Thursday, September 12
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
The Art of Looking: New Sculptures in the Garden, LACMA, 12:30pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Reception, The Hollywood Sculpture Garden, 11am–12:30pm.
PEN Presents B.A. Van Sise: Children of Grass Featuring Brynn Saito and Derrick C. Brown, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), 7–9pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
OOF Books Pop-Up Store, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 5–8pm.
Site Visit: Larry Bell and Mia Locks in Conversation, MOCA Grand Avenue, 6pm.
Ligia Lewis: Water Will (in Melody), REDCAT, 8:30pm. $14–27.
Openings and Events in Echo Park
Derek Paul Jack Boyle: Den, SMART OBJECTS, 7–10pm.
Alex Reed: International Ceramics Friendship Park, Marta, 7–9pm.
Openings and Events in Silver Lake
Max Göran, Jenny’s, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Frogtown
WCCW Reading Series: Work & Labor, Women’s Center for Creative Work, 7:30–9:30pm.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
Healing Pain Through Energetic Love with Peter Bedard, MA, C.Ht., Pieter, 8–10pm.
Openings and Events in Highland Park
Breaking Bread in L.A.: Connecting Communities and Cultures through food, Oxy Arts, 5–8pm.
David Black: The Days Change at Night, Owl Bureau, 7–9pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
THE OCCASIONAL, Todd Madigan Gallery (Bakersfield), 5–7pm.
BOOKCLUB - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, ESMoA (El Segundo), 6:30pm.
Live! at the Museum: Third Wheel Trio, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 7pm.
Friday, September 13
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Alex Becerra: LA Nueva Onda, Karma International, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Tears of Things, Kohn Gallery, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
SWALLOW, Navel, 10pm. $15–25.
Openings and Events in Echo Park
Yola Monakhov Stockton: Notes from the Bottom, Garden, 7–10pm.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
Performing Abstraction, LAST Projects, 7–11pm.
Openings and Events in Pasadena
Following the Box, USC Pacific Asia Museum, 11am–5pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
Lawn Bowling Party, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 5pm.
Saturday, September 14
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
Drawing Past to Present, Santa Monica Prefecture, 5–9pm.
AN EVENING OF ART & CELEBRATION AT 18TH STREET: VIDEO SCREENING, ARTIST OPEN STUDIOS, AND CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EZTV, 18th Street Arts Center, 5–10pm.
Karen Amy Finkel Fishof: Radiate and Gallery II: Ryan Linke - Aquatic Figments, dnj Gallery, 7–10pm.
Openings and Events in Venice
A History of Venice, Beyond Baroque, 2–6pm.
Openings and Events in Mar Vista
Mar Vista Music & Art Walk, various locations, 4–10pm.
Openings and Events in Brentwood
Off the 405: Ex Hex, Getty Center, 6pm.
Openings and Events in Culver City
Endless Summer, FP Contemporary, 5–7pm.
JOLENE LAI: A Beautiful Haunting, HUNTZ LIU: New Works, and MWANEL PIERRE-LOUIS: Alchemy, Thinkspace Projects, 6–9pm.
Celeste Rapone: Future Amateur and Lenz Geerk: Mixed Blessings, Roberts Projects, 6–8pm.
Mohamed Bourouissa: Une poignée de Dollars and Anya Gallaccio: Stroke, Blum & Poe, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Beverly Hills
Nathaniel Mary Quinn: Hollow and Cut, Gagosian, 1pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
Daniel Boccato and Loup Sarion: Cannibal Valley and Trude Viken: Unmasked, M+B, 6–8pm.
Karen Hochman Brown: Vexilla Florum, Solo Exhibition, Gallery 825, 6–9pm.
Alexandra Carter: Berries for Baubo, Radiant Space, 8–10pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Robert Gunderman: This end, AF Projects, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Talk: The Human Beast - The Art of Jan & Maxine Kim Stussy, Sunny Kim: Cosmic Dream, Ernie Marjoram: Looking East, and Marion Wood: Tumblewood, TAG Gallery, 3pm.
CHRIS HOOD: PARA, Praz-Delavallade Los Angeles, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Workshop/jam session with guest artist Titilayo Adebayo, we live in space, 12–2pm. $10–20.
Jo Baer, Mary Corse, Agnes Martin, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 6–8pm.
Dylan Mira: The Book of Fixed Stars. cryotype, PARK VIEW / PAUL SOTO, 6–8pm.
Dona Nelson: Painting the Magic Mountain, Benevento, 6–8pm.
