Featured Events in Los Angeles in November 2024 (May Updated)

Simone Leigh, a traveling exhibition organized by the ICA Boston and co-presented in Los Angeles by LACMA and the California African American Museum, is the first comprehensive survey of the richly layered work of this celebrated artist. LACMA’s presentation features approximately 20 years of Leigh’s production in ceramic, bronze, video, and installation, as well as works from her 2022 Venice Biennale presentation. Over the past two decades, Leigh has created works exploring questions of Black femme subjectivity and knowledge production. Addressing a wide swath of historical periods, geographies, and traditions, her art references vernacular and hand-made processes from across the African diaspora, as well as forms traditionally associated with African art and architecture. Accompanied by a major monograph, this exhibition offers visitors a timely opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of Leigh’s complex and profoundly moving work.

Josh Kline’s Climate Change is both an exhibition and a complete work of art—an ambitious, immersive sci-fi installation that imagines a future shaped by the devastating climate crisis and the ordinary people doomed to inhabit it. Kline’s eponymous project, begun in 2018 and produced in parts over the past five years, will be brought together for the first time in this exhibition, mobilizing sculpture, moving image work, photography, and ephemeral materials to radically transform MOCA Grand Avenue’s galleries. Climate Change is a visceral, vibrant work of extended cinema in the 21st century. In this vision, which could be called dystopia but is actually pretty close, catastrophic sea level rise has already inundated the world's coasts, unleashing a flood of hundreds of millions of traumatized refugees. What happens in a world where the system built to sustain and expand capitalist enterprise and global hegemony disintegrates its own foundations? Klein opens the door to such a future, inviting us to place ourselves within it and consider the afterthought.

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard is the first museum exhibition of L.A.-based and Venezuelan-born artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (b. 1929). Trained in painting, print-making, and sculpture in Venezuela, Chile, and New York, Suarez Frimkess’s most recognized works are made in clay. Spanning over five decades, The Finest Disregard features ceramics, paintings, and drawings, including an important selection of works made collaboratively with her husband, Michael Frimkess. Although her work is usually considered to stand outside the California ceramic tradition, this exhibition demonstrates otherwise. With many works shown in public for the first time, The Finest Disregard offers insights into the artist's fascination with art history books, popular media, cartoons, animation, autobiography, and the humor found in the folds between the layers of everyday life.

This immersive exhibition tells the story of a unique mid-20th-century collaboration between artists and engineers. It explores the beginnings of the organization Experiments in Art and Technology, or E.A.T., as well as two of its most pivotal projects: 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering and the iconic Pepsi-Cola Pavilion at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan, both of which pursued groundbreaking integrations of theater, dance, technology, and interactive, multimedia art.

A noted abstractionist, Morrison is known for work that conveys the aesthetic, spiritual, and geographic influences of his birthplace and the passionate beginnings of Abstract Expressionism in New York during the 1940s and 1950s. Born and raised on the north shore of Lake Superior, Minnesota, Morrison moved to New York in 1943 on a scholarship. In 1952, he traveled to France as a Fulbright Scholar; there, he continued to develop a signature abstract style that combined elements of Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism.

‘And Then Came the Environment’ presents a range of Gustav Metzger’s scientific works merging art and science from 1961 onward, highlighting his advocacy for environmental awareness and the possibilities for the transformation of society, as well as his latest experimental works, created in 2014. The exhibition title comes from Metzger’s groundbreaking 1992 essay ‘Nature Demised’ wherein he proclaims an urgent need to redefine our understanding of nature in relation to the environment. Metzger explains that the politicized term ‘environment’ creates a disconnect from the natural world, manipulating public perception to obscure pollution and exploitation caused by wars and industrialization, and that it should be renamed ‘Damaged Nature.’

