Events Posted Nov 21, 2024

Booksigning at Arcana - Ryan McGinley: Yearbook

Join us on Saturday, November 23rd, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate Yearbook, the new release by Ryan McGinley!

The culmination of a multi-year project encompassing colorful, joyous studio nudes starring a veritable menagerie of stark naked human beings, Yearbook marks a particularly vibrant era of Ryan's work. In addition to signing his new volume, McGinley will also appear in discussion with artist (and subject of his camera) Petra Collins.

The gathering is generously supported by our friends at Open Beer and Las Jaras Wines.

Events Posted Nov 10, 2024

Lorcan O'Herlihy Book Signing 11/16/24!

Join us Saturday, November 16th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM for a book signing and conversation between noted Los Angeles-based architect Lorcan O'Herlihy and architectural historian (and co-author) Greg Goldin to celebrate the publication of the brand new Rizzoli monograph Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects: Building In Place: Architecture Rooted in Context and Social Equity.

If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here.

We look forward to seeing you!

"Lorcan O’Herlihy, FAIA, Founding Principal, Creative Director of LOHA, seeks opportunities to engage with the ever-changing complexities of the urban landscape, while embracing architecture as a catalyst of change. Since founding his firm in 1994, his work has been guided by a conscious understanding that architecture operates within a layered context of political, developmental, environmental, and social structures. With offices in Los Angeles and Detroit, his firm has built over one hundred projects across three continents. The diverse work ranges from art galleries, bus shelters, and large-scale neighborhood studies, to large mixed-use developments, affordable housing projects, and university residential complexes. Each project exhibits Lorcan’s belief that artistry and social connectivity are key to building vibrant spaces that elevate the human condition."

"Greg Goldin is the author most recently of "An Atlas of Never Built Architecture.". He was born and raised in Los Angeles, living at first in suburbia, next in the geographic center of the city in a neighborhood with two early Schindler houses and Gregory Ain's Dunsmuir Apartments. Those buildings inspired his interest in architecture. After many years as a political reporter, he jumped ship and became the Architecture Critic at Los Angeles Magazine, a twelve-year stint that led to the book Never Built Los Angeles (Metropolis Books, 2013) and the exhibition Never Built Los Angeles, which premiered at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles, in July 2013. He was the recipient of a coveted Getty Research Institute grant for Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. in 2011. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter, where he continues to unearth untold architectural tales and unbuilt architectural projects."

Events Posted Nov 02, 2024

PATRICK O'DELL: EPICLY LATER'D 11/9 AT ARCANA!

Come one, come all to Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday, November 9th, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate Epicly Later'd, the new Anthology Editions book by photographer Patrick O'Dell!

A dizzying, nostalgic katabasis through the simmering melting pot of early 2000s downtown NYC skaters, artists, actors, musicians, scumbags, junkies, geniuses, and local legends, Epicly Later'd is a record of a bygone, immediately post 9-11 era of artistic innovation and productivity crossed with laissez-faire hedonism and, above all, friendships that transcend even death.

The gathering will be lubricated thanks to our generous friends at Open Beer.

If you cannot attend (bummer), you can still order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop. Please place your order here! See you then!

Events Posted Oct 27, 2024

Saturday, Novebmer 2 4-6: Paul Mpagi Sepuya at Arcana!!!

Join us this Saturday, November 2nd, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM for a book signing and conversation between noted Los Angeles-based photographer Paul Mpagi Sepuya and art historian Gökcan Demirkazik to celebrate the publication of the brand new Aperture monograph Dark Room A-Z by Paul Mpagi Sepuya.

If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here! We look forward to seeing you!

Events Posted Oct 24, 2024

Upcoming Events at Arcana!

PLEASE JOIN US! EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
RYAN McGINLEY: YEARBOOK
BOOK SIGNING + DISCUSSION WITH RYAN MCGINLEY AND PETRA COLLINS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
HUGGY BEAR: KILLED (OF KIDS)
BOOK SIGNING

Events Posted Apr 23, 2024

Jim Ganzer at Arcana Saturday 4/27!

