Carleton’s Regional Carls Program

Join us for a tour of some of Los Angeles’s most vital and influential galleries of contemporary art. While much of today’s art world may initially seem daunting, Associate Professor of Art History Ross Elfline will help demystify these challenging works by artists who reflect critically on pressing issues of our contemporary moment. We will be able to witness both homegrown LA artists and prominent international art stars over the course of this daylong gallery tour. To rest your eyes, you can also join other alums for drinks and food along the way.

Since Los Angeles is a city of neighborhoods, Ross (a former Angeleno who earned his PhD from UCLA in 2009) will take us to some of his old haunts and some newer linchpins of the LA art scene first in Culver City, then in Hollywood, and finally to LA’s Downtown arts district. Feel free to join us for part or all of the day, as your schedule allows.

Ross is a professor of contemporary art and architectural history whose research focuses on conceptual practices from the 1960s and 70s in America and Europe. In addition to his Carleton courses on recent art production, he also leads an off-campus study program in Europe called Art Now that introduces his students to cutting-edge art at Europe’s major large-scale global exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale and Documenta. This Los Angeles gallery tour is a similar opportunity to join an exciting exploration of some of the newest and most innovative work being produced in today’s art world.

Itinerary

PART I - Culver City Galleries:
10:00-10:25 a.m. Honor Fraser 2622 S. LaCienega Blvd.
10:30-10:55 a.m. Blum & Poe 2727 S. LaCienega Blvd.
11:00-11:25 a.m. Luis de Jesus 2685 S. La Cienega Blvd.
11:35 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Suzanne Vielmetter 6006 Washington Blvd.
12:10-12:35 p.m. Roberts Projects 5801 Washington Blvd.

12:35 p.m. transportation on your own to Hollywood

1:00 p.m. gather for lunch at La Carmencita. Purchase your own drinks and/or food.

PART II - Hollywood Galleries:
2:30-3:05 p.m. Kohn Gallery 1227 N. Highland Ave.
3:10-3:35 p.m. Regen Projects 6750 Santa Monica Blvd.
3:40-4:00 p.m. Various Small Fires 812 N. Highland Ave.

4:00 p.m. transportation on your own to Downtown

PART III - Downtown Galleries:
4:30-5:00 p.m. Denk Gallery 749 E. Temple St.
5:10-5:25 p.m. Over the Influence 833 East 3rd St.
5:35-6:00 p.m. The Box 805 Traction Ave.

6:30-8:00 p.m. post event The Library Bar. Purchase your own drinks and/or food.

Cost: There is no fee to tour any of the galleries. Purchase your own drinks and/or food.

Respond by Sunday, April 21, if you would like to attend, by clicking HERE and completing the subsequent form.

Questions? Contact the Alumni Relations Office at alumni-office@carleton.edu or 800-729-2586.