Art Openings

DF2 GALLERY 314 N. Crescent Heights Blvd., L.A. “Film Stills of the Mind”: Hugo Tillman, photographs of artists in China; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 782-9404.

LAAA/GALLERY 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Michele Jaquis, photographs and video; Meeson Pae Yang, mixed media; “NaCI, H2O”: group show; thru Oct. 5. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 6-9 p.m. (310) 652-8272.

STEPHEN COHEN GALLERY 7358 Beverly Blvd., L.A. “Passion”: David Levinthal, photographs; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-9 p.m. (323) 937-5525.

ACME. 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Allison Miller, paintings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 857-5942.

CARL BERG GALLERY 6018 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “Portraits”: Dan McCleary, Lucas Reiner and George Stoll, paintings and sculpture; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (323) 931-6060.

COUTURIER GALLERY 166 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. “The Messengers”: Gale Antokal, drawings; thru Oct. 12. Reception  Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 933-5557.

JAN BAUM GALLERY 170 S. La Brea Ave., L.A. Adam Wolpert and Caroline Maxwell, paintings; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m. (323) 932-0170.

JANCAR GALLERY 3875 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1308, L.A. “Claustrophobia”: Sherie Franssen, paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m. (213) 384-8077.

LAWRENCE ASHER GALLERY 5820 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “I Like Interrogatives”: Lisa Adams, paintings; “But Do You Really Notice Anymore?”: Susannah Bettag, paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-10 p.m. (323) 935-9100.

MARC FOXX 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “The Yellow Tree”: Cris Brodahl, paintings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 857-5571.

MARC SELWYN FINE ART 6222 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 101, L.A. “Witchcraft Through the Ages”: Scott Treleaven, mixed media drawings; thru Oct. 12. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 933-9911.

MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY 170 S. La Brea Ave., L.A. “In Animate: New Paintings”: Kent Williams; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 8-11 p.m. (323) 933-4408.

MICHAEL DAWSON GALLERY 535 N. Larchmont Blvd., L.A. “True to Life: Color Photography, 1860 to 1960”: the development of color photographs, from hand-colored daguerreotypes to dye transfer prints; thru Oct. 27. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. (323) 469-2186.

MILO GALLERY 6130 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “Anniversary”: group show; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (323) 935-3662.

PAUL KOPEIKIN GALLERY 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “Running the Numbers: An American Self Portrait”: Chris Jordan, photographs; thru Oct. 20. (323) 937-0765.

ROBERTS & TILTON 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “Slagroom”: Peter Rogiers, sculpture; “Power Structures & Chaos”: Andrew Schoultz, paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 549-0223.

SABINA LEE GALLERY 5365 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Joonsung Bae, painting and lenticular work; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 935-9279.

SOLWAY JONES 5377 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “Sound & Motion”: group show, sculpture and installations; thru Sept. 29. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 937-7354.

STEVE TURNER CONTEMPORARY 6026 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. “Eroto Erupto Infinito”: Pearl C. Hsiung, paintings and sculpture; “My watch speaks japanese”: Steven Hull, installation; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (323) 931-3721.

1301PE 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Jessica Stockholder, sculpture; thru Oct. 20. (323) 938-5822 or www.1301PE.com.

ADVOCATE & GOCHIS GALLERIES The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Pl., Hlywd. “Tongue to Tongue”: works by queer women of color; thru Sept. 29. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. (323) 860-7302.

CHANGO COFFEE HOUSE 1559 Echo Park Ave., Echo Park. “Paraphenalia”: Bughouse (Jeff and Rebecca Klarin), comics and photographs; thru Sept. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 243-0658.

CIRCUS GALLERY 7065 Lexington Ave., L.A. “The Wild Flower”: Lauren Lavitt, paintings, drawings, photos, video; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 962-8506.

drkrm. Gallery2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 3, L.A. ?“The Business of Pleasure : New York City Brothels”: Philip Fagan, photographs; thru Sept. 29. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 223-6867.

FOUND GALLERY 1903 Hyperion Ave., Silver Lake. “Reflections on Life After Hurricane Katrina”: Keith Perelli, paintings; thru Oct. 21. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (323) 669-1247.

LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY 4633 Hollywood Blvd., L.A. “CA.”: Miles Thompson, mixed media; thru Sept. 30. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. (323) 666-7667.

LITTLE BIRD GALLERY 3195 Glendale Blvd., L.A. “Off They Flew: 100 Birds Benefiting Griffith Park”: group show and art sale; thru Sept. 21. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-11 p.m. (323) 662-1092.

SHOTGUN SPACE2121 San Fernando Rd., Suite 11, L.A. “If Something Has to Change”: group show; thru Sept. 29. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (714) 931-2741.

ART MURMUR 129 E. Sixth St., dwntwn. “Animal-Esque”: Airom Bleicher, Jim Holyoak and Alex Schaefer, paintings, sculpture, origami and performance; thru Oct. 27. Reception Thurs., Sept. 13, 7-10 p.m. (213) 623-2332.

AVENUE 50 STUDIO 131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park. “Appetite”: Reyes Rodriguez, drawings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 258-1435.

BERT GREEN FINE ART 102 W. Fifth St., dwntwn. David Meanix, photosculpture; Yun Bai, collages; Arthur Trees, photographs; thru Oct. 27. Reception Thurs., Sept. 13, 6-9 p.m. (213) 624-6212.

CHUNG KING PROJECT 936 Chung King Road, Chinatown. “Mannerfantasien”: group show with Berlin-based artists; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-10 p.m. (213) 625-1802.

DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY 510 Bernard St., Chinatown. “Body & Paint”: Amy Bessone, paintings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 222-1482.

DAVID SALOW 977 N. Hill St., dwntwn. “Not Narrative Enough”: Marc Trujillo, paintings; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-9 p.m. (213) 620-0240.

FLUX 943 N. Hill St., Chinatown. Eliot Rockett, photographs; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (213) 621-4011.

FRINGE EXHIBITIONS 504 Chung King Ct., Chinatown. “Specimen of Secrecy about Marvelous Discoveries”: Eduardo Kac, biotopes or “works of art that change in response to internal metabolism and environmental conditions”; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (213) 613-0160.