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There's no 'there', there: LA films LA

2011-11-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

There's no 'there', there: LA films LAWed, Nov. 16thGoethe Institut LA5750 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036(323) 525-33887 - 9 pmBig City Forum presents a film screening curated by Saskia Wilson-Brown, Founder and co-director of Cinema Speakeasy. The evening will feature short films that examine what LA means to those that inhabit it, in a program and discussion about our public urban

X Ten Biennial

2011-10-04T12:06:00.000-07:00

"Who are your top ten favorite artists of all time – and why?" A cross of sorts between a Desert Island Discs list and a PechaKucha, X Ten Biennial is a live happening where ten creative visionaries will each have ten minutes to present their lists of ten. How each participating artist, writer, designer, architect and curator chooses to spend those ten minutes is up to him or her.Wednesday, Oct.

Big City Forum: Edgar Orlaineta - Solar Nothing

2011-09-13T17:11:00.000-07:00

Charles and Ray Eames, Solar Do-Nothing Toy (1958)Big City Forum in conjunction with Steve Turner Contemporary presents a panel focusing on the myth and impact of Southern California Design. Edgar OrlainetaSolar NothingMonday, Oct. 3rd7 – 9 pmSteve Turner Contemporary6026 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90036 (across from BCAM at LACMA)Please join us for a lively conversation focused around the

Big City Portrait: Bjarke Ingels

2011-08-27T14:22:00.000-07:00

Bjarke Ingels, Too BIG to Fail BIG founder talks with AN's Sam Lubell, published in conjunction with the Architects Newspaper You’ve certainly catapulted into elite status. You’re the man of the hour here. How do you see this recognition? I think moving to New York and opening an office there has given us more presence on this side of the Atlantic. It’s amazing how big a divide the Atlantic

Big City Forum: Writers Edition

2011-05-01T22:58:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum in conjunction with LAAA/Gallery 825 present an evening about the written word. Join a group of LA's most talented up and coming authors as they explore the ways in which fiction shapes our thinking about personal and collective narratives.Los Angeles Art AssociationGallery 825825 N. La Cienega Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90069Wed., May 18th 7 – 9 pmPresenters:Harold Abramowitz is a

Design/Social Action/Change

2011-04-08T13:32:00.000-07:00

Touch "Uniendo Puntos" installation TOUCH showroom Aguiniga installation at CAFAM Tanya AguinigaBig City Forum in conjunction with Marine presents Design/Social Action/Change. You are invited to an intimate conversation with a leading contemporary designer, Tanya Aguiniga, and a curator and product developer, Zoe Melo, as they share their work using design as a transformative tool for social,

Big City Forum: Detroit - Brooklyn - Los Angeles

2011-03-21T07:01:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum in conjunction with SUPERFRONT LA presents an architecture panel in response to the exhibition DETROIT: A BROOKLYN CASE STUDY.This event is an opportunity to expand upon the themes of the DETROIT: A BROOKLYN CASE STUDY exhibit with a dynamic group of LA-based architects and theorists. This engaging conversation will ask participants to consider Los Angeles as an additional set of

Making a Case for the Book in the Digital Age

2011-02-24T22:21:00.000-08:00

“The book has a bulk, a weight, a set of textures, a physical signature, and even a smell, in addition to the extraordinary elasticity and expressiveness of its typographic imagery and layout…”—Rick Poynor, Print MagazineIn conjunction with D.A.P. I ARTBOOK and Paper Chase Printing, Big City Forum presents:Making a Case for the Book in the Digital AgeWednesday, March 2nd, 7-9 pmARTBOOK @ Paper

Big City Portrait #3: Benjamin Ball & Gaston Nogues

2011-02-02T19:36:00.000-08:00

Ball-Nogues Studiointerview and images by Anais WadeWhat has influenced your work personally and historically?Gaston: the process of making has always interested me, so understanding the a to z steps required to go from concept to reality have always been important to me, it gives you the freedom to ask the question “what if?”Benjamin: Environments fascinate me. Since childhood, I’ve spent a lot

Sustaining Communities: Forging Collective Memories

2011-01-12T12:58:00.000-08:00

Big City Forum in conjunction with Cal State LA's American Communities Program presents:Sustaining Communities: Forging Collective MemoriesMonday, January 31st, 20114:30 - 6:30 pmCal State LA University Student Union5151 State University DriveLos Angeles, CAJoin scholars, cultural theorists, and artists as they explore the ways and rituals through which specific communities are performed,