Join us Saturday, April 27th, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM for a book signing with OG coastal cultural icon Jim Ganzer to celebrate the publication of his brand new, limited edition photographic memoir from the creative folks at Indoek: Life Lived.

If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here.

We look forward to seeing you!

"Jim Ganzer is widely known as a Malibu surf legend and an underground LA icon. He and his group of surf friends inspired the 1978 film, Big Wednesday, written and directed by John Milius. When the Coen brothers were developing The Big Lebowski, Milius introduced them to Ganzer, who influenced Jeff Bridges’ famous character, The Dude. A graduate of Chouinard Art Institute, Jim Ganzer emerged as an artist when the surf and skate culture-inspired world was not yet a billion-dollar industry, but an afterthought in a mostly hardware-focused segment. He became the voice of the subculture in the ’80s for inventing innovative garments combining form with function for his surf and skatewear brand, Jimmy’Z. Ganzer collaborated with Ed Ruscha on several works, such as 'Brave Men Run in My Family' and 'Sea of Desire' and also starred in Ruscha’s film, Miracle. He has shown his art in many esteemed group and solo exhibits in California and all over the world since 1971."

Events Posted Apr 15, 2024

Book Signing with Tim Street-Porter and Annie Kelly for "City of Dreams: Los Angeles Interiors" Saturday, April 20th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Arcana!

Join us Saturday, April 20th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM for a book signing with Annie Kelly and Tim Street-Porter to celebrate the publication of their latest sumptuous architecture and design survey, City of Dreams: Los Angeles Interiors.

If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here!

We look forward to seeing you!

"Los Angeles’s Tim Street-Porter has been chronicling this metropolis’s architecture and interiors for over twenty-five years. This stunning collection of inspiring homes begins with a look back, which includes examples of iconic houses inspired by Hollywood film fantasies, Modernist residences by such luminaries as John Lautner, and Frank Gehry’s Deconstructivism-style home. The heart of the book features today’s forward-looking homes, divided into two sections: Living with Art and Design and Los Angeles Modern. Antiquarian Joel Chen artfully blends an eye-catching collection of period furniture and Chinese objets while interior designer Jean-Louis Denoit’s house sparkles with a Tony Duquette gilded mirror and an abalone shell chandelier. Another trend is the renovation of modernist houses with a personal touch. Artist Mary Weatherford’s reworking of her A. Quincy Jones–designed home, in collaboration with designer Oliver Furth, has a striking orange bedroom. Illuminating Los Angeles’s dramatic indoor-outdoor living spaces, this tome is a must-have for architecture and design enthusiasts."

Tim Street-Porter is the renowned Los Angeles-based architecture and design photographer that has produced numerous books, including “L.A. Modern”, “Palm Springs: Modernist Paradise”, “Splash: The Art of the Swimming Pool“, and “Casa Mexico.”

Writer and designer Annie Kelly is the author of the successful “Rooms to Inspire” series, as well as “Living in Paradise”, “Splash: The Art of the Swimming Pool“, and “Casa Mexico.” She writes about lifestyle for such publications as “Belle” and “The Los Angeles Times.”

Events Posted Apr 07, 2024

Book Signing and Discussion with Magdalena Wosinska and Tobin Yelland Saturday, April 13th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Arcana!

Join us on this Saturday, April 13th, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate the publication of the Magdalena Wosinksa's amazing survey of her skateboarding photographs, Fulfill The Dream. In addition to signing the first copies in the States of this hot-off-the-press import, Ms. Wosinska will be engaging in a discussion with renowned cinematographer and photographer Tobin Yelland comparing their shared yet very different experiences in the heady world of the skate culture of the 1990s and beyond.

If cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here!

We look forward to seeing you!

