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Art Openings
For the week of May 9 -15, 2008
By SIRAN BABAYAN
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 2:02 pm
Also check out our full list of continuing shows in our calendar section here.
Downtown
ABACOT GALLERY 970 N. Broadway, No. 201, Chinatown. “Fearless”: group show; thru May 24. (213) 626-1599.
ARTSEEN 3 Opening Night Block Party: art at 17 galleries, plus performance art, music and “The Art of Fashion.” Tues., May 13, 6-10 p.m. See www.artseen.org for details.
BANK 125 W. Fourth St., dwntwn. “Very Concerned, Somewhat Concerned, Not At All Concerned”: Joshua Callaghan, sculpture; “Everybody”: Paul Butler, collage; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (213) 621-4055.
THE BOX 977 Chung King Rd., Chinatown. Naotaka Hiro, video; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (213) 625-1747.
DANIEL HUG GALLERY 510 Bernard St., Chinatown. “Motor Post-Motor Band Disband”: Erika Vogt, photographs, assemblage and video; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 7 p.m. (323) 221-0016.
DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY 510 Bernard St., Chinatown. “Introducing Salomé”: Nicolau Vergueiro; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (323) 222-1482.
HIGH ENERGY CONSTRUCTS 990 N. Hill St., No. 180, Chinatown. “The Clarity of One Is Released in the Other”: Elonda Billera and Janice Gomez, sculpture; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (323) 227-7920.
JAIL 965 N. Vignes St., No. 5-A, dwntwn. “Dream(land)”: group show, paintings, drawings, sculpture, video and installations; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-10 p.m. (213) 621-9567.
PERES PROJECTS 969 Chung King Road, Chinatown. “The Whole Family”: Terence Koh, installation; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (213) 617-1100.
Eastside, Northeast L.A.
DRKRM 2121 N. San Fernando Road, No. 3, L.A. “Aftermath: The Griffith Park Fire”: Colin Remas Brown, photographs of last year’s Griffith Park fire; thru May 18. (323) 223-6867.
EAGLE ROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2225 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock. “Drawing Los Angeles”: group show; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-10 p.m. (323) 226-1617.
Hollywood and vicinity
GALLERY REVISITED 3204 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake. “Internal Environments 2008: Project Forefront and Ongoing”: group show, paintings, drawings and sculpture; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-10 p.m. (626) 253-5266.
Central L.A.
CARMICHAEL GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1257 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. “Caleb Neelon Is Working On It”: Caleb Neelon, sculpture and paintings; thru June 1. Reception Sat., May 10, 8 p.m. (323) 969-0600.
HVW8 GALLERY 661 N. Spaulding Ave., L.A. “Your Mom’s in My Business”: Kevin Lyons, printed ephemera and new works; thru June 15. Reception Fri., May 9, 6-10 p.m. (323) 655-4898.
JANCAR GALLERY 3875 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1308, L.A. Harriet Korman and Maggie Lowe Tennesen, paintings; thru May 31. Reception Sat., May 10, 5-7 p.m. (213) 384-8077.
THE LOFT AT LIZ’S 453 S. La Brea Ave., L.A. “Da Cosa Nasce Cosa (One Thing Leads to Another)”: Anna Dusi, works on paper; thru June 17. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-11 p.m. (323) 939-4403 x6.
WILCOX & ESADA GALLERY 9009 Melrose Ave., W. Hlywd. “Sock Monkeys & Superheroes”: Dave Wilcox, paintings; thru May 25. Reception Fri., May 9, 6-9 p.m. (310) 724-5705.
Westside
BANDINI ART 2635 S. Fairfax Ave., Culver City. “Blood & Glitter”: James Gobel, Alejandro Gehry, Carrie Jenkins and Eddie Ruscha, paintings and collage; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 837-6230.
BILLY SHIRE FINE ARTS 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “The Late Fauna of Early North America”: Scott Musgrove, paintings and sculpture; “A Secret Party”: Elizabeth McGrath, paintings; thru June 4. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-10 p.m. (323) 297-0600.
