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thursdaymay2
MFA Exhibition #4 opens at UCLA New Wight Gallery, 1100 Broad Art Center, 240 E Charles E Young Dr, UCLA, 5-8pm
CalArts Experimental Animation Program Showcase at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8pm
Adam Green performs at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, btw MacAurthur and Lake Center, 8pm, $15
fridaymay3
John Pearson opens at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 7-10pm
Mark Gleason, Dave Dexter, and Vicki Berndt open at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 8-11pm
Javelin perform at Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd, btw Vermont and Figueroa, 5:30pm, $18
saturdaymay4
Wu Tsang opens at Michael Benevento, 7578 Sunset Blvd, at Curson, 6-8pm
Kirsten Everberg opens at 1301PE, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy Vista and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Florian Moriat opens at Cherry and Martin, 2712 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Martin Scholler opens at Ace Gallery, 9430 Wilshire Blvd, btw Reeves and Beverly, 7-9pm
William Wegman opens at Marc Selwyn, 6222 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Adam Berg opens at Edward Cella, 6018 Wilshire Blvd, btw Orange Grove and Ogden, 6-8pm
Heather Cantrell opens at Carter & Citizen, 2648 La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Harsh Patel opens at Young Art, 418 Bamboo Lane, Unit B, btw Hill and Broadway, 7-10pm
Dashiell Manley opens at LAXART, 2640 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
David Lloyd opens at Gallery KM, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd, at Yale, Santa Monica 6-8pm
Larry Bell opens at Frank Lloyd, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5B, 5-7pm
David Rathman and Annelie McKenzie open at Mark Moore, 5790 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm
Shape Shifters opens at ACME, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw Crescent Heights and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Greg (Craola) Simkins book release at Merry Karnowsky, 170 S La Brea, btw 1st and 2nd, 2-5pm
sundaymay5
Remaking Your New Image Through Color & Line performance at Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista St, at N Ave 55, Noon-3pm
Sunday Studio: James Rosenquist at MOCA Grand Ave, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 1pm, Free
Bonobo perform at El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd, btw Burnside and Dunsmuir, 8pm, $25
mondaymay6
Joyce Carol Oates reads at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Russell and Melbourne, 7:30pm
Paradise: Love screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 7:30pm
tuesdaymay7
Steve Reich performs at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw W 6th and Wilshire, 7:30pm, $30
Kurt Vile performs at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8pm, $17
wednesdaymay8
Lunchtime Art Talks: Giovanni Battista Piranesi at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm
Bleached perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, at Doheny, 8pm, $14
thursdayapril25
Gary Baseman opens at Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, 7:30pm
Jane and Louise Wilson artist talk at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and Curson, 7pm
Fol Chen perform at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, btw Ivar and Cahuenga, 7pm, Free
fridayapril26
Nan Goldin opens at Matthew Marks, 1062 N Orange Grove, btw Santa Monica and Romaine, 6-8pm
Lucas Knipscher opens at Thomas Duncan, 6109 Melrose Ave, at Orange, 6-8pm
Dwyer Kilcollin opens at USC Graduate Fine Arts, 3001 S Flower St, at 30th, 6-9pm
Limbic Resonance screens at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Walnut and Holly, 8-10pm
Dancing with the Art Wold: Day 1 at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 5:30-7:30pm
Paris Photos Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures Studio, 5555 Melrose Ave, at Windsor, Noon-7pm
saturdayapril27
Steven Claydon opens at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm
Jemima Wyman opens at Steve Turner, 6026 Wilshire Blvd, btw Orange Grove and Ogden, 6-9pm
Simone Shubuck opens at Taylor De Cordoba, 6021 Washington Blvd, at Fidella, 6-8pm
Rinus van de Velde, Andrew Pielilato, and Sonny Assu open at Patrick Painter, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B2, 6-8pm
