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Art Date New York: MoMA; Town

Written on: Friday, September 19th, 2008 | Filed under: Blog, Art | Art Chat

Kirchner

[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, “Street, Berlin,” 1913. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. Photograph by Ellen Page Wilson. © Ingeborg and Dr. Wolfgang Henze-Ketterer, Wichtrach/Bern]

Art and Living’s weekly exhibition, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking

For a really exquisite weekend experience, MoMA is always a sure thing. Among its numerous exhibitions up right now is Kirchner and the Berlin Street, an in-depth look at Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Berlin street scenes of the 1910s. The high energy of the pre-World War I era is ever clear in these works, which is particularly thought-provoking given the historical hindsight viewers today have. So, whether you take them as simply a vivacious depiction of a long-gone era or a cryptic harbinger of the horrific events of WWI to come, these paintings are a beautiful series of canvases to see for yourself.

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Art Date Los Angeles: LACMA; El Coyote

Written on: Friday, September 12th, 2008 | Filed under: Blog, Art | Art Chat

LACMA Chicano Art

[Chaz Bojórquez, “Chino Latino,” 2000. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Cheech Marin. © Chaz Bojórquez]

Art and Living’s weekly exhibition, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking

Yes, that’s right. In addition to his entertaining interests, comedian and actor Cheech Marin is an avid art collector. Right now, LACMA is currently at the tail end of an exhibition of a sizable sampling of Marin’s Chicano art holdings. A Los Angeles-centric version of a show that toured around the U.S. for the majority of this decade, Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections from the Cheech Marin Collection focuses mostly on the pioneering works of the Chicano arts movement of the 60s and 70s. The show provides the chance for a distinctly Los Angeles art dating experience.

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Art Date New York: First Fridays at the Guggenheim

Written on: Friday, September 5th, 2008 | Filed under: Blog, Art | Art Chat

Gottlieb

[Adolph Gottlieb, “The Sea Chest,” 1942. Oil on canvas. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York]

Art and Living’s weekly exhibition, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking

First Fridays at the Guggenheim are a thing to experience. The once-a-month, open-to-the-public extravaganzas of art, drinks, and DJs under the roof of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda are a great way to usher in the weekend. And, as it just so happens, this is the first Friday of the month. Vito & Druzzi of the Brooklyn quartet The Rapture Infect Art After Dark are spinning tonight, and the Guggenheim’s current showing of exhibitions is, as always, formidable.

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Art World: Carolyn Mary Kleefeld at Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art

Written on: Friday, September 5th, 2008 | Filed under: Art | Art Chat

Kleefield

[Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, “La Dance.” Acrylic on board. Photo courtesy of the artist for retrospective “Visions from Big Sur”]

Next weekend, The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University is opening Visions from Big Sur, a showing of works by Big Sur-based artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld.

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