#moryork

[alexwand]

Join us at MorYork on May 26th! MorYork is a magical gallery run by Clare Ellis that features a lifetime of his incredible and bizarre found object artworks (think: a couch made of 10,000 rulers, cabinets adorned with human teeth, scrabble boards spelling Shakespeare poetry). Heather Lockie's Marshwah ensemble will be opening the evening, followed by a Desert Magic premier of new tao songs with dance interventions by Jessica Hemingway. We hope to see you there! Awesome poster by Mustafa Walker.

[formeryelpers]

MorYork Gallery, 4959 York Blvd Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90065

Such a fascinating place…we passed by for years and never saw it open until one lucky night when we were waiting in line for the Bob Baker Marionette Theater to open for an evening show. MorYork Gallery is a former roller rink that is now the studio and art gallery of artist Clare Graham. Mr. Graham has collected buttons, dominoes, pull tabs from soda cans, game pieces, human teeth (not sure how), doll parts, teddy bears, yard sticks, tin cans, swizzle sticks, taxidermy, and more. As an artist, he’s transformed his collection into an otherworldly display of art.

For example, there’s a ginormous cabinet made entirely out of dominoes, chairs, tables, and sofas created from pull tabs, and all kinds of weird shapes nestled among other collected objects. Doll parts are kept in a tower of cages. The art fills a huge warehouse from the floor to the ceiling. We didn’t have much time and there was so much to see that you could visit many times and still find something new.

5 out of 5 stars.

By Lolia S.

[upstairsdownstairsandinbetween]

Meridian Residence, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, United States,

Robert Kerr Architecture Design

[lameekly]

A completely accurate representation of Greg enjoying art at our apparently psychedelic trip to the @moryork gallery long ago. #losangeles #lahistory #la #history #moryork #art #highlandpark #gallery #yorkblvd #la_meekly (at MorYork) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wls48hjJP/?igshid=16huhixc2zrrm

[huntingtonlibrary]

#SoManyBlueBoys

The Blue Boy is currently undergoing a three-month preliminary analysis in preparation for an extensive conservation treatment that will commence in the fall of 2018. While the iconic Gainsborough portrait is off view through Oct. 31, 2017, we’re filling our Tumblr with pop culture Blue Boys, Blue Boy knock-offs, and Blue Boy–inspired art because, well, just because.

We featured this fabulous folding screen by artist Clare Graham a few years back when it was on view across town at the Craft & Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. It obviously needed to make a reappearance in this series. The screen is made of a bajilion small squares cut from various paint-by-numbers renditions of Blue Boy (and Pinkie) and flipping fantastic.

Spot any Blue Boys around town, in your own collection, or online? Share them with us here, on Instagram, and Twitter: #SoManyBlueBoys (maybe we’ll repost!)  Don’t forget to tag us!

Find out more about what’s happening with the actual Blue Boy at huntington.org/projectblueboy

[kevincardani]

#Repost @mycotoo with @get_repost ・・・ THANK YOU 🙏🏼🙏🏿🙏🏾 to everyone who came through last night for the #ThemedEntertainment #PopUpGallery at @MoryorkGallery! 450 of you Represented for the sold out event to support talented artists 🎨 in our industry🎡🎢🏰⛲️. We love our featured artists: @JimmyPickering @gwenballantyne_art @ZofiaKostyrko @AndySklar @CynthiaIgnacio and @DanielHirsch. Without your dedication to our industry and passion for visual arts, this event could not exist! Our generous host, Clare Graham of Moryork gallery...thank you for welcoming all 450 guests into your whimsical wonderland. Special shout out @iamalexiseye for your fearless commitment and hard work in planning such a magical evening! Last night was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 From our family to yours, stay inspired...stay connected! #Mycotoo #Moryork #highlandpark #themedentertainment #popupgallery #artgallery (at MorYork) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmrtVhQAuxM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rqp25s91vzbc

[evangenitals]

Come get Benny’d!!! Friday Night at MorYork, the unveiling of PaduaLab Radio! Come experience the sound candy. #paduaplaywrights #newplays #padualab #avantgarde #moryork (at MorYork)

[basemanart]

HELP SAVE KITTIES & BUY ART!! Tonight Opening CHARITY CAT ART Show at @moryork Gallery in Highland Park 6-10p and all proceeds goes to @kittybungalow !! #kittybungalow #kittybungalowcharmschool #kittybungalowcharmschoolforwaywardcats #moryork #highlandpark #garybaseman #baseman #cats #kitties #meow Artists include @dabsmyla @robbieconal @thealbertreyes @sam_kalda @tadeusztorzecki @robreger and more! (at MorYork)

[popradar]

Weekend Planner: 20 Things to Do in L.A.

Here are 20 awesome events happening in L.A. this weekend...

FRIDAY, NOV. 3

EATALY (Food)

Eataly, the Italian marketplace with tasting rooms, finally opens its L.A. location at the Century City Mall to the public on Friday at 6 p.m. The 60,000+ square foot culinary destination features several restaurants serving up traditional Italian dishes; a marketplace for produce and quality ingredients used in Italian dishes; and Eataly’s La Scuola, which offers workshops on preparing the Italian dishes. 

BUY ART! SAVE KITTENS! (Fundraiser)

Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats holds a fundraiser this weekend at MorYork in Highland Park with 100% of proceeds from this sale go directly to medical care and food for our rescued street kittens. Participating artists include DabsMyla, Gary Baseman, Albert Reyes, Kellesimone Waits, Robbie Conal, Sam Kalda, CatGods and many others. In addition, there are other cat-related activities throughout the weekend, including Crafting with Kittens, Cocktails and Poetry Slam, Coffee with Kittens, a Holiday Bazaar and more. The show opens on Friday from 6-10 p.m., Saturday 11-7 p.m. and Sunday from 11-4 p.m. Free entry, but donations appreciated. 

20TH ARPA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Film)

The Arpa International Film Festival runs Friday to Sunday at the Egyptian Theatre featuring Armenian and other international films “with a special focus on the work of filmmakers who explore the issues of diaspora, exile and multiculturalism.” It opens on Friday with Dalida, director Lisa Azuelos’ biopic of the Egyptian-born Italian singer who became France’s reigning pop star from the 1950s-80s. This year, the festival also features three films with an LGBTQ focus: Listen to Me: Untold Stories Beyond Hatred; Apricot Groves; and Pinksy. Tickets: $15. Passes: $60-$100. 

MEETING DEATH: CONVERSATIONS WITH MORTALITY (Film)

The Norton Simon Museum continues its film series Meeting Death: Conversations with Mortality. On Friday night, the museum screens Ernst Lubitsch’s Heaven Can Wait (1943) at 5:30 p.m., which stars Don Ameche as a playboy at the gates of hell and Gene Tierney. The film series is free with museum admission ($9-$12). Next week, the museum screens Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). 

JESSICA DALVA & DEIRDRE SULLIVAN-BEEMAN (Art shows)

La Luz de Jesus Gallery hosts an opening reception on Friday night from 8-11 p.m. for two solo shows. Jessica Dalva’s "Mess" features a mixture of sculptures, drawings and gouache paintings, which are a reaction to the current state of the world, and Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman’s work in "Girls, Girls, Girls” shows that the era of girls in now. 

Mur Murs (trailer, final) from Cinefamily on Vimeo.

MUR MURS (Film)

Metro Art continues its series L.A. Documentaries at Union Station on Friday with a screening of Mur Murs, a documentary by Agnès Varda that is a study of murals across Los Angeles. Doors at 7:15 p.m., and the screening starts at 8 p.m. in the station’s Historic Ticketing Hall. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Free. 

A UNITED FOR PUERTO RICO BENEFIT (Music benefit)

On Friday at the Lodge Room, one of Highland Park’s newest venues (inside the Masonic Temple), Panache Booking holds LA United For Puerto Rico, a benefit to help bring clean water to victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Proceeds go to the Waves for Water nonprofit organization. The program includes performances by Ty Segall (solo acoustic), Bleached, Rodrigo Amarante, Mikal Cronin, King Tuff (solo), William Tyler, Shana Cleveland (La Luz), Shannon Lay and DJ sets from DJ Cren$haw and Permanent Records. 7 p.m. All ages. Tickets: $20. 

WHO’S AT FAULT (Comedy)

Geoff Keith’s Who’s at Fault is at The Westside Comedy Theater on Friday at 11:30 p.m. The show’s premise is that in failed relationships, most won’t admit fault, so why not have an ex-couple plead their case in a comedic setting in front of a live audience? Keith serves as the host and judge as comedians KT Tatara and Feraz Ozel play lawyers and the audience gets involved, too. Tickets: $10.

SATURDAY, NOV. 4

K-TOWN: EXPLORING WILSHIRE BOULEVARD (Tour)

The L.A. Conservancy hosts a day-long exploration of Koreatown’s Wilshire Boulevard on Saturday. L.A.’s K-Town: Exploring Wilshire Boulevard is a self-paced tour that features 20 historic sites along Wilshire, with Conservancy docents on hand at the sites to share architectural, historical and cultural information. Participants get access to more than half a dozen interiors, including some that have been closed to the public for years. The day begins with an opening talk at 10 a.m. at the Wiltern, and the sites close at 4:30 p.m. Tickets: $40 for the general public; $30 for Conservancy members and Koreatown residents and community members; $20 for youth 17 and under. There are other Conservancy events focused on K-Town throughout the weekend, too.

BUNNIE REISS: SPACE ANGELS (Art)

Superchief LA presents Space Angels, a solo show from multimedia artist Bunnie Reiss. The exhibition features more than two dozen new painting, sculptures, installations, quilts and more in an exploration of a new fantastical universe. The opening reception is on Saturday from 6-11 p.m., with the exhibition running through Dec. 2. 

OK GO (Music)

CAP UCLA presents OK Go in a live scored video performance on Saturday at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. They’ll perform live as their career-spanning videos are screened. 8 p.m. Tickets: $29-$69. 

PEACE (Art exhibition)

Peace is an art show that opens at Subliminal Projects on Saturday. The exhibition features never before seen photographs by Jim Marshall, with contributions by Shepard Fairey a select group of emerging artists. Marshall’s work captures the use of the peace symbol in America between 1961-69, and the invited emerging artists submitted works inspired by the peace symbol and Marshall’s photographs on Instagram, under the hashtag #PeaceSPExhibit. The works remain on view through Dec. 9. Opening reception is from 8-11 p.m. on Saturday night. 

WRDSMTH (Art)

Writer turned street artist Wrdsmith, known for his typewriter image with slogans, holds his first solo art party at Fais Do-Do this weekend. The pop-up’s opening night event runs from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday night, with first access to new artwork and merchandise and an open bar and food. Tickets are $15-$75 (VIP). The works are on view on Saturday and Sunday from noon-5 p.m., with $5 admission. The closing night party features art, music and more. Tickets: $20. 

MOMENTUM (Art)

The Mondrian Los Angeles opens Mikael B.’s solo show Momentum with a reception on Friday night from 7-9 p.m. The hotel has selected Danish as its featured artist, who has created a collection of work called Momentum for the hotel’s lobby. The exhibition runs through Dec. 15. 

DOPIUM.LA (Art fest)

DOPIUM.LA is a free, one-night art festival that takes place in Chinatown on Saturday from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. The fest celebrates and showcases the creative culture of the neighborhood. There will be food, drinks, live music, performers and installations created by local artists and designers. Free admission. RSVP because space is limited. Location: Coffee Hall / Mandarin Plaza (970 North Broadway, #112).  GLOW BALL (Night golf)

L.A. City Golf hosts a Glow Ball (glow in the dark golf tournament) at the Los Feliz Par-3 on Saturday night. Tickets: $25 for 9 holes, food and drinks, prizes and more. Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m., To register, call 818-246-1633. 

THIS FREAKIN' CIRCUS (Party + fundraiser)

If you’re feeling that the government’s being run by a bunch of circus clowns then you might want to join the party at Pollution Studios on Saturday night. Women of Action LA and Swing Left present This Freakin’ Circus, a fundraiser to flip the House in the 2018 midterm elections. This event is a carnival-themed fundraiser with magic, fortune tellers, live comedy and a dancefloor with cirque performers. There’s an open bar, too. Every dollar of profit goes to the 45 most competitive House district races in 2018. Comics on the bill include Morgan Murphy, Andy Kindler, Jamie Lee, Solomon, Georgio, Nick Thune and Danielle Radford with host Jenny Yang. Tickets: $35 advance, $50 at the door. 

SELF-HELP GRAPHICS & ART: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (Art + celebration)

Self Help Graphics & Art’s 44th Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration takes place on Saturday night from 5-11 p.m. at Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School (Gold Line on Metro - Pico/Aliso Stop). Music by Mariachi Manchester, a tribute to the music of the Smiths and Morrissey; Almalafa (Evoekore + Baja Califas); The Tracks; Tona; Soundart youth band and more Eastside acts. There’s also food and arts and crafts vendors, a procession, art workshops and altars. Gather at Mariachi Plaza at 4 p.m. 

SUNDAY, NOV. 5

THE FRONT YARD’S BLOCK PARTY (Drinks)

The Front Yard in North Hollywood (at The Garland Hotel) holds its Fall Beer & Wine Block Party on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Celebrate falling back and the end of daylight saving time with a photo booth, face painting and live music and samplings prepared by Executive Chef Larry Greenwood. Sip some of California’s best breweries and wineries, including 10 Span Vineyards, Slow Press, The Lost Abbey Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada, and more. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit 2 Hands 2 Cans, a nonprofit that empowers at-risk individuals to become self-sufficient through education and employment opportunities. Bring two cans for donation, too. Tickets: $30 or $40 at the door. 

