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Late Night

LACMA Late Night Art
+ the Muse 'til Midnight After Party 

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Late Night Art
8–11 pm

Art On View

  • Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea
    Presented by Hanjin Shipping
  • LACMA's newly reinstalled Korean art galleries

Live Music

  • Samulnori Percussion Ensemble
  • The Sounds of the Kayagum
  • DJ Megatone
  • Ye Rock
  • Traditional Korean music and dance performances
  • Plus more to be announced

Featured Performers: Last for One

Last For One is among the world’s most accomplished and exciting break dancing—or b-boy—crews. Hailing from South Korea and winner of the Battle of the Year 2005, Last For One is featured prominently in the film Planet B-Boy, and their Canon in D performance is one of the web’s most-viewed videos. The crew makes a rare U.S. appearance as part of LACMA’s Korea: Future/Past. Hosted by the Korean Cultural Center.

Interactive Art Making

  • Traditional Korean brush painting

In-Gallery Readings

  • Critically acclaimed novelist Leonard Chang will read from his latest, Crossings, followed by a book signing
  • Korean Literature Translation Institute translator Sue Kim will read from her work

In-Gallery Performances

  • Actors Evan Cleaver and Olivia Sandoval will interpret a script written by Your Bright Future artist Haegue Yang about her mixed-media installation Storage Piece (2004)

Korean BBQ and Cash Bar

Muse 'til Midnight After Party
10 pm–midnight

Take the party to the next level in the LACMA West Penthouse with open bar, DJs,
and the Rize Up B-boy Battle Invitational!
lacma.org/muse


Tickets On Sale Now

  • Late Night Art $10
  • Late Night Art + Muse 'til Midnight After Party $40, $25 LACMA Muse members

To purchase tickets, click here or call the box office at 323 857-6010.


Education programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, and Rx for Reading.

In-gallery readings organized by Brighde Mullins, Director, Master of Professional Writing Program, USC. Ye Rock and Rize Up B-boy Battle Invitational hosted by the Korean Cultural Center.