Scott Benzel and What does possession mean to you? opening and performances at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Bishops and Broadway, 7-10pm
Contested Destination opens at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Walnut and Holly, 7-9pm
Group Show opens at Marc Foxx, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Hollywood Inaugural Exhibition opens at Pepin Moore, 5849 W Sunset Blvd, btw Bronson and Van Ness, Noon-4pm
Stephen Prina talk and screening at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, Noon-1pm
Slow Art Day at Fowler Museum, 308 Charles E Young Dr, UCLA, 12:30pm
Paris Photo Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures Studio, 5555 Melrose Ave, at Windsor, Noon-7pm
sundayapril28
Chance meeting in a storefront of a ping pong table and a sound installation at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 3-5pm
Paris Photo Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures Studio, 5555 Melrose Ave, at Windsor, Noon-6pm
mondayapril29
Cabinets of Wonder: Films and a performance by Charlotte Pryce at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
The Contemporary Salon: Maintaining Multiple Practices at Kinkead Pop-Up Residency, 3452 Beethoven St, at Palms, 7:30-9pm
tuesdayapril30
Frame Rate: Jen DeNike at LAND, 9200 Sunset Blvd, btw Cory and Phyllis, 6:30-8pm, $20
Jane and Louise Wilson lecture at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30-8:30pm
METZ and White Lung perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, at Melrose, 8pm, $15
wednesdaymay1
Lost and Found Film Club at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 10:30pm
Clinic perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, at Melrose, 8pm, $17
thursdayapril18
David Benjamin Sherry opens at OHWOW, 937 N La Cienega Blvd, btw Romaine and Willoughby, 7-9pm
Daniel Gordon opens at M+B, 612 N Almont Dr, btw Santa Monica and Melrose, 6-8pm
Paul McCarthy and Martin Kersels are in discussion at Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Dr, btw Jamboree and San Joaquin, 7-8pm
MFA #3 opens at UCLA New Wight Gallery, 1100 Broad Art Center, 240 Charles E Young Dr, 5-8pm
Reanimation Library Debriefing and Word Processer launch at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8-9pm
fridayapril19
Liz Glynn performs at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Ave, at Spaulding, 7:30-9pm
The Antlers and Chairlift perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, btw 2nd and 3rd, 8pm, $35
saturdayapril20
William Powhida opens at Charlie James, 969 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-10pm
Alexis Smith opens at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm
Christopher Murphy and Rashell George open at Lora Schlesinger, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, 5-7pm
Sofie Burd Moller and Ilene Segalove opens at Jancar Gallery, 961 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 6-9pm
Shana Lutker and Jedediah Caesar opens at Susanne Vielmetter, 6006 Washington Blvd, at Fidella, 6-8pm
Olga Seem and Maritta Tapanainen open at Couterier Gallery, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1st, 6-8pm
Audra Weaser and Natasa Prosenic-Stearns open at Ruth Bachofner, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, G2, 5-7pm
Never A Dull Moment opens at Cella Gallery, 11135 Wedington St, #112, btw Lankershim and Blakeslee, 7-11pm
Freeway Studies #1: This Side of the 405 at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Manchester and Westchester, 9am-3pm, $25
sundayapril21
Urs Fisher opens at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at 3rd, 3-6pm
Stephen G Rhodes opens at Overduin and Kite, 6693 Sunset Blvd, at N Las Palmas, 6-8pm
Kelly Sears screens at Machine Project, 1200 D N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 9am-Midnight
Reanimation Library opens at Monte Vista Projects, 5442 Monte Vista St, at Ave 55, 7-9pm
mondayapril22
Versaille ’73 screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 7pm
Wavves perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 7pm, $18
tuesdayapril23
Christian Wolff performs at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $20
Flosstradamus perform at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, btw MacArthur and Lake Center, Santa Ana, 8pm, $15
wednesdayapril24
