Events Posted Sep 25, 2015

Book Signing at Arcana 10/3/15 > Aline Smithson | Self & Portait

PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3rd,
4:00 - 6:00 PM FOR A BOOK SIGNING

ALINE SMITHSON
SELF & OTHERS:
PORTRAIT AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY

 

Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography is a near-twenty year culmination of portrait photographs captured by award-winning photographer, writer, and educator Aline Smithson. Beginning with her earliest black and white silver gelatin prints, she photographs the world around her considering the poignancy of childhood and the pathos of aging and relationships. The book continues with her hand-painted photographs - including her defining series, Arrangement in Green and Black: Portrait of the Photographer’s Mother - where she combines humor and family to create a universal expression of motherhood. The book is completed by her most recent color projects that revisit beauty, the essence of childhood, and an examination of created realities. Aline brings a background in painting and fashion to her images, but at the heart of her work is her ability to recognize the inner self of her subjects. The photographer considers all her portraits a reflection of herself and the stories she wants to tell, and in that way, has created a visual language that is her own unique autobiography.

To read more about and see images from Self & Others: Portrait as Autobiography, check out The New Yorker's recent "Photo Booth" feature on Aline and her work! And if you are unfamiliar with Aline's influential photography blog Lenscratch.com, by all means click here!

 

So come meet Ms. Smithson in air conditioned splendor here on Saturday, October 3rd between 4:00 and 6:00 PM! If you would like to purchase a signed copy of Self & Others but cannot attend, please place an order here, or call us at 310-458-1499.
Events Posted Sep 17, 2015

Upcoming Events

Please join us for these great book signings at Arcana: Books on the Arts!
 

Saturday, November 7th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

MARCIA PRENTICE: HOW WE LIVE

Saturday, November 14th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
JONA FRANK: THE MODERN KIDS

Saturday, November 21st, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
CHARLOTTE COTTON: PHOTOGRAPHY IS MAGIC



COMING SOON:

SAM JONES + BLAKE MILLS: SOME WHERE ELSE

MICHAEL DWECK: THE END - NEW EDITION

 

Stay tuned for details or sign up for our e-mailing list here.

Events Posted Sep 06, 2015

A Special Discussion and Book Signing with Thomas Demand and Russell Ferguson Saturday, September 12th from 4 - 6:00 PM at Arcana!

THOMAS DEMAND: THE DAILIES

THE ARTIST IN CONVERSATION WITH
CURATOR RUSSELL FERGUSON
FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION AND BOOK SIGNING

SEPTEMBER 12th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

"Working within the parameters of his established practice, Thomas Demand creates carefully formed paper and card sculptures, a parallel world which is photographed and then destroyed. In contrast to his usual practice of depicting scenes that are typically culled from news media, Demand created The Dailies by sourcing his personal cell phone photographs. These commonplace scenes portray anonymous, everyday moments, like a cup placed in a chain-link fence, or a plant seen behind a frosted glass window. They show a world that is familiar but out of reach, like the dancing colored pins on a clothesline, suspended somewhere between the overfamiliar and the hallucinatory - as if a chance apparition glimpsed momentarily, before it vanishes into its habitat".
 
In conjunction with the release of MACK Books' brand-new, complete edition of The Dailies, Thomas Demand will be discussing the series along with his career and working methods with noted Los Angeles-based curator, author, and professor Russell Ferguson, who has included the artist's images in his "Perfect Likeness: Photography and Composition" exhibition currently at The Hammer.

 

This presentation will held in the Helms Bakery Design Atrium at 8745 Washington Boulevard - 500 feet west of Arcana - at 4:15 sharp to be followed by a book signing and reception at the shop hosted by the Photographic Arts Council / Los Angeles.

Culver City is the place to be this coming Saturday to celebrate the spate of Fall gallery exhibitions, and our event with Messrs. Demand and Ferguson!

 

As we're expecting a healthy turnout, we would appreciate your RSVP for our planning purposes by kindly emailing rsvp@paclosangeles.com to let us know you'll be there.

 

If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a signed book, please place an order here. Quantities are limited, so only one of each title per customer - first come first served!

