by Anne Fontaine, Coco Before Chanel is an engaging biopic about a woman's struggles to make a name for herself in a man's world, infused with characteristic Gallic romance.

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Oct 30 – Apr 5, 2010

Daily

@ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In conjunction with the installation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s stunning Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New York, the Norton Simon Museum presents Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres. This exhibition of close to 150 paintings, sculpture and photographs from the Norton Simon collections traces artistic engagements with portraiture following Ingres’s influence in the early to mid-19th century through to the present day, and examines why this genre, so seemingly laden with restrictions and expectations, appealed to some of the greatest avant-garde painters in the history of art. The exhibition includes such artists as Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, among many others.

In Celebration of Michael Jackson

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Ongoing

Daily

@ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

The recently opened GRAMMY Museum at Downtown's mammoth entertainment complex LA Live offers visitors a rare, intimate glimpse into the life of one of pop music's most iconic entertainers. In addition to Michael Jackson's sequined glove(s), banged-up shin armor, and Liberace-inspired matador jackets, the museum's original exhibit, Michael Jackson: HISyle, has been expanded to include video of the Gloved One's most memorable live performances, the suit he wore on the cover of Thriller, and much more – honoring the legacy of one of pop music's greats.

Baker's Dozen | Natural Artifice Exhibition Catalog is Now Available for Purchase Online

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Sep 19 – Jan 1, 2010

Daily

@ Torrance Art Museum

TAM's current exhibition catalog is now available for purchase through the print on demand service Blurb.com

This beautiful 52 page catalog features both of our current exhibitions with information about the artists and images of their work.

Visit the site, preview the book, and place your order!

http://www.blurb.com/user/store/coltonstenke

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Ongoing

Mondays

Wednesdays–Sundays

@ The Getty Museum

Over 180 ancient glass objects from the collection of Erwin Oppenländer are featured in this exhibition.

The Oppenländer collection, which the Getty acquired in 2003, is remarkable for its cultural and chronological breadth. It includes works made in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Greek world, and the Roman Empire, and spans the entire period of ancient glass production, from its origins in Mesopotamia in about 2500 B.C. to Byzantine and Islamic glass of the eleventh century A.D.

Also notable in the Oppenländer collection is the variety of ancient glassmaking techniques, such as casting, core forming, mosaic, inflation, mold blowing, cameo carving, incisimg, and cutting. All these techniques are still used by glass artists today.

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity is on view at the Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Opens Tuesday Nov 17 (7–10:30pm)

Nov 17 – Jan 5, 2010

Daily

@ Arclight Hollywood

Known primarily for its iconic outdoor amphitheatre and legendary musical acts, the Hollywood Bowl is offering fans a glimpse into the world of poster design with its inaugural exhibit at the Arclight Hollywood. 13 commissioned posters for the Bowl's 2009 season will be on display, promoting everyone from Liza Minnelli and Aretha Franklin to Death Cab for Cutie and the LaMontagnes. In the unique exhibit curated by La-La Land Gallery and the LA Phil, artists such as Camille Rose Garcia and Shag also provide exclusive original works along with their printed pictures, with rare vintage Hollywood Bowl ephemera providing a nostalgic look at the venue's early days.

Yogaglo

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Ongoing

Daily

@ Yogaglo

Yoga lovers will be jumping for joy (or rather, doing the Downward Dog) thanks to Yogaglo, a new online interactive site that streams yoga classes in HD, allowing anyone to take advantage of the advice of talented teachers without leaving their home or trading in their PJs for pricey gear. Of course, if you're still keen to be old-fashioned and gregarious (as in, flirt with that blue-eyed yogini), just pop on into the studio and set up your membership in person.

Ingres's 'Comtesse d'Haussonville' from The Frick Collection

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Oct 30 – Jan 25, 2010

Daily

@ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum is delighted to announce the arrival this fall of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s magnificent painting Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New York.

This portrait of the comtesse, a young woman known as Louise, Princess de Broglie (1818–1882), is the first loan from the Frick in an art exchange program between the venerable New York institution and the Norton Simon foundations. Comtesse d’Haussonville will be on view at the Museum from October 30, 2009, through January 25, 2010.

