ARTS.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski Getting involved in museums traditionally has meant volunteering or donating. While those efforts always are welcome, museums this summer are enticing visitors with exhibits that invite - even expect - participation. There still are some velvet-rope projects, such as the Norton Simon's Chinese art Chinese art, works of art produced in the vast geographical region of China. It the oldest art in the world and has its origins in remote antiquity. (For the history of Chinese civilization, see China. and the Getty Center's baroque drawings and royal manuscripts. But there also are the multimedia treats ``NANO'' and ``L.A: light/motion/dreams'' and the ever-popular butterfly pavilion at the Natural History Museum. Catch a whiff of freshly churned asphalt when the La Brea Tar Pits La Brea Tar Pits Fossil field in Hancock Park (formerly Rancho La Brea), Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. It is the site of “pitch springs” oozing crude oil, formerly used by local Indians for waterproofing, and was explored by Gaspar de Portolá's expedition in begins its annual dig on June 26 in Pit 91. The Japanese American National Museum The Japanese American National Museum opened its doors in 1992. The museum is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown Los Angeles, California. It is devoted to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. welcomes the Smithsonian's touring exhibit of relics from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which is certain to evoke emotional responses. ONGOING Drop: hi-lo fielding, an exhibit by L.A. architects Darin Johnstone and Scott Parker that considers 3-D relationships in the context of the mundane drop ceiling, SCI-Arc Gallery, through July 18, free admission. Contemporary Projects 8: Lee Lingwei's ``Through Master's Eyes,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. , through Aug. 1, $5-$9. A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958-1968, Museum of Contemporary Art, California Plaza, through Aug. 2, $5-$8. Inventing Race: Casta Painting and 18th Century Mexico, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, through Aug. 8, $5-$9. Hammer Project: Tara Donovan, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Hammer Museum, through Aug. 29, $3-$5. The Arts of Fire: Islamic Influences on the Italian Renaissance, Getty Center, through Sept. 5, free admission. NANO, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, through Sept. 6, free admission. Visions of Grandeur: Drawing in the Baroque Age, Getty Center, through Sept. 12, free admission. Made in Mexico, UCLA Hammer Museum, through Sept. 12, $3-$5. L.A: light/motion/dreams, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. , through Jan. 9, $2-$9. Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, through Sept. 6, $2-$9. TODAY The Making of Elvis: 50 Years of Promotion, all the King's merchandise, Hollywood Entertainment Museum, through Aug. 2, $10. SUNDAY Beyond Geometry: Experiments in Form, 1940s-70s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, through Oct. 3, $5-$9. TUESDAY Spirit into Matter: The Photographs of Edmund Teske, Getty Center, through Sept. 26, free admission. JUNE 18 Chinese Art From the Permanent Collection, Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. , through Sept. 20, $3-$6. Look! Up at the Screen! It's Superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Superheroes may also refer to:
JUNE 19 Family Fun Day: Science - It's Everywhere!, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, $2-$9. L.A. Live!, comedy-theater night featuring Firesign Theatre, Latino sketch company Culture Clash and Sandra Tsing Loh, 8 p.m., Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, $15, www.ticketweb.com. JUNE 20 Father's Day BBQ BBQ barbecue , 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Aquarium of the Pacific The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in the city of Long Beach, California at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. The aquarium features a collection of over 12,500 animals representing almost 1,000 different species. , $12.95-$24.95, including aquarium admission, reservations required. JUNE 26 Charles R. Knight Charles Robert Knight (born October 21, 1874 in Brooklyn; died April 15, 1953 in Manhattan) was an American artist best known for his influential paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. : Bringing Fossils to Life, the early-20th century painter's depictions of California's ancient mammals, Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits ($2-$7) and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ($2-$9), through January 2005. JUNE 27 Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, installation of the brothers' notable interior design pieces, MOCA MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA Multimedia over Coax MoCA Museum of Chinese in the Americas MOCA Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument (US National Park Service) at the Pacific Design Center, through Oct. 18, free admission. JUNE 29 Fit for a King: Courtly Manuscripts, 1380-1450, Getty Center, through Aug. 29, free admission. JULY 1 September 11: Bearing Witness to History, Japanese American National Museum, through Aug. 15, $3-$6. JULY 13 Sea Tails: A Video Collaboration, Getty Center, through Sept. 26, free admission. JULY 25 Sign Language, in which artists appropriate commercial signage elements. Geffen Contemporary, through Nov. 29. Rodney Graham: A Little Thought, with the audio-visual artist talking about his work at 3 p.m., Geffen Contemporary, through Nov. 29, $5-$8. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) ``Chinese Art From the Permanent Collection'' is at the Norton Simon Museum June 18 through Sept. 20 (2) ``September 11: Bearing Witness to History,'' on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum July 1 through Aug. 15. |
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