Thursday, September 6
Openings and Events in Brentwood
Annual Outdoor Theater Production: Bacchae, Getty Villa, 8pm.
Openings and Events in Venice
Richard Deacon and Sui Jianguo, L.A. Louver, 6–8pm.
Salvaging The Past Workshop, The Loft at Liz’s, 9am–4pm. $60–115.
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
Jerry McMillan: Photographic Works and Keenan Derby: Waveforms, Craig Krull Gallery, 5–7pm.
Openings and Events in Beverly Hills
I DON’T LIKE FICTION, I LIKE HISTORY and Mike Kelley, Gagosian, 10am–6pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Lecture and Book Signing by Zoe Lescaze, author of PaleoArt: Visions of the Prehistoric Past, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, 7pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Movie Club Live Naked Killer, ltd los angeles, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Irving Penn: Worlds in a Small Room, Seen & Unseen, Fahey/Klein Gallery, 7–9pm.
Artist Talk: Todd Gray, Meliksetian | Briggs, 6:30pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Exploring Technical Excellence, Self Help Graphics, 6–7:15pm.
SCREEN: Community Cinema from Karachi to Los Angeles, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 7pm.
Barrio Mobile Art Studio, Self Help Graphics, 7:30–8:45pm.
Openings and Events in Chinatown
Sam Rowell: Color Objectivism, Harmonic Distortion and the Illusion of the Noise-Free System, Vol. 2, Human Resources, 8 and 10pm. Through September 8.
Openings and Events in Frogtown
The Angel's Share, Tin Flats, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Highland Park
Immortal Jelly, AWHRHWAR, 8–10pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
Anita Silvestri’s Layered Views 2004 – 2018 and Donna Morin's part:counterPART, Riverside Art Museum (Riverside), 6–8pm.
Celebrando Chicano Art Gala, Riverside Art Museum (Riverside), 6–10:30pm. $150–20,000.
Phoebe Barnum: In the Beginning Origins of life on earth from mythic to scientific El Camino College Art Gallery (El Camino), 7–9pm.
Friday, September 7
Openings and Events in Inglewood
The New Contemporaries: GALLERY PERFORMANCE: Elliot Reed, Residency Art Gallery, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
Protecting Innocence, LUZ, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
LAMAGPlay: Kimbap and the Koreas with Hannah Varamini, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 4:30–6:30pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Michael Williams, David Kordansky, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Dance Downtown: 90s Night, Grand Park, 7–11pm.
Screening: On the Nickel, Los Angeles Poverty Department, 7pm.
Openings and Events in Echo Park
Ideal Room, SMART OBJECTS, 7–10pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
Fortnight Concert Series, Angels Gate Cultural Center (San Pedro), 7pm. $30.
Saturday, September 8
Openings and Events in the Pacific Palisades
Why Perform Greek Tragedy Today?: A Conversation with Theater Luminaries Anne Bogart and Tazewell Thompson, Getty Villa, 3pm.
Openings and Events in Venice
Video Assemblage Presentation, ROSEGALLERY, 10am–6pm.
LIVING IN OUR DNA: the many layers of home and belonging, Beyond Baroque, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
Nicole Finger: Temptation and David Ashwell: Why Landscape?, Skidmore Fine Art, 4–6pm.
Paco Pomet: Melancholia, Richard Heller Gallery, 5–8pm.
Aminee Chahbazian: Displacement, Yvette M. Brown: Soaring, Stumbling, Surrendering and Darwin Estacio Martinez. Alejandro Gomez Cangas, Luis Rodriguez Noa: New Work, Lois Lambert Gallery, 6–9pm.
Defining Detritus, Santa Monica Art Studios, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Westwood
Family Day: Kids for Peace, Hammer Museum, 11am–3pm.
Openings and Events in Sawtelle
kozy kitchens: Growing into Roots, Giant Robot, 6:30–10pm.
Openings and Events in Culver City
Fred Stonehouse: Natural Family, George Billis Gallery LA, 5–8pm.
R. Buckminster Fuller: Inventions and Models, Edward Cella Art & Architecture, 5–8pm.
Pat O'Neill: The Decay of Fiction, Philip Martin, 6–8pm.
Alex Jackson: Wild Topiary, Zevitas Marcus, 5–8pm.
Lenz Geerk: The Table Portraits, Five Propositions, Roberts Projects, 6–8pm.
PAUL ANTHONY SMITH: Containment, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 6–8pm.
Hung Liu: Unthinkable Tenderness, walter maciel gallery, 6–8pm.
Andrew Moore: Dirt Meridian, Kopeikin Gallery, 6–8pm.
Tomoo Gokita and Karel Appel, Blum & Poe, 6–8pm.
Klea McKenna: Generation and Michael Waugh: Trust In Me, Von Lintel, 6–8pm.
Hayv Kahraman: Silence Is Gold, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Century City
Iris Nights: Bringing History Into the Future: A Conversation with Dr. Carla Hayden and Sarah Lewis, Annenberg Space for Photography, 7pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
CLAY LA, Craft & Folk Art Museum, 10am–6pm. Continues September 9.
