Underneath the buttoned-up Walt Disney Concert Hall you’ll find this laid-back theater that attracts the best of experimental art, dance, and performance.
Make like a ______ and ______ at this indie arts studio and shop. Classes are as basic as sewing and as quirky as cactus knitting with all the stitchy business in between.
The name sort of says it all. Maybe the fact that Viggo Mortensen is the gallery’s chairman says more. Art galleries don’t get much cooler or more Hollywood.
For all your art house, documentary, mockumentary, sci-fi, horror, indie, vintage, obscure movie needs.
Broad Contemporary Art Museum at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. A mouthful, right? Relax. L.A. museums are all about the acronyms. Say “Bee-Cam” at “Lak-mah” and save your energy for taking in an eyeful.
Throw on your best beret, pencil in a mustache, and make sure your black turtleneck is clean(ish). Take a class, rent studio time, or rub elbows with artistes during wine and cheese nights.
Referencing the infamous Seventh Veil strip club next door, the new space lives up to the edginess of its name. Handcrafted, high-quality art books and posters for its featured artists are printed next door.
Not for the faint of art and architecture, here’s where you’ll find hefty design, fashion, and photography coffee table books and creative types who like to throw their weight around.
Contemporary art exhibition space, gift shop, and cafe. Inspired by Tokyo’s trendy coffeehouses, it offers eats and full tea service by waitresses in French maid costumes. Makes you feel like you know what.
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Forget the wood screws and winter’s lard. This shop takes the concept of general store to the heights of modern chic with jewelry, lingerie, art books, apothecary products, and tantalizing tokens from around the globe.
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