New Abstracts showcases an expansive range of practices constituting abstract art today. Despite strong counter currents in the contemporary art world, such as the resurgence of figurative painting, innovations in augmented reality, and the development of NFTs, abstraction continues to offer rich possibilities for innovation and introspection. Many artists working with abstract vocabularies today interrogate not only the possibilities of color, material, gesture, and form, but also the potential for injecting abstract art with political, spiritual, or personal meaning.
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Free Community Peformance at L.A. Dance Project
L.A. Dance Project (LADP) is hosting free community performances and Q&As during their upcoming performance series Spring Dances. The new triple-bill program features the premieres of LADP Founder and Artistic Director Benjamin Millepied’s Me.You.We.They, set to original music by composer Nico Muhly and LADP choreographer Janie Taylor’s Sleepwalker’s Encyclopedia, with set design by painter Ben Styer. The other works which will alternate each performance are Millepied’s Moving Parts and Triade.
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SUNDAY JUMP
A community open mic series at the Pilipino Workers Center. The Center facilitates a safe space for marginalized voices to share stories and create genuine connections through the arts. This season celebrates the 12th anniversary of the longest-running Filipino-founded open mic series in Historic Filipinotown.
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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.
$5 – $10
Film Series: Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film
The Acadmy Museum presents the Film Series Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment and portrayal of science, and…
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Stories of Sugar Hill
Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE! Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history. This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area. The experience is…