Lauren Quin: My Hellmouth | Book Launch and Signing

December 14, 2023

Celebrate the launch of My Hellmouth, artist Lauren Quin's first comprehensive monograph. Quin will be joined by artist and writer Juliana Halpert for a conversation at 7pm, followed by a cocktail reception and book signing...

Marjani Fortè-Saunders and Devon Cunningham Activate Simphiwe Ndzube’s Chorus

December 2, 2023

On the occasion of Simphiwe Ndzube’s solo exhibition Chorus, BLUM Los Angeles is pleased to present an afternoon of activations in the upstairs gallery...

Holiday Book Sale

December 2, 2023

Join us for the annual BLUM holiday book sale this Saturday, December 2 from 10am to 6pm at BLUM Los Angeles...

Art Week Tokyo

November 2 – 5, 2023

Visit BLUM during Art Week Tokyo, an annual showcase of the creativity and diversity of contemporary art in Tokyo. 

TWO x TWO Gala and Auction

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...

“Moyer began ‘Circle of Confusion’ in 2020 as a solution to a problem, and, as the project took shape, so too did the problem...
Our presentation at Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 ( @artbasel ) is on view now.We’ll be here through Sunday, December 10 with...
Just before his exhibition at BLUM Tokyo opened, we did a studio visit with Ha Chong-hyun ( @hachonghyun ) and captured...
Don’t miss Solange Pessoa’s solo exhibition at Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria—on view through February 4, 2024.⁠⁠ The first floor of...
“Ndzube’s canvases often embody touches of the surreal: comic book color palettes, larger-than-life flora, and figures that can...
Work by Kazumi Nakamura is currently on view in Wuhan as part of the Hubei Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Literature Art...
Sep 9, 2023–Mar 17, 2024 📅 work by Robert Colescott is currently on view in “Black Artists of Portland” at the...
Follow along as artist Tom Anholt ( @tomanholt ) tells us about his solo exhibition “Sticks and Stones,” currently on...
You’re invited to join us at BLUM Los Angeles at 2pm on December 2 for an afternoon activating Simphiwe Ndzube’s...
Starting tomorrow, November 27 in the online book shop—take 25% off most books and merchandise through Wednesday...
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