Arts & Culture
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- Street style: Paris Photo LA
- The 50 best youth-gone-wild films
- Time out with actor Chris O’Dowd
- Architectural homes in Los Angeles
- Getty Center guide
Street style: Paris Photo LA
Paris's annual photography fair made its debut at Paramount Studios where the art world's fashionable set showed off their street style.
The 50 best youth-gone-wild films
Piss off your parents with our countdown of the most ferociously fun movies about youth and rebellion.
Time out with actor Chris O’Dowd
The Hollywood dreamboat from the IT Crowd and Bridesmaids talks about his latest film, The Sapphires.
Architectural homes in Los Angeles
Whether you’re interested in local history, celebrity digs or plain old house porn, we’ve got a spot for you. So get off the beaten museum track and check out these landmark...
Getty Center guide
Only have a couple hours to spare? Here's how to turn a mid-day jaunt at the Getty into an enchanting escape.
Events calendar: This week's top picks
Grace & Ritual
- Critics choice
- Free
This all-woman art show features an international collection of works from over 50 female artists in varying disciplines.
CAFAM Granny Squared
- Price band: 1/4
The already darling musuem will temporarily be covered in 12,000 brightly hued crocheted granny squares by knit ‘graffiti’ collective Yarn Bombing Los Angeles.
- Craft & Folk Art Museum 5814 Wilshire Boulevard, at S Curson Avenue
- Sat May 25 - Mon Jul 1
2013 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowships Visual Arts Exhibition
- Free
Catch the work of some of LA's most exemplary mid-career artists at this eclectic exhibition.
- Barnsdall Art Park & Hollyhock House 4800 Hollywood Blvd
- Until Sun Jul 7
This Is Not a Silent Movie
- Price band: 1/4
The Craft & Folk Art Museum is delving into colder climates and presenting the works of four acclaimed contemporary Alaska native artists.
- Craft & Folk Art Museum 5814 Wilshire Boulevard, at S Curson Avenue
- Sun May 26 - Sun Sep 8
Theater shows & dance performances
Topanga Days Country Fair
- Price band: 2/4
Bohemian locals of all ages as well as curious onlookers converge to celebrate music, food, arts and Mother Earth.
- Topanga Community Club 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd
- Sat May 25 - Mon May 27
Much Ado About Shakespeare: the Bard on the Big Screen
- Price band: 1/4
This six-day series showcases diverse silver screen adaptations of the greatest playwright's works.
- American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Ave, at 14th Street
- Wed May 29 - Mon Jun 3
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N Grand Avenue, between W 1st & W Temple Streets
- Until Sat Jun 8
Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet
- Price band: 2/4
The cutting-edge Modern Ballet show is back for a one-night performance.
- The Luckman Fine Arts Complex 5151 State University Dr
- Sat Jun 29
Art exhibitions
James Turrell: A Retrospective
- Price band: 2/4
This retrospective spans 50 pieces of early light projections, holograms and immersive light installations.
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 5905 Wilshire Blvd
- Sun May 26 - Sun Apr 6
Richard Serra: Double Rifts
- Free
Get a glimpse of Serra's drawings using his favorite medium, the paintstick (a waxy, grease crayon).
- Gagosian Gallery 456 N Camden Dr
- Until Sat Jun 1
A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living
- Price band: 1/4
Catch the first-ever major museum retrospective of the LA-based modernist architect.
- Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd
- Sat May 25 - Sun Sep 8
Simone Shubuck: Do You Like Old Things or New Things That Look Old?
- Free
New works embrace the past at this solo exhibition at Taylor De Cordoba gallery's grand re-opening.
- Taylor De Cordoba 6021 Washington Blvd
- Until Sat Jun 1
Takashi Tomo-oka
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Traditional Japanese painting meets modern technique in this exhibit of Takashi Tomo-oka's works.
- Pacific Asia Museum 46 N Los Robles Avenue, at E Colorado Boulevard West
- Until Sun Jul 28
Japan's Modern Divide: The Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto
- Critics choice
Tour Japan and take a glimpse back in time through the lenses of 20th century photographers Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto.
- Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive, at I-405
- Until Sun Aug 25
2013 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowships Visual Arts Exhibition
- Free
Catch the work of some of LA's most exemplary mid-career artists at this eclectic exhibition.
- Barnsdall Art Park & Hollyhock House 4800 Hollywood Blvd
- Until Sun Jul 7
Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harari Collection
- Price band: 1/4
Get a closer look at pieces from Japan's Edo and Meiji era pieces.
- Pacific Asia Museum 46 N Los Robles Avenue, at E Colorado Boulevard West
- Until Sun Mar 30
Readings & lectures
All The Buildings in New York Book Launch Party
- Price band: 1/4
Angelenos, New York is coming to Los Angeles. Specifically, the drawings and sketches of the city by James Gulliver Hancock.
Norman Seeff Lectures
- Free
Legendary rock 'n' roll photographer Norman Seeff will share his expertise at a series of lectures.
- Bar at Hotel Bel-Air 701 Stone Canyon Rd
- Until Tue Nov 19
Eat Write at Muddy Leek
- Price band: 1/4
Monthly poetry collective Tongue and Groove drop into Muddy Leek for an eat and speak series.
- Muddy Leek 8631 Washington Blvd., 90232
- Until Wed Dec 18
Write Club: Los Angeles
- Price band: 1/4
Two writers go head to head in three bouts of write-offs. The audience picks the winner. All proceeds go to charity.
- Bootleg Theater 2220 Beverly Blvd
- Mon Mar 11
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