SHAG (Josh Agle)

2009-11-21T08:00:00Z

Opens Saturday Nov 21 (8–11pm)

Nov 21 – Dec 9

Tuesdays–Saturdays

@ Corey Helford Gallery

Contemporary art icon SHAG (Josh Agle) will unveil a new body of work at Corey Helford Gallery on Saturday, November 21st in Culver City. The exhibit titled, "Autumn's Come Undone" is a change in direction for Shag, with complex and dense imagery, falling somewhere between "For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" and Hieronymous Bosch. The impressive exhibit consists of 16 large (6-foot long) limited edition giclees on canvas featuring elaborate panoramic narratives and 22 original paintings. If you're already a Shag fan, you will love this. If you're not a Shag fan yet, this may just be the show that converts you.

For advance online previews please contact jch@coreyhelfordgallery.com.

Reception is open to the public from 8 -11pm on Saturday, November 21st. Show on view until December 9th.

Malbec, St. Leonard's, Loquat, Dazzler

2009-11-21T12:00:00Z

Saturday Nov 21

@ Spaceland

Malbec || Listen || Watch || MP3

Every time I open my music player, I find myself heading back to what I know best- Bright Eyes, Death Cab, or Radiohead. But if you told me you find Miike Snow’s “Faker” a definite song to repeat, I’d say a chance on Malbec is one worth taking. Think the mellow vibe, similar background, but with a touch of something that makes you feel like you want to be in a cozy home.

What’s so heart stealing about this band? Every song on their released free EPs, The Answering Machine, does not disappoint, especially if the listener is looking for some mellow vocals and guitar with a touch of synth. As the band created music, they released at the very same time. The Answering Machine EPs come in a series of 5 downloads, each with a little of the band’s personality shown with the tracks that are simply messages that would be left on, well, an answering machine. The full length album, Dawn of Our Age, does not fail either. Touches of trumpet even appear to semi-liven up the beat while maintaining the relatively slow and relaxing yet foot tapping beat.

These past few weeks I find myself listening to Malbec on the 24/7 basis. In the recent months the song “Summer” has skillfully made its way the top 25 played list on my music player. If there’s anything you get out of this summer, it’s finding enjoyment out of the little things of summer- popsicles, lazy days, or Malbec. - AW Music

With:
St. Leonard's
Loquat || Listen
Dazzler || Listen

8:30pm / $10 adv, $12 doors / 21+

Tom Wudl: Specimens from the Flowerbank World

2009-11-21T18:00:00Z

Nov 12 – Dec 31

Tuesdays–Saturdays (10am–6pm)

@ L.A. LOUVER

Venice, CA -- LA Louver is pleased to present recent paintings, works on paper and a new suite of etchings by Tom Wudl. Wudl's new work is inspired by the Avatamsaka Sutra – or the Flower Ornament Sutra – the epic book that is considered the most elevated scripture of Huayan Buddhism. The sutra contains vivid metaphors and language that evoke powerful imagery to inspire exalted experiences of mind and reality. Wudl does not intend to illustrate the sutra, but rather create images that reflect its rich content.

"The finest jewels appeared spontaneously, raining inexhaustible quantities of gems and beautiful flowers all over the earth." --Translated from Book One of the Avatamsaka Sutra Sparkling jewels appear in several of Wudl's works; as do eyes that float in space or emanate from flowers. A club motif, often miniscule in scale, is pervasive, and represents the elaborate descriptions of phenomena that are characteristic of the Avatamsaka Sutra's literary style. The innumerable and repetitious form also reflects the book's primary purpose as an exhortation to meditation, which in its practice involves repetition. All but one of the works in the exhibition are intimate in scale (sizes range from just over 4 inches square to 9 1/2 x 13 inches), and dense and intricate in composition. The exhibition embraces both pencil drawing on paper, as well as rich oils on paper and canvas. The show also debuts a new suite of etchings that depicts a rose. This rose is the central motif in the exhibition, and is printed in four versions.

Tom Wudl immigrated to the United States from Cochabamba, Bolivia in 1958. Beginning life in a new country at age ten, Wudl already knew he wanted to become a painter. Wudl attended The Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, but achieved most of his skill and insight through his independent study of late Medieval (particularly Northern European) and early Renaissance Italian painting, and during travels to Europe.

Throughout his career, Wudl has balanced his art making with teaching: in addition to leading private classes, he has held positions at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena; UCLA; UC Irvine; UC Santa Barbara; Claremont College; and Otis College of Art and Design. Wudl has exhibited his work at museums and galleries throughout the United States and abroad, including Documenta V, Kassel (1972); Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo and Nagoya City Museum in Japan; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Art; Pasadena Art Museum; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. L.A. Louver has represented Tom Wudl since 1980.