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Event Calendar
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Walk into a work of art this month as Tim Hawkinson's Überorgan, a massive construction of music-playing, bus-size balloons and horns, fills the Museum Entrance Hall. And see more contemporary art beginning March 6 in Zoopsia: New Works by Tim Hawkinson, an exhibition of playful and profound interpretations of the animal world.
Learn more about Überorgan.
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Überorgan's massive balloons in the Museum Entrance Hall
Andrea Nasher Collection
© 2000 Tim Hawkinson
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Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
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Cologne (detail), Sigmar Polke, 1971
© Sigmar Polke
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An ace of spades floating in a bathtub. Burnt matchsticks dangling from wall hooks. A miniature gnome on the streets of Düsseldorf. Sigmar Polke reinvents the still life for the Pop age in these early photographs, which blend the absurd and the poignant into tantalizing visual mysteries.
Learn more about this exhibition.
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Starting in the 1400s, artists flexed their creative muscles and increased their renown by designing decorative objects as diverse as stained glass, tableware, and jewelry. See sumptuous designs for luxury objects in this exhibition that reveals the primary place of drawing in the design process.
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Drawing for a Wall Light (detail, right) and Bronze Wall Light (detail, left), both attributed to Jean-Louis Prieur, about 1775
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Closing This Month
 Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai (through March 4)
Casting Nature: François-Thomas Germain's Machine d'Argent (through March 25)
Continuing
French Manuscript Illumination of the Middle Ages (through April 15)
From Caspar David Friedrich to Gerhard Richter: German Paintings from Dresden (through April 29)
A Renaissance Cabinet Rediscovered (through August 5)
Opening This Month
Art, Anti-Art, Non-Art: Experimentations in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan, 1950–1970 (March 6–June 3)
Zoopsia: New Works by Tim Hawkinson (March 6–September 9)
A Place in the Sun: Photographs of Los Angeles by John Humble (March 27–July 8)
The Old Order and the New: P.H. Emerson and Photography 1885–1895 (March 27–July 8)
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Continuing
Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity (through April 23)
Stories in Stone: Conserving Mosaics of Roman Africa; Masterpieces from the National Museums of Tunisia (through April 30)
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Information, Tickets, and Reservations:
(310) 440-7300
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Cross in the Mountains (Tetschen Altar) (detail), Caspar David Friedrich, 1807–1808
Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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Delve into the passion, lyricism, and spirituality of German Romantic music and art with a gallery course inspired by the exhibition From Caspar David Friedrich to Gerhard Richter: German Paintings from Dresden and LA Opera's new production of Wagner's Tannhäuser. The day includes performances, lectures, gallery tours, discussion, and a gourmet box lunch.
Course fee $60, students/seniors $30. Open to 140 participants. Call (310) 440-7300 to sign up.
Learn more and see the full schedule.
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An enigmatic scene of fighting cats adorns a boulder in Libya
Photo: David Coulson
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Carved into the boulders and caves of Africa is some of the world's oldest and most stunning human artistic expression—rock art. Learn who made these ancient markings, what they tell us about our common human past, and how you can help save them from development and vandalism.
Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations.
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Fridays Off the 405 is back! Kick off the weekend with a relaxing evening of gallery browsing and outdoor music. Ulysses headlines a program of progressive house music blending techno, live percussion, and pop melodies.
Free; no reservations required.
Learn more about this event.
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Ulysses brings a fun, upbeat approach to melodic techno
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Culture Clash blends the farcical with the political
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Pollos locos take over the Getty Villa as Chicano/Latino performance troupe Culture Clash presents its satirical and hilarious take on Aristophanes' The Birds. Get ready for an uproarious comic extravaganza featuring social commentary, slapstick, and live music.
Free; tickets required. Tickets available beginning Thursday, February 22, at 9:00 a.m. Hurry—tickets go fast!
Learn more and get tickets.
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Tips for Families
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