August at LACMA

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	LACMA MEMBERSHIP
	_ We’re gearing up for an exciting fall here at the museum, and there is no better time than now to become a LACMA member. We have an unprecedented lineup of spectacular exhibitions and programs in the works, and we want you to be a part of it all. Join today and receive: Free unlimited general admission Free tickets to the upcoming exhibitions Caravaggio and His Legacy andStanley Kubrick  Exclusive members-only previews of new exhibitions Discounts on films, concerts, art courses, special events, merchandise, and more Join Today! _
	EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
	_ LEVITATED MASS NOW ON VIEW Hailed as an incredible feat of vision and engineering, Michael Heizer’s monumental sculpture Levitated Mass is an artwork not to be missed. Levitated Mass is on view now, open to the public, and always free! Learn more _
	_ THE SUN AND OTHER STARS: KATY GRANNAN & CHARLIE WHITE NOW ON VIEW Taken together, the work of photographers Katy Grannan and Charlie White examines society’s obsession with—and insatiable appetite for—fame and celebrity. With Grannan’s portraits along sun-struck California boulevards and White’s series of blonde teen girls who answered a casting call, the exhibition explores the effects of desire and aspiration. Learn more Purchase Katy Grannan: Boulevard _
	_ KEN PRICE SCULPTURE: A RETROSPECTIVE OPENS SEPTEMBER 16 Ken Price redefined contemporary sculpture for more than fifty years with a practice that was uniquely positioned somewhere between sculpture and painting. The first retrospective of Price’s work in nearly twenty-five years, Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective presents one hundred objects that chart the artist’s career up until his death in February 2012. Learn more _
	_ LAST CHANCE—CLOSING SOON A handful of LACMA’s exhibitions all close on September 9. Sharon Lockhart | Noa Eshkol Michael Heizer: Actual Size . . . Is James Bond The German Woodcut: Renaissance and Expressionist Revival
	TALKS + EVENTS
	_ MEET THE ARTIST: OHIE TOSHIO AUGUST 14, 26 | 2 PM Artist Ohie Toshio, visiting from Japan, answers questions and talks with visitors about the art of bookbinding in the exhibition Ohie Toshio and the Perfection of the Japanese Book. Learn more _
	_ MUSE 'TIL MIDNIGHT 2012 AUGUST 25 | 8:30 PM LACMA becomes a sonic adventure when Muse ’til Midnight fills the museum’s modern and contemporary galleries with tailor-made soundtracks performed or arranged by various DJs and musicians. This exclusive, after-hours exploration of sound includes both amplified and “silent” music. Featuring: Geographer, Dublab, Silent Frisco Learn more and purchase tickets _
	FILMS
	_ FREE OUTDOOR FILMS: ANIMATION AUGUST FRIDAYS IN AUGUST | 8 PM Every Friday night in August we’re screening animation short and feature films outdoors in our park starting at sundown. Bring your family, a blanket, and a picnic! August 3__| Bolt August 10_| Puss in Boots August 17_| How to Train Your Dragon August 24_| Pixar Shorts & the best of the LA Intl Film Fest August 31_| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Learn more _
	CONCERTS
	_ THROUGH THE MIC: FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP AND BREAKESTRA AUGUST 16 | 7 PM The fourth concert in LACMA’s new hip hop series presents a fusion of jazz, funk, soul, and hip hop with Freestyle Fellowship and Breakestra. Learn more and purchase tickets _
	_ MUSIC: JAZZ AT LACMA FRIDAYS | 6 PM LACMA’s free Friday night jazz series continues to swing through August on the BP Grand Entrance. AUGUST 3__| Nick Mancini Collective AUGUST 10_| Dale Fielder Quartet AUGUST 17_| Grant Geissman & the Cool Man Cool Band AUGUST 24_| Reinhold Schwarzwald & Patrice Rushen AUGUST 31_| Carol Welsman Learn more
	_ MUSIC: LATIN SOUNDS SATURDAYS | 5 PM It’s the season for dancing! Bring a picnic to our park and salsa along with some of L.A.’s finest. AUGUST 4__| Melena AUGUST 11_| Mongorama AUGUST 18_| Brasil Brazil AUGUST 25_| Proyecto X Learn more_