Thursday, September 16
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Nick Brandt: The Day May Break, Fahey/Klein Gallery, 7–9pm. Through October 30.
Openings and Events Downtown
Julien Bismuth Box Editions Pulcinella Studies Book Release, The Box, 6:30–8:30pm.
Industrial Residue in the Rust Belt: LaToya Ruby Frazier and Taylor Renee Aldridge in Conversation, California African American Museum, 7–8:30pm.
jumatatu m. poe & Jermone Donte Beacham: Let ’im Move You: This Is a Formation, REDCAT, through September 18. $13–25.
Openings and Events in Highland Park
Encoding Futures: Critical Imaginaries of AI, Oxy Arts, 4–8pm.
Openings and Events Online
Taste of Art: Women in the Collections - Elena Zelayeta, The Huntington, 5–6:30pm. $30–45.
Maker Night: Felt Tacos and Donuts with Billy Kheel, Craft Contemporary, 5–7pm.
Friday, September 17
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Jingze Du: Midnight and Maria Calandra: Walking in the Wild, Steve Turner, through October 16.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Sam Moyer: Good Friend and Louise Nevelson: Collages: 1957 - 1982, Kayne Griffin, 6–8pm. Through October 30.
Openings and Events Downtown
jumatatu m. poe & Jermone Donte Beacham: Let ’im Move You: This Is a Formation, REDCAT, through September 18. $13–25.
Mystic Universe, Wisdome LA, through January 30, 2022. $50.
Openings and Events Online
ARTIST TALK: THE POETRY AND POLITICS OF PIÑATAS, Craft in America, 11am–12pm.
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya U. Noble, Oxy Arts, 12:15pm.
Saturday, September 18
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
Brittany Mojo: Nowness, Craig Krull Gallery, 4–6pm. Through October 30.
Eric Nash: Los Angeles, Skidmore Contemporary Art, through October 16.
Alicia Adamerovich, Del Vaz Projects, through November 6.
Openings and Events in Venice
KIM MCCARTY: 2021, Iris Project, 2–5pm. Through October 31.
Openings and Events in Culver City
Amoako Boafo: ME CAN MAKE WE and Betye Saar: Black Doll Blues, Roberts Projects, through November 6.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
C11•H17•NO3, Band of Vices, 2–6pm. Through October 30.
KEITH WALSH: ALL GOOD PICTURES ARE ABOUT THE FUTURE, r_d_f_a, 4–7pm. Through October 16.
Kayla Mahaffey: Remember the Time and Roos van der Vliet: Mirrors of Your Soul, Thinkspace Projects, 6–10pm. Through October 9.
Interconnected, 639 S La Brea, Los Angeles CA 90036, 5–8pm. Through October 18.
Rashid Johnson: Black and Blue, David Kordansky Gallery, through October 30.
Openings and Events in Leimert Park
Blondell Cummings: Dance as Moving Pictures, Art + Practice, 2–5pm. Through February 19, 2022.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
Aubrey Levinthal: The Breakers and Kara Joslyn: Mirrow Window Door, M + B, through October 16.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Ed Moses: Edges, Magmas and Waterfalls, Kohn Gallery, 4–7pm.
Corey Pemberton: home/body, UNREPD, 6–8pm. Through October 18.
WAVE – New Currents in Japanese Graphic Arts, JAPAN HOUSE, through November 28.
Openings and Events Downtown
EASY MORNINGS, Grand Park, 10am–1pm.
Ali to LA, transformative arts, 12–3pm.
Il Trovatore, LA Opera, through October 10.
Emmanuel Louisnord Desir: Prisoners of Hope and Neïl Beloufa: Remotely Speaking: Talking Works, François Ghebaly, 6–9pm. Through October 23.
Awol Erizku: Scorched Earth and Susan Chen: I Am Not a Virus, Night Gallery, through October 23.
Ficus Interfaith, in lieu, through October 23.
JUNE EDMONDS: Joy of Other Suns, CARLA JAY HARRIS: A Season in the Wilderness, and KARLA DIAZ: Insomnia, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 3–6pm. Through October 30.
Nathan Kostechko: A Curvy Spine Is The Devil's Playground, THESE DAYS, 6–9pm. Through October 24.
Paul Stephen Benjamin: Black Is A Color and Candida Alvarez: Palimpsest, Gavlak, through October 30.
Maya Stovall: A something = x, parrasch heijnen gallery, through October 30.
Monsieur Zohore: La Revenant and Michael St. John: The Passions, de boer gallery, through November 6.
Pippa Garner: Immaculate Misconceptions, JOAN, 5–8pm. Through December 19.
Openings and Events in Chinatown
timo fahler: light, first and foremost, Stanley's, 7–10pm. Through October 23.
Openings and Events in Silver Lake
Built In, Neutra VDL House, 4–8pm. Through November 7.
We Was Girls Together, Tyler Park Presents, 6–8pm. Through October 30.
Openings and Events in San Marino
Mid-Autumn Moon Celebration, The Huntington, 6:30–9:30pm. Through September 19.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
KIM ABELES: SMOG COLLECTORS, 1987-2020, BG PROJECTS: NICCOLE UGAY-CLAVESILLA, and MERCEDES DORAME: ANCESTORS LEADING THE STARS – “EYOOHIINKEM HE’UUK SHISHYOOTA", Grand Central Art Center (Santa Ana), 12–4pm. Through December 18.
KIM ABELES: SMOG COLLECTORS, 1987-2020, CSU Fullerton (Fullerton), 1–3pm. Through December 18.
Book Launch, Signing and Exhibition: PUNK: PHOTOS FROM A FAN’S PERSPECTIVE by Kevin Salk, FATHOM, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events Online
Family Art Workshop - September 2021, Angels Gate Cultural Center, 1–2:30pm.
IPATH Restore – Integral Postural Alignment Technique (End Back & Body Pain: Vanessa Garcia), Pieter, 1–3pm.
Sunday, September 19
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Welcome to L.A., Overduin & Co., 3–6pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection, LACMA, through December 12.
Openings and Events Downtown
Self Care: Yoga, California African American Museum, 11:30am.
Openings and Events in Highland Park
Max Earnest: SUBLIME NIRVANA & BOZOMAG office group exhibition, BOZOMAG, 12–5pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
Encoding Futures: Speculative Monuments for L.A., Oxy Arts (various locations), 11am–2:30pm.
Artist Closing Celebration: 2021 Members' Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, (Riverside), 1–3pm.
Monday, September 20
Openings and Events Downtown
Bill Morrison: The Village Detective: A Song Cycle, REDCAT, 8:30pm. $6–12.
Wednesday, September 22
Openings and Events Downtown
FEVER, LADIES’ ROOM, through November 12.
Openings and Events Online
Netflix Talk Back—Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali, California African American Museum, 7pm.
Karrabing Film Collective, REDCAT, 8:30pm. $3–5.