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POSTPONED—Repair through Intersectional Climate Activism

Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm

… January 19, 2025, 2:00–3:30 pm Sunday, January 19, 2:00 pm Presented as part of the Getty-led initiative PST ART: Art & Science Collide and in conjunction with the related Skirball … climate change. The event is intended to incite intergenerational action and build sustainable communities, both in Los Angeles and globally. The program will amplify the vision of artists … Panelists Nalleli Cobo led a grassroots campaign to permanently shut down a toxic oil-drilling site in her community in March 2020 at the age of 19—an oil site that caused serious health …
Exhibition

a smile, they said

April 4, 2013–January 12, 2014

… A Project by Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger April 4, 2013–January 12, 2014 Everyone is welcome at the Skirball Cultural Center, yet every encounter is unique, inflected by culture, age, and origin. This was the theme of a smile, they said , a site-specific mural created by Berlin-based artists Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger as part …
Glatt Kosher Events

… The Skirball Cultural Center is pleased to offer Glatt Kosher events in Herscher Hall and the adjoining 9,000 square-foot … will work directly with your caterer of choice to obtain a custom quote and book a tasting. Come for a site visit and plan the details —Two months before your event, you and your event concierge will …
Exhibition

Café Vienne

October 23, 2014–March 10, 2015

… October 23, 2014–March 10, 2015 Café Vienne was a site-specific exhibition developed for the Skirball by Austrian artist Isa Rosenberger (b. 1969). Within this immersive installation, which paid tribute to the important cultural role of Viennese coffee houses, Rosenberger honored little-known Jewish writer Gina Kaus … Rosenberger honored little-known Jewish writer Gina Kaus (1893–1985). In the early twentieth century, female artists and writers in particular embraced the coffee house as a place for …
Press Release

Skirball Cultural Center reopens to the public with SoCal debut of large-scale installation AI WEIWEI: TRACE

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Skirball Cultural Center, communications@skirball.org , Download the press … Originally commissioned in 2014, Trace first opened as part of @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, a site-specific takeover of the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco, and a …
Program

Late Night! Wild Things Are Happening

Friday, May 10, 2024

… Public Programs Special Event Friday, May 10, 2024, 6:30–10:30 pm Friday, May 10, 2024 Let the wild rumpus start! With food, drinks, music, and fun, come celebrate the imaginative worlds of Maurice Sendak with special late-night gallery access … + paper crown making (inspired by Max from Where the Wild Things Are ). This program is part of Site & Sounds—an experiential live event series, curated by LAist, and centered on site-based …
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Exhibition

Chloë Bass: Wayfinding

November 17, 2022–September 17, 2023

… that poses questions about human relationships. About the Exhibition Engage in moments of quiet reflection and meaningful exchange through the Skirball Cultural Center's first-ever outdoor … exist with others. Wayfinding concludes its national tour at the Skirball and features a new, site-specific fifth section, as well as an audio artwork narrated by Bass and Los Angeles …
History
Artist Q&A: Aram Han Sifuentes

… From left to right: The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can't , … working in fiber, performance, and social practice art. In anticipation of the Skirball’s upcoming exhibitions of her work, The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who … determine what shows up on the ballots? The Official Unofficial Voting Station functions as a site of empowerment, a site of protest, a site for sharing resources, a site for social …