There are many things film and art going on this weekend. Especially if you’re eagerly awaiting visions of the end of the world.
Friday, August 22
Wizards, Damnation Alley, A Boy and His Dog @ The Aero Theatre. Day one of the Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival. Wizards is Bakshi’s masterpiece (in my opinion), Damnation Alley is a weirdly compelling classic and A Boy and His Dog is both the best post-apocalyptic film of all time, as well as the best adaption of anything by Harlan Ellison. Triple feature starts at 7:30.
Saturday, August 23
Desertshore (image at top) @ Luckman Gallery. Group show that “addraddresses notions of progress and decay similar to those provoked by the cultures, geographies and metaphors of the American southwest, or, more explicitly, its “flattest landscapes”.” Featuring work by Dave Hullfish Bailey, John Divola, Mark Hagen, Marie Jager, Harry Dodge & Stanya Kahn, Brian Kennon, Euan Macdonald, Christopher Michlig, Sterling Ruby , Brad Spence, Charlie White, Mario Ybarra Jr., Amir Zaki, and Andrea Zittel. Reception is 6-8 PM.
Buffmonster, The Sweetest Thing @ Corey Helford Gallery. Get your fine art with agressive marketing fetish into full gear for the devotedly superflat, character driven work of LA’s resident prince of pink. Reception is 7-10.
Last Man on Earth, The Omega Man, 12 Monkeys @ The Aero Theatre. Day two of the Post-Apocalyptic Film Festival. This is a weird billing, because it consists of two film versions of I Am Legend, followed by 12 Monkeys, with the excellent recent remake missing. I figure they probably couldn’t get the print, too bad. But The Omega Man is Charelton Heston (currently appearing as Moses, filling in for God in my new installation, part of In Black and White, which opens Monday…) at his brutal best, and cannot be ignored. Triple feature starts at 7:30.
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron @ The Silent Movie Theatre. The Cinefamily’s Nakadai/Samurai series continues with this 1970′s samurai revenge film. Not to be missed and rarely shown. If you see one vintage samurai movie this year, this is it. $10, starts at 7PM.
Dude Dogg @ Mandrake. “An intimate evening of song, celebration, and REAL talk.” Starts at 8PM.
Sunday, August 24
Maybe you should take a break and just watch the amazingly hyperbolic Tom Cruise: 25 Years intro video at the world’s best known cultist’s website. Put aside some time for this one.
Monday, August 25
In Black and White @ El Camino College Art Gallery. The show opens with the first day of the semester, but the reception is on September 2. Featuring works in black and white by Marshall Astor, Mariona Barkus, Barbara Berk, Angie Bray, Connor Everts, Craig Havens, Rico Lebrun, Patrick Merrill, Kamran Moojedi and Pierre Picot. Curator Susanna Meiers really hit the mark with this show. It’s well balanced and I’m so happy to be showing alongside so many excellent artists.
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