New York-based artist Firelei Báez has achieved wide acclaim over the past decade for her rigorous paintings, drawings and immersive installations that explore the influences of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Conjuring forgotten narratives, Báez carefully fills history’s lacunae with joyful rebellion. In her first exhibition with Hauser & Wirth since joining the gallery in 2023, Báez presents new large-scale canvases, drawings and her first-ever bronze sculpture at the gallery’s Downtown Arts District center in Los Angeles. Complex and layered, Báez’s work depicts fantastical hybrid figures and reimagined worlds. Employing beauty to reprocess the enduring effects of violence and trauma, Báez challenges traditional representations of history, nationality, gender and race. United by common cause, the paintings incorporate a wide range of subjects including art history, science fiction, anthropology, pop culture, folklore and fantasy. ‘The fact that it amazes me does not mean I relinquish it’ is a reference to the work of Martinican writer and philosopher Édouard Glissant, a key figure in shaping theories informing the Caribbean’s influence on the global stage. Drawing inspiration from Glissant’s text, ‘Poetics of Relation’ (1990)—from which the title directly quotes—Báez navigates the tensions between identity and place, using Glissant’s concept of opacity to explore modes of resistance, namely the ability to navigate the world freely within a refusal of being fully understood—both to others and to oneself. Báez considers mythology an important tool, ‘a way of correcting the past and projecting a different future.’ Growing up in the Dominican Republic, the artist heard local folk stories about a mythic femme trickster called a ‘ciguapa’ who was known for her elusiveness. While such lore was shared to discourage unruly and wild behavior, Báez has embraced the ciguapa in her work as a figure of endless possibility. Ever-morphing and multiplying, her composite creatures are often depicted with human legs, a coat of delicate fur and backwards facing feet so that she remains traceless and ultimately unknowable. In the ciguapa, Báez explores the body as a living archive, a shape-shifting repository of meaning and history, whose continuous transformation is inherently defiant.

‘And Then Came the Environment’ presents a range of Gustav Metzger’s scientific works merging art and science from 1961 onward, highlighting his advocacy for environmental awareness and the possibilities for the transformation of society, as well as his latest experimental works, created in 2014. The exhibition title comes from Metzger’s groundbreaking 1992 essay ‘Nature Demised’ wherein he proclaims an urgent need to redefine our understanding of nature in relation to the environment. Metzger explains that the politicized term ‘environment’ creates a disconnect from the natural world, manipulating public perception to obscure pollution and exploitation caused by wars and industrialization, and that it should be renamed ‘Damaged Nature.’

Gagosian is pleased to announce Exhibiting Forgiveness, an exhibition of new paintings by Titus Kaphar at the gallery in Beverly Hills. Shown here for the first time, this group of paintings is featured in the artist’s first narrative feature film, Exhibiting Forgiveness (2023), which debuted at Sundance this year and will be released theatrically nationwide on October 18. The semi-autobiographical Exhibiting Forgiveness stars André Holland as Tarrell Rodin, an accomplished painter whose life is upended by an unexpected reunion with his father, La’Ron (John Earl Jelks), a recovering addict who hopes to rebuild a relationship with his estranged son. Tarrell, now an active and loving father and husband, is skeptical despite the encouragement of his mother. Written and directed by Kaphar, Exhibiting Forgiveness follows his documentary shorts Shut Up and Paint (2022, shortlisted in the Documentary Short Film category of the 95th Academy Awards) and The Jerome Project (2016)—the latter of which was inspired by a painting series initiated in 2014 exploring the artist’s relationship with his own estranged father. Exhibiting Forgiveness is a direct, though fictionalized, extension of The Jerome Project. In addition to portraits, the Exhibiting Forgiveness paintings depict figures, façades of neighborhood houses, personal objects, and ephemera. These are emotionally and intellectually charged pieces. The paintings preceded the film; as Kaphar says, “they spring from the same personal, emotional and psychological well” that is the source for all his work. Combining a mastery of oil painting techniques with application of heterogenous mediums and innovative methods, Kaphar challenges conventional representation to provoke deep contemplations of family, community, and memory. Painting some canvases in highly saturated palettes and draining others of color, he combines gold leaf with tar—suggesting both divine transcendence and being stuck. Kaphar renders grief and loss, obscuring bodies, or removing them outright with knife-cut excisions. What remains is a testament to how we continue to live despite our wounds.

In conjunction with Getty’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide, Roberts Projects presents Betye Saar’s monumental altar assemblage, Mojotech. Created in 1987 during the artist’s residency at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this installation-based work is a testament to the fusion of contemporary technology and the mystique of ancient spirituality.