Lunctime Art Talks: Cyprien Gaillard at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm
The Beaver Trilogy screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 5:15pm
thursdayapril11
Jennifer Pastor opens at Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Highland and McCadden, 6-8pm
Joe Hoyt opens at Aran Cravey, 1638 Abbot Kinney Blvd, btw Palms and Venice, 6-8pm
Alex Segade performs at UCR Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts, 3834 Main St, btw Market and Orange, 7:30-8:30pm
Matt Wedel and Charles Garabedian open at LA Lover, 45 N Venice Blvd, btw Speedway and Pacific, 6-8pm
EMA, Bouquet, DK, and Roses perform at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Bishops and Broadway, 7-10pm, $5
Dara Friedman lectures at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30-8:30pm
Panel discussion at Jack Rutberg, 357 N La Brea Ave, btw Oakwood and Beverly, 8pm
fridayapril12
Christopher Sullivan opens at Synchronicity Space, 713 Heliotrope Dr, btw Monroe and Melrose, 9pm-12:30am
MHMMML: Mathew Higgs / Marlon Mullen / Margaret Lee opens at International Art Objects, 6086 Comey Ave, at Venice, 6-8pm
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore reads at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Russell and Melbourne, 7:30pm
saturdayapril13
Israel Lund opens at Roberts & Tilton, 5801 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm
Takashi Murakami opens at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
John Jurayj opens at Walter Maciel, 2642 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Vencie and Washington, 6-8pm
Gregory Euclide opens at Martha Otero, 820 N Fairfax Ave, btw Willoughby and Waring, 6-9pm
Joe Reihsen opens at Anat Ebgi, 2660 La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Channa Horwitz opens at Francois Ghebaly, 2600 La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-9pm
Kaz Oshiro opens at Honor Fraser, 2622 La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Tabitha Soren opens at Kopeinkin Gallery, 2766 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Merwin Belin opens at Assembly, 2045 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-9pm
Chie Fueki opens at Shoshana Wayne, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B1, 5-7pm
Regina Herod Thompson opens at Bolsky Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Manchester and Westchester, 4-7pm
Linda Besemer, Tony De Los Reyes, and Adam Ross open at Angles Gallery, 2754 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
De Stil opens at AndrewShire, 3850 Wilshire Blvd, #107, at St Andrews, 6-8pm
Ahmet Ogut and Pilvi Takala screen at LAXART, 2640 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 7-8pm
Freeway Studies #1: This Side of the 405 opens at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Manchester and Westchester, 4-6pm
MFA Thesis Exhibition at Sweeney Art Gallery, 3834 Main St, btw 38th and 39th, 6-9pm
sundayapril14
Nature Hike to the Ruins of Poetry and Song at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado Blvd, at Elsinore, 3:30pm
Libros Schmibros Book Club at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 2pm
Mike Kuchar screens at Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw McCadden and Las Palmas, 7:30-9:30pm
mondayapril15
Cauleen Smith: Black Utopia LP (for Sun Ra) screens at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
OMD and Diamond Rings perform at The Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw El Centro and Gower, 8pm, $35
tuesdayapril16
Consuming Spirits screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:45pm
Smith Westerns perform at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $12
wednesdayapril17
Richard Serra opens at Gagosian Gallery, 456 N Camden Dr, btw Virginia and Pico, 6-8pm
Kelly Oxford reads at Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd, btw Larrabee and Horn, 7pm
The xx perform at Fox Theater Pomona, 301 S Garey Ave, btw Holt and Mission, 8pm, $30
thursdaymarch28
Sam Gilliam opens at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-8pm
Diane Arbus opens at Fahey/Klein, 148 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1st, 7-9pm
Phil Wagner opens at Mihai Nicodim, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm
Falling from Great Heights opens at Cohen Gallery, 7354 Beverly Blvd, at Fuller, 7-9pm
Jim Mangan screens at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7pm