CERASOLI GALLERY 8530-B Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Visions of Europe”: Andy J. Simmons, photographs; “Convince Me I’m On Fire”: Joshua Krause, collages; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 558-0911.
THE CONSTANT GALLERY 2673 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Cal State University, Long Beach 2008 MFA Graduate Show; thru May 31. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 430-9058.
LAXART 2640 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “The Year We Made Contact”: Michelle Lopez, sculpture; “Surplus Room”: Vishal Jugdeo, sculpture and video; thru June 21. Reception and tour led by Lopez, Jugdeo and exhibit curator Aram Moshayedi, Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (323) 868-5893.
PROJECT 8545 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “The Upside of Down”: Yoskay Yamamoto, paintings; thru May 30. (310) 558-0200.
SCION INSTALLATION L.A. 3521 Helms Ave., Culver City. “It’s a Beautiful World”: The fourth leg of the Scion Installation Art Tour features work by Blek LeRat, Dalek, RETNA and many other artists; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. thru June 1. Reception Sat., May 10, 8-10 p.m. Charity auction Sun., June 1, 4-7 p.m. (for bidding info, go to www.scion.com/installation). (310) 815-8840.
SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS 5795 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Shana Lutker”: The Commiffioners, installation; “Wreck the Hope; After Caspar David Friedrich”: sculpture; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (323) 933-2117.
TAYLOR DE CORDOBA 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Technicolor Summer”: Kimberly Brooks, paintings; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (310) 559-9156.
WALTER MACIEL GALLERY 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Overlook”: Andrea Cohen, sculpture; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 839-1840.
WONDERFUL WORLD ART GALLERY 9517 Culver Blvd., Culver City. “Homage to Eastern Icons”: Kate McCavitt, paintings and prints; Fri., May 9, 6-9 p.m. (310) 836-4992.
Santa Monica, Venice
BLACK CAT GALLERY 11523 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista. Robert Hickland, paintings; thru May 17 (appt. only). Reception Sat., May 10, 6-10 p.m. (310) 313-4931.
ROSAMUND FELSEN GALLERY 2525 Michigan Ave., B4, Santa Monica. M.A. Peers, paintings and works on paper; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 5-7 p.m. (310) 828-8488.
SEE LINE GALLERY 1812 Berkeley St., Santa Monica. “The War Is Over”: Aaron Sandnes and Liat Yossifor; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (310) 829-1727.
TERRENCE ROGERS FINE ART 1231 Fifth St., Santa Monica. Kenny Harris, paintins; thru June 7. (310) 394-4999.
The Valleys
BRAND LIBRARY ART GALLERIES 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. “Stratification”: group show, photographs, sculpture, works on paper and ceramics; thru June 20. Reception Sat., May 20, 5-8 p.m. (818) 548-2051.
GALLERY NUCLEUS 30 W. Main St., Alhambra. “La Femme”: group show; thru June 3. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-11 p.m. (626) 458-7477.
NOHO GALLERY L.A. 5108 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hlywd. “The Art of News”: group show; thru June 5. Reception Thurs., May 15, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Closing reception Sun., June 1, 4:30-8:30 p.m. (818) 761-7784.
ORLANDO GALLERY 18376 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. Women Painters West Juried Show; thru May 30. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (818) 705-5368.
LAX to Long Beach
EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. “Fine Arts Student Show 2008”: group show, paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, ceramics, digital works and jewelry; thru May 30. Reception Fri., May 16, 6-9 p.m. (310) 660-3010.
HELIX GALLERY 31248 Palos Verdes Dr. West, Rancho Palos Verdes. “Art of the Surf”: group show; thru June 21. Reception with live music, film screening and silent auction, Sat, May 10, 7-11 p.m. (310) 429-0973.
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, THE FORUM, AHMANSON HALL 9045 Lincoln Blvd., L.A. “2008 Grad Show”: group show; Fri., May 9, 6-9 p.m. (800) 527-6847.
—Siran Babayan
Downtown
ABACOT GALLERY 970 N. Broadway, No. 201, Chinatown. “Fearless”: group show; thru May 24. (213) 626-1599.
ARTSEEN 3 Opening Night Block Party: art at 17 galleries, plus performance art, music and “The Art of Fashion.” Tues., May 13, 6-10 p.m. See www.artseen.org for details.
BANK 125 W. Fourth St., dwntwn. “Very Concerned, Somewhat Concerned, Not At All Concerned”: Joshua Callaghan, sculpture; “Everybody”: Paul Butler, collage; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (213) 621-4055.
THE BOX 977 Chung King Rd., Chinatown. Naotaka Hiro, video; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (213) 625-1747.
DANIEL HUG GALLERY 510 Bernard St., Chinatown. “Motor Post-Motor Band Disband”: Erika Vogt, photographs, assemblage and video; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 7 p.m. (323) 221-0016.
DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY 510 Bernard St., Chinatown. “Introducing Salomé”: Nicolau Vergueiro; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (323) 222-1482.
HIGH ENERGY CONSTRUCTS 990 N. Hill St., No. 180, Chinatown. “The Clarity of One Is Released in the Other”: Elonda Billera and Janice Gomez, sculpture; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (323) 227-7920.
JAIL 965 N. Vignes St., No. 5-A, dwntwn. “Dream(land)”: group show, paintings, drawings, sculpture, video and installations; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-10 p.m. (213) 621-9567.
PERES PROJECTS 969 Chung King Road, Chinatown. “The Whole Family”: Terence Koh, installation; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (213) 617-1100.
Eastside, Northeast L.A.
DRKRM 2121 N. San Fernando Road, No. 3, L.A. “Aftermath: The Griffith Park Fire”: Colin Remas Brown, photographs of last year’s Griffith Park fire; thru May 18. (323) 223-6867.
EAGLE ROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS 2225 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock. “Drawing Los Angeles”: group show; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-10 p.m. (323) 226-1617.
Hollywood and vicinity
GALLERY REVISITED 3204 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake. “Internal Environments 2008: Project Forefront and Ongoing”: group show, paintings, drawings and sculpture; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-10 p.m. (626) 253-5266.
Central L.A.
CARMICHAEL GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1257 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. “Caleb Neelon Is Working On It”: Caleb Neelon, sculpture and paintings; thru June 1. Reception Sat., May 10, 8 p.m. (323) 969-0600.
HVW8 GALLERY 661 N. Spaulding Ave., L.A. “Your Mom’s in My Business”: Kevin Lyons, printed ephemera and new works; thru June 15. Reception Fri., May 9, 6-10 p.m. (323) 655-4898.
JANCAR GALLERY 3875 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1308, L.A. Harriet Korman and Maggie Lowe Tennesen, paintings; thru May 31. Reception Sat., May 10, 5-7 p.m. (213) 384-8077.
THE LOFT AT LIZ’S 453 S. La Brea Ave., L.A. “Da Cosa Nasce Cosa (One Thing Leads to Another)”: Anna Dusi, works on paper; thru June 17. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-11 p.m. (323) 939-4403 x6.
WILCOX & ESADA GALLERY 9009 Melrose Ave., W. Hlywd. “Sock Monkeys & Superheroes”: Dave Wilcox, paintings; thru May 25. Reception Fri., May 9, 6-9 p.m. (310) 724-5705.
Westside
BANDINI ART 2635 S. Fairfax Ave., Culver City. “Blood & Glitter”: James Gobel, Alejandro Gehry, Carrie Jenkins and Eddie Ruscha, paintings and collage; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 837-6230.
BILLY SHIRE FINE ARTS 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “The Late Fauna of Early North America”: Scott Musgrove, paintings and sculpture; “A Secret Party”: Elizabeth McGrath, paintings; thru June 4. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-10 p.m. (323) 297-0600.
CERASOLI GALLERY 8530-B Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Visions of Europe”: Andy J. Simmons, photographs; “Convince Me I’m On Fire”: Joshua Krause, collages; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 558-0911.
THE CONSTANT GALLERY 2673 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Cal State University, Long Beach 2008 MFA Graduate Show; thru May 31. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 430-9058.
LAXART 2640 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “The Year We Made Contact”: Michelle Lopez, sculpture; “Surplus Room”: Vishal Jugdeo, sculpture and video; thru June 21. Reception and tour led by Lopez, Jugdeo and exhibit curator Aram Moshayedi, Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (323) 868-5893.
PROJECT 8545 Washington Blvd., Culver City. “The Upside of Down”: Yoskay Yamamoto, paintings; thru May 30. (310) 558-0200.
SCION INSTALLATION L.A. 3521 Helms Ave., Culver City. “It’s a Beautiful World”: The fourth leg of the Scion Installation Art Tour features work by Blek LeRat, Dalek, RETNA and many other artists; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. thru June 1. Reception Sat., May 10, 8-10 p.m. Charity auction Sun., June 1, 4-7 p.m. (for bidding info, go to www.scion.com/installation). (310) 815-8840.
SUSANNE VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES PROJECTS 5795 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. “Shana Lutker”: The Commiffioners, installation; “Wreck the Hope; After Caspar David Friedrich”: sculpture; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (323) 933-2117.
TAYLOR DE CORDOBA 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Technicolor Summer”: Kimberly Brooks, paintings; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (310) 559-9156.
WALTER MACIEL GALLERY 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. “Overlook”: Andrea Cohen, sculpture; thru June 21. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-8 p.m. (310) 839-1840.
WONDERFUL WORLD ART GALLERY 9517 Culver Blvd., Culver City. “Homage to Eastern Icons”: Kate McCavitt, paintings and prints; Fri., May 9, 6-9 p.m. (310) 836-4992.
Santa Monica, Venice
BLACK CAT GALLERY 11523 W. Washington Blvd., Mar Vista. Robert Hickland, paintings; thru May 17 (appt. only). Reception Sat., May 10, 6-10 p.m. (310) 313-4931.
ROSAMUND FELSEN GALLERY 2525 Michigan Ave., B4, Santa Monica. M.A. Peers, paintings and works on paper; thru June 7. Reception Sat., May 10, 5-7 p.m. (310) 828-8488.
SEE LINE GALLERY 1812 Berkeley St., Santa Monica. “The War Is Over”: Aaron Sandnes and Liat Yossifor; thru June 14. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (310) 829-1727.
TERRENCE ROGERS FINE ART 1231 Fifth St., Santa Monica. Kenny Harris, paintins; thru June 7. (310) 394-4999.
The Valleys
BRAND LIBRARY ART GALLERIES 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale. “Stratification”: group show, photographs, sculpture, works on paper and ceramics; thru June 20. Reception Sat., May 20, 5-8 p.m. (818) 548-2051.
GALLERY NUCLEUS 30 W. Main St., Alhambra. “La Femme”: group show; thru June 3. Reception Sat., May 10, 7-11 p.m. (626) 458-7477.
NOHO GALLERY L.A. 5108 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hlywd. “The Art of News”: group show; thru June 5. Reception Thurs., May 15, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Closing reception Sun., June 1, 4:30-8:30 p.m. (818) 761-7784.
ORLANDO GALLERY 18376 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. Women Painters West Juried Show; thru May 30. Reception Sat., May 10, 6-9 p.m. (818) 705-5368.
LAX to Long Beach
EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. “Fine Arts Student Show 2008”: group show, paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, ceramics, digital works and jewelry; thru May 30. Reception Fri., May 16, 6-9 p.m. (310) 660-3010.
HELIX GALLERY 31248 Palos Verdes Dr. West, Rancho Palos Verdes. “Art of the Surf”: group show; thru June 21. Reception with live music, film screening and silent auction, Sat, May 10, 7-11 p.m. (310) 429-0973.
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, THE FORUM, AHMANSON HALL 9045 Lincoln Blvd., L.A. “2008 Grad Show”: group show; Fri., May 9, 6-9 p.m. (800) 527-6847.
—Siran Babayan
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