For additional events, follow me on Twitter or Instagram @christineziemba.

Image: Peace In Event Of Nuclear Attack This Shelter Will Be Useless 1963_© Jim Marshall Photography LLC

—by Christine N. Ziemba

[miafaithfoto]

Suspension of Disbelief ©️2019 Mia Renaud, miafaithr. Los Angeles, CA. ALL Rights Reserved.

A visit to Clare’s #MorYork art studio will restore your faith in the impossible. An array of his own original sculptures, furniture and assemblages made from recycled and discarded materials coexist symbiotically alongside his many personal collections of oddities ranging from human teeth to carnival dolls. A wonder to behold.

#iphoneography #photography

[alexwand]

Dance of the Planets + really wonderful sets by @spinalfrog and @werenotcautious at @moryork this past weekend. What a fun show, y’all. #soundinstallation #ambientmusic #losangeles #danceoftheplanets (at MorYork) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0AXc59gJlK/?igshid=1bbbdpudb0eew

[d3viljunkzombie]

Creepy dolls @ MorYork house. #urbex #dolls #creepy #creepydolls (at MorYork)

[lameekly]

A giant cabinet made of dominoes ironically filled with tiddlywinks. Find out more about this on our old field trip episode to the MorYork gallery why don’t you? #losangeles #lahistory #la #history #podcast #podcasts #domino #dominos #cabinet #art #moryork #highlandpark #la_meekly (at MorYork) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn6gsULBoI1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14mntvka0otkt

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Justus Proffit- Hole

Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/29-12/1/19)-

Friday

Justus Proffit is playing a free show at the Monty Bar to celebrate the release of his new EP Return to Zero- with additional performances by The Freakees, Macko, and Laundry Boys

Bob Baker Marionette Theater is celebrating its Grand Opening at its new location in Highland Park with a day of free puppet shows on the hour starting at 11am, celebrating the six decades of the theater. Additional exhibits, activities, and more will occur throughout the day, with historic Bob Baker photography and a virtual reality Bob Baker experience next door at MorYork. At 7:30pm is the ticketed event, Rise of the Harlequins! The BBMT Season Kickoff, which includes behind the scenes videos, a puppet show, a party with a DJ and cake and more.

Zebulon is hosting a free screening of the 1970 Czechoslovak New Wave film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders followed by a dance party

Saturday

Mar Vista is hosting a Music & Art Walk from 4-10pm

Rhondavous, a one night festival, is taking place at Catch One with 14 DJs, 4 rooms and 2 floors + they are having a Black Friday sale on tickets.

Kah-Lo and Kennedi are opening for Bea Miller at the Fonda Theatre

Saturday and Sunday

Jackalope is having a free Underground Art Fair at Grand Central Market, a chance to buy unique goods from independent makers

Sunday

Hammer Museum and MOCA are partnering with Visual Aids for the 30th Annual Day With(out) Art. This year the program is STILL BEGINNING featuring seven newly commissioned videos responding to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic by Shanti Avirgan, Nguyen Tan Hoang, Carl George, Viva Ruiz, Iman Shervington, Jack Waters/Victor F.M. Torres, and Derrick Woods-Morrow (free).

The Broad will be presenting a screening of artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien’s short video, This is Not an AIDS Advertisement (1987, Super 8 transferred to video, 10 min), hosted and co-organized by West Hollywood’s poet laureate, Steven Reigns. Following the screening, Reigns, along with author Meliza Bañales aka Missy Fuego, award-winning author Bernard Cooper, and writer, musician, and choreographer Brontez Purnell, will speak to how HIV and AIDS have impacted their lives personally, and present examples of their own work. (free)

Fowler Museum is screening How to Survive a Plague, having two dance performances, and more, for World AIDS Day. This is in addition to the weekly storytelling performances that are part of their exhibition Through Positive Eyes

The Hollywood Christmas Parade is taking over Hollywood Blvd with balloons, floats, marching bands, performers, and more (free)

Craft Contemporary is having a Holiday Marketplace and admission to the museum is free

Feels are playing at Resident with Reckling and Slaughterhouse

Dynasty Handbag’s Weirdo Night is happening at Zebulon with performances by artist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs, Charles Galin, Melanie Magenta and more tba

[kevincardani]

@moryork @mycotoo #mypopup #mypopuptoo @iamalexiseye @happeninginhighlandpark #art #themepark #themeparkartists (at MorYork) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmpi8ARAstl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=suotmoj59icp

[evangenitals]

Prepare to be Benny’d. PaduaLab Arts Commons Event at MorYork Gallery Friday night! #jackbenny #paduaplaywrights #newwork #avantgarde #theater #radioplay #moryork (at MorYork)