Big City Forum #22

2010-11-29T12:04:00.000-08:00

Olga Koumoundouros Rachel Allen ArchitectureBig City Forum #22Saturday, Dec. 11th, 20104 - 6 pmHonor Fraser Gallery2622 S La Cienega BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90034(310) 837-0191An engaging dialogue exploring cross disciplinary connections and jumping off points between art and architecture. Featuring:Rachel AllenOlga KoumoundourosModerated by:Ken EhrlichRachel Allen, Principal, Rachel Allen

Big City Forum #21

2010-10-11T10:07:00.000-07:00

Murmur Mass Architecture and Design Tighe ArchitectureBig City Forum #21Goethe Institute5750 Wilshire Blvd. #100Los Angeles, CA 90036(323) 525-3388Thursday, Nov. 4th, 20107 – 9 pmAn engaging presentation and panel conversation exploring architecture’s role in helping to shape and define an LA based identity.Featuring:Ana HentonHeather RobergePatrick TigheModerated by:Jade ChangAna Henton,

Big City Forum #20

2010-09-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum #20Saturday, Oct. 2nd, 20105 – 7 pmHonor Fraser Gallery2622 S La Cienega BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90034(310) 837-0191A gathering of four curators that are impacting and changing the future of the practice at the institutional and non-traditional context. Featuring:Andrew BerardiniShamim MomimPilar Tompkins RivasFranklin SirmansAndrew Berardini is a writer living in Los Angeles. He's

Big City Portrait: Jenna Didier & Oliver Hess

2010-08-22T11:43:00.000-07:00

Big City Portrait: Jenna Didier & Oliver Hess - Materials & ApplicationsAll images and text by Anais Wade.1. How do you define your partnership?O: Jenna does all the work and if anything goes wrong she blames me!J: Oliver does all the work and if anything goes wrong it's my fault!O: I often do the shape of things and Jenna does the details. That’s what happened on the food pyramid.J: I did the

Big City Forum #19

2010-08-10T07:59:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum #19The conversation will deal with the potential of design processes to bring about change in a way that is both positive and non-complacent. Presenters will walk through their own design and family experiences and how these relate to scale and complex systems that need to be navigated on a constant, daily basis.Thursday, August 127 - 9 pmLA Forum for Architecture & Urban

Big City Forum #18

2010-07-14T18:20:00.000-07:00

Sean DonahueAdam EuwensLouise SandhausJessica FleischmannBig City Forum #18Edward Cella Art + Architecture6018 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90036(323) 525-0053July 31, 20104 - 6 pmwine reception to follow eventA panel conversation to examine the role that design plays in fostering innovative solutions to issues of sustainability and change. Each panelist will deliver short presentations

Taking The Reins benefit

2010-06-24T12:58:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum with Pink Cloud Events is proud to present a fundraiser dinner for Taking the Reins (TTR).Sunday, July 11th6 - 8:30 pm3919 1/2 Rigali AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90039 323.906.1560 Phone Taking the Reins is a remarkable non-profit that develops self-esteem, teamwork, responsibility and leadership skills for at-risk teenage girls through learning to ride and care for horses, sustainable

Big City Forum #16

2010-06-12T12:42:00.001-07:00

Kaucyila Brooke Ken Ehrlich, 2009An intimate dialogue and conversation with artists whose work explores issues related to identity, power structures, censorship, and how these relate to larger narratives about social space.Thursday, June 247 - 9 pmGoethe-InstitutLos Angeles5750 Wilshire BlvdSuite 100Los Angeles, CA 90036Featuring:Kaucyila BrookeKen EhrlichModerated by:Glenn PhillipsKaucyila

Big City Portrait: Alexandra Grant

2010-06-02T19:39:00.000-07:00

ALEXANDRA GRANT Text and images by Anais WadeSunday May 16 2010What is your full time job?Artist.Three words.Why -- Fire -- PinkFavorite letter?E. I was obsessed with the letter E for a while… Somebody told me that it is the most commonly written letter.And A… since it is the first letter of my name.I'm partial to all the letters, I could take the whole alphabet!What is love?Love is about