In her first solo exhibition in Los Angeles in over a decade, British artist Shirazeh Houshiary presents her latest and most recent works, exploring the origins of life and the mysteries of the universe, from the microscopic cellular level to the stratospheric phenomenon of the Northern Lights. The show’s title relates to the Zen Buddhist teaching that instructs students to listen to the sound of one hand clapping in order to open their hearts to the possibility and transcend the constraints of the body. Although not a Zen practitioner, Houshiary realises that her work revolves around the ongoing sound of one of her hands, leaving tiny, looping, scratched marks with pencil on large aluminium surfaces, constructing worlds through the silence of the words she inscribes.

Southern California’s iconic art event, PST ART, returns in September 2024 with over 800 artists, 70 exhibits, and 1 amazing theme:Art Meets Science. This “collision” will explore the intersection of art and science, past and present, with organizations presenting exhibits on topics such as ancient cosmology, Indigenous science fiction, environmental justice, and artificial intelligence.

L.A. Louver presents the debut American exhibition of a new body of work by Los Angeles-based architect and artist Thom Mayne. Investigating the philosophical intersections of impermanence and materiality, Mayne demonstrates how technology – at the frontiers of computer language and object-creation – can reframe and readdress timeless questions at the essence of artmaking.

Electric light emerged as an artistic medium in the mid-20th century, as artists engaged with new technology, mass media and industrial materials. The exhibition Plugged In: Art and Electric Light illuminates these themes through 11 works produced between 1964 and 1970, all drawn from the Museum’s collections. This focused group includes Andy Warhol’s controversial White Painting (1964), its nude female torso subversively activated by ultraviolet light; Dan Flavin’s stark fluorescent installations made from commercial materials; and Allen Ruppersberg’s Location Piece (1968), an “environmental sculpture” that envelops the viewer in unnerving ambient light.

Examine Getty’s much-loved painting, Irises by Vincent van Gogh, from the perspective of modern conservation science. This exhibition shows how the artist’s understanding of light and color informed his painting practice, and how conservators and scientists working together can harness the power of light with analytical tools that uncover the artist’s materials and working methods. Lastly, this exhibition reveals how light has irrevocably changed some of the colors in Irises. A painting we thought we knew so well has suddenly become quite unfamiliar.

Caldwell founded the KAOS network in 1984, and the exhibition traverses time, geography, history, and memory through Caldwell’s diverse practices of photography, film, video, music, performance, community design, and interactive media.

Christina Ramberg (American, 1946–1995) is best known for her stylized paintings of fragmented female bodies. In her work, she develops a visual vocabulary of fetish objects from hands, torsos, shoes, and locks of hair. Over time these images become increasingly abstract, eventually reduced to a set of simple geometries. The first comprehensive retrospective devoted to Ramberg in almost 30 years, the exhibition presents approximately 100 works including paintings, quilts, and archival ephemera.

Mapping the Infinite: Cosmologies Across Cultures, created in collaboration with scientists at the Carnegie Observatories and the Griffith Observatory, presents a group of rare and visually stunning artworks from different cultures and time periods to explore the variety of human attempts to explain the universe’s origins, mechanics, and meaning. Nearly every ancient culture has seen the heavens as a mirror of cosmic structure and process, and ancient measurements of time were directly influenced by the movements of heavenly bodies.Mapping the Infinitereveals how, as religions evolved, cultures conceived of and depicted cosmic deities and concepts of time and space through works of art and sacred architecture. The exhibition illuminates this history of cosmologiesaround the globe from the Stone Age to the present, from Neolithic Europe to the present day and including Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, South and Southeast Asia, East Asia,the Islamic Middle East, the Indigenous Americas, Northern Europe, and the United States.

Michael Kohn Gallery presents The river returns nothing of what it takes, an exhibition of new works by London-based, Chinese artist Shiwen Wang. For her first solo exhibition with the gallery and in the United States, Wang presents a series of 10 new abstract compositions that piece together the artist’s recurring explorations of natural life and its impermanence.

Jimmy Centeno’s solo exhibition “LA TINTA NEGRA Y ROJA FORJANDO LAS PALABRAS CON HIERRO” at Rusha & Co. explores themes of community, identity, and resistance through sculpture, assemblage, and mixed media. Centeno collects materials from the community surrounding the gallery, transforming these objects into works of art that symbolize self-determination and resistance. His work incorporates decolonial ideologies, Mexican and African oral traditions, and explores from the perspective of the Global South, focusing on the disappearance and preservation of labor, time, and historical memory.

Experience the thrill of Haunt Massive, an underground rave taking place in Los Angeles at the renowned 9thirtyLA venue located at 930 Mateo Street. Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere from October 31st to November 1st, 2024, as you dance the night away to beats from top DJs in the electronic music scene. Don't miss out on this electrifying event that promises to be a hauntingly good time.

Introducing The Cold Feet Tour, a traveling experience by songwriter Meredith Adelaide and poet Micah Bournes. Meredith Adelaide is setting foot on a brand new adventure, shifting from her quiet and private self portraiture into a very public and vulnerable sharing of her voice. With just her and a guitar, Adelaide is set on the road to travel, sharing her upcoming debut acoustic album. Micah Bournes is a Long Beach raised poet and musician. His lyrics are filled with vulnerable narratives about culture, justice, and faith. He considers his craft more of a healing practice than entertainment, encouraging everyone he crosses paths with to engage their own creativity, believing creative expression is essential for individuals and communities to thrive. Raw, charming, gritty, and human, these artists touch the places inside of us that yearn to be heard. A show best suited for intimate and mindful listeners, Adelaide and Bournes take the stage to remind us how to connect with ourselves, and be brave in pursuit of our individual dreams. Information Source: Meredith Adelaide | eventbrite

TRICK OR TREAT, and DANCE WITH DONIE! Get ready to unleash your inner SPOOKY at Donie Dance Fit’s electrifying Hip-Hop dance fitness class, happening at COLLAB Dance Studio and Creative Space! Whether you’re a fan of Halloween or just looking for a fun and fabulous workout, this is the place to be. We’re turning up the heat with choreography that’ll have you moving, grooving, and feeling spooky and sexy. CLASS IS 18 PLUS!!!! WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THIS! Dance Like a Diva: Follow Donie’s step-by-step moves designed to work all your major muscle groups while keeping the energy high and the vibes even higher.Party for Halloween: This isn’t just a dance fit class—it’s a full-on party! Groove to the music, shop from our fabulous vendors, and party for Halloween.Feel the Burn: Get ready for a killer workout led by our FANTASTIC certified group fitness instructor, Donie. You’ll leave class feeling exhilarated, confident, and ready to take on the world!CLASS IS 18 PLUS!!!! DRESS TO IMPRESS! We recommend wearing comfortable shoes to dance in! Team SCARY: Make us scream in your best scary costume.Team SEXY: Wow us in your favorite sexy costume.Team BOTH: Combine the best of both worlds in a scary and sexy costume.** DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR PHOTO BOOTH** WANT TO BE A VENDOR?! Purchase your $25 Vendor Registration and get ready to showcase your goods! Tables and chairs are providedCLASS IS 18 PLUS!!!! So what are you waiting for? Grab your squad, get dressed up, and join us for a night of dance, celebration, and fitness! This class is perfect for ALL levels! Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just here for a good time, you’ll fit right in! Let’s get FINE and FIT together—see you on the dance floor! For PROMO VIDEOS subscribe to our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@donie.dancefit and for CLASS UPDATES follow us on instagram @donie.dancefit. Information Source: Donielle Hall | eventbrite

Welcome to the **UC Riverside Highlanders at Long Beach State Beach Womens Volleyball** event! Join us at the Walter Pyramid on **Fri Nov 01 2024** at **7:00pm ** for an exciting match between these two fierce teams. Get ready to cheer on your favorite players and witness some intense volleyball action live! Don't miss out on this thrilling event - grab your friends and come support your team! See you there! Information Source: CONSUELO PEREZ | eventbrite

Mosaic Lamp Workshop in Canberra, ACT Date & Time: 31 August, 11 am Location: Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra, ACT Experience Anatolia’s rich cultural heritage as you join our best-selling mosaic lamp workshop to create your very own mosaic lamp! Learn traditional art with a contemporary twist as you travel to the ancient lands of Anatolia in Braddon. In our spectacular classes, you will experience a glimpse of the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul as you create a dazzling mosaic lamp. During this two-hour workshop, you will learn the techniques of creating stunning Islamic geometric patterns using specially cut and stained mosaic glass tiles to create your very own Turkish mosaic lamp. While you enjoy our complimentary Turkish afternoon tea service, we will guide you through every step of making these dazzling light ornaments that once lit up the Ottoman palaces, giving a magical ambience and glow to your home. All of our workshops are complemented with traditional Turkish tea and sweets. Highlights of the Workshop: - Create your own mosaic lamp with guidance from expert instructors - Learn traditional mosaic techniques and explore Islamic geometric patterns - Enjoy complimentary Turkish tea and sweets during the workshop - Experience a glimpse of Turkish culture and hospitality Indulge in true Turkish hospitality as you enjoy unleash your inner creativity! EXPERIENCE TURKISH MOSAIC ART Join us for this unique experience and create your very own Mosaic Lamp in 2 hours. Combine your creativity with Turkish mosaic art! Choose your lamp and experience this unique Turkish art that once adorned Ottoman mosques and palaces. Choose to make a candle holder, table lamp or larger swan lamp. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE We've taken a modern twist to Turkish mosaic lamps and custom curated over 150 colours of stained glass mosaics to choose from to create your Turkish lamp. You also have the option of choosing either a brass finish or matte white finish for your lamp. SHARE THE JOY WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY Create lasting memories with friends and family as you delve into the captivating world of this incredible artform. Join us and embark on an enjoyable journey together, exploring the wonders of mosaic art at its finest. DISPLAY AN EXQUISITE PIECE FOR YEARS TO COME Take pride in bringing your exquisite mosaic lamp home, and don't forget to assemble it with the metal base and light bulb which will be provided in the class. Make certain to display your unparalleled masterpiece prominently within your home, accentuating your creative spirit for all to admire. A TASTE OF ANATOLIA All of our workshops are complimented with Turkish Tea and sweets. Information Source: Atolya | eventbrite

The Los Angeles Clippers, established in 1970 and based in Los Angeles, California, USA, play their home games at Intuit Dome. The Clippers have not won an NBA Championship. Current key players include Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. The Oklahoma City Thunder, established in 1967 as the Seattle SuperSonics and based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, play their home games at Paycom Center. The Thunder have won the NBA Championship once (1979 as the SuperSonics). Current key players include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

The MLB World Series 2024 will reach its pinnacle with Game 6 featuring the Yankees and Dodgers on November 2nd at Dodger Stadium in California. This matchup has generated immense excitement not only due to the historic rivalry between these two iconic franchises but also because it marks their first World Series face-off in over four decades. The Yankees secured their spot in Game 6 by triumphing over the Cleveland Guardians in five games during the ALCS, while the Dodgers emerged victorious in six games against the New York Mets in the NLCS. This highly anticipated event promises a day filled with electric atmosphere as fans worldwide gather to witness these powerhouse teams compete for the championship title. Don't miss out on this historic MLB World Series 2024: Yankees v Dodgers Game 6 at Dodger Stadium in California on November 2nd.

Explore accurate Los Angeles Clippers v Oklahoma City Thunder sporting information for 2nd November, as well as more Basketball times with Fixture Calendar. The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They compete in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and are one of the most exciting teams to watch in the league. The team has a successful history, winning two division titles and making multiple playoff appearances in recent years. The Clippers play their home games at the iconic Staples Center, which they share with their city rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers. The team has a talented roster, led by superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, who have helped elevate the Clippers to a top contender for the NBA championship. With a dedicated fan base and a history of producing top players, the Los Angeles Clippers are a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court. The Oklahoma City Thunder is a professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Founded in 1967 as the Seattle SuperSonics, the team relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008 and renamed themselves as the Thunder. With a rich history and a strong following, the team has had its fair share of success in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They have won one conference title and have made it to the NBA finals four times. The Thunder also has a number of notable players on their roster, including Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Steven Adams. Their home games are played at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, which has a seating capacity of over 18,000 and is widely known for its energetic and enthusiastic crowd. With their constant drive to win and passionate fan base, the Oklahoma City Thunder is a force to be reckoned with in the world of basketball. Information Source: fixturecalendar.com