| INFLUENCES 04.01.09 10:00 AM |
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Inaugural Annenberg Exhibit Explores Multifaceted Views of Los Angeles
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 | Hermosa Beach Pier, on view at the Annenberg Space
Photo: Lawrence Ho/Los Angeles Times 2005 |
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Last week, the Annenberg Foundation opened its new 10,000-square-foot photo gallery, the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. And on Friday, the inaugural exhibit, “L8s Ang3les," officially opened to the public. A great majority of the images in the show depict Los Angeles in multiple perspectives—from glamorous Hollywood scenes to more authentic views of city life. The exhibit consists of shots from eight L.A.-based photographers—the iconic and influential John Baldessari, Catherine Opie, Greg Gorman, Douglas Kirkland, Tim Street-Porter, Julius Shulman, Lauren Greenfield, and Carolyn Cole—who work in fine art, architecture, documentary, fashion, photojournalism, and celebrity portraiture. Standouts include Shulman's selection of works depicting modernist residences and Opie's images that show a grittier view of the city. The exhibit also includes work from three Los Angeles Times staff photographers. The show runs through June 20. —Alesandra Dubin
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| EVENT REPORT 03.30.09 11:51 AM |
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Annenberg Space Opens With Back-to-Back Parties Targeting Arts Patrons and Philanthropists
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Locals know that Los Angeles is a rich cultural center. But they're also gratified every time that fact is validated in an unmissable form. And last week marked one such validation: the debut of the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, the Annenberg Foundation's substantial new photography gallery in the gleaming glass shrine of the 2000 Avenue of the Stars building. And to celebrate the debut with appropriate fanfare, two back-to-back parties took to the space—the official grand opening on Wednesday night, and a party cohosted by W magazine and Dior on Thursday.
"The combination of [parties] was to target as broad a potential audience for the space as possible," said Annenberg Foundation communications officer Liza deVilla, who oversaw the event with a team from the foundation. "Because we're trying to create a space that is free to the public but that stands for a certain level of artistry, we wanted to make sure that we targeted the cultural elite but also nonprofits, working creative artists in the city, and many members of the entertainment industry. We tried to create something that was really for a wide swath of the L.A. community."
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