Paris, LA #9 launch at Ooga Booga CHINATOWN, 943 N Broadway, #203, btw Bamboo and College, 6-9pm
fridaymarch29
Modern Architecture in LA: A Confederacy of Heretics: The Architecture Gallery, Venice, 1979 opens at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, at Santa Fe, 7-9pm
THX 1138 screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Fairfax, 7:30pm
Iceage perform at Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd, at Sunset, 8:30pm, $14
saturdaymarch30
Marion Peck opens at Michael Kohn, 7270 Beverly Blvd, btw Poinsetta and Alta Vista, 6-8pm
Punch Card II opens at Arena Gallery, 3026 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and Walgrove, 6-8pm
Refuse to Destroy opens at Cella Gallery, 11135 Weddington St, #112, btw Lankershim and Blakeslee, 7-11pm
Foot Village, BITCHES, Clipping, and Peter Pants perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2nd and 3rd, 9pm, $5
sundaymarch31
Trisha Brown: Floor of the Forest performances at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, Noon, 2pm, 4pm
King Dude performs at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $10
mondayapril1
Fritz Haeg / Sundown Schoolhouse: AT HOME IN LA at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 11am-8pm
Wrong screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:45pm
Cold War Kids perform at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, at Ivar, 6pm, Free
tuesdayapril2
Paul Waddell and J Patrick Walsh perform at Honor Fraser, 2622 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 7-10pm
David Lynch: Meditation, Creativity, Peace screening at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30pm
Widowspeak perform at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $10
wednesdayapril3
Marina Meets Beyonce screens at Honor Fraser, 2622 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 7-10pm
Darkstar perform at The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $10
thursdaymarch21
Group Show, curated by Clarissa Dalrymple, opens at Marc Selwyn, 6222 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and McCarthy, 6-8pm
Sage Vaughn book launch at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7pm
Har Mar Superstar, The Virgins, and COLOR perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, at Roselake, 8pm, $15
fridaymarch22
Louise Nevelson opens at L&M Arts, 660 Venice Blvd, btw Abbot Kinney and Electric, 6-8pm
Jesse Hlebo opens at Family Bookstore, 436 Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7-9pm
Attentional Shift screenings at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Walnut and Holly, 8-10pm
Outfest Fusion: LGBT People of Color Film Festival at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 7pm, $10
Burgerama at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, btw MacArthur and Scenic, 5pm, $20
saturdaymarch23
Aida Ruilova opens at Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 2902 Nebraska Ave, at Olympic, 6-8pm
Alexandra Wiesenfeld opens at Gallery KM, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd, at Yale, Santa Monica, 6-8pm
Phillippe Parreno opens at 1301PE Gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and McCarthy, 6-8pm
Ryan Foster opens at Richard Heller, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5A, 5-7pm
David McDonald opens at Carter & Citizen, 2648 La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
John Chiara opens at ROSEGALLERY, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, G5, 6-8pm
Erlea Maneros Zabala opens at Redling Fine Art, 6757 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Highland and La Palmas, 6-8pm
Amir Zaki and Christopher Miles open at ACME, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw Crescent Heights and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Vernon Fisher and Debbie Long open at Mark Moore, 5790 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm
Heidi Taillifer and Futurology open at CorproGallery, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, T5, 8-11:30pm
Show Cave / No Cave at Complex, 806 E Colorado St, at Glengarry, 9pm-2am, $7
sundaymarch24
Jon Jost screens at Spielberg Theatre, The Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw Highland and Las Palmas, 7:30pm
Sacred Sites and Ceremonial Performing Arts of the Pacific Islands lecture and demonstration at The Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St, at Avenue 20, 1:30-3pm
