Events by Region
Santa Monica | Venice
West Hollywood | Midtown
Chris Burden: Metropolis II
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
January 14 through 31, 2013
On view only at scheduled times, Burden's massive cityscape is a monument to the quality of quantity, a classic Burden shock-and-awe technique. Thousands of matchbox-sized cars zip among buildings and trains, creating a cacophonous, mesmerizing tableau. It suggests a giant gerbil habitat, and is no doubt meant to appeal to that urban sense of being rats in a maze. Outstanding, thought-provoking, and highly entertaining. Bring the kids; bring the grandparents. A guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Culver City
Downtown
LA Other
Synthetic Minds, The Photographs of Laura Menz
January 12 through February 9, 2013
San Diego
TRASH
October 15 through January 31, 2013
Featuring ongoing programming and installations by 12 international artists, TRASH encourages us to "draw attention to an invisible issue that increasingly dominates our lives," and serves up some sobering statistics alongside the fun trashy artworks. Participating artists are Mikey Eastman, Kota Ezawa, Kianga Ford, Institute For Figuring, Layer, Machine Project, Jessica McCambly, Vik Muniz, Jason Rogenes, Ed Ruscha, Shinique Smith, and Chris Sollars.
Orange County
Lisa Brugger and Karen Duckles "Textures in Motion"
January 11 through February 24, 2013
Santa Barbara
Start with Art
January 3 through February 3, 2013
In its first exhibit of 2013 ARTAMO GALLERY presents an overview of the 20 artists represented by the gallery, showing one work of each.
