Human Resources

A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF COMPLIANCE by Jennifer Doyle  1PM Public employees working in California must complete a training program designed to educate them about sex/gender anti-discrimination law. The University of California uses an on-line platform. The user is walked through potentially harassing scenarios, and given a set of multiple choice questions exploring the employee's responsibility […]

Started in Chicago in 2010 and transplanted to Los Angeles in the spring of 2012, the Oriental Picture Factory churns amazing, weird and schizophrenic collages on a weekly basis. In order to showcase some of these gems as well as to raise money for materials, the Oriental Picture Factory is throwing an art show/fundraiser!

An evening of music and performance by LA–based and International artists Easter, Dinner, Alex Black, Julius Smack, and TMO.

An evening of screenings, music and new work by Matthew Anderson, Avery McIntosh, and Daniel Kaufman.

The art world often trades in exclusion. Continuing the conversations broached at the first LATFA, held at the 2012 Anarchist Bookfair, discussion will include: art world exclusion, careerism, racism, gentrification, pandering, elitism, labor exploitation, complicity with colonialist regimes and generally how and if art can be used to dismantle the police state and capitalism. In […]

NATURAL GIRL is a new ongoing dance night and lounge showcasing natural t-girl beauty, grace, brilliance and creativity. A safe space for trans women to flirt and mingle with sexy hunks and total babes all the while breaking down the barriers between the woman of the future and her modern lover. Lounge Acts by: Diana […]

Social event for artists, faculty, students, and allies. Join our ongoing conversation to help create a better future for higher education! Music, spiked punch, and special guests. 7PM-10PM.

Bring clothing to swap or share and help build a conversation and a language around collective style. We’re looking to challenge the idea that militancy must reflect the hyper-masculine cisheteropatriarchy. We ask that fems, hard fems, lazy fems, high fems and anyone who finds strength in their feminine energy, join us as we use clothing […]

Red themed all nighter: red attire recommended!

Ian MacKinnon and Travis Wood present a sexy night of curated performances, video, and interactive queer art at Human Resources in Chinatown.

Come join Southland Ensemble and guest duelist Jake Rosenzweig as we explore the work of Pauline Oliveros on Tuesday September 9th at Human Resources!! From tape pieces to a duel for Double Basses (with referee), these are some very beautiful and odd pieces by the wonderful Pauline Oliveros. Ticket price: $12  8PM Sonic Rorschach Thirteen Changes […]

Second in a series of three panel discussions featuring the creators and tireless purveyors of independent arts and music venues in the greater Los Angeles community. All talks are formatted as 1/3 panel discussion, 2/3 round table. Participation is encouraged by members of the community. plus KARAOKE after the panel's completion Gathered will be: Walt […]

The 16mm films of Owen Land shown chronologically over two days, with work by LA artists Deirdre O'Dwyer, Pat O'Neill, and Margo Victor. September 6 and 7, at Human Resources gallery in Los Angeles. Screening: Owen Land Film in Which There Appear Sprocket Holes, Edge Lettering, Dirt Particles, etc, 1966 Diploteratology: Bardo Follies, 1967 The […]

get ready for something perfect! Michael Vidal & Emily Lucid (performance art set!) www.michaelvidal.bandcamp.com Golden Drugs (Twin Steps/Creepers/Oakland) www.goldendrugs.bandcamp.com NOW www.soundcloud.com/n-o-w-1/hole-in-the-wall Shitgiver www.shitgiverla.bandcamp.com ++special DJing by HABITS++ 5$

PUTILANDIA brings together artists Marcel Alcala, Rosè Hernandez, and Sofia Moreno for a night of performance and video that thrusts into the realms of culture fucking, disidentity, sploshing,voyeurism, the great escape. Experience the “value” of art amongst the remnants of post-colonial head butting. (Facebook event page.) Also with Musical Performances NEW NATIVE SEWAGE Marcel Alcala […]

Human Resources presents an evening of music featuring Mexico City's Ampersan. Special guests include Rubén Martínez, El-Haru Kuroi and Dorian Wood. Ampersan creates one of the most innovative and versatile sounds coming from Mexico City's vibrant independent music scene. Their songs evoke the Mexican countryside, weaving melodies of son jarocho, ambient electronica and haunting melodic […]

9pm doors followed by DJ set of KR 9:30pm GREGG KOWALSKY 10:15pm LOREN CHASSE into GREG BIANCHINI 11:15pm EVAN CAMINITI MIDNITE - M GEDDES GENGRAS EVAN CAMINITI - SF soon to be NYC, member of Barn Owl, prescient messiah of the modular tone and shade LOREN CHASSE - just watched him hang a crazy art […]

Three challenging acts, challenging spirits coming together in our echoing halls to create a heavenly din.

Ace BoiFrenzy, a pop-music producer/impresario, and his bodyguard/sidekick, DJ RainBro, return from a dystopian future to the contemporary present in order to assemble the perfect boy band - a boy band that will save the future by releasing a single that will unite the world and thwart the coming hegemonic, monocultural forces. Combining science-fiction, electronic […]

Esoterica by Sylvie Spencer (Upstairs), with performances presented by Experimental Half-Hour (downstairs): Diva, Geneva Jacuzzi, GX Jupitter-Larsen and After Hours.

Comprehension-scrambling shorts for your untapped awarenesses. Doors at 7 pm, screening at 8, discussion at 9 Free. Stupid Pills takes a field trip to Human Resources in downtown LA for an evening of cinematic misunderstanding. Discover uncharted territories of experience, fertile areas of creativity, and, with luck, the sublime. The shorts: Pasadena Freeway Stills, dir. […]

HECUBA – CRIME a collaboration with John Knuth.

Performance and video installation “SYMPATHETIC RELEASE” by Barnett Cohen & Jules Gimbrone, with select performances by FAULT LINES contributors.

La Pocha Nostra Alejandra Herrera, photos by Andrew Thompson This evening was a real lesson in performance art for me. These two performances extended beyond every pre-conception I have toward performance art. The “stars” of the show was La Pocha Nostra. They are an internationally recognized performance art troupe led by the shamanistic Guillermo Gómez-Peña. […]