mondaymarch25
A Middle East Tour Film w/ The Black Lips and Lazzy Lung at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 8pm
Milk Music, Gun Outfit, Sea Lions, New Brigade, and Layman perform at Unit B, 2040 S Yale St, Santa Ana, 7pm, $10
tuesdaymarch26
Fritz Haeg opens at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 11am-8pm
Turnbull Green perform at Origami Vinyl, 1816 W Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Glendale, 7pm, Free
wednesdaymarch27
Walter Van Beirendonck and Paul Boudens are in conversation at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 7-8pm
Todd Gannon lectures at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, at Santa Fe, 7pm
Richard Hell reads at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Russell and Melbourne, 7:30pm
Inc. perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, at Roselake, 8pm, $12
thursdaymarch14
Jan Kempenaers opens at Fowler Museum, 308 Charles E Young, 6-8pm
Fritz Chestnut opens at The Standard Downtown LA, 550 S Flower St, at 6th, 7-9pm
Mario Ybarra Jr catalog launch party at Honor Fraser, 2622 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 4-6pm
Rick Bahto, Mark So, and Julia Hotler screen at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at 3rd, 7-9pm
American Pi-dol: Pie of the Month Club at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm, $10
fridaymarch15
Sam Falls opens at Michael Benevento, 7578 Sunset Blvd, at Curson, 7-9pm
Tuan Nguyen opens at WEEKEND, 4634 Hollywood Blvd, btw Vermont and Rodney, 7-10pm
FLICKER, curated by Jan Tumlir, opens at Control Room, 2006 E 7th St, at Mateo, 7pm
Opposing the Binary opens at Michael Kohn, 8071 Beverly Blvd, at Crescent Heights, 6-8pm
Territory opens at Thomas Duncan, 6109 Melrose Ave, at Seward, 6-8pm
Jibade-Khalil Huffman screens and reads at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm
saturdaymarch16
Won Ju Lim opens at Patrick Painter, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B2, 6-8pm
Mike Brodie opens at M+B, 612 N Almont Dr, btw Santa Monica and Melrose, 6-8pm
Ryan Fabel opens at Jancar Jones, 1031 N Broadway, at Cottage Home, 6-9pm
Dan Finsel open at Richard Telles, 7380 Beverly Blvd, btw Martel and Fuller, 5-7pm
Nancy Jackson opens at Rosamund Felsen, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B4, 5-7pm
Reynolds Reynolds opens with live film performance at Christopher Grimes, 916 Colorado Ave, btw Figueroa and Brixton, 6-8pm
Steve Schmidt and Claire Baker opens at Edward Cella, 6018 Wilshire Blvd, btw Orange and Ogden, 6-8pm
Letters From Los Angeles: Part II opens at Jack Rutberg, 357 N La Brea Ave, btw Oakwood and Beverly, 5-8pm
Freidrich Kunath book signing at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 2-4pm
Six Twelve One By One at The Onion, 9550 Haskell Ave, btw Superior and Plummer, 6:30pm, RSVP
sundaymarch17
LAND Nomadic Night: Anna Sew Hoy, Math Bass, and Claire Kohne perform at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 6:30pm, rsvp@nomadicdivision.org
Philippe de Montebello lectures at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Dr, at Sepulveda, 3-4pm
Kevin Jerome Everson: Quality Control screens at Spielberg Theatre, The Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw McCadden and Las Palmas, 7:30-9:30pm
mondaymarch18
Diane Arbus opens at Fahey/Klein, 148 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1st, 7-9pm
Somebody Up There Likes Me screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 10pm
The Thermals, Joyce Manor, Dunes, and Death Hymn #9 perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, at Glendale, 8pm, $15
tuesdaymarch19
Nancy Elllison opens at Pacific Design Center, 8787 Melrose Ave, btw Robertson and San Vincente, 6-8pm
Cristopher Cichocki opens at See Line Gallery, Pacific Design Center, 8787 Melrose Ave, B274, btw Robertson and San Vincente, 6-8:30pm
Chelsea Light Moving (w/ Thurston Moore), Grass Widow, and Waxahatchee perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Glendale, 8:30pm, $19
wednesdaymarch20
Stefan Sagmeister opens at MOCA, Pacific Design Center, 8787 Melrose Ave, G102, btw Robertson and San Vincente, 11am-5pm
Airport of the Future: Curtis Fentress at A+D Museum, 6032 Wilshire Blvd, at Orange Grove, 6-8pm
The Specials perform at Fox Theater Pomona, 303 S Garey Ave, at 3rd, Pomona, $30
thursdaymarch7
Jordan Sullivan opens at The Gallery Next to the Burgundy Room, 1621 N Cahuenga Blvd, btw Hollwyood and Selma, 6pm-Late
M/M (Paris) opens at Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, 1700 Lida St, Pasadena, 8:30-10:30pm
MFA Exhibition #1 opens at UCLA New Wight Gallery, 1100 Broad Art Center, 240 Charles E Young Dr, 5-8pm
fridaymarch8
CAConrad reads at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado Blvd, at Elsinore, 8pm
Dan Flavin opens at Norton Simon Museum, 411 W Colorado Blvd, btw Terrace and Orange Grove, Pasadena, Noon-9pm
Matt & Kim perform at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, btw MacArthur and Scenic, Santa Ana, 7pm, $25
saturdaymarch9
Guido van der Werve opens at Marc Foxx, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw Crescent Heights and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Philippe Parreno opens at 1301PE Gallery, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw Crescent Heights and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Emmanuel Galvez and Javier Carrillo open at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm
Jasper Knight, Julian Meagher, and Mark Whalen open at Merry Karnowsky, 170 S La Brea Ave, btw W 1st and W 2nd, 8-11pm, RSVP to info@mkgallery.com
Craww, Young Chun, Joka, and Muneera Gerald open at C.A.V.E. Gallery, 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, at Westminster, 7-10pm
Fette Sans residency closing reception and book release at Kinkead Pop-Up Residency, 3452 Beethoven St, at Palms, 5-7pm
Doing Pennant closing party at Fifth Floor, 502 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and N Hill, 6-9pm
Kevin Jerome Evenson screens at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
sundaymarch10
Thom Anderson screens at Speilberg Theatre, The Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw Las Palmas and McCadden, 7:30-9:30pm
Musink Tattoo & Music Festival at OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr, btw Newport and Fairview, Costa Mesa, Noon, $25
Aussie BBQ No. 5 at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Lemoyne and Lake Shore, Noon, $20
mondaymarch11
Mt. Ossa, Drinking Flowers, Infantree, and The Mega perform at Detroit Bar, 843 W 19th St, at Federal, Costa Mesa, 8pm, Free
tuesdaymarch12
Expressive Machines Musical Instruments at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado Blvd, at Elsinore, 8pm
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 7:45pm
Autre Ne Veut perform at Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Doheny and Nemo, 9pm, $12
wednesdaymarch13
David Joselit lectures at USC Graduate Fine Arts Building, 3001 S Flower St, at 30th, Noon-2pm
Lunchtime Art Talks: Julia Margaret Cameron at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm
Ryan McIlvan reads at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Russell and Melbourne, 7:30pm
thursdayfebruary28
Richard Deacon opens at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, btw Pacific and Speedway, 6-8pm
Chloe Quenum and Korakril Arunanondchai open at ltd los angeles, 7561 Sunset Blvd, #103, btw Sierra Bonita and Curson, 7-9pm
Abstract Urban Harmony opens at Artspace Warehouse, 7358 Beverly Blvd, btw Fuller and Martel, 6:30-8:30pm
Silvia Maglioni and Graeme Thomson screen at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
Advertising for People Who Don’t Like Advertising Day 1 at Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at W 3rd, 2-5pm
Comedy at Family Bookstore, 436 N Fairfax Ave, btw Rosewood and Oakwood, 7pm
fridaymarch1
Laluzapalooza: Year XXVII of the Greatest Group Show on Earth opens at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 8-11pm
Advertising for People Who Don’t Like Advertising Day 2 at Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw W 3rd, 5-9:30pm
Surfer Blood perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, $13
saturdaymarch2
Scott Myles opens at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm
T Kelly Mason opens at Cherry and Martin, 2712 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Connie Samaras opens at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Walnut and Holly, 7-9pm
Art Shay opens at drkrm, 933 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-10pm
