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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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A woman cradles the dead of a man who holds a lit cigarette between his toes

The Unknown/Dollar Down

This program will feature an introduction by Steven K. Hill, Associate Motion Picture Curator at the Archive and co-founder of Silent Movie Day.

Sat Oct 7 7:30 PM

Music & Performance

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Composer and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith gives a special, intimate performance inside the galleries, in conjunction with the Hammer’s installation of Rita McBride: Particulates.

Sat Oct 7 8:00 PM

Piet Mondrian in his studio

Mondrian: Paris, and a Better World

Art historian and curator John Walsh discusses Piet Mondrian's first explorations of cubism, which suggested new possibilities for representing the visual world

Sun Oct 8 3:00 PM

Part of the series Mondrian Re-Examined, with John Walsh

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Leftover Ladies

This rarely shown pre-Code film is chock full of transgressions that would have made Will Hays swoon!

Sun Oct 8 7:00 PM

Photo of a couple standing in front of a vintage car

Eastside Sound: Lowrider & Soul

Ruben Molina joins Made in L.A. artist Gary Garay for a conversation on the archives of Los Angeles lowrider and soul music through a Chicano and Mexicano perspective.

Tue Oct 10 7:30 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances

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Special Programs

Los Angeles Contemporary Archive: The Breaks

Listen to music, grab a cup of coffee, microwave leftovers, rest, and handle archival materials directly from the shelves.

Wed Oct 11 11:00 AM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Dominique Moody

Project manager, exhibitions and publications Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Dominique Moody.

Wed Oct 11 12:30 PM

Brenda E. Stevenson alongside her book cover

A History of the Enslaved Black Family

Dr. Brenda Stevenson and Dr. Daina Ramey Berry examine themes detailed in Stevenson’s new book, which centers on the desire of African and African-descended people to experience family life despite their enslavement.

Wed Oct 11 7:30 PM

Still from Finding Christa

The Films of Camille Billops and James Hatch: Part 1

Thu Oct 12 7:30 PM

PHotos of artists Sula Bermúdez-Silverman, Maria Maea, and Chiffon Thomas

An Expanded Legacy of Assemblage

Made in L.A. artists Sula Bermúdez-Silverman, Maria Maea, and Chiffon Thomas discuss how their work expands the material vocabularies and cultural touchstones of assemblage.

Thu Oct 12 7:30 PM

Part of the series Made in L.A. 2023: Programs and Performances