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25th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Benefit Art Auction

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Tagged With: 2003, 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Benefit Art Auction, Alexis Smith, Allan Sekula, auction, Barbara Kruger, benefit, Bruce Yonemoto, Ed Moses, Eleanor Antin, Frances Stark, gala, John Baldessari, Jorge Pardo, Karin Apollonia Müller, Marnie Weber, Martha Kim, Martin Kersels, Mike Kelley, Nancy Rubins, Paul McCarthy, Sharon Lockhart, Skip Arnold, Stephen Prina, Tom LaDuke

The Fix-It-Up Show

October 7 - November 8, 1981 Work by more than 30 artists that were altered or fixed up by Michael Uhlenkott and Jeffrey Vallance. Modification techniques included banging against and dragging over ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, Exhibition, LACE Tagged With: 1981, Alexis Smith, Betye Saar, Chris Burden, George Herms, Grant Mudford, Ilene Segalove, Jeffrey Vallance, Mary Jones, Michael Uhlenkott, Mike Kelley, Pierre Picot, Suzanne Lacy, The Fix-It-Up Show

Alexis Smith and Heidi Hardin / Stardust

October 28, 1980 A performance loosely based on the life of Isadora Duncan by Heidi Hardin and Alexis Smith with David Cohen, Jack Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Jan Peacock, Ann Phillips, Jessica ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 1980-1984, LACE, Performance Tagged With: 1980, Alexis Smith, Alexis Smith and Heidi Hardin, Alexis Smith and Heidi Hardin / Stardust, Ann Phillips, Carol Stephens, David Cohen, Heidi Hardin, Jack Fisher, Jacob H. Schmidt, Jan Peacock, Jessica Phillips, performance, Performance Festival of Live Art, Public Spirit, Public Spirit / Live Art LA, Stardust, Whoopi Goldberg

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As part of a special Mother’s Day celebration in As part of a special Mother’s Day celebration in 1990, Freshly Wrapped Candies headlined a two-night celebration of motherhood at LACE, featuring an eclectic group of artists, musicians, poets, and performers. 

Among them was Anna Homler (@homlerian), who will be performing with Jeff Schwartz and David Javelosa (@microwave_buddha) during “ENDURANCE” next Sunday, May 17. 

Pictured here: Freshly Wrapped Candies performing; swipe to see the event’s flyer. Wishing a lovely weekend to all the moms and mother figures!
Printed Matter’s 2025 LA Art Book Fair is happen Printed Matter’s 2025 LA Art Book Fair is happening soon at the ArtCenter College of Design! From May 15-18, stop by Booth C13 to say hi to the LACE team and browse our publications. 

LAABF (@printedmatter_artbookfairs) features artists and collectives, small presses, institutions, galleries, and much more. Check out their website for a full calendar of events. We hope to see you there! @printedmatterinc
Happening May 16 and 17, “ENDURANCE” presents Happening May 16 and 17, “ENDURANCE” presents performance art and interdisciplinary work by elder artists. 🔶 

Pictured here is “BLACK GOLD/FEVER,” a 2011 multi-media performance by Ulysses Jenkins. The performance called back to the artist’s 1980 piece, also performed at LACE, entitled “Columbus Day: a doggerel.” Utilizing dance, video projections, music, and spoken word, “BLACK GOLD/FEVER” measured the toll placed upon the environment and Indigenous peoples. 

See Ulysses Jenkins and the Dark Bob as part of “ENDURANCE.” This event is free to attend with RSVP. Tickets are going quickly, and LACE has created a wait list to accommodate interest. Click the link in our bio for more information. 

Please note: Because seating is very limited for this program, we ask that if you can no longer attend, you release your ticket so someone else may attend. Performance line-up subject to change.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at the @latimes Festival of Books this past weekend! 

And a big shout-out to our friends in the @latimesfob booth, who are always doing vital work: @centerforlanduseinterpretation, Equitable Vitrines, @gyopo.us and @lapovertydepartment. 

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