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Wednesday, March 23rd

1230 pm [LA]
event: 'Lunchtime Art Talk'
UCLA Hammer Museum (10899 Westwood Boulevard; Westwood)
info: 310-443-7000; hammerinfo@arts.ucla.edu
detail: Join Museum curators Wednesdays at 12:30pm for brief and insightful 15-minute discussions about works of art on view at the Museum. Today curators discuss Chuck Moffit's 'eros bruises thanatos'. Talks continue every Wednesday through March.

630-930 pm [LA]
discussion: 'Playing with Art'
MoCA (250 South Grand Avenue; downtown LA)
info: 818-558-3968 [AIGA LA]; aigala@vel.net
detail: The second talk in the series focusing on collaboration, this event will explore the world of artist-created toys. Limited-edition collector toys are a hot market right now as artists are being approached by toy makers to convert characters from their illustrations and paintings into three dimensional special edition toys. We will hear from creative masterminds Gary Baseman and Tim Biskup about their experience seeing their creations go from paper to vinyl by working with Conor Libby of Critterbox. We will talk about challenges and successes of these collaborations that are changing a world of toys for a kids in all of us. AIGA MEMBERS: $15; AIGA STUDENT MEMBERS: $10; AIGA NON-MEMBERS: $30; AIGA STUDENT NON-MEMBERS: $20. DON’T WAIT! Register ASAP as this event is limited to 150 people and admission is $10 extra at the door. Last day to register is March 22. Register on-line.