Faris McReynolds & Claudia Parducci opens at NYE+BROWN, 2685 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Alex Israel and Meg Cranston open at LAXART, 2640 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Ron Rizk and Patsy Krebs open at Lora Schlesinger, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, T3, 5-7pm
Robert Kingston and Virginia Katz open at Ruth Bachofner, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, G2, 4-6pm
River Monument Proposal (Sketch #3) opens at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 7-10pm
Olga Koumoundouros and Monique Van Genderen open at Susanne Vielmetter, 6006 Washington Blvd, at Fidella, 6-8pm
New Works opens at Ambach & Rice, 6148 Wilshire Blvd, btw Crescent Heights and Fairfax, 6-8pm
Advertising for People Who Don’t Like Advertising opens at KK Los Angeles, 963 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 7-10pm
sundaymarch3
Sara Clendening opens at Paradise Garage, 1212 Palms Blvd, btw Penmar and Glyndon, 7-9pm
Samuel Bayer opens at Ace Gallery, 9430 Wilshire Blvd, at Reeves, 2-6pm
Holly Myers and Micol Hebron artists talk at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at 3rd, 3-5pm
mondaymarch4
Queer Sex Works: Money Power Sex screens at REDCAT, 631 W 2nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10
Retox, Stab City, Mothers of Gut, and Bachsung perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, btw Cortez and Laveta Terrace, 9pm, $5
tuesdaymarch5
Lunchtime Art Talks: Mary Weatherford at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm
Dune Rats and Spaceships perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, btw Lake and Park View, 11pm, $10
wednesdaymarch6
Eric Owen Moss lectures at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, at Santa Fe, 7-8pm
Lost & Found Film Club at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 10:30pm
thursdayfebruary21
Richard Prince opens at Gagosian, 456 N Camden Dr, at Santa Monica, 6-8pm
Richard Jackson artist talk at Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Blvd, 7-8pm
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds perform at The Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw El Centro and Gower, 7pm, $140
fridayfebruary22
Nick van Woert opens at OHWOW, 937 N La Cienega Blvd, btw Romaine and Willoughby, 7-9pm
Steven Anderson opens at Monte Vista, 5442 Monte Vista St, btw 54th and 55th, 7-11pm
Same Ocean opens at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Walnut and Holly, 8-10pm
saturdayfebruary23
Catherine Opie opens at Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Highland and Las Palmas, 6-8pm
Noah Davis opens at Roberts & Tilton, 5801 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm
Ryan Foster opens at Richard Heller, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5A, 5-7pm
Billy Childish opens at International Art Object, 6086 Comey Ave, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Mara De Luca opens at Luis de Jesus, 2685 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Hargis and Melvil, 6-8pm
Susumu Koshimizu and Henry Taylor open at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm
Cig Harvey and Alejandro Cartagena open at Kopeikin Gallery, 2766 S La Cienega Blvd, at Washington, 6-8pm
Xue Wang and Leslie Ditto open at Corpro Gallery, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, T5, 8-11:30pm
Decade of Dissent: Democracy in Action 1965-1975 opens at Arena 1 Gallery, 3026 Airport Ave, btw Bundy and 23rd, 6-8pm
Something Wicked This Way Comes opens at Cella Gallery, 11135 Weddington St, #112, btw Lankershim and Vineland, 7-10pm
sundayfebruary24
Chris Oatey and Performing Methods-In Context open at CB1 Gallery, 207 W 5th St, btw Spring and Broadway, 5-7pm
Born to Curate at Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St, btw Orchard and Westmoreland, 6-8pm
Fette Sans book release at Kinkead Pop-Up Residency, 3452 Beethoven St, at Palms, 6-8pm
mondayfebruary25
Josephine Pryde artist talk at USC Graduate Building, 3001 S Flower St, at 30th, 7-9pm
Matmos perform at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Gower and Van Ness, 8pm, $25
tuesdayfebruary26
Mario Testino opens at PRISM, 8746 W Sunset Blvd, at Holloway, 6-8pm
Psychic Ills perform at Detroit Bar, 843 W 19th St, btw Placentia and Monrovia, Costa Mesa, 8pm, $12
wednesdayfebruary27
Native Strategies 3 launch at LACE, 6522 Hollywood Blvd, btw Schrader and Wilcox, 7-9pm
Flosstradamus perform at Club Nokia, 800 W Olympic Blvd, at Figueroa, 8pm, $25