Events Posted Sep 02, 2015

Book Signing at Arcana 9/10/15: Jason Brinkerhoff | Unfinished Drawing

 

PLEASE JOIN US THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH,

5:00-7:00 FOR  A BOOK SIGNING WITH

JASON BRINKERHOFF: UNFINISHED DRAWING

 

Unfinished Drawing presents a selection of works on paper, direct from Jason Brinkerhoff's Northern California studio, that he has described as being unfinished. Brinkerhoff's drawings embody an exhaustive exploration of the female form, art historical allusions and the nuanced materiality of mark-making itself. As though encountering an archive of lifelong work we see a complete statement consisting of hundreds of drawings made over several years, each with artist's signature touch. Here is a body of work that has been suspended in an undefined state, representing drawings not as single objects but instead drawing as an ongoing act - one in which any single fragment can be further marked upon, erased, cut or cannibalized. Even so, when encountering the work, it's difficult not to isolate drawings that one would wish to collect and own, thereby seeing them as complete. This book, then, is not only the result of a desire to present a selection for a wider audience, it also poses questions about an artist's declaration of completion - or lack thereof - since the drawings no doubt embody the singularity and vigor of Jason Brinkerhoff's best work.
 
Our event coincides with an exhibition of select Unfinished Drawings held at FARAGO. The opening reception for the artist will be the following evening, Friday, September 11th from 7 to 9:00 PM at 224 West 8th Street in Downtown Los Angeles.

We hope to see you Thursday, September 10th between 5:00 and 7:00 PM to meet our friend Jason Brinkerhoff and celebrate the launch of Unfinished Drawing! If you would like to purchase a signed copy but cannot attend, please place an order here, or call us at 310-458-1499.

 

 

Events Posted Aug 27, 2015

Save the Dates! Upcoming Events at Arcana: Books on the Arts

Please join us for these great events at Arcana: Books on the Arts!

Book Signing: Thursday, September 10th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
JASON BRINKERHOFF: UNFINISHED DRAWING

Discussion & Book Signing: Saturday, September 12th, 4:00-6:00
THOMAS DEMAND: THE DAILIES
in Conversation with RUSSELL FERGUSON

Book Signing: Saturday, October 3rd, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
ALINE SMITHSON: SELF & OTHERS: PORTRAIT AS AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Book SigningSaturday, October 10th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
RON JUDE: LAGO
 

Saturday, November 7th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

MARCIA PRENTICE: HOW WE LIVE

Saturday, November 14th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
JONA FRANK: THE MODERN KIDS



COMING SOON:

SAM JONES + BLAKE MILLS: SOME WHERE ELSE

MICHAEL DWECK: THE END - NEW EDITION

 

Stay tuned for details or sign up for our e-mailing list here.

 

Events Posted Aug 19, 2015

Book Signing at Arcana This Saturday (8/23) > RYAN SCHUDE: SCHUDE!

Schude celebrates a decade of work with nearly two hundred cinematic images by Los Angeles-based photographer Ryan Schude. His vast tableaux and vivid portraits combine humor - both light and vivacious and black as night - with extreme skill and an auteur's eye that encapsulate Pop Americana in a way that has resonated with audiences worldwide. Schude, his first monograph, features a foreword by Zac Pennington, an introduction by Davy Rothbart, and a text by the photographer himself illuminating the intricacies and personal stories behind his process in creating this engaging body of work. To get a glimpse of the nature of the Schudeverse, check out this video!

Arcana is the place to be Saturday, August 22nd between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate the launch of Ryan Schude's striking new tome! If you would like to purchase a signed copy of Schude but cannot attend, please place an order here, or call us at 310-458-1499.

Events Posted Aug 11, 2015

Book Signing at Arcana This Saturday (8/15) > GREG GORMAN: OUTSIDE THE STUDIO

PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th,
4:00 - 6:00 PM FOR A BOOK SIGNING:
GREG GORMAN: OUTSIDE THE STUDIO
 
Outside the Studio is Greg Gorman's tenth monograph. It finds the noted Los Angeles-based photographer outside the reaches of the portrait and figure-study work for which he is best known, and onto the streets of Southeast Asia. Traveling throughout Singapore, Malaysia, China and India on behalf of Epson to participate in symposiums on fine art digital printing, Gorman got a firsthand look at these very different cultures at the very beginning of the digital revolution. Working in the studio with the likes of Marlon Brando or Robert De Niro had become second nature, and his long-running series of celebrity portraits for L.A. Eyeworks is viewed as one of the iconic advertising campaigns of the late twentieth century. However, having shot exclusively on film for more than thirty years, the transition from analogue to digital cameras was a new experience for Gorman, and being thrust in front of strangers in China, Kuala Lampur, India, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam was an adventure - one who’s engaging results are revealed in this lovely new book from Damiani Editore.
 
Be here at Arcana on Saturday, August 15th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to meet acclaimed photographer (and winemaker!) Greg Gorman and have him inscribe Outside The Studio for you or your loved ones! If you would like to purchase a signed copy but cannot attend, please place an order here,  or call us at 310-458-1499.
 
