Thank you to the people who make HRLA possible with generous contributions of creative energy and attention, dollars and sense.
2013 featured a huge range of exhibitions, performance art, experimental sound, music, lectures and debates, workshops and readings.
2013 also marked our first year in fundraising from our community: over 150 people became HRLA members by making a financial contribution to HRLA's operating expenses.
(Look out for membership drives in 2014, but do consider making a donation this holiday season - every amount helps.)
2014 promises to yield a calendar full of experimental energy: below are just a few of the programs that we are excited to share with you, as well as an overview of the past year of programming.
We are looking forward, in 2014 to:
Robby Herbst
Cayatano Ferrer
Pearl Hsiung
Tribute to Stom Sogo
Dorian Wood
Anthony Bodlovic
Kitchen Poetics: LA Women's Collage Show & Book Release
La Porscha & Ossian
Krysten Cunningham
Statues & Attitudes (Group Exhibition)
And much, much more
Looking backwards, we celebrate 12 months of HRLA:
12/13
SAT DEC 7 - PERFORMANCE / Dominique Gilliot + Nikki Darking + John Birdle + Lucky Dragons + Sarah Williams & Laure Vigna + Sister Mantos 8PM - 2AM
SUN DEC 8 - BENEFIT / SAVE MUSIC IN CHINATOWN / Bob Forrest + Lucky Dragons + Deredoorian + LA Fog 2PM-6PM TICKETS
THU DEC 12 - FORUM / STUPID PILLS
FRI DEC 13 - PERFORMANCE / Paul Salveson/Crown Shape perform Pulsar Through SE-70
TUE DEC 17 - MUSIC / RORO + TI FEMME + MIKE WEXLER + FILTHY HUNS + BOXED 8PM
THU DEC 19 - GAZELLE RECORDINGS PRESENTS/ The Dandelion Council Cassette Release 9PM
11/13
SAT NOV 2 - SMASHISM: VIDEO ART, SOUND, INSTALLATION/ Suzy Poling + BRock Fansler + Eva Aguila + Jealousy + Pod Blotz + Spahire Slows + Robedoor 8 PM
SUN NOV 3 - BOOK LAUNCH / The Suiciders by Travis Jeppesen 2 PM
WED NOV 6 - SOUND / IMMERSOUND_LAX / Christopher Bissonnette + Tim Hecker + Akira Rabelais 7 pm [SOLD OUT] / shibui_oto and VOLUME present Tim Hecker & M. Geddes Gengras 10 PM TICKETS
THU NOV 14 - EXHIBITION OPENING / RASMUS RØHLING
SAT NOV 16 - FILM / HRLA + LA Filmforum present A Warhol SLEEPover / Doors open 11:59 PM TICKETS $10
10/13
OCT 3 - 13 - EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE / BASE I
OCT 17 - 27 - EXHIBITION / JOHN KNUTH / FADING HORIZON
SUN OCT 27 - PERFORMANCE / HECUBA + BRET NICELY 7 PM
9/13
WED SEPT 11 - PERFORMANCE / RACHEL MASON 8 PM
FRI SEPT 13 - MUSIC / GATE + THE RENDERIZORS + PETER KOLOVOS
SUN SEPT 15 - PAINTING PARTY / JOEL KYACK 1 PM - 6 PM
SAT SEPT 21 - PERFORMANCE / JEFF HUCKLEBERRY, ALEJANDRA HERRERA and LA POCHA NOSTRA (Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Erca Mott and Roberto Sifuentes) 8 PM
SEPT 25 - SEPT 27 - INSTALLATION and PERFORMANCE (on the 27th) / GEO WYETH
SEPT 29 - INSTALLATION and PERFORMANCE / FAULT LINES
8/13
THU - FRI AUG 1 - 2 - PERFORMANCE, INSTALLATION / NOW OPEN 24 HRS presents KATE HALL AND JOHN WEISE 9PM AUG 1 - 9PM AUG 2
SUN AUG 4 - FILM / Paul Pescador's 1-9 screening at Cinefamily
SUN AUG 11 - MUSIC / SECRET FUN CLUB, UNICORN, INNERDS, HOT NERDS 3 PM - 7 PM
THU AUG 15 - AUG 28 - INSTALLATION / BYRON WESTBROOK
FRI AUG 30 - MUSIC / SCOUT NIBLETT & PG SIX 8 PM ($12)
7/13:
WED JULY 3 - MUSIC / LOGREYBEAM tour kickoff with CESSATION + MOOMAW + TELECAVES + PATHWAYS
SAT JULY 6 - CONVERSATION / CONSIDERING SHEREE ROSE & MARTIN O'BRIAN'S PERFORMANCE (email info@humanresourcesla.com for location!) / 2PM-4PM
TUE JULY 9 - ART/LIFE COUNSELING SESSIONS w/ LINDA MONTANO / 1PM-3PM (email info@humanresourcesla.com for location and information)
WED JULY 10 - PERFORMANCE / RON ATHEY / 9PM (doors open at 8:30)
SAT JULY 20 - PERFORMANCE / RAFA ESPARZA / 7:30PM
SUN JULY 21 - MUSIC / JOSEPH HAMMER / ECSTATIC MUSIC BAND (OAK/LA) / DAMION ROMERO / RALE ($5)
WED JULY 24 - SOUND, MUSIC, NOISE / ROBERT CROUCH, PINKCOURTESYPHONE, YANN NOVAK, STEVE RODEN / 8PM-11PM ($5-$15 sliding scale)
SAT JULY 27 - SISTER ACTS: HRLA BENEFIT (coincides with PERFORM CHINATOWN) ($25 suggested donation
6/13:
SAT JUNE 8 - FILM / ROBBINSCHILD / 8PM
SAT JUNE 14 - CONVERSATION w/ MATH BASS / 3PM
FRI JUNE 28 - MUSIC / GHOST TREES + GUL BARA + SKYLINE ELECTRIC
5/13:
SAT MAY 11 - MUSIC / JAAP BLONK, TED BYRNES, JAKE ROSENZWEIG, RICK POTTS, JOE POTTS, CASEY ANDERSON, JOSHUA GEROWITZ
TUE MAY 20 - COMEDY/ 8PM
THU MAY 30 - EXHIBITION OPENING / MATH BASS & LEIDY CHURCHMAN
4/13:
MARCH 26 to APRIL 4 - INSTALLATION / SUNDOWN SCHOOLHOUSE: At Home in L.A.
