June at LACMA

	EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
	_ LEVITATED MASS OPENS JUNE 24 at 11 AM! Last March you watched as a 340-ton boulder was transported from Riverside County to LACMA. Ever since its arrival, artist Michael Heizer has been hard at work overseeing the completion of his monumental artwork, Levitated Mass. On Sunday, June 24, at 11 am, LACMA will officially open Levitated Mass with a public dedication ceremony. As a “thank you” to the communities who cheered, stopped traffic, and moved street lights to accommodate the boulder along its journey, LACMA is offering free admission to residents of those communities June 24–July 1. Learn more _
	_ SHARON LOCKHART | NOA ESHKOL NOW ON VIEW To shed light on the visionary work of Israeli composer and textile artist Noa Eshkol (1924–2007), Los Angeles–based photographer and filmmaker Sharon Lockhart filmed Eshkol’s students as they performed her compositions based on an original movement notation system Eshkol co-created in the 1950s. The exhibition features Lockhart’s films and photos, as well as Eshkol’s wall carpets, scores, and other archival materials. Learn morePurchase the catalogue _
	__ MORE EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS TO EXPLORE Rostam 2— Return Series by Siamak Filizadeh ...Is James Bond—opens June 9 Children of the Plumed Serpent Fracture: Daido Moriyama Russian Avant-Garde Chris Burden's Metropolis II
	TALKS + EVENTS
	_ TALK: THE HISTORY OF GUELAGUETZA AND COMMUNITY COOPERATION AMONGST THE ZAPOTEC OF THE OAXACAN CENTRAL VALLEY JUNE 10 | 2 PM In conjunction with Children of the Plumed Serpent, historian Xochitl Flores-Marcial explores the Zapotec tradition of Guelaguetza, one of several Mesoamerican indigenous systems of reciprocal gift exchange used from pre-Columbian times to the present day. Learn more _
	_ LACMA MUSE ARTWALK JUNE 16 | 12 PM LACMA’s annual ArtWalk invites art aficionados of all ages to a day and night filled with exciting programs. Hosted by Muse, LACMA’s membership group for young art enthusiasts, ArtWalk includes live music, dance performances, and interactive art projects at LACMA and in neighboring galleries and businesses along the Miracle Mile. Learn more _
	CONCERTS
	_ THROUGH THE MIC: MEDUSA, DUMBFOUNDEAD, AND GIZZLE JUNE 21 | 8 PM The first concert in LACMA’s new live hip hop series, co-curated by Murs, was a sold-out, blowout performance that instantly made the series this summer’s can’t-miss event. Medusa, hip hop’s High Priestess—its Gangsta Goddess—kicks off the second installment with L.A.’s hottest freestyler, and Koreatown’s very own, Dumbfoundead. Gizzle aka Lady G (da Real Deal) opens the show. Space is limited, so buy your tickets now. Learn more and purchase tickets _
	_ MUSIC: LATIN SOUNDS SATURDAYS | 5 PM It’s the season for dancing! Bring a picnic to Hancock Park and salsa along with some of L.A.’s finest: JUNE 9 | Los Compadres JUNE 16 | Estaire Godinez JUNE 23 | Opa Opa JUNE 30 | Cesar Castro Learn more
	FILMS
	_ FILM INDEPENDENT AT LACMA: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN JUNE 7 | 7:30 PM In 2005, Focus Features released one of its best known and most celebrated efforts:Brokeback Mountain, an adaptation of the Annie Proulx short story of the same name, which tells the story of Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) and the affair that began between them during a sheep drive in 1960s Wyoming. Brokeback Mountainwon three Academy Awards (director, screenplay, and score) and opened up the conversation about different kinds of love stories that center on the relationship between the protagonists rather than on sexual politics.  Learn more and purchase tickets _
	_ EXHIBITION FILM SERIES: HIGH AND LOW: JAPANESE MODERNIST CINEMA JUNE 8–9  We cap off our exhibition film series inspired by Fracture: Daido Moriyama, with four films that shatter social and aesthetic taboos as they fearlessly delve into a bustling underworld of petty criminals, miscreants, outcasts, revolutionaries, and all other manner of stray dogs: Pigs and Battleships, a raucous black comedy on overdrive set in the seedy port town of Yokosuka, site of a massive U.S. naval base; The Pornographers, one of cinema's great films on filmmaking; Funeral Parade of Roses is director Toshio Matsumoto’s taboo-breaking debut film and was a direct influence on Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange; and High and Low, a gripping race-against-time cliff-hanger. Learn more and purchase tickets
	_ DANCE CAMERA WEST'S 11TH ANNUAL DANCE MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 28 & 29 Dance Camera West (DCW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and developing the vibrant art of dance media. DCW connects diverse cultures and environments through its exploration of dance on screen, bringing hundreds of challenging and provocative films to Los Angeles from around the globe. Learn more  _