Upoming summer events:

Open to the public June 23 – October 7 at The Annenberg Space for Photography

Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, organized by the Brooklyn Museum with guest curator and author Gail Buckland, is the first major museum exhibit on rock and roll to spotlight the creative and collaborative role that photographers have played in the history of rock music. This exhibit, which features an original short documentary film produced exclusively for the Annenberg Space for Photography, catches and defines the energy, intoxication, rebellion and magic of rock and roll. It explores the photographs and photographers who captured rock’s message of freedom and personal reinvention – and examines the effect their pictures have had on musicians, fans and culture itself.

For more information, visit Annenberg Space For Photography

Los Angeles Regional Event – looking to find that someone special to rep LA in the national competition.

July 13, 2012
8:00 pm
Advance tix $18
Day of $20

We all have our hidden talents and anyone can sign up and compete. For more info:

http://www.troubadour.comwww.troubadour.com

From the www.moca.org

Transmission LA: AV Club

The Avant/Garde Diaries presents Transmission LA: AV CLUB…

The 17-day festival will illustrate how audio and visual art forms complement and influence each other, through various exhibitions, concerts, DJ nights, performances, and installations,. The event’s logo embodies Mike D’s artistic concept, depicting the letters A (for audio) and V (for visual) as inextricably fused.

Participating artists: Cory Arcangel; Sanford Biggers; Roy Choi; Peter Coffin; Jim Drain; Jim Drain/Ara Peterson; Family Books, David Jacob Kramer; Will Fowler, Jonah Freeman/Justin Lowe; Ben Jones; Robert McKinley; Mike Mills; Takeshi Murata; Ara Peterson, Public Fiction; Tom Sachs; Sage Vaughn.

Hours: Sunday, 11am-6pm; Monday, noon to 6pm; Tuesday, closed; Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 10pm; Friday and Saturday, 11am to 10pm.

For more information: http://www.theavantgardediaries.com/en/events

April 14–August 19, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, April 13

6-7 pm Members’ Preview

7-9 pm Public Opening

Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe is the first major solo museum exhibition for the New York-based multi-media artist. Best known for her elaborate paintings of African American women against the backdrop of décor recalled from her childhood, Thomas has created an all-new suite of works that examine aspects of landscape painting. She introduces a new model of trans-generational female empowerment as she explores interior and exterior environments in relation to the female figure. The exhibition opens at SMMoA on April 14, 2012.

For more info see:

Santa Monica Museum of Art

Thanks to Cherry_LA for the info

Santa Monica Museum of Art