Art Openings

BAD ABBOT ART 1426 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. David Adler, paintings; thru Sept. 30. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 7-10 p.m. (310) 560-1533.

CHERRY AND MARTIN 12611 Venice Blvd., L.A. Whitney Bed­ford, paintings of Harry Houdini; thru Oct. 27. (310) 398-7404.

CHRISTOPHER GRIMES GALLERY 916 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica. “Lichtspiel”: Veronika Kellndorfer, photos; thru Oct. 13. Reception Fri., Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. (310) 587-3373.

LABAND ART GALLERY AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY One LMU Dr., L.A. “Africa’s Legacy in Mexico”: Tony Gleaton, photographs; thru Nov. 18. (310) 338-5133.

OVERTONES 11306 Venice Blvd., L.A. “Small Things/Te Voglat”: Alexis Weidig, sculpture; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m. (310) 915-0346.

CRAIG KRULL GALLERY “Cantamar”: Woods Davy, sculpture; “Vancouver Island”: Richard Ehrlich, photographs; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 4-6 p.m. (310) 828-6410.

FRANK LLOYD GALLERY Robert Hudson, sculpture; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m. (310) 264-3866.

HUNSAKER/SCHLESINGER FINE ART “Purification and Renewal”: Brian Mains, paintings and drawings; thru Oct. 27. (310) 828-1133.

PATRICIA CORREIA GALLERY Jimi Gleason and Hedi Sorger, paintings; Mineo Mizuno, sculpture; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. (310) 449-1479.

PATRICIA FAURE GALLERY Joseph Maruska, painting; thru Nov. 3. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m. (310) 264-1760.

RICHARD HELLER GALLERY Charlie Roberts, paintings; Heidi Johansen, photographs; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m. (310) 453-9191.

ROSAMUND FELSEN GALLERY Kim MacConnel, paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5 p.m. (310) 828-8488.

RUTH BACHOFNER GALLERY Tony Beauvy, paintings and drawings; “Dexterous Aura”: David Allan Peters, paintings and sculpture; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m. (310) 829-3300.

SCHOMBURG GALLERY Lee Webster Shaw, paintings; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m. (310) 453-5757.

SHOSHANA WAYNE GALLERY “Art Therapy”: Brad Spence, paintings; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m. (310) 453-7535.

WILLIAM TURNER GALLERY “What Water Dreams”: Suzan Woodruff, paintings; thru Oct. 16. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (310) 453-0909.

CAL STATE LONG BEACH ART DEPARTMENT GALLERIES 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach. “The Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition”: work by MFA students; thru Sept. 20. Reception Sun., Sept. 9, 4-9 p.m. (562) 985-4111.

GALLERY C 1225 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach. “CalAsia”: works by Cal-Asian artists from 1940 to 2007; thru Nov. 3. Reception Thurs., Sept. 13, 7-10 p.m. (310) 798-0102.

LAAA SOUTH/MIKE NAPOLIELLO GALLERY 936 Hermosa Ave., No. 105, Hermosa Beach. “Biannual”: Los Angeles Art Association’s juried exhibit; thru Oct. 6. Reception Thurs., Sept. 13, 7-10 p.m. (310) 652-8272.

WARSCHAW GALLERY 600 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro. Tony DeLap, paintings and drawings; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 8, 4-7 p.m. (310) 832-5115.

CULVER EVENTS CENTER 11934 W. Washington Blvd., L.A. “Ballona Network Silent Auction, Raffle, Dinner”: group show and sale; Sun., Sept 9, 6-9 p.m. (art preview 2-5 p.m.). $45 per person, includes dinner, drinks and music. (310) 721-3512 or ballonanetwork.org.

DREAMLAND LOFT 1049 E. 32nd St., L.A. “Naked”: mixed media and performances curated by Heidi Calvert; thru Sept. 8. www.bluegirlproductions.com.

CAL ARTS, 24700 McBean Pkwy., Valencia. “The Other Project”: Four-day art project engaging the issue of “­otherness” has as its centerpiece a large refugee tent created by Cuban visual artist Evelyn Serrano. Various events are scheduled: forums, workshops, performances and readings — including a conversation with Weekly columnist Gustavo “Ask a Mexican” Arellano. Taking place Sept. 11-14; see theotherproject.blogspot.com/ for details.

GLASS GARAGE 414 N. Robertson Blvd., L.A. “The Year of the Chimera 3.1: Treasures from the Exotic Far West”: group show; thru Sept. 25. (310) 659-5228.

M+B FINE ART 612 N. Almont Dr., W. Hlywd. “The Show on Vegas”: Bruce Weber, Ed Ruscha, Dennis Hopper and others, photographs; thru Sept. 8. (310) 550-0050.

MAK CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHITECTURE Schindler House, 835 N. Kings Road, W. Hlywd. “The Mystery of Life”: works by MAK Center artists and architects in residence Gerhard Treml, Christina Linortner, Zenita Komad and the group Peles Empire; thru Sept. 9. (323) 651-1510.

MANNY SILVERMAN GALLERY 619 N. Almont Dr., W. Hlywd. “September Selections”: group show; thru Oct. 6. (310) 659-8256.

NEW IMAGE ART 7908 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hlywd. “Devilwood”: BAST, paintings; thru Sept. 22. (323) 654-2192.

NORMANDIE ROOM 8737 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hlywd. “You Know When . . .”: Chris Delhomme, Karen Latsey and Daniel Rhyder; thru Sept. 26. (323) 444-1766.

PAPILLON GALLERY 462 N. Robertson Blvd., W. Hlywd. “Latin America: Paintings & Sculptures (1950-Present)”; thru Sept. 29. (310) 289-1887.

SCALO/GUYE 302 N. Robertson Blvd., W. Hlywd. “Sissi, c’est moi”: Sissi Farassat, photographs decorated with sequins; thru Sept. 29. (310) 358-9396.

FAHEY/KLEIN GALLERY 148 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. “Eye Candy”: Rankin, photographs; thru Oct. 20. (323) 934-2250.

FORUM GALLERY 8069 Beverly Blvd., L.A. “An Eye for Detail: Works by Selected Artists”: group show, paintings and drawings; thru Sept. 14. (323) 655-1550.

GOETHE-INSTITUT LOS ANGELES 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, L.A. “Escape”: Jochen Stucke, etchings and woodcuts inspired by Kafka and Edgar Allen Poe; thru Oct. 15. (323) 525-3388.

JACK RUTBERG FINE ARTS INC. 357 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. “Picasso: A Graphic View”: etchings; thru Sept. 8. (323) 938-5222.

NAKED 181 Martel Ave., L.A. “T”: 20 fashion designers create wearable works of art; thru Sept. 29. (323) 964-0222.

STEPHEN COHEN GALLERY 7358 Beverly Blvd., L.A. “Flowers”: Tony Mendoza, photographs of garden flowers; thru Sept. 8. (323) 937-5525.

A&I LAB 933 N. Highland Ave., Hlywd. Ian Shive, photographs; thru Sept. 28. (323) 856-5291.

ANOTHER YEAR IN L.A. 2121 N. San Fernando Road, No. 13, L.A. “The Habit of Innovation”: Brian Dewan and Leon Dewan, paintings, drawings; thru Sept. 28. (323) 223-4000.

ARCLIGHT CINEMAS 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hlywd. “Private Property”: Monique Lai, photographs; thru Sept. 13. “Underdog Art”: P.J. Andrews, paintings of cartoon characters; thru Sept. 15. (323) 464-4226.