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THE BRADBURY BUILDING

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photo 5The Bradbury Building resides on the corner of Broadway and W 3rd St. in Los Angeles. Built in 1893, it is one of the oldest buildings still standing in Downtown L.A. Lewis L. Bradbury was the gold-mining and real estate millionaire who commissioned the building. The outside of the building is a fairly plain red brick, but the interior is a jewel, with ornate wrought iron banisters and elevators, and a beautiful glass ceiling that fills the space with natural light. The building is famous for being featured in many Hollywood films, including Blade Runner, Chinatown, and The Artist.

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WEEKLY WRAP UP | AUG. 25-29, 2014

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Historic Farmer's Market, Los Angeles, 1960s

Historic Farmer’s Market, Los Angeles, 1960s

This week on the blog we saw one of the largest flowers in the world bloom at the Huntington Library & Gardens in Pasadena – Titan Arum a.k.a “The Corpse Flower.” We visited Le Louvre in Paris and took a look at the new installation in the Department of Decorative Art from Louis XIV to Louis XVI where we saw a beautiful gold coffee grinder. The British prog rock band Yes played at the Greek Theater in L.A. We marveled at the architecture of The Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy. We attended a screening of the must-see documentary for every Angelino – Los Angeles Plays Itself. We announced Michaela Eichwald’s exhibition of paintings and sculpture at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Jana Euler at Kunsthalle Zürich, and Matias Faldbakken at Standard (Oslo). And, one of our favorite bookshops in Los Angeles – Family – reopened this past week with the launch of Sean Wilsey’s new book ‘More Curious.’

 

 

FAMILY BOOKS REOPENS

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Last night Family reopened their bookshop for the launch of Sean Wilsey’s new book ‘More Curious,’ published by McSweeney’s. Family was closed over the summer and during that time did a bit of renovating.

Family co-owner David Jacob Kramer introduced author Sean Wilsey, who read from his new book of essays. Wilsey is an engaged reader who took us on a journey across the United States. He told us about the car he purchased for 12K that couldn’t go above 40mph, his traveling companions, like his dog Charlie, and, he imitated Southern accents for a few of the characters. Comedian Molly Shannon, joined Wilsey at the end of the evening for a lively interview and conversation about his new book and his writing process.

I am excited to see one of my favorite art book stores in Los Angeles back in biz, and look forward to reading the copy of Wilsey’s 2005 memoir, ‘Oh the Glory of It All’ which I picked up at the end of the night.

Family co-owner David Jacob Kramer

Family co-owner David Jacob Kramer

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Author Sean Wilsey

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Comedian Molly Shannon and Author Sean Wilsey

Comedian Molly Shannon and Author Sean Wilsey

YES AT THE GREEK THEATER

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CTTE-800On Sunday night, the British prog rock band Yes, played albums Close to the Edge and Fragile in their entirety at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. For a fan who wasn’t around during Yes’s heyday in the early 1970s this was the next best thing. 67 year old guitarist Steve Howe held two guitars in his arms, and played a third steel guitar on a stand in front of him – Amazing! Geoff Downes, who was once entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for performing with the most keyboards on stage, was equally amazing to watch.

(photo by Scott Feinblatt blogs.ocweekly.com/)

Yes guitarist Steve Howe (photo by Scott Feinblatt blogs.ocweekly.com/)

(photo by Scott Feinblatt blogs.ocweekly.com/)

(photo by Scott Feinblatt blogs.ocweekly.com/)

 

THE SAVAGE EYE

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photo-The-Savage-Eye-1960-1Last week, the summer film series, My Atlas, presented by The Clockshop, screened the 1959 film The Savage Eye.

The Savage Eye is a gorgeous black and white film that is part docu-essay, part drama. It was shot on weekends over the course of three years. The film follows a divorced woman as she wanders around the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, to burlesque shows, parties, wrestling matches, and beauty parlors, all the while conversing with the male voice of her conscious. It is a wonderful film.

The series, My Atlas, ends this Friday, Aug. 22, with a screening of Vagabond introduced by Vanessa Veselka. 7:30pm at elysian: 2806 Clearwater St., Los Angeles, CA 90039  ($10)

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