Big City Forum #15

2010-05-12T13:40:00.000-07:00

Sharif Guest StudioVivarium, Matter ManagementVivarium, Matter ManagementBig City Forum #15 A conversation about presence, absence, and energy…in architecture.Featuring: Juan Azulay Mohamed SharifMaria GuestSaturday, May 29th, 20104 - 6 pmHonor Fraser Gallery2622 S La Cienega BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90034(310) 837-0191Juan Azulay is the director of the 10-year old Los Angeles-based firm Matter

Big City Forum #14

2010-04-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

BIG CITY FORUM #14Starting at the Beginning: Discussing, Seeing, CreatingAs much a workshop as a presentation, this forum will present how two individuals--one a designer/educator, the other a writer/educator—stimulate seeing and thinking as means to creativity. Come prepared to talk, listen, think, collaborate, make, remake, and reflect. Saturday, May 8th, 20104 - 6 pmHonor Fraser Gallery2622 S

2010-03-06T20:40:00.000-08:00

BIG CITY FORUM #13Big City Forum invites you to a conversation with poets, writers, and seers about literal vs metaphoric space, inscape/landscape, the visible/invisble world,liminality -- "betwixt and between"-- & proximity in motion...Saturday, March 20th, 20104 - 6 pmHonor Fraser Gallery2622 S La Cienega BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90034(310) 837-0191Featuring:Mathew TimmonsElena Karyn ByrneVanessa

Big City Forum #12

2010-02-05T15:23:00.000-08:00

Ginger Wolfe-Suarez Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe, Open House Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe, TumbleweedBig City Forum invites you to a conversation about shifting concepts of place, memory, and identity.Thursday, February 25, 20106 - 8 pmLAXART2640 S. La Cienega BlvdLA CA 90034Featuring:Primitivo Suarez-WolfeGinger Wolfe-Suarezmoderated by:Amy PedersonPrimitivo Suarez-Wolfe has a practice that includes

Big City Forum #11

2010-01-13T13:10:00.000-08:00

Kim Stringfellow, Abandoned Trailer, Bombay BeachRebeca Mendez, Weatherscape #15Big City Forum invites you to a round table conversation about our relationship to nature, issues of perception, land use and the built environment. Saturday, Jan. 30th, 20104 - 6 pmHonor Fraser Gallery2622 S La Cienega BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90034 (310) 837-0191Featuring:Rebeca MendezKim StringfellowRebeca Méndez is a

Big City Forum #10

2009-11-22T15:01:00.000-08:00

Eames Demetrios OMD OMDBig City Forum invites you to a round table conversation about place and its context. How does context impact our sense of place? How does language impact our sense of perception in general, but especially of place? Participants will join in direct dialogue around these issues with a dynamic and visionary pair of presenters.Tuesday, Dec. 1,20097 - 9 pmSanta Monica Museum

Big City Forum #9

2009-10-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

Monica NouwensPATTERNS ArchitectureBig City Forum #9Featuring: Monica Nouwens – PhotographyMarcelo Spina, Georgina Huljich, - PATTERNS ArchitectureTed Kane – Polar Inertia journalThursday, Nov. 12th, 20094:00 - 6:00 pmOtis College of Art & Design9045 Lincoln BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90045(310) 665-6800An event featuring Monica Nouwens, Marcelo Spina, and Ted Kane in a conversation focused on issues

Big City Forum #8

2009-10-09T19:45:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum #8 Featuring:Alexandra GrantMichael PintoThursday, October 15, 20097 – 9 pm6:30 pm reception Neutra VDL Research House2300 Silverlake Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90039http://www.neutra-vdl.org/site/An event featuring Alexandra Grant and Michael Pinto in a conversation focused on issues around practices related to community renovation and activism, and sustainable urbanism.Alexandra Grant

Big City Forum #7

2009-09-15T22:01:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum #7A conversation about our relationship to city and place...Featuring:Tom MarbleZoe CrosherWill WrightTuesday, Sept. 29, 20097 – 9 pm6:30 private receptionFifth Floor Gallery502 Chung King CourChinatownLA , CA 90012Tom MarbleTom Marble is an architect and urbanist living and working in Los Angeles. After obtaining degrees from UC Berkeley and Yale, Tom worked on a variety of

BCF x EM Art Forum: Mas Entradas

2009-08-30T13:55:00.001-07:00

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Review of Big City Forum #6

2009-08-30T13:53:00.001-07:00

Big City Forum 6

2009-07-28T21:28:00.000-07:00

shizu saldamando Gary GarayBig City Forum and Evil Monito Magazine present - Mas Entradas!Tuesday, August 18, 20097 - 9 pmEvil Monito Studio1830 Echo Park AveLos Angeles, CA 90026An event featuring Shizu Saldamando, Gary Garay, and Josh Kun in a conversation focused on issues of cultural identity and narrative, and the complex interplay of authenticity, fluidity, and cultural crossover. The

Big City Forum #5

2009-06-19T19:40:00.000-07:00

Big City Forum 5Design as a catalyst for change...Tuesday, June 30, 7 - 9 pm(check-in and refreshments 6:30 pm)Art Center College of Design1700 Lida StreetPasadena,CA 91103Faculty LoungeFeaturing:-Alissa Walker-Designmatters at Art CenterAlissa Walker writes about design, architecture, travel and Los Angeles for publications like Fast Company, ReadyMade, Sunset, I.D., Print, Design Observer,

Big City Forum #4, May 19, 2009

2009-05-07T21:58:00.000-07:00

A conversation about strategies for civic engagementBig City Forum 4Tuesday, May 19th from 7 - 9 pm (check-in and refreshments 6:30 pm).g727Gallery727 south spring streetdowntown los angeles, ca 90014213 627 9563g727.orgFeaturing:Public Matters and James RojasPublic Matters generates innovative, artistic, place-based projects that build creative, civic and social capital in communities. Our

Big City Forum #3 - April 23, 2009

2009-04-06T15:34:00.000-07:00

The Institute for Figuring Ball-Nogues StudioA conversation around poetic approaches to materiality.Big City Forum 3: Thursday, April 23rd from 5 – 7 pm (check-in and refreshments 4:30 pm). The Craft & Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Boulevard (at Curson), Los Angeles, CA 90036, 323.937.4230 www.cafam.orgFeaturing:Margaret Wertheim of The Institute for Figuring: The Institute For Figuring is an

Interview w/ g727

2009-03-29T22:08:00.000-07:00

york chang, adrian rivas, pilar tompkins, james rojasBig City Forum interviews g727 partnersMission:g727 seeks to generate dialogues on artistic representations and interpretations of the urban landscape. The building blocks of a city comprise more than simply buildings, streets, and sidewalks. They equally encompass personal experience, collective memory and narratives. These are the less

The Crooked Beat

2009-03-25T20:52:00.001-07:00

I recently had a preview of new works on paper created over the last year. Here's the artists' statement:Searching for the crooked beat, the sound scientists burning up the acetate, mountain calls from Jajouka to the streets of Abbis Ababa,the Black Ark is glowing like quicksilver,inside the mad scratch is cutting and erasing, unmoored and adrift, the old phantom slip gives it away,down the

Big City Forum - March 3rd, 2009

2009-02-18T21:56:00.000-08:00

Big City Forum is honored to present an informal conversation with Stephanie Smith of Ecoshack, and Jenna Didier and Oliver Hess of Materials & Applications.Tuesday, March 3, 20094 - 6 pmEcho Park Film Center1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd)Los Angeles, CA 90026213-484-8846info@echoparkfilmcenter.orgStephanie Smith/EcoshackEcoshack began in 2003 as an experimental design lab in Joshua Tree,

Before and After the Fall

2009-02-18T19:24:00.000-08:00

With the final waves of consumerism, speculation, and materialism finally washing over us, we are faced with poring over the remains of a system in a slow pattern of collapse. What felt like the go-go era just a few months back is now beginning to appear as the phantasmagoria of smoke and mirrors that was sold and marketed as the age of consumption. At this juncture and among the wreckage, new

Big City in 2009

2008-12-31T11:15:00.000-08:00

A series of gatherings will take place during the 2009 year inviting key members as social and cultural activators engaged in building vibrant communities. Each gathering will be focused around significant big ideas or topics related to the larger theme such as Access, Density, Conflict, Open Space, Urban Youth, Connectivity, and Social Models, which can be substantial enough to provoke

Big City Forum

2008-12-29T11:57:00.000-08:00