July at LACMA

MUSE CONCERT Saint Motel and The Silent Comedy  July 7 | 8 pm The kick-off concert in LACMA Muse’s brand new concert series includes performances by up-and-coming SoCal indie bands Saint Motel and The Silent Comedy, art-making, and more, all in our outdoor entrance pavilion. Indie pop band Saint Motel delivers explosive energy and visual soundscapes that blend the sonic with the artful while San Diego natives The Silent Comedy meld acoustic rock with a touch of bluegrass. Learn more and purchase tickets n  STORYTELLING FOR FAMILIES Stories ‘Round a (Flashlight) Campfire  Families of all ages will gather for nighttime storytelling in the galleries inspired by the strange and (not too) spooky side of Tim Burton.  July 8 | 7 pm Traveling with Ghosts—Not Too Scary Tales from Around the World July 15 | 7 pm Spiders, Bears, and Other Tales of Critters That Give You the Shivers July 22 | 7 pm Taken by the Fairies—Stories of Mystery and Magic July 29 | 7 pm Skeletons in Your Closet and Socks in Your Drawer—Tales both Silly and Absurd Learn more n EXHIBITION SERIES Saturday Monster Matinees "Monster movies are my form of myth, of fairy tale. I didn’t read fairy tales, I watched them.”—Tim Burton. This summer, LACMA screens creature features, sci-fi fantasies, and spectacular adventures that inspired Burton. July 9 | 2 pm Fantastic Voyage July 16 | 2 pm The Thing July 23 | 2 pm Journey to the Center of the Earth July 30 | 2 pm The Incredible Shrinking Man Learn more FREE TALKS IN CELEBRATION OF JOHN LAUTNER  Stayin' Alive: The Legacy of John Lautner July 16 | 2 pm This panel, featuring architects and critics Michael Rotondi, Craig Hodgetts, and Sylvia Lavin, will look at Lautner’s work, assessing its impact on the thinking and practice of architecture. It will be followed by a conversation on architectural preservation, featuring Frank Preusser, LACMA’s Conservation Scientist, and Christopher Carr, Vice President of The John Lautner Foundation, and moderated by archivist and cultural historian Nicholas Olsberg. Learn more Dan Graham Discusses John Lautner July 17 | 4 pm Dan Graham is a conceptual artist, art critic, and theorist. His work consists of film, video, performance, sculpture, photography, and architectural models, focusing especially on the relationship between his artwork and the viewer, and the study of space and light. Learn more SPECIAL TOUR Visiting Watts Towers  July 23, 24 | 11 am Get an insider’s look at Watts Towers, one of the city’s most recognizable works of art in the world. Take a round-trip guided tour from LACMA to this iconic monument, hand-built by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia from 1921 to 1954, and back. Space is limited. Additional tour dates in August and September. Learn more and purchase tickets The conservation and preservation work conducted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is pursuant to a contract with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. Funding for the planning phase was made possible by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation. n  FREE 24-HOUR SCREENING Christian Marclay's The Clock  July 28–29 | 5 pm–5 pm Back by popular demand, LACMA will show a 24-hour screening of artist Christian Marclay's The Clock. Recently awarded the prestigious Golden Lion at this year's Venice Biennale, The Clockis a 24-hour single-channel montage constructed from thousands of moments of cinema and television history depicting the passage of time. Learn more Co-presented by KCRW and LACMA. EXHIBITION OPENING Possible Worlds: Mario Ybarra, Jr., Karla Diaz, and Slanguage Studio Select from the Permanent Collections  On view through September 5 Los Angeles-based artist Mario Ybarra and Slanguage, his team of collaborators, have worked with LACMA and the Watts House Project to create alternate or “possible worlds” out of unconventional materials. Inspired by their residency at the home of a Watts resident, as well as the Watts Towers, Ybarra and team created an installation at LACMA that features assemblage, folk art, vernacular graphics, images of the Watts Towers, art from LACMA’s collection, and a new sculpture by the artist. Learn more MORE AT LACMA... Advance tickets for Tim Burton are highly recommended. Free outdoor Jazz concerts happen every Friday night in the heart of the museum.  Jewels, swords, and…chess? They were all gifts! Discover more in Gifts of the Sultan. 600 year-old alabaster sculptures are on view in The Mourners—but only until July 31. Free Latin Sounds concerts continue in the park every Saturday. Picnics encouraged. Celebrate classic cinemawith this specially curated film series.  __