"Fulfill the Dream is a documentary photobook by Polish-born, Los Angeles-based photographer Magdalena Wosinska that captures the American skate culture of the 1990s through color and black-and-white snapshots. The scene’s energy, creativity, and rebellious spirit influenced fashion, music, and artistic expression, shaping a generation of American underground youth. The book features Chad Muska, Austyn Gillette, Jim Greco, Harold Hunter, Ed Templeton, Eric Ellington, Ali Boulala, and numerous other influential skaters. Beyond the book’s broader examination of American skate subculture, Wosinska’s project is a deeply personal journey through her teenage years and an exploration of what it means to be a misfit in a world of misfits. Her visual diary captures the duality that has shaped her life: the joy and exhilaration of skateboarding alongside meaningful human connection and the adrenaline-fueled world of drugs, a first love, prejudice, a deep need to find a place of belonging and struggles with mental health. Shortly after immigrating to the U.S. from communist Poland in 1991, Wosinska’s coping mechanism for culture shock was her camera. It became her passport to a world ruled by boys, and a language for fitting in and forming heartfelt friendships in the skate community. Through raw, visceral portraits and self-portraits created in juxtaposition to the male-dominated scene, she captured the now-famous teen spirit of the ‘90s, reflecting the ever-shifting balance between the highs and lows of belonging and the essence of years of making dreams come true as a skate photographer through perseverance, diligence, and hard work. Alongside the teenage angst of the era, the project explores themes of resilience, female empowerment, and the relentless pursuit of goals."

Events Posted Mar 29, 2024

Thom Browne Book Signing Saturday, April 6th

Join us Saturday, April 6th, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM for a book signing to celebrate the publication of the massive new Phaidon monograph Thom Browne. with a glass of champagne and the esteemed designer himself.

If you cannot attend and would like to order a signed copy to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here.

We look forward to seeing you!

"With a vast celebrity clientele, Thom Browne is widely recognized for modernizing today’s professional uniform: the suit. As the company’s twentieth anniversary nears, Thom Browne. celebrates the legacy of the house. The book features an introduction and texts by Andrew Bolton, the Wendy Yu curator in charge of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, and specially commissioned photography by Johnny Dufort presenting more than two hundred looks from past seasons. It concludes with a tableau of show installations that further illustrate the house’s design philosophy and evolution. Published as a hardback enclosed in a clamshell box, the book includes four, six, and eight-page gatefolds along with more than forty translucent vellum pages featuring the brand’s signature four stripes. It also includes a Thom Browne-designed grosgrain ribbon."

Thom Browne is an American fashion designer and the founder/creative director of Thom Browne, a luxury fashion house based in New York. Initially celebrated for his distinctive approach to men’s tailoring in 2003, Browne has since expanded the collections to include womenswear, childrenswear and accessories. He has also become known for his highly conceptual runway presentations which have gained global attention for their thought-provoking themes and dramatic settings. In 2023 he became chairman of the CFDA.

Events Posted Feb 23, 2024

Dawoud Bey - ELEGY Booksigning & Discussion 3/2/24

Please join us this Saturday, March 2nd for a book signing with Dawoud Bey to celebrate his new Aperture publication, Elegy. The afternoon's event is presented in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute, and will include Mr. Bey discussing his work and career with the Getty Research Center's Dr. LeRonn P. Brooks.

If you cannot attend and would like to purchase a signed copy of Elegy - or some earlier titles - to have shipped or to pick up at the shop, please place your order here.

We look forward to seeing you!

"On the occasion of the landmark exhibition and publication Elegy, renowned American artist Dawoud Bey joins Getty curator and scholar Dr. LeRonn P. Brooks in dialogue at Arcana: Books on the Arts in Culver City. The conversation will address ways in which Bey has reimagined photography's capacity for considering and evoking the now invisible history of the Black presence in the American landscape.

Dawoud Bey is a groundbreaking American artist and MacArthur Fellow who examines the Black past and present, mining the histories of Black communities and their people. His photographs and film installations have been the subject of numerous major museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe, including his recent landscape retrospective Dawoud Bey: Elegy at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Dr. LeRonn P. Brooks is curator of the African American Art History Initiative at the Getty Research Institute as well as curator of African American collections and acquisitions. His interviews and essays on African American art have been featured in Callaloo, The International Review of African American Art, and the Aperture Foundation, as well as in many exhibition catalogues: Dawoud Bey: Elegy (2023), Torkwase Dyson: A Liquid Belonging (2023), and A Long Arc: Photography and the American South Since 1845 (2023), among others."