The WeekEnd ArtGuide for April 21-23 2006

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FRIDAY APRIL 21 2006

Berman/Turner Projects (2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Queen of the Night, Women Under The Influence 1963 - 2006
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Exhibition runs through May 13 2006
http://www.bermanturnerprojects.com

Equator Books (1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice CA 90291)
The Importance of Being Weidmann: Matthew Weidmann Paintings
7:00pm to 12:00am
Exhibitions runs through May 21 2006
310.399.5544
http://www.equatorbooks.com

Kristi Engle Gallery (453 South Spring Street, Suite 741, LA CA 90013)
Airom Bleicher, “Three Blind Nodes”
A one night sound art installation
8:00pm to 9:00pm
http://kristienglegallery.com

Lowe Gallery (2034 Broadway, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Ancestors: In Search of a Source
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through April 30 2006
310.449.0184
http://www.lowegallery.com

Project: Gallery (5016 Venice Blvd., LA CA 90019)
Dolls to the Walls, contemporary photography
8:00pm to 1:00am
Exhibition runs through April 25 2006
http://www.project.bz


SATURDAY APRIL 22 2006 (happy earth day!)

4-F (977 Chung King Road, LA CA 90012)
Dani Tull, “Odd Ark”
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
http://www.4-fgallery.com

Bamboo Lane (418 Bamboo Lane, LA CA 90012)
Near Reality – group show with Timothy Georgarakis, Tiffany Liu, James Mar, Martin Hsu
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 18 2006
213.620.1188
http://bamboolane.com

Berman/Turner Projects (2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Don Sorenson, “Retrospective”
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
http://www.bermanturnerprojects.com

Brewery (620 Moulton Avenue, LA CA 90031)
Spring ArtWalk (day 1 of 2)
(see site for full list of artists/galleries)
10:00am to 6:00pm
http://www.breweryartwalk.com

Cactus Gallery (4534 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock CA 90041)
The Dog Show - group show witha doggie theme!
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
7:00pm to 10:00pm
323.256.6117
http://eclecticcactus.com

Carl Berg Gallery (6018 Wilshire Blvd., LA CA 90036)
Greg Rose, new arrangements
Alison Foshee, “A Day at the Office”
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
323.931.6060
http://gallery.carlberggallery.com

Copro Nason Gallery (2525 Michigan Avenue, T5, Santa Monica CA 90404)
HandMade II, art exhibit and book signing
AND
Mike Leavitt’s Art Army, “Juxta-Posers”
8:00pm to 11:30pm
Exhibition runs through May 6 2006
http://copronason.com

ECO-LA (4823-29 West Pico Blvd., LA CA 90019)
Off The Wall 2 – featuring 30 artists; 40 new works of art all on 5000 sq feet of recycled billboards
6:00pm to 11:00pm
310.525.0676
http://www.dejadesigngallery.com
http://www.eco-la.com

FIG (2525 Michigan Avenue, G6, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Sarah Wylie Walsh, “Which Way LA?”
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
310.829.0345
http://www.figgallery.com

Folk Tree (217 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena CA 91105)
Gilbert “magu” Lujan, “Cultural Vehicles”
and
Bedazzled IV: Contemporary Jewelry Design
2:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
626.795.8733
http://folktree.com

Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Avenue, LA CA 90038)
I Am * Bit – book release party & signing
7:00pm to 10:00pm
An exhibition of the art is up until May 19 2006
323.937.7088
http://gallery1988.com

GR2 (2062 Sawtelle Blvd., LA CA 90025)
Hopscotch – group show with Kelly Tunstall, Jack Long, Keith Jones and more
6:30pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 17 2006
310.445.9276
http://www.gr2.net

Infusion Gallery (828 South Main Street, Downtown LA CA 90014)
“Sharing Space VII” - group show
12:00pm to 6:00pm
213.683.8827
http://www.infusiongallery.com

Koplin del Rio Gallery (464 North Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood CA 90048)
Fred Stonehouse, “Signs and Souvenirs”
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
310.657.9843
http://www.koplindelrio.com/stonehouse2/stonehouse.html

LA ARTCORE (120 Judge John Aiso Street, Downtown LA 90013)
Benefit for LA ARTCORE with artwork from local artists and live music
1:00pm to 6:30pm
213.617.3274
http://www.laartcore.org

LACMA Muse Artwalk
Open galleries:
MOCA (moca.org)
De Soto (gallerydesoto.com)
2nd St. Cigars & Gallery
MJ Higgins Fine Art (mjhiggins.com)
Pharmaka (pharmaka-art.org)
LACDA (lacda.com)
El Nopal Press (fauxpop.com/nopalpress)
Bert Green Art (bgfa.us)
Niche LA
Kristi Engle Gallery (kristienglegallery.com)
Art Murmur Gallery (artmurmur.com)
626 Gallery (626gallery.com)
Modern Art Downtown
Gallery 727 (gallery727losangeles.com)
The Hive Gallery (thehivegallery.com)
Infusion Gallery (infusiongallery.com)
Fine Arts Building
Museum of Neon Art (neonmona.org)
Downtown Art Gallery (downtownag.com)
Crewest Gallery (crewest.com)
Lilli Muller at the Continental Building
Create:Fixate (createfixate.com)
12:00pm to 6:00pm
http://www.lacma.org

Lawrence Asher Gallery (5820 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, LA CA 90036)
elow, Erin Harmon, Ardeshir Tabrizi
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
323.935.9100
http://lawrenceasher.com

LMAN Galley (949 Chung King Road, LA CA 90012)
Timeless Auras – sumi paintings, collages and paper sculptures
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
213.628.3883
http://lmangallery.com

L2Kontemporary (990 North Hill Street, #205 LA CA 90012)
George Ketterl, “Ends Beginnings Betweens”
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
323.319.3661
http://www.l2kontemporary.com

M+B Fine Art (612 North Almont Drive, LA CA 90069)
Lisa Eisner, “A Butterfly Fluttered By: Photographs of the West”
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 24 2006
310.550.0050
http://www.mbfala.com

Marc Selwyn Fine Art (6222 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 101, LA CA 90048)
Mapplethorpe, Warhol – celebrity portraits
6:00 to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
323.933.9911
http://www.marcselwynfineart.com

Mary Goldman Gallery (932 Ching King Road, LA CA 90012)
Ben Peterson, “The Ownership Society”
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 3 2006
213.617.8217
http://marygoldman.com

Patricia Faure Gallery (2525 Michigan Avenue, B7, Santa Monica CA 90404)
John Divola and Colin Roberts
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
310.449.1479
http://www.patriciafauregallery.com

Paul Kopelkin Gallery (6150 Wilshire Blvd., LA CA 90048)
Jill Greenberg, “End Times”
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 8 2006
323.937.0765
http://www.paulkopeikingallery.com

Pharmaka Art (101 West 5th Street, Downtown LA 90013)
Stanley Dorfman: Paint, Blue, Rock and Roll
AND
Tim Isham: Innocent Fantasies
Book Signing 2:00pm to 6:00pm
213.689.7799
http://www.pharmaka-art.org

Richard Heller Gallery (2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Brendan Monroe, new works
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
310.453.9191
http://www.richardhellergallery.com

Scalo|Guye Gallery (302 North Robertson Blvd., LA CA 90048)
Solo exhibition of Swiss photographer Annelies Strba
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 27 2006
310.358.9396
http://www.scaloguye.com

Seyhoun Gallery (9007 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood CA 90069)
Mitra Khorramian, “15 years”
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through April 22 2006
310.858.5984
http://www.artandimpression.com

Solway Jones (5377 Wilshire Blvd., LA CA 90036)
Hannah Wilke, “Advertisements for Living”
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 20 2006
323.937.7354
http://www.solwayjonesgallery.com

Xiem Gallery (1563 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena CA 91104)
“Under The Influence” new work by Paul Soldner and James Coquia
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 24 2006
626.794.5833
http://www.xiemclaycenter.com


SUNDAY APRIL 23 2006

Brewery (620 Mouton Avenue, LA CA 90031)
Spring ArtWