Art & Museums

MOCA Downtown LA

Kenneth Anger: Icons

Through February 27

Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles

This exhibition showcases the films, archives, and vision of Kenneth Anger (b. 1927, Santa Monica, California; lives and works in Los Angeles), one of the most original filmmakers of American cinema.

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Santa Monica

Dennis Hopper: The Fort Worth 400
Jerry McMillan:The Artist’s Image

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 3, 4 - 7 pm
Exhibit runs through April 7

Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Building B-3 , Santa Monica

The Artist’s Image at Craig Krull Gallery will focus on one aspect of McMillan’s artistic practice, his photographic portraiture of artists. This exhibition demonstrates his inventive techniques at creating a persona rather than a mere likeness. Concurrently, the gallery will present an exhibition of photographs from the 1960s by Dennis Hopper.

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Malibu

The Epic and the Exotic: 19th Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art

Closes April 1, 2012

Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu - Admission FREE

The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, will debut its new exhibit “The Epic and the Exotic: 19th Century Academic Realism from the Dahesh Museum of Art”. In the 19th century, the great academies of Europe represented a continuation of the grand tradition of European classical art. By emphasizing idealized forms, perfect detail, and noble subjects inspired by history, these official art schools stressed rigorous technical training.

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Santa Monica

Los Angeles – Icons and Other Impressions

Exhibit runs through Sunday, April 15

The Annenberg Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica
FREE

we have assembled photographs by each of our 10 artists which are most symbolic of the city of Los Angeles. Some are its buildings familiar to most of us, some are its beach areas and piers, some are museums and other public places, some are murals and street art, but they all are uniquely “L. A.”, and could be considered as the city’s icons. Since each of the photographers in the project group has their own individual approach to their art, the exhibited images show a wide diversity of techniques and represent a composite view.

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Century City

Digital Darkroom

Through May 18

The Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, #10, Century City

DIGITAL DARKROOM features the work of 17 artists from around the world that explore the intersection of art and technology. The artists come from a range of backgrounds, each specializing in fine art, commercial art, portraiture, still life, fashion, architectural or other types of photographic and illustrative expression.

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Way of the Elders: The Buddha in Modern Theravada Traditions

April 12, 2011–March 25, 2012

LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles

Works in this exhibition illustrate a range of media produced in Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand from the eighteenth century to the present. They represent the Buddha in a variety of forms, as figures in his previous births, as the Buddha with monks and lay worshippers, and as symbols, such as the Buddha’s footprints.

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This Week at the Getty Center & Getty Villa

Getty Center

Family Art Stops

Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 and 2:30 pm

Getty Center, Los Angeles
Free; Sign-up required

Enjoy a playful introduction to art with Family Art Stops, a half-hour, hands-on gallery experience geared for families.

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