Opening: Sorry if that was too much, Friday October 12

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

If you’re familiar with ‘internet aesthetic’ then you’re familiar with India K. The Brooklyn based wordsmith, photographer and installation artist captures the intimate melancholia of selfie-culture. Her approach generates a sense of reflection and identity that becomes universal in its replications.

This show of new work will be installed at Junior High through November 11, 2018.

THE DETAILS:

Junior High Los Angeles
Reception Friday, October 12, 2018
7 PM - 10 PM
$5 suggested donation at the door

Pop Up: Girls Art Show, Friday October 5

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

Girls Art Show is a monthly pop up @leiminspace gallery featuring femme-identifying artists, musicians and vendors. Kick your heels up and let your hair down with some pretty cool Girls — you’re not gonna want to miss this.

Art - Amanda Kaufman
Pop Ups - Yello Paletas | Hella Looks
Music - Sylvia Sylvia | Neijah Lanae
Henna - Jen Benitez

THE DETAILS:

@leiminspace
Friday, October 5, 2018
8 PM - 11 PM
$5 with RSVP | $7 at the door

Screening: [REDACTED] EMOTIONS, Friday October 5

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

☯▲▲☻ [REDACTED] EMOTIONS ☻▲▲☯ is a community pop-up cinema celebrating budding filmmakers in Los Angeles. This Friday, check out the third installment in the series followed by music from Ghost Noise.

NEW FILMS FROM
Zia Anger | Whitmer Thomas | Lorelei Ramirez | Karissa Hahn | Ester Song Kim | Lizzy Sanford | Bobby McCoy + Peter De Riemer

THE DETAILS:

Junior High Los Angeles
Friday, October 5, 2018
8 PM - 10 PM
$5 suggested donation at the door

Opening: Feral Ways, Saturday September 22

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

Explore pleasure, pain and power within Feral Ways, the latest from Superchief Gallery. A group exhibition featuring Kashink, Kristen Liu-Wong, Lauren YS, Boy Kong, and Marlon Pruz. 

These works generate a sense of nostalgia with their techni-color-pallate, but bring patrons pause with the closeness and intimacy each piece brings. Take on a set of sensory delights without too much sugar coating at the LA rendition of the show, originally on view in New York.

THE DETAILS:

Superchief Gallery LA
Saturday, September 22, 7 - 11 PM
On view through October 13

After Hours: Another Dimension, Saturday September 29

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

The Dimension Collective is always making big moves. It’s time for them to upgrade their space so they can continue to produce some of the best creative talent coming out of Los Angeles right now.

Come out to The Arc Melrose for ANOTHER DIMENSION and enjoy some very talented featured performers— Yel, Kaylie, Myles Hood, Hazey, Takyo, DJ Swanzy, DJ Lil’ Buddha, Chauncey Bass, Indonesia Hayes and Reign Sings .

Participating vendors: Lxxp Radio, UnderratedSwan, Dominique Carella, Satomaa, QUARTERFINAL and Diamond Smith.

THE DETAILS:

The Dimension Collective
The Arc Melrose
Saturday, September 29, 8 PM - 1 AM
RSVP Here

Opening: What is to Cure? Sunday, September 16

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

Toronto-born, LA based mixed media sculptor, installation and digital artist Karen Lofgren reflects on her recent travels to Peru in her upcoming exhibition What is to Cure? By reshaping historical narratives surrounding colonialism and power through a more holistic, feminine lens, Lofgren dissolves the familiar and reaches into the void.

Materials such as aluminum, epoxy, and human hair used in Karen Lofgren's immersive installation reference ancient healing rituals such as “pulling through” and magical transference.

THE DETAILS:

Royale Projects
Sunday, September 16, 12 - 5 PM
On view through December 16

Opening: YOU IS PRETTY! Saturday, September 15

WHAT’S HAPPENING:

Curated by Angela Basset and presented by Band of Vices Art Gallery, YOU IS PRETTY! is the first solo exhibition of Chelle Barbour. Comprised of black-centric collage that confront and transcend the cultural restrictions of traditional media. Black women are positioned among yonic, floral motifs creating updated archetypes in a narrative of feminine strength and potential.

THE DETAILS:

Band of Vices Gallery
Saturday, September 15, 6 - 10 PM
Through October 13

Series: DTLA Art Walk, Thursday September 13

What’s Happening:

Lots of birds, one stone. The DTLA art walk is an opportunity to see the latest in Gallery Row, grab a bite from the city’s finest street vendors and to get your date night in before the weekend.

You can check out the map here, but it’s easy enough to start at the Last Bookstore and follow the crowd.

The Details:

DTLA Art Walk
Thursday, September 13, 6pm -11pm
Every Second Thursday

Opening: Animal Style, Wednesday September 12

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

Brightly colored and vividly ornate, Max Jansons, embellishes upon the canon in his latest exhibition of paintings presented by there-there gallery in East Hollywood. What seems to be a new wave of pop artistry has come about, where mastery is simply a tool the painter can flaunt. And Jansons does so well. 

THE DETAILS:

there-there gallery
Wednesday, September 12, 6pm - 9pm
On view through October 31
Tuesday through Saturday, 11am - 5pm

Performance: Reading ♋, Sunday September 16

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

Coinciding with SS19 Fashion Month, actor Kate Berlant performs a read of lifestyle brand 69’s Spring/Summer 2019 collection at MOCA Grand. Playing with traditional modes of haute-couture collection presentation, Berlant will unveil 69’s irreverent and exaggerated designs while playing with traditional haute-couture presentation; she plays simultaneously with the turns the brand takes and the expectations of the industry.  The brand is also showing a survey of the label's work Déjà Vu at MOCA Pacific Design Center through October 28.

This event and the accompanying exhibit are free. 

THE DETAILS:

MoCA Grand
Sunday, September 16, 3pm

Screening: Cut From the Same Cloth, Friday September 7

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

Junior High will be screening Cut From the Same Cloth, a fashion-focused film made by Lauren Kai Quartey. This project is centered on the balance of cultural appropriation and rejection that women of color face in the fashion industry. Quarterly hopes to emphasize that we are all a cut from the same cloth and all return to the same place.

This event will include a screening of the short film, music from Princess Cyberspace and an open bar.
 

THE DETAILS:

Junior High
Friday, September 7, 8pm - 10pm
$5 at the door

Opening: Gabba Gallery Group Show, Saturday September 8

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

Gabba Gallery opens four solo exhibitions this weekend. Quintessentially thematic of Los Angeles, these artists weave together their odes to city life in this Westlake space, named LA's best gallery of 2017 by LA Weekly. Enjoy DJ Jonathan Williams spinning.

Mike Habs has installed his work gas(Lit), an examination of plastic zip bags and their relationship to fantasy, luxury and death. Olga Ponomarenko plays with the nature of life in Los Angeles with her piece Angelenos, where the fantastic meets the challenges of life in this urban setting. With Eleven, CANTSTOPGOODBOY subverts pop art icons a step further with his mixed media collages. And, finally, Gray - a quiet homage to Los Angeles Nicholas Bonamy crafts serene cityscapes reminding us of the universally individual experience of urban observation. 

THE DETAILS:

Gabba Gallery
Saturday, September 8, 7pm - 11pm
On view through September 29
Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm - 3pm