Openings and Events in Koreatown
WRDSMTH, Olga Ponomarenko, Nicholas Bonamy, Gabba Gallery, 7–11pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
David Lynch and Mary Obering, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 10am–6pm.
ARTIST WALK-THROUGH,Ochi Projects, 4pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
David Benjamin Sherry: Monuments, Morán Morán, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Maysha Mohamedi: Oar Tatig, The Lodge, 6–9pm.
Eleanor Swordy: Is This Real, Moskowitz Bayse, 6–9pm.
Summer Wheat: Catch and Release, Shulamit Nazarian, 6–9pm.
Mike Miller: California Love, M+B Photo, 7–9pm.
Inside Out, Steve Turner, 7–9pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Patrick Martinez: Remembering to Forget, Charlie James Gallery, 6–9pm.
ARIA DEAN: lonesome crowded west, Château Shatto, 6–9pm.
INCOGNITO 2018, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 6–9pm. $200.
James Herman: Island, Ibid, 6–9pm.
Robert Yarber: Return of the Repressed, Nicodim Gallery, 6–8pm.
Full Bit, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, 7–10pm.
Jeffrey Atherton - SLEEPWALKER, Monte Vista Projects, 7–10pm.
Alexander Iskin, Track 16, 7–10pm.
Linda King: New Paintings, 515, 7–9pm.
Soey Milk: infloresence, Luke Chueh: Anthropomorphucked, Frankenstein 200th Anniversary, Corey Helford Gallery, 7–11pm.
Fischer Cherry | Between Our Ears, Garis & Hahn, 5–8pm.
Tammy Brackens and Tiffiny Boyd, DAC Gallery, 3–6pm.
Openings and Events in Chinatown
Insect/Mammal: Abel Alejandre & Paul Paiment, Coagula Curatorial, 5–9pm.
Gus Harper, Simone Gad and Barry Gordon, Tieken Gallery LA, 6–10pm.
Willard Hill, The Good Luck Gallery, 7–10pm.
Sonoptik + HR present: Tom Hall / Anthony Baldino / Ellan Phan + Nisa Karnsomport / Sleep Clinic, Human Resources, 8pm. $5.
Openings and Events in Echo Park
Robert Larson: Beautiful Minds, river, 2–5pm.
Openings and Events in Frogtown
THE REVIVAL, Cactus Gallery, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
Chris Christion: A Context for Transcendence, Eastside International (ESXLA), 7–10pm.
Openings and Events in Glassell Park
Darcy Huebler: MATERIAL REAL, Elephant, 7–10pm.
Openings and Events in Pasadena
PMCA 1234: Second Saturday Spotlight: Etched into Memory, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 2–4pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
LAX TALK - OPEN FORUM, ESMoA (El Segundo), 2–4pm.
The Art of Financial Parenting: A Conversation with Joline Godfrey, Porch Gallery (Ojai), 4–5:30pm.
Sara Parent Ramos: Jumble, Bunch, Grow, AMOCA - American Museum of Ceramic Art (Pomona), 6–9pm.
Monte Carlo: An Art Affair, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego), 6:30–11:30pm.
PRACTICE AND PEDAGOGY, The Long Beach Museum of Art Exchange (Long Beach), 7–9pm.
Sunday, September 9
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
Kyla Hansen: Becoming a Horse and Max Maslansky: Mags 'n Crabs, Five Car Garage, 2–5pm.
Openings and Events in Venice
David Ratcliff: Basement Psychedelia, Team Gallery, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Brentwood
Family Festival, Getty Center, 10am–5pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Film: Mask, LACMA, 1pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Olivia Erlanger: Ida and Chloe Marrata Mother Culture, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in MacArthur Park
Claire Fontaine: HAPPY FOR NO REASON, House of Gaga / Reena Spaulings Fine Art, 5–8pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
CAAM Reads! Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, California African American Museum, 3–4:30pm.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
The Bodymind Online: experiments in video and VR for teaching and learning
Stacy Dawson Stearns and Jonathon Stearns, Pieter, 5–7pm.
Openings and Events in Highland Park
AN ART DEN, ODD ARK • LA, 12–8pm.
Openings and Events in Glendale
Monday, September 10
Openings and Events in Frogtown
Drive-in Theater, Tin Flats, 7pm. Through November 27.
Wednesday, September 12
Openings and Events in Westwood
Performance: Mindtravel Live-to-Headphones “Silent” Piano Sunset Concert, Fowler Museum, 6:30–7:30pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Fiona Connor: Direct Address, 1301PE, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Max Jansons: Animal Style, there-there, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Robert Pruitt: Devotion, California African American Museum, 10am–5pm.
Christian Kerez, Christian Kerez Studio, Berlin, USC Roski School, 6pm.
SCREENING: Abstraction Makes Room(s, organized by Harry Dodge, with videos by Miranda July, Suavitel Paper aka Cosima Shietekat, Alexandre Saden, and Cauleen Smith), JOAN, 7:30pm.