This exhibition surveys over five hundred years of intaglio prints drawn from the extensive collections of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum. The intaglio medium comprises engravings, etchings, dry point, aquatint, and mezzotint, all of which involve the use of a copper or zinc plate that is incised, inked, and printed. These materials and techniques have remained more or less the same since the fifteenth century. The exhibit includes examples of Renaissance engraving, through contemporary etchings. Groove includes more than eighty prints, organized chronologically, with important examples of Renaissance engraving by Albrecht Dürer and Giorgio Ghisi; major etchings of the Dutch baroque period by Rembrandt van Rijn; nineteenth- and twentieth-century prints by Stanley William Hayter, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Käthe Kollwitz, and Pablo Picasso; and contemporary etchings by Mark Bradford, Vija Celmins, Nicole Eisenman, Toba Khedoori, and Martin Puryear.
Groove: Artists and Intaglio Prints, 1500 to Now
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Music in the Chinese Garden
Every Wednesday afternoon, a different solo musician performs, playing unamplified melodies on classical instruments, including the dizi, pipa, and erh. Let the music transport you to another time and place as you stroll through one of the most magical landscapes in Southern California. (Canceled in the event of rain.)
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CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY WITH EMMY LAM
Chinese calligraphy has been a traditional art of writing for more than 5,000 years. It is especially significant and vital during numerous Chinese festivals and celebrations. This hour-long workshop is a superb opportunity for everyone to learn how to write a different language and to learn about Chinese culture in a fun and creative way. Participants will learn to write 24 Chinese characters and take home their prized work. All materials provided. RSVP via email ebarrera@lapl.org.
$180
Rising Chef Series 2024: A Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) hosts the return of its celebrated “Rising Chef Series,” a dinner pop-up series convening three emerging Asian American chefs in a month-long celebration of food, culture and the spirit of innovation. Taking place within the JACCC’s Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center (TWCCC), which brought us acclaimed culinary residencies such as Hansei and n/soto, the series will feature innovative pop-up restaurant concepts inspired by the Asian American…
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WEHO READS: ASIAN PACIFIC DIASPORA TALK STORY
Hear from a panel of poets and writers as they share their stories, connect across the diaspora, and discuss what it means to be Asian American during Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. RSVP requested at Eventbrite.
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THE ALI WONG RESIDENCY
The award-winning creator, director, actor, and hilarious stand-up comedian moves into the Wiltern for a limited run of shows you do not want to miss! Catch Ali’s latest hour of stand-up to be filmed for her next comedy special.