PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st,
4:00 - 6:00 PM FOR A BOOK SIGNING FOR

N O   C I R C U S

No Circus is a collection of photographer Randi Malkin Steinberger's vibrant color images of buildings in and around Los Angeles that have been tented for termite fumigation. After moving to the city in the early nineties, she first encountered these brightly shrouded structures and began to stop and photograph them. Knowing that they might be undraped at any given moment, Steinberger was intrigued by the way the colors and shapes of the tents revealed the buildings inside and highlighted the beauty of the poor plants on the outside, still flourishing, unaware that they were slowly being poisoned. Beyond their intended purpose of fumigation, these tents also unwittingly beckon us to stop and contemplate architectural form, the meaning of home, and the lure of the Southern California lifestyle. No Circus features a text by noted essayist D.J. Waldie, and is the culmination of a two decade pursuit of these temporary architectural enigmas. Published by Damiani, distributed by D.A.P.

Joining us along with Ms. Steinberger and Mr. Waldie will be the book's designer - and Deadbeat Club head honcho - Clint Woodside along with a special musical performance by composer Gavin Gamboa. Evoking the language of insects - both real and imagined - as well as the sounds of quarantine, Mr. Gamboa of The Teaching Machine collective will provide a backdrop of chirping, clicking, whirling, buzzing oscillations to the event!
 

UPCOMING EVENTS AT ARCANA

Saturday, September 24th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
AIN'T BAD MAGAZINE: ISSUE 11 LAUNCH PARTY

Saturday, October 8th, 2:00 - 7:00 PM 
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ BOOK LAUNCH
+ A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS DEMAND
(IN COLLABORATION WITH PAC/LA FOR THE
CULVER CITY ARTS DISTRICT'S ART WALK DAY)

Thursday, October 13th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
LLOYD ZIFF (WITH PAUL RUSCHA): LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK
 
Saturday, October 15th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
ARCANA + L.A. FORUM FOR ARCHITECTURE
AND URBAN DESIGN PRESENT REECE JONES:
VIOLENT BORDERS: REFUGEES AND THE RIGHT TO MOVE
 
Saturday, October 22nd, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
MOLLY SCHIOT: GAME CHANGERS -
THE UNSUNG HEROINES OF SPORTS HISTORY
 
Saturday, November 12th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
ED PANAR: ANIMALS THAT SAW ME VOLUME II +
THE ICE PLANT: TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Saturday, November 19th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
JEFF GOLD: TOTAL CHAOS -
THE STORY OF THE STOOGES / AS TOLD BY IGGY POP
 
 Saturday, December 3rd, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
TODD HIDO: INTIMATE DISTANCE

December 8th, 9th + 10th
STEIDLFEST 2016 AT ARCANA!!!
DETAILS FORTHCOMING
 
Friday + Saturday, December 16th + 17th
DOSA GLOSSARY A-Z
SIGNING + OBJECT SALE

Sunday, December 18th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
MARC APPLETON + MELBA LEVICK:
RANCHES: HOME ON THE RANGE IN CALIFORNIA