Art Week Tokyo
November 2 – 5, 2023
Visit Blum & Poe during Art Week Tokyo, an annual showcase of the creativity and diversity of contemporary art in Tokyo.
TWO x TWO Gala and Auction Featuring Umar Rashid
October 21, 2023
TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art is an annual contemporary art auction held at The Rachofsky House in Dallas, benefiting two organizations—the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
"Pictures Girls Make": Portraitures | A Panel Discussion
September 9, 2023
Please join us for a conversation between exhibition curator Alison M. Gingeras and artists Clarity Haynes, Andrew LaMar Hopkins, and Chris Oh in celebration of the opening of "Pictures Girls Make": Portraitures.
Jack Smith’s "Normal Love," Introduced by Matt Saunders
July 29, 2023
On the occasion of Gallery Weekend Los Angeles and Matt Saunders's exhibition The Distances, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a rare screening of Jack Smith’s underground cult classic Normal Love...
Artist Talk and Reception with Lauren Quin
July 11, 2023
On the occasion of Lauren Quin: Salon Real at Blum & Poe Tokyo, join us for an artist talk with Quin and curator Kensho Tanbara...
Umar Rashid in Conversation with Hiroki Yamamoto
July 9, 2023
In celebration of its inaugural edition, Tokyo Gendai will host Umar Rashid’s first talk in Japan...
Coffee and Tea Ceremony with Acaye Kerunen
July 1, 2023
In celebration of the opening of A NI EE (I AM HERE), Acaye Kerunen’s first solo presentation in the United States, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a series of coffee and tea ceremonies led by the artist...
Mythscience Talks: Lonnie Holley and Fred Moten
May 31, 2023
Blum & Poe, 2220 Arts + Archives, and Mythscience present a continuation of Harmony Holiday's Mythscience series of oral histories. Holiday joins special guests Lonnie Holley and Fred Moten for a night of conversation, listening, and improvisation...
On Thornton Dial: Richard Dial, Essence Harden, and Umar Rashid
May 20, 2023
On the occasion of Thornton Dial: Handwriting on the Wall—Dial's first major presentation in Los Angeles—Blum & Poe is pleased to present a conversation with the artist's son, sculptor Richard Dial; curator Essence Harden; and artist Umar Rashid on the life and work of the late artist...
American Folk Art Museum Presents a Benefit Concert Featuring Lonnie Holley
May 18, 2023
The American Folk Art Museum is thrilled to present a benefit concert headlined by internationally renowned musician and visual artist Lonnie Holley...
Sound Bath Meditation
April 15, 2023
To celebrate the final day of Asuka Anastacia Ogawa’s exhibition pedra, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a sound bath meditation in the exhibition space, led by Jackson Englund of Mystic Harmonies...
Ikebana Workshop
April 1, 2023
Furthering Asuka Anastacia Ogawa's ongoing studies in ikebana and of the spirituality that pulses though the natural world, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a flower arrangement workshop led by ikebana artist Kyoko Oshiro...
Mochi Ceremony with Incense and Tea
March 11, 2023
In celebration of Asuka Anastacia Ogawa’s exhibition pedra, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a mochi ceremony by mochi Rin....
Holiday Book Sale
December 10, 2022
Join us for the annual Blum & Poe holiday book sale this Saturday, December 10 from 10am to 6pm, at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles...
Day With(out) Art 2022
December 1 – 17, 2022
Blum & Poe is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2022 by presenting Being & Belonging, a program of seven new videos centering the emotional reality of living with HIV today...
Linder: Sex-Pol | Live Film Score
November 19, 2022
On the occasion of Linder's exhibition Sex-Pol at Blum & Poe Los Angeles, join us for a live film score of two films—Linder's A dream between waking and sleeping (2022) and Rabit's Angelica / Safe (2022)—performed by Rabit and Maxwell Sterling...
Art Week Tokyo
November 3 – 6, 2022
Visit Blum & Poe, Tokyo during Art Week Tokyo, a citywide initiative for contemporary art...
TWO x TWO Gala and Auction Featuring Anna Park
October 22, 2022
The 2022 edition of the TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Gala and Auction will feature work by Anna Park...
Record Pavilion Day
July 30, 2022
On the occasion of Gallery Weekend Los Angeles, Dave Muller's record pavilion will be open for sales, with in-store live sets and chats. The record pavilion is one of the three parts of Muller's exhibition Sunset, Sunrise (repeat) b/w The Record Pavilion, on view at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles...
Lonnie Holley in Conversation with Jane Fonda
July 23, 2022
In celebration of What Have They Done with America?, Lonnie Holley’s first exhibition in Los Angeles, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a conversation with Holley and two-time Academy Award-winning actor, producer, author, and activist Jane Fonda...
Lonnie Holley's I Snuck off the Slave Ship + Live Set
July 7, 2022
Alongside his upcoming exhibition at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, Brain Dead Studios and Blum & Poe present a screening of the short film I Snuck off the Slave Ship by Lonnie Holley, followed by a live set by the artist and his band...
Alvaro Barrington + foreigner present ROADBLOCK™ RALLY 2022
April 30, 2022
Blum & Poe, Alvaro Barrington, foreigner, and Saint George Projects join to convert 5880 Adams Blvd (Culver City) into a proper proper Afro + Caribbean arena experience celebrating the food + the music + the people + the art that makes our carnival unique...
Alvaro Barrington and Angie Martinez in Conversation
April 24, 2022
On the occasion of 91–98 jfk–lax border, Alvaro Barrington's first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Blum & Poe is pleased to present a conversation with Barrington and Angie Martinez...
Theodora Allen: Saturnine | Book Launch and Musical Performance
February 26, 2022
In celebration of Saturnine, the first monograph on Los Angeles-based artist Theodora Allen, and the final day of Allen's exhibition Syzygy at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, join us for a book launch featuring live music by multi-instrumentalists Blake Mills and Sam Gendel...
Penny Slinger: 50% The Visible Woman | Book Launch and Signing
December 18, 2021
In celebration of the 50 year anniversary edition of Penny Slinger's iconic 1971 artists' book 50% The Visible Woman and the final day of Slinger's exhibition 50/50 at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, join us for a conversation with the artist, followed by a Q&A and book signing...
