Summer in LA and a steady flow of art events continues. Tuesday night catch the U.S. premiere screening of "The Limit" by Mexico City-based artist Laureana Toledo at REDCAT. Followed by a post-show discussion and Q&A with the artist and music critic and journalist Josh Kun.

Thursday night at the Hammer join Jacob Samuel in an exhibition walkthrough as he discusses the technical aspects of the portfolios on view in the exhibition Outside the Box Edition Jacob Samuel, 1988-2010.

Friday night "Second Story" opens at Pepin Moore.

And Saturday at LACE, the panel discussion "ASAP DIY LA w/Jen Smith and Mark Allen" sounds fantastic. Join Mark Allen and Jen Smith as they explore DIY culture in Los Angeles along with other special guests. Mark Allen will be speaking about the basics of starting your own (art/music/literature/whatever) space using Machine Project as an example.

Lastly, we love to give you the most comprehensive listings, so make sure to check the Artcards Los Angeles website for additional updated listings throughout the week. See you out!

Tuesday:
+ Screening: Laureana Toledo "The Limit" REDCAT will host the U.S. premiere of a new film by Mexico City-based artist Laureana Toledo, followed by a post-show discussion and Q&A with the artist and music critic and journalist Josh Kun. at REDCAT @ CalArts Theater (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)

Thursday:

+ "Lacma's Photographic Arts Council Presents Collectors' Favorites" Photographic Arts Council Exhibition and Reception at Duncan Miller Gallery

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Saturday:
+ Panel Discussion: "ASAP DIY LA w/Jen Smith and Mark Allen" oin Mark Allen and Jen Smith as we explore DIY culture in Los Angeles along with other special guests. Mark Allen will be speaking about the basics of starting your own (art/music/literature/whatever) space using Machine Project as an example. Jen Smith w at LACE Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions

Sunday:
+ Rochelle Botello, Jamison Carter, Kris Chatterson, "Obsession Obsessive Obsessed" curated by Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera & Janice Gomez at Summer Camp Project

Monday:
+ Book launch: Lynda Bunting, Sharon Lockhart, & James Welling "Photography Book Events" Hear photographers Sharon Lockhart and James Welling together with art librarian Lynda Bunting talk about photography in artists' books at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

Tuesday, August 17

+ Screening: Laureana Toledo "The Limit" REDCAT will host the U.S. premiere of a new film by Mexico City-based artist Laureana Toledo, followed by a post-show discussion and Q&A with the artist and music critic and journalist Josh Kun. at REDCAT @ CalArts Theater (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)
Downtown: 631 West 2nd Street, CA 90012, $9.00, 8:30pm

Screening: "Open Projector Night" With MCS The Sklar Brothers at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, free, 7:30pm

Wednesday, August 18

"SUPERFLEX's FREE BEER (version 4.1)" at 1301PE
Miracle Mile / Mid-City: 6150 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90048, 5-8pm

John U. Abrahamson, Clive Barker, Jen Heaslip, Rob "Rapture of the Tiny Small Artworks at Affordable Prices" at Bert Green Fine Art
Downtown: 102 W 5th Street, CA 90013, 6-8:30pm

Lecture: Wangechi Mutu "15 minute lunchtime talk on Wangechi Mutu's Eve 2006" curated by Naima Keith, Hammer curatorial fellow. at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, free, 12:30pm

Thursday, August 19

Tour: "Exhibition Walkthrough: Outside the Box Edition Jacob Samuel, 1988-2010" Jacob Samuel discusses the technical aspects of the portfolios at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, free, 7pm

+ "Lacma's Photographic Arts Council Presents Collectors' Favorites" Photographic Arts Council Exhibition and Reception at Duncan Miller Gallery Culver City: 10959 Venice Boulevard, CA 90034, 7-9pm

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Friday, August 20

"Second Story" new artist multiples project featuring works by emerging and established artists at Pepin Moore
Chinatown: 933 Chung King Road, CA 90012, 7-9pm

Saturday, August 21

Book Signing: "My Cavafy: Iconic Photography by Stathis Orphanos" at Affinity Galleries
West Hollywood: 7065 Lexington avenue, CA 90028, 12-3pm

Benefit: "Muse 'til Midnight" at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
West Hollywood: 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90036, 25 Muse members, $40 General public includes admission, open bar, and parking, 8:15 pm–12 am

+ Panel Discussion: "ASAP DIY LA w/Jen Smith and Mark Allen" oin Mark Allen and Jen Smith as we explore DIY culture in Los Angeles along with other special guests. Mark Allen will be speaking about the basics of starting your own (art/music/literature/whatever) space using Machine Project as an example. Jen Smith w at LACE Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
Hollywood: 6522 Hollywood Boulevard, CA 90028, 1-4pm

J. Wesley Brown, Rebekah Boyle, Erin Wilson, Mike "(Vignettes): Contemporary Photographic Works of Peculiar Narrative" at Bleicher/Golightly
Santa Monica: 1431 Ocean Avenue, CA 90401, 6-9pm

Sunday, August 22

Closing reception: Andrew Lord "Between my hands to water falling selected works 1990 - 2010" at Santa Monica Museum of Art
Santa Monica: 2525 Bergamot Station G1 Michigan Avenue , 7-9pm

Closing reception: Quinton Bemiller, Marilyn Cvitanic, Chuck Feesago, "Summer 2010 Group Show" at Offramp Gallery
Pasadena: 1702 Lincoln Avenue, CA 91103, 2-5pm

Workshop: "soundShoppe" Bring your own audio cables, power cords, multiple boxes, and amplification at Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock: 2225 Colorado BLVD, CA 90041, free, 1-4pm

+ Rochelle Botello, Jamison Carter, Kris Chatterson, "Obsession Obsessive Obsessed" curated by Fatima Hoang, Elonda Billera & Janice Gomez at Summer Camp Project
Lincoln Heights: 3119 Chadwick Drive, CA 90032, 5-8pm

Performance: Marcus Civin "you dream of better things" curated by galería perdida, at The Prop Shop
MacArthur Park: 1725 West 6th Street 403, CA 90017, 6-9pm

Monday, August 23

+ Book launch: Lynda Bunting, Sharon Lockhart, & James Welling "Photography Book Events" Hear photographers Sharon Lockhart and James Welling together with art librarian Lynda Bunting talk about photography in artists' books at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
West Hollywood: 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90036, free, 5-7pm

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