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10 of fall’s finest drops, pop-ups and art happenings
Van Cleef & Arpels pop-up at South Coast Plaza
The ultimate in luxury, Van Cleef & Arpels has a pop-up at South Coast Plaza this fall. Interact with the Ludo collection, an array of Art Deco-influenced pieces inspired by Louis Arpels’ nickname. Created in 1934, the Ludo bracelet features updates like delicate mesh in hexagon and briquette motifs, woven by the maison’s craftsmen to heighten the effect of a supple ribbon. The metal is studded with precious and hard stones. Oct. 11–27. Jewel Court at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. vancleefarpels.com
Perez Bros at Charlie James Gallery
(Yubo Dong / ofstudio photography; Courtesy of the artists and Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles.)
Born into a family of self-described “motor heads,” identical twin artist duo the Perez Brothers present “Firme,” a collection of detailed, monochrome paintings in vivid color, evoking the one-of-a-kind murals synonymous with lowrider car culture. Painting together, the brothers chose their subjects from a personal archive of photographs, gathered over a lifetime immersed in the lowrider scene. On view Sept. 21–Oct. 26. 969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles. cjamesgallery.com
Ganni Eyelet Ballerina Bow Ballet Flat
Are you a Ganni girl yet? The Danish brand has been taking over, winning admirers with its comfortable, fun designs and ambitious sustainability goals. You’ve probably seen its Buckle Ballerina flat everywhere, and this fall it’s launching a new silhouette that blends the delicate, feminine charm of a ballerina shoe with Ganni’s signature eyelet hardware. The Eyelet Bow Ballerina flat comes in shiny red, black patent and dark denim options, making it the most versatile style for fall. Available now. ganni.com
Keen X Highsnobiety
Part of Highsnobiety’s Not in New York collection, the latest drop from the streetwear publication turned fashion shopping destination features a collaboration with performance footwear and accessories brand Keen. The limited-edition shoes are a rework of Keen’s Jasper style in two colorways. The Downtown pair is dressed in pink suede while the Uptown pair is clad in polished black leather. Both have a durable rubber sole that’s fit for hiking or lifestyle wear. Available now. keenfootwear.com
“The Tennis Court” at Skylight Books
“The Tennis Court” by Nick Pachelli
In “The Tennis Court,” award-winning journalist (and former competitive tennis player) Nick Pachelli profiles and photographs 200 of the world’s most beautiful and significant tennis courts. He explores not just the heavyweights like Wimbledon’s All England Lawn Tennis Club and Arthur Ashe but also epic indoor, urban and destination courts. This event is a must if you’re tennis-obsessed. Oct. 18, 7 p.m. 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. skylightbooks.com
Birkenstock X Union Bimshire
(Birkenstock X Union Los Angeles)
“It’s a dream come true to be working with Birkenstock, a brand that I have been wearing damn near since before I hit puberty,” says Union owner and creative director Chris Gibbs about his upcoming collaboration with the storied footwear brand. Gibbs personally designed the Bimshire, a new hybrid clog featuring a combination of details from his favorite perennial Birkenstock styles, the Boston and the Zurich. With desert tones of gray, taupe, and sandy pink, the Bimshire is affectionately named after the island of Barbados, paying homage to Gibbs’ Bajan roots. Available Nov. 7. store.unionlosangeles.com
American Artist & Magdalena Suarez Frimkess at LACMA
American Artist: The Monophobic Response
(Courtesy of the artist and LACMA)
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess and Michael Frimkess, “Mercado Persa,” 1996.
(Marten Elder Courtesy of the artists Kaufmann Repetto and the Michael Frimkess Trust)
Add these two exhibitions to your LACMA list. “The Monophobic Response” is a continuation of an ongoing series titled “Shaper of God” by American Artist, inspired by science fiction author Octavia Butler’s prophetic 1993 novel “Parable of the Sower.” Also on view this fall is “The Finest Disregard,” the first museum exhibition of Venezuelan-born, L.A.-based artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, whose playful, humorous and deeply influential work spans five decades. “The Monophobic Response” on view Nov. 1-4, “The Finest Disregard” on view through Jan. 5. 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles. lacma.org
Denim Dudes X American Rag Cie
Koske from Clutch Golf and Masato Kawajo at American Rag Warehouse.
(Denim Dudes X American Rag Cie)
Since 1984, American Rag Cie has been at the forefront of the L.A. vintage retail scene. This fall, it is partnering with Denim Dudes, a visionary in denim and casualwear, to launch Nothing New — offering seven L.A. brands the chance to mine American Rag’s vintage archive to create exclusive capsule collections. Brands include denim knitwear pioneer Knorts (as seen on SZA and Addison Rae), L.A.’s favorite embellisher and embroiderer Masato Kawajo, and expert upcyclers Object From Nothing. Available now. americanrag.com
Tee A. Corinne at Webber Gallery
(Courtesy of the artist and Webber Gallery)
“A Forest Fire Between Us” is an exhibition of works by West Coast-based photographer, lesbian sex activist and educator Tee A. Corinne (1943-2006) — and the most extensive solo presentation of Corrine’s photos to date. In her 2001 book “Intimacies,” Corrine writes: “If I became a ‘visible and accessible lesbian artist,’ it is because of the images I made to fill a perceived void, to fill those blank spaces where desire and questioning and transcendence converged, where my intellectual longings and seven years of university art training responded to the social and cultural forces set in motion in the 1960s.” On view Sept. 14–Nov. 30. 939 S. Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles. webberrepresents.com
“Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology” at the Getty Museum
“Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology”
(The J. Paul Getty Museum)
Rare astrology alert! “Rising Signs” explores medieval representations of the 12 signs of the zodiac through a fascinating selection of illustrations and devotional books from pre-modern Europe. The ornate and carefully preserved drawings showcase the mysteries of medieval astrology as it intersected with medicine, divination and daily life in the Middle Ages. On view Oct. 1–Jan. 5. 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles. getty.edu
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Brad Pitt and George Clooney play competing Hollywood “fixers” in the Apple TV+ film Wolfs.
