Thursday, Friday, October 17-18 2024 art parties and events include art openings, live music, as well as a fundraiser for a local art walk. Of course all of this happens in various neighborhoods across Los Angeles, so take your pick.
October 17-18 2024 Art Parties and Events
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Yiwei Gallery debuts The Artist Studio, a solo exhibition by French born artist Corinne Chaix. With the interdisciplinary background of fine arts, computer science and animation, Chaix is now based in Venice, California as an artist and a curator. Chaix constructs a surreal story-verse built on contrast, where uncanny backdrops of uninhabitability are juxtaposed with the flourishing of life. Art Party: 4-7:30pm; Yiwei Gallery, 1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 90291; https://yiweigallery.com/
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Also in Venice…The Venice Art Crawl celebrates its 14th birthday with a very special fundraiser at the Lantern House in Venice. Of course Venice locals know exactly where that is. Once tickets are purchased, the address will be emailed directly to you.
The VAC producers are encouraging all guests to be in their most eclectic attire. This is your chance to let that alter ego on the loose perhaps? In the past we have had mermaids attend as well as a wolf. There will be surprise performances throughout the evening, live music, delicious refreshments, and most of an interesting mix of fellow art lovers. Art Party: 6-9pm; Address will be revealed after ticket purchase; https://www.veniceartcrawl.com
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Mid City
Goldenvoice presents Dora Jar Behind The Curtain Tour with The Army, The Navy. Born in New York but raised in LA, the 24-year-old singer’s formative sound has already captured the attention of NPR, The New York Times, W Magazine, Billboard, Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork and more. Dora quickly grew an audience with gentle indie rock tracks due to her eclectic, playful, but mature songwriting skills. Doors open: 7pm; Show starts: 8pm; Admission $47.86; El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 90036; https://www.theelrey.com/
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Friday, October 18, 2024
Downtown…The Wooster Group’s Symphony of Rats by Richard Foreman kicks off tonight at the REDCAT with a timely, reimagined production. Written for The Wooster Group in 1988, the surreal production is co-directed by Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk. Performance: 8:30pm; Admission: $50; REDCAT, 631 West 2nd Street, LA, 90012; https://www.redcat.org/
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Hollywood
Steve Turner presents two new exhibitions – bodyfountain by Tiger Rocha, True Colors: Jingze Du, as well as Acts of Service by Shinto Yamazaki. The first solo exhibition by New York-based Tiger Rocha features four large-scale abstract paintings. These emotionally charged works of art are composed of layers of thinned and sculptural oil paint that Rocha slashed and dripped across the canvas over a period of several months.
Artwork by Tiger Rocha
Then in True Colors, a two-part solo exhibition consisting of new paintings by the Dublin-based Jingze Du. The first part consists of forty-one mostly small-scale paintings that depict animals painted in black, white and shades of gray. However, True Colors has a second room of paintings. These are loose adaptations of famous paintings from the past and include Manet’s The Execution of Emperor Maximilian; David’s The Death of Marat; Goya’s The Third of May 1808 and Vermeer’s Woman Holding A Balance. And finally Acts of Service by Shinto Yamazaki also opens tonight. Art Party: 6-8pm; Steve Turner, 6830 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90038; http://steveturner.la
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Also in Hollywood…Nazarian / Curcio hosts two nights of performances. Naama Tsabar activates her current exhibition Friction, with local musicians and performers. Naama Tsabar composed and performed the piece in a collaboration with Gabriela Burdsall, Jeanann Dara, and also Sarah Strauss. The entire exhibition space will become a sound space in which the audience can move freely around the performers. Please notify the gallery, if you already rsvped, and can’t attend, so your tickets can be utilized someone else. Doors open: 7pm; Performance 7:30pm (30 minutes); Nazarian / Curcio, 616 North La Brea Avenue LA, 90036; https://nazariancurcio.com
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West Hollywood
Jetpack Comedy is LA’s best Friday stand-up comedy showcase. Comics from HBO, Netflix, and also SNL cast members, all drop-in for a night of laughter. Headliners and surprise drop-ins have included: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Bob Odenkirk, Pete Holmes, Hannibal Buress, Kumail Nanjiani, Maria Bamford, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Garlin, Ali Wong, Demetri Martin, as well as many more. Event begins: 8:30pm; Admission starts at $20; Visit the website to RSVP for events (multiple dates); FB Page; Bar Lubitsch, 7702 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, 90046; https://jetpackcomedy.com/
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
