THE HAPPY LION 963 Chung King Road, Chinatown. “From Dust”: Allison Cortson, paintings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (213) 625-1360.
HIGH ENERGY CONSTRUCTS 990 N. Hill St., No. 180, Chinatown. “Magnificent Bastards: The Art of War”: Karl Erickson and Andrew Falkowski, paintings and drawings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-10 p.m. (323) 227-7920.
KONTAINER GALLERY 944 Chung King Road, Chinatown. Carolyn Castano, mixed media paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (213) 621-2786.
L2KONTEMPORARY 990 N. Hill St., No. 205, Chinatown. “Facing East”: Karen Koblitz, clay works and woven textiles inspired by the artist’s trip to Azerbaijan; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 225-1288.
MARY GOLDMAN GALLERY 932 Chung King Road, Chinatown. “You’re Too Old to Understand”: David Rathman, drawings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (213) 617-8217.
RIO HONDO COLLEGE ART GALLERY 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier. “Ni Una Mas!/Not One More!”: Deborah Koenker, installation that addresses the murders of women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; thru Oct. 10. Reception and artist talk Thurs., Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m. (562) 908-3471.
ROARK 549 W. 23rd St., L.A. “The Swimming Pool Show”: group show, paintings; thru Sept. 13. Reception Sun., Sept. 9, 2-6 p.m. (213) 747-6100.
SAM LEE GALLERY 990 N. Hill St., No. 190, Chinatown. “East of Eden”: Pipo Nguyen-duy, photographs; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (323) 227-0275.
SEA AND SPACE EXPLORATIONS 4755 York Blvd., Highland Park. “Minerval Research Society”: Chris Bassett, dioramas and books; thru Sept. 29. Related video screenings Sun., Sept. 9, and Wed., Sept. 12, 7-9 p.m. (323) 445-4015.
SISTER 437 Gin Ling Way, Chinatown. “Officione”: Matthew Spiegelman, photographs; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (213) 628-7000.
CREATIVE ARTS CENTER GALLERY 1100 W. Clark Ave., Burbank. “One Woman’s Journey”: Cynthia Alarcon, photos; thru Sept. 27. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. (818) 238-5397.
57 UNDERGROUND 300 S. Thomas St., Suite C, Pomona. “Site Unseen”: Mervyn Seldon, Rebecca Hamm and Anne Chabre, paintings; thru Oct. 28. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (909) 397-0218.
MILLARD SHEETS GALLERY 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. “A Tapestry of Life: The World of Millard Sheets”: paintings; thru Sept. 30. Related talk with art historian Orville Clarke Wed., Sept. 12, 7 p.m. (909) 865-4560.
NOHO GALLERY L.A. 5108 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hlywd. “Art Unites”: works by members of the Art Directors Guild; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6:30-10:30 p.m. (818) 761-7784.
ORLANDO GALLERY 18376 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. “Travel & Trivial”: Lesley Krane and Edward Alfono, photographs; thru Sept. 30. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (818) 705-5368.
SCA PROJECT GALLERY 281 S. Thomas St., No. 104, Pomona. “Happiness in Dystopia: The Body Imperfect in Utopia”: group show, photographs, paintings, sculpture, video and installations; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sun., Sept. 9, 6-9 p.m. (909) 620-5481.
TIRAGE 1 W. California Blvd., Pasadena. Stephanie London, paintings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m. (626) 405-1020.
TOPANGA CANYON GALLERY 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. No. 109, Topanga. “Polar Light”: Sophie Pegrum, paintings and photographs of Antarctica and the North Pole; thru Sept. 23. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-9 p.m. (310) 455-7909.
VIVA GALLERY 13261 Moorpark St., Sherman Oaks. “Sites & Insights”: group show of artists from Artist Co-op7; thru Sept. 15. Reception Sun., Sept. 9, 2-5 p.m. (818) 385-0080.
BAKERY ART EXHIBITIONS Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City. Tom Chang, photos; Donald Frazell, photos; Melissa Ann Lambert, mixed-media drawing; thru Oct. 12. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 4-7 p.m. www.jazzbakery.com/BAE.
BANDINI ART 2635 S. Fairfax Ave., Culver City. “Cone Migration”: Lana Shuttleworth, art made by polyvinyl from traffic cones; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (310) 837-6230.
BLK/MRKT GALLERY 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “The Walks I Take Turn to Paper”: Gregory Euclide, paintings, mixed media and installation; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (310) 837-1989 or www.blkmrktgallery.com.
CARDWELL JIMMERSON CONTEMPORARY ART 8568 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Monochrome Paintings: Some Versions from Ad Reinhardt to Present”: group show; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (310) 815-1100.
D.E.N. 6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Teo Gonzalez, paintings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m. (310) 559-3023.
DAVID GALLERY 5797 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Push”: Michael Prince, photographs; “BrandonHermanLand”: Brandon Herman, photographs; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 939-9069.
GAGOSIAN GALLERY 456 N. Camden Dr., Beverly Hills. “Space Program”: Tom Sachs, installation featuring a lunar module; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (310) 271-9400.
KOPLIN DEL RIO GALLERY 6031 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “The Order of Primates”: Peter Zokosky, paintings; Marina Moevs, paintings; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (310) 836-9055 or koplindelrio.com.
L.A. CONTEMPORARY 2634 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Han Dai-Yu, paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6 p.m. (310) 559-6200.
LESLIE SACKS FINE ART 11640 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood. “The Philosophy of an Original Mind”: Anton Heyboer, etchings; thru Oct. 6. (310) 820-9448.
LIGHTBOX 2656 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Kim Light Gallery Early 90s”: works from one-person shows exhibited in the early ’90s; thru Oct. 20. (310) 559-1111.
SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS 5795 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. “A Recurring Amalgamation”: Ruben Ochoa, installation; “An Imitation of Love, Brawlin’ Spitfire Two”: Mickalene Thomas, paintings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (323) 933-2117.
TAYLOR DE CORDOBA 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Before the Storm”: Charlene Liu, works on paper and panel; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-9 p.m. (310) 559-9156.
WALTER MACIEL GALLERY 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Views Beneath a Mechanistic Wilderness”: Wiliam Swanson, paintings; thru Oct. 13. (310) 839-1840.
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