West Hollywood & vicinity
CARMICHAEL GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1257 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. “So Many Selves . . .”: group show, mixed media; thru Oct. 4. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-11 p.m. (323) 969-0600.
M+B FINE ART 612 N. Almont Dr., W. Hlywd. “Grief”: Erwin Olaf, photographs; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-9 p.m. (310) 550-0050.
MARGO LEAVIN GALLERY 812 N. Robertson Blvd., W. Hlywd. Dan Flavin, light sculpture; thru Oct. 27. (310) 273-0603.
MICHAEL KOHN GALLERY 8071 Beverly Blvd., L.A. “Parlor”: Darren Waterston, paintings and drawings; “Abstraction”: group show, paintings, sculpture and works on paper; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. (323) 658-8088.
REGEN PROJECTS II 9016 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hlywd. Lari Pittman, new paintings and works on paper; thru Oct. 20. Reception Fri., Sept. 14, 6-8 p.m. (310) 276-5424.
La Brea, Wilshire, Midcity
TOBEY C. MOSS GALLERY 7321 Beverly Blvd., L.A. Peter Krasnow and Rico Lebrun, paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints; thru Nov. 10. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 2-5 p.m. (323) 933-5523.
Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater Village
BARNSDALL MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY 4800 Hollywood Blvd., L.A. “humor us :)”: group show with Cal-Asian artists; thru Dec. 30. Reception Sun., Sept. 16, 2-5 p.m. (323) 644-6269.
BLACK MARIA 3137 Glendale Blvd., Atwater Village. “Self-Indulgent Werewolf”: Tom Neely, paintings and sculpture; thru Oct. 14. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-10:30 p.m. (323) 660-9393.
GALLERY REVISITED 3204 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake. “My Sentiments Exactly”: Paige Wery, mixed media; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-10 p.m. (626) 253-5266.
THINKSPACE 4210 Santa Monica Blvd., Silver Lake. “Global Storming”: Dennis Hayes IV, Erik Abel and 2H, paintings; “All Things Golden: Alex Garcia”: solo show; thru Oct. 5. Reception Fri., Sept. 14, 7-11 p.m. (323) 913-3375.
TROPICO DE NOPAL GALLERY 1665 Beverly Blvd., L.A. “Sociedad Anonima”: Marisela Norte, photographs and writings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. (213) 481-8112.
Downtown & East L.A.
ANDLAB 600 Moulton Ave., No. 303, dwntwn. “Cruisin’ With Magu”: murals by Magu in collaboration with local Korean-American kids; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. (323) 222-2225.
CIRRUS GALLERY 542 S. Alameda St., dwntwn. “All Human Actions”: Lucy Indiana Dodd, Mimi Lauter and Dawn Kasper, mixed media; thru Nov. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 5-7 p.m. (213) 680-3473.
CREWEST 110 Winston St., dwntwn. “River City Visionz”: group show, L.A. River-inspired paintings, photographs and prints; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-10 p.m. (213) 627-8272.
DAVID PATTON LOS ANGELES 5006½ York Blvd., Highland Park. “Electro-fried Kinfolk”: Scott Scarboro, sculpture, paintings and other “freaky shit”; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. (323) 478-1966.
M.J. HIGGINS FINE ART 244 S. Main St., dwntwn. “Celebrated Moments”: Jennifer Rae Ochs, paintings; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m. (213) 617-1700.
MANDARIN 970 N. Broadway, No. 213, Chinatown. “Undercurrents”: Carolee Toon, paintings; “Unknown Action, Good Listener, The Decider, and Bauhaus Worksheet”: Olivia Booth, paintings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. (213) 687-4107.
MORONO KIANG GALLERY 218 W. Third St., dwntwn. “Chord Changes in the Megalopolis”: group show of Chinese artists, video; thru Nov. 17. Reception Thurs., Sept. 13, 5-9 p.m. (213) 628-8208.
REDCAT W. Second & Hope sts., dwntwn. “Advanced Mature Work”: Barry McGee, wall paintings; thru Nov. 25. Reception Fri., Sept. 14, 7-10 p.m. (213) 237-2800.
SEA AND SPACE EXPLORATIONS 4755 York Blvd., Highland Park. “Minerval Research Society”: Chris Bassett, dioramas and books; thru Sept. 29. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. Related video screening, Wed., Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. (323) 445-4015.
Culver City, Beverly Hills & vicinity
ANNA HELWING GALLERY 2766 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Kelly Nipper, video; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. (310) 202-2213.
BILLY SHIRE FINE ARTS 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Conspicuous Consumption”: Shag, paintings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. (323) 297-0600.
COREY HELFORD GALLERY 8522 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “To the Winds”: David Hochbaum, sculptural installation; thru Oct. 6. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. (310) 287-2340.
GR2 2062 Sawtelle Blvd., W.L.A. “GEISAI Artists”: group show, paintings and sculpture; thru Oct. 10. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6:30-10 p.m. (310) 445-9276.
GREGG FLEISHMAN STUDIO 3850 Main St., Culver City. Travis Wade Ivy, drawings; thru Oct. 20. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 7 p.m. (310) 202-6108.
KINKEAD CONTEMPORARY 6029 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Painted Faces: The Mask in Contemporary Art”: group show, works utilizing the mask or veil; thru Oct. 13. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m. (310) 838-7400.
LAXART 2640 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “The M.O.R.L. or NYC-Apartment”: Michael Queenland, photographs; “Unhinged”: Francesca DiMattio, paintings; thru Oct. 27. Reception and talk with DiMattio. Sat., Sept. 15, 6 p.m. (323) 868-5893.
WESTERN PROJECT 3830 Main St., Culver City. “The Winner’s Circle”: Vince Valdez, paintings and drawings; thru Oct. 27. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 5-8 p.m. (310) 838-0609.
Bergamot Station
Bergamot is at 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica.
GALLERY LUISOTTI “Beirut: How did you come to smell of smoke and fire?”: Simon Norfolk, photographs; thru Nov. 3. (310) 453-0043.
GALLERY OF FUNCTIONAL ART/LOIS LAMBERT GALLERY “Fast & Present”: Johnny Swing, sculpture; thru Nov. 11. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m. (310) 829-6990.
ROSE GALLERY “Ojos en los Ojos/The Eyes in His Eyes”: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, photographs; thru Nov. 30. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. (310) 264-8440.
SARAH LEE ARTWORKS & PROJECTS “Magic Reality”: Koo, Sung Soo, photographs; thru Nov. 3. Reception Sat., Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. (310) 829-4938.
South Bay, Southeast
SECOND CITY COUNCIL GALLERY AND PERFORMANCE SPACE 435 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach. “CORE 3: Defining Ourselves”: works by developmentally disabled artists from the nonprofit Arts & Services for Disabled Inc.; thru Oct. 18. (310) 527-2062.
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