Shikeith: Rude / Emergencies, ltd los angeles.
CONRAD LEACH, The Loft at Liz’s, 7–10pm.
Openings and Events in Koreatown
M. Christy, Warren Jacobson, Hope Kroll, Nicole Bruckman, Gabba Gallery, 7–11pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
Young-il Ahn: Theme and Variations, Louis Stern Fine Arts, 5–7pm.
Jake Longstreth: Brick & Mortar | Seven Trees and Raven Halfmoon: The New Native, MIER, 6–8pm.
Coy, Gallery 825, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
DEBORAH BROWN: dirt's the only animal who will sleep with you, The Lodge, 6–9pm.
Theaster Gates: Line Drawing for Shirt and Cloak, Regen Projects, 6–8pm.
Ernesto Neto, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
Openings and Events in Los Feliz
Making a Living as an Artist, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 2:30pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Charles Gaines. Palm Trees and Other Works and Resilience: Philip Guston in 1971, Hauser & Wirth, 3–7pm.
Performance by Jasmin Blasco, Baert Gallery, 5–7pm.
The Merry Makers, Simard Bilodeau Contemporary, 5:30–8:30pm.
Mira Dancy, Herfugue, JOAN, 7–9pm.
Nick Kochornswasdi Gallery Presentation, Nick Kochornswasdi Gallery, Site 1, 7–10pm.
Guy de Cointet, The Box, 7:30pm. Continues September 15.
Openings and Events in Chinatown
Hugo Rocha, Tierra del Sol Gallery, 6–9pm.
With a Little Help From My Friends - A Benefit for Bryan Chagolla, Charlie James Gallery, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Frogtown
Pattern: Code Exhibition Opening, Women’s Center for Creative Work, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
The Snarl Show, Keystone Art Space, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Silver Lake
Mark Cottle: The Cost Of Money, Neutra VDL House, 6–9pm.
*Openings and Events in Highland Park**
Narumi Nekpenekpen: Toothache, ODD ARK • LA, 4–8pm.
John Leland: Legend, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 7pm.
Openings and Events in Pasadena
The Color of Sound, Norton Simon Museum, 6pm.
Openings and Events in Glendale
David Otis Johnson: Noctambulant, Museum of Neon Art, 7:30pm. $20.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
Branching Out, Lake View Terrace Branch Library (Lake View), 11am.
Walkthrough of Todo en ti fue naufragio with curator Jared Baxter, Angels Gate Cultural Center (San Pedro), 1–2pm.
Todd Gray: Euclidean Gris Gris, Pomona College Museum of Art (Claremont), 3–5pm; talk, 2pm.
Cole M James Workshop: Non-linear Storytelling or Just Telling Stories Differently, Angels Gate Cultural Center (San Pedro), 3–5pm.
Mizz Conchi: Female, The Progress Gallery (Pomona), 6–10pm.
Julie Green: Flown Blue, AMOCA (Pomona), 6–9pm.
New School Abstract, ShockBoxx (Hermosa Beach), 7–9pm.
Sunday, September 15
Openings and Events in Malibu
IT'S ALL BLACK AND WHITE: CONTEMPORARY ART, Pepperdine University, 4–6pm.
Openings and Events in Brentwood
GYOPO Second Annual Chuseok Benefit, private home, 11am–2pm. $300–2,000.
Openings and Events in Westwood
Through Positive Eyes, Fowler Museum, 12–5pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
Sebastian Hernandez and Dulce Soledad Ibarra, 12pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Film Screening—Song of the Exile, LACMA, 6pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Darryl Curran: L.A. Art Events and A Moment in Photo History, as-is.la, 2–5pm.
Openings and Events in Pasadena
THE WINTER OFFICE: Non-Perfect Dwelling, The Armory, 11am–1pm.
Tuesday, September 17
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Gallery Talk: Personal Connections, LACMA, 1pm.
Calligraphy Demonstration & Gallery Talk—Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing, LACMA, 6:30pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
David Kassan: Facing Survival, USC Fisher Museum, 6–8pm.
Wednesday, September 18
Openings and Events in Brentwood
Mary Beard: The Twelve Caesars in Modern Art, Getty Center, 7pm.
Openings and Events in Westwood
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Hammer Museum, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in Bel-Air
Soraya Sarah Nazarian Program in Fine Arts Presents: Discussions in Contemporary Art, Jori Finkel, AJU, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
PAROXYSM OF SUBLIME, LACE, 7–10pm.