calendar

Saturday, February 26th

9-11 am [LA]
course: 'The Arts and Crafts Movement'
LACMA (5905 Wilshire Boulevard; Los Angeles)
info: 323-857-6010; publicinfo@lacma.org
detail: Art history class and exhibition tour. Continues on March 5th, 12th, 19th, and April 2nd, 9th. $40/ session; $220/ series. Each class is self-contained.

6-8 pm [LA]
exhibit: 'Gods and Monsters'
Peres Projects (969 Chung King Road; Chinatown; downtown LA)
info: 213-617-1100; info@peres-projects.com
detail: Opening reception. As realism continues to invade many other art forms, contemporary art further ponders the surreal and the spiritual. A netherworld of supernatural beings and pagan figures from European history haunt Peres Projects' Gods and Monsters exhibition, in which Dutch sculptor Folkert de Jong, local watercolorist John Kleckner, and English painter Andrew Mania have created a hyper-contemporary blend of fascinating psychedelia and Victorian flamboyance. Mania shows portraits of young folk that harken back to religious icons, while de Jong creates installations of dreamlike figures in neon rubber and foam. Kleckner ties the loose ends together with his forest spirits in ink and watercolor. While somewhat disparate in tone, these three create a seemingly natural continuum of fantasy.

6-11 pm [LA]
event: 'LACMA Muse Artwalk'
various locations (West Hollywood)
info: 323-857-6010 [LACMA]; publicinfo@lacma.org
detail: For the 11th annual Muse ArtWalk, we are expanding our scope to West Hollywood, which recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary. Muse members and their guests will have a unique opportunity to tour approximately 20 galleries and boutiques in the neighborhood. The ArtWalk will feature an invitation-only reception at MB FINE ART, which will present the first exhibition of large-scale, limited edition prints by legendary surf photographer Leroy Grannis in Birth of a Culture: 60s & 70s Surf Photography by Leroy Grannis. $15 members, $25 non-members.

830 pm [LA]
presentation: 'Skoltz_Kolgen, Tom Recchion'
REDCAT (Walt Disney Concert Hall; 631 West 2nd Street; downtown LA)
info: 213-237-2800
detail: An evening of sound and vision with Montreal-based plurimedia duo Skoltz_Kolgen presenting their work 'Flüux:/Terminal'; LA Free Music Society alumnus Tom Recchion performing with artist Jonathon Rosen; and composer William Basinski with filmmaker James Elaine. $14 MoCA members, $18 general admission. More info available at moca.org/seehearnow