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For most of its history, Hollywood made its money by putting stars the public liked to watch in stories that wouldn’t be worth watching without them. These days, such star-driven films are falling out of fashion — except on our streamers.
That’s where you’ll find Wolfs, an AppleTV+ vehicle that features George Clooney and Brad Pitt skating through a crime plot in glamorously grizzled mode. They play two professional “fixers” — they’ll do anything to clean up a client’s mess — who collide while working the same job. Written and directed by Jon Watts (who did a popular Spider-Man reboot), Wolfs matters more for its stars than for the characters they play.
The action begins when a New York politico played by Amy Ryan has a casual fling at a posh hotel that goes terribly wrong. She calls Clooney, a seasoned pro who knows how to make trouble disappear. He’s doing just that when they’re interrupted. Enter Pitt who, as it turns out, is working for the hotel, which also wants the problem to go away. Because Clooney and Pitt (their characters don’t use names) always work alone, both bristle at each other’s presence.
The two bicker and gibe and question each other’s expertise — Pitt keeps hinting that Clooney’s an old man. And naturally, they discover that their task is more challenging than it looked.
All too soon they’re dealing with four bricks of stolen drugs, a goofy college kid and a group of murderous gangsters. Over the course of a long night the two come to a kind of understanding — not only with one another, but about their larger role in the world.
If I’d paid to see Wolfs in a theater rather than screened it on TV — which has the lowered expectations of in-flight viewing — I’d probably have been bugged by its lack of imagination and urgency. Watts’ script gives you no singing dialogue a la Elmore Leonard or Quentin Tarantino, none of the stinging emotional force you find in comparable two-hander stories — Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky, say, or Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges.
And yet the movie’s still enjoyable. Clooney and Pitt are such deft, charismatic actors that, even in a lazy, low-key picture like this one, you get a lot of pleasure from their barbed asides and mocking silences. It’s clear why they’ve been stars for three decades.
Thirty years ago, one would have wagered that Clooney, a smart man with a wide-ranging mind, would wind up with the weightier resume of the two. And indeed, he’s been in lots of terrific movies, like Out of Sight, Up in the Air and his work with the Coen Brothers. Yet just as he’s drawn to the idea of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack — he has one of his own — he often throws himself into projects that feel like throwbacks to the 1950s or ‘60s. He’s an old-fashioned kind of star. And while a lot of his movies are fun — think Ocean’s Eleven — they rarely resonate in the culture as much as he does off the screen.
For all his prettiness and ubiquity in the tabloids, Pitt’s movies do. Maybe because he’s always been running away from his beauty — he’s never happier than when scruffed up — he’s chosen a more adventurous path. From Thelma & Louise and Se7en, to Fight Club and The Tree of Life, to 12 Years a Slave and Moneyball and Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood, he’s made movies that feel in touch with our present moment.
What Clooney and Pitt share, beyond friendship, is that both achieved stardom by doing the kind of movies that rarely get made anymore. That’s why, even though Wolfs is slight, I can see how they might find it meaningful.
After all, this is a story about two old pros who each start out thinking he’s irreplaceable — the only one who can do this special job. Then each discovers that, far from being unique, there’s somebody else who does exactly what they do. And so far from being indispensable, they’re working for soulless people who have no qualms about getting rid of them and hiring somebody new. Which is to say, Wolfs isn’t really a film about being a fixer. It’s a film about being an aging movie star.
Bigfoot is buzzing again after a TikTok went viral this week, with non-believers pointing and laughing … but one Ph.D. expert on the subject tells TMZ the joke is on them.
Here’s the deal … on Thursday, an apparent Bigfoot made its TikTok debut … recorded just chilling against a tree in a wooded area of Lawton, about 3 hours from Oklahoma City. It was quickly dismissed as an obvious fake — but it also piqued some legit new interest!
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Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum, a professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University, tells TMZ Bigfoot finding such a popular foothold in pop culture is a double-edged sword … ’cause it does poke fun at those who truly are investigating its existence … but the silliness also encourages more people to ask questions.
The author of “Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science” says the existence of a Bigfoot creature is “one of the most interesting questions facing researchers of human evolution” … so there’s a lot more to this than just selling beef jerky, and stooges trying to get clicks.
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Dr. JM says he has “hundreds” of legit foot casts of sasquatch and other relict hominoids from around the world … so he is quite confident something was — and may still be — out there.
It is easy for skeptics to point to prank videos like the recent one, and to snack commercials, to mock the idea … but if people look at the actual evidence, their tune would change pretty quickly.
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Of course … he points out discoveries of actual evidence rarely make news … people acting like boobs with fake videos are more fun for the media to cover.
As for the popularity of Bigfoot over other mysterious creatures … Dr. Meldrum tells us that is born out of nationalism. The term “Bigfoot” was coined in the U.S. in 1948, and it became “our monster” … and from there, creatives ran with the idea for sci-fi.
One thing’s for sure — if the experts are correct, “Harry and the Hendersons” might turn out to be a documentary.
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