Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM to Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The Velaslavasay Panorama, Los Angeles
An exhibition staged in the theatre of the Velaslavasay Panorama ***Florence in Ruin: An Excavation *** November 13, 2026 - December 19, 2026 *Florence in Ruin: An Excavation* is an installation that organizes and displays a psychic fixation on the Port of Long Beach as a terminal for corruption, paranoia, petroleum industries, and the transmission of art history. The installation will have an opening reception Thursday, November 12th, 2026, with an introduction by Norman Klein and Margo Bistis and a slideshow presentation by Sara Velas and Ruby Carlson of *Florence in Ruin—or—The Great Escape.* *Florence in Ruin: An Excavation* is staged in the theatre of the Velaslavasay Panorama November 13, 2026 - December 19, 2026 and accessible during open hours by appointment ([$7 suggested donation](https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panorama/1995114)). Opening reception: Thursday, November 12, 2026 7:30pm. Ticket: $18 (Free for VPES members with advance registration) *Reservation link forthcoming* Archivists Ruby Carlson and Sara Velas will present a 20 min. experimental slideshow *Florence in Ruin—or—The Great Escape* as the debut event for the exhibition *Florence in Ruin: An Excavation*, with an introduction and discussion by Norman Klein and Margo Bistis. This event is the inaugural iteration of the series *The Archival Phantasist,* co-curated by Sara Velas, Ruby Carlson, Norman Klein and Margo Bistis. *Florence in Ruin: An Excavation* is a part of the 2026 [Hyper SoCal](https://www.brandlibrary.org/hyper-socal) initiative, which brings awareness to nonprofit and municipal art venues supporting working artists in Southern California. The exhibition is made possible in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the [Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society](https://panoramaonview.org/support).