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An Animated Movie Reimagines Nosferatu in Present-Day NYC
Premiering this week, Andrea Mastrovito's NYsferatu is an adaptation of 1922 silent film as a parable about the immigrant experience made using rotoscope animation.
Events
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Video Art and Animation in the Shadow of the Solar Eclipse
Organized by artist Rick Silva, Eclipsecore, an evening of video art and animation made in response to the total solar eclipse, will debut in LA on August 17.
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A VR Exhibition Pays Tribute to a Long-Gone Vegas Casino
The Sands, opening on August 12, features works by 15 artists on rotating display in a one-to-one virtual replica of the Lower East Side gallery Essex Flowers.
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Films from a Favela Destroyed by the Olympics
On August 10 at Klowden Mann, artist Nancy Popp will screen films about Vila Autódromo, which was demolished to make way for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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A Critical Response to Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests
On August 10 at the Swiss Institute, Luke Willis Thompson will screen and discuss his film that questions the lack of people of color in Warhol's famous series.
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The Beauty of Bach at Socrates Sculpture Park
On August 9, the park will screen Pere Portabella's The Silence Before Bach, a non-narrative film that celebrates the composer.
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A Listening Party for the Songs and Sounds of LA’s Social Upheavals
The California African American Museum is hosting a listening party to explore the role that music has played in Los Angeles, from 1965 to the present.
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A Pioneer of Glitch Music Performs with His AI Avatars
On August 3, Japanese artist and avant-garde musician Yasunao Tone brings his ongoing "AI Deviation" project to Gavin Brown's Enterprise.
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Celebrating Marginalized Voices at Long Beach Zine Fest, from Xicanistas to Queer POC Goths
The free event will bring 100 zinesters, plus discussions, workshops, and performances, to the Museum of Latin American Art on August 6.
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Over Rice, a Conversation About Race at Smack Mellon
On August 3, Dominique Duroseau will host the participatory performance "Rap on Race with Rice," which revolves around one activity: separating black and white rice.
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An Alternative Survey of Art in LA
Throughout the month of August, Maiden LA will stage over 140 events, performances, and exhibitions by unrepresented artists in unconventional spaces.
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Predicting the Weather for the Apocalypse
From August 2 to 4, artist Amelia Marzec will operate a DIY weather station and satellite radio system at Harvestworks.