Events Posted Jul 24, 2015

Two - TWO! - Great Events at Arcana This Weekend

Read all about 'em!

Events Posted Jul 19, 2015

Book Signing at Arcana This Saturday (7/25) > TOM ADLER: AN UCOMMON ARCHIVE

 

PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, JULY 25th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM FOR A BOOK SIGNING

TOM ADLER: AN UNCOMMON ARCHIVE
WITH JEFF DIVINE AND CRAIG R. STECYK III

 

An Uncommon Archive is a thought-provoking selection of images from the projects, books, and saved references found in the hard drives, stored files, and archives of T. Adler Books. This lovely new volume draws its content from the seemingly disparate worlds of surfing, fashion and style, fishing, music, fine art, rock climbing, world travel, and adventure. The photographs, paintings, ephemera, illustrations, and contact sheets are arranged in pairs and sequences suggesting subtle connections and parallels between them.

Iconic historical images, works by well-known contemporary artists and photographers, and beautiful outdoor photographs blend and share page space with found paintings, vernacular snapshots, and NASA imagery; works by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Jacques Henri Lartigue share space with those of Craig R. Stecyk III, Ed Templeton, Tim Barber, Dewey Nicks, and Thomas Campbell; ocean views from above and below the surface by Wayne Levin and Corey Arnold are scattered throughout the volume alongside paintings by Maynard Dixon and Robert Overby, nineteenth-century Cyanotypes, and a hand-painted sign by Stephen Powers. Iconic surfing photographs by Don James, Ron Church, Steve Wilkings, Leo Hetzel, Jeff Hornbaker, Art Brewer, Jim Russi, Jeff Divine, and Jim Driver are interspersed wit classic climbing images from Glen Denny, Mike Graham, Allen Steck, Johannes Mair, and Jeff Johnson. But it is the editor's imaginative sequencing and pairing of these photographs that provides the unique pleasure of this book. A fresh, blue-sky and water-drenched elegance carries the volume along, resulting in a melding of tone and composition, gestures and cultures, associations and connections that reinforce the individual images.

To read more about about the esteemed Mr. Adler and An Uncommon Archive, please view this most excellent article published in this past week's New York Times.

 

Do come celebrate our pal - as well as our graphic designer! - Tom Adler's latest at Arcana on Saturday, July 25th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM along with legendary surf and skate photographers Jeff Divine and Craig R. Stecyk III, and no-doubt other contributors! If you would like to purchase a signed copy of An Uncommon Archive signed by all three but cannot attend, please place an order here,  or call us at 310-458-1499.

Events Posted Jul 18, 2015

Book signing at Arcana 7/26/15 > An Eames Anthology by Daniel Ostroff

PLEASE JOIN US SUNDAY, JULY 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM FOR A BOOK SIGNING AND DISCUSSION

AN EAMES ANTHOLOGY: ARTICLES, FILM SCRIPTS, INTERVIEWS, LETTERS, NOTES, AND SPEECHES
WITH DANIEL OSTROFF

An Eames Anthology collects for the first time the writings of the esteemed Los Angeles-based American architects and designers Charles and Ray Eames, illuminating their marriage and professional partnership of fifty years. More than one hundred and twenty primary-source documents and two hundred illustrations highlight iconic projects such as the Eameses' Case Study House in Pacific Palisades, the molded plywood chair, as well as their work for major corporations as both designers (Herman Miller, Vitra) and consultants (IBM, Polaroid). Previously unpublished materials appear alongside published writings by and about the Eameses and their work, lending new insight into their creative process. Correspondence with such luminaries as Richard Neutra and Eero Saarinen provides a personal glimpse into the advance of modernity in mid-century America.

Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Eames (1912–1988) are celebrated for their groundbreaking work in furniture, architecture, exhibitions, graphic design, toys, and film.

Daniel Ostroff is the author of Modern Classic, Eames + Valastro, and Collecting Eames. He was consulting curator for Eames Words and curator of Collecting Eames: The J.F. Chen Collection - both for The Getty Museum's Pacific Standard Time Consortium. He has consulted for The Eames Office, The Museum of California Design, Herman Miller, LACMA and SFMoMA, and others. Mr. Ostroff also produces feature films, television, and documentaries.

Please come celebrate with us at Arcana on Sunday, July 26th as Daniel Ostroff discusses, and signs copies of An Eames Anthology! If you would like to purchase a signed copy but cannot attend, please place an order here,  call us at 310-458-1499.

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