~ DAY #08: TUE, APR 2 ~
CLOSED during the day
...6-8pm: Visual Music with DAWN KASPER
~ DAY #09: WED, APR 3 ~
...11am-1pm: open yoga - all levels with FRITZ HAEG
...3-6pm: knitting & crafting (bring projects)
...6-8pm: KCHUNG broadcasts from the rug
~ DAY #10: THU, APR 4 ~
...11am-1pm: open yoga - all levels with FRITZ HAEG
...3-6pm: knitting & crafting (bring projects)
...6:30-7:15: music with SK KAKRABA
...7:15-8pm: Gabie Strong on KCHUNG
APRIL 5, 6, 7 - Cleaning Human Resources / Lucy Campana, Hailey Loman, Gaea Woods
APRIL 7 - VIDEO & DISCUSSION / South Sexual Fictions (new date)
APRIL 11 - MUSIC & PERFORMANCE / EMA, Bouquet, DK, & Roses
APRIL 20 - OPENING / Scott Benzell solo exhibit
3/13:
MARCH 1st - 3rd INSTALLATION / River Monument Proposal (Sketch #3) By Justin Miller, Andrew Sexton, and Adam Janes
MARCH 3rd STREET ACTION / Asshole Festival, Self-Initiated Performance & Celebration of Antagonists / 1 PM - 3 PM
MARCH 3rd BOOK LAUNCH / Penny-Ante & Tiny Creatures / An evening with Stewart Home / 7:30 PM
MARCH 10th MUSIC / Emily Lacy, Nora Keyes and Ora Cogan, 8 PM - 12 AM
MARCH 14th MUSIC / Benoit Pioulard & Sean McCann & Mirror to Mirror & ITASCO / 9 PM - 1 AM
MARCH 17th PERFORMANCE / L.A.N.D. with Math Bass and Anna Sew Hoy
MARCH 18th POETRY & PERFORMANCE / Unmanned Minerals
A poetry reading and performance featuring text, sculpture and electronics. Unmanned Minerals (Matthew Hebert, Jared Stanley, Gabie Strong) is an interdisciplinary California and Nevada-based public art group interested in the ways history and language mediate landscape in the Western U.S.
MARCH 23rd MUSIC / Danny Paul Grody + Chuck Johnson + Claire Cronin + Daniel Bachman 9p $5
MARCH 26th - April 4th EXHIBITION / Fritz Haeg, At Home in L.A.
2/13:
FEB 1st & 2nd JOURNAL LAUNCH & PERFORMANCE / Native Strategies #3 Ritual and Congregations
Feb 1 7 - 9 PM / Invocations: Samuel White with Johana Kozma and Clay Gibson; Amanda Yates; Jane Brucker with Mary Beth Bolin; Guru Rugu
Feb 2 7 - 9 PM / Pilgrimages: Amanda Yates; Alexa Weir; Rafa Esparza
FEB 8th SERENE PROJECTION / Yann Novak's Snowfall / 6 PM - 12 AM
FEB 15th - 17th INSTALLATION / Travis Diehl "Walk Thru Walls"
Video installation up from 12 - 6 P.M.
ARTIST TALK with guest moderator MICHELLE DIZON followed by A RECEPTION, 6 P.M. held at HR on the 17th
FEB 19th MUSIC / BLUES CONTROL + LAMPS + JAWS + THE URXED + BYRON WESTBROOK / $5, 8 PM
FEB 22nd MUSIC / BLACK LEATHER JESUS + GREY CELL + STRUGGLE SESSION + PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT + BLACK SCORPIO UNDERGROUND + MORE / $5, 8 PM
FEB 23rd READING / Agathering of antagonists or Asshole Festival / 1 - 3 PM gathering on the sidewalk in front of HR.
1/13:
JAN. 5th MUSIC / NOW + INSECT ARK + MOOMAW + LESSNESSES / $5, 9 PM
JAN. 9th MUSIC / Chris Forsythe with DJ JEFFZILLA / $5, 8 PM
JAN. 10th PERFORMANCE / Danielle Adair / Doors 8 PM, Performance 8:30 PM
JAN. 13th SYMPOSIUM / Critical Resources / 10 AM – 5 PM
10:00: a panel featuring Kristen Galvin, Jennifer DeClue and Tracey Zuniga
11:45: artist's talk featuring Christina Sanchez
1:30: artist's talk featuring Cake and Eat It
2:45: a panel featuring Ruti Talmor, Ronak Kapadia and Karrmen Crey
JAN. 22nd – 24th INSTALLATION / VIVA VOCE, Katharina Rosenberger and Heiko Kalmbach open 12 - 6 PM
JAN. 23rd BIG CITY FORUM at 7.30pm as part of VIVA VOCE
JAN. 27th INSTALLATION / Geo Wyeth's I AM SERIOUS MAN performance featuring Narcissister, and Geo Wyeth 7pm
JAN. 29th BOOK RELEASE / Alyse Emdur's Prison Landscapes / 7 - 10 PM
*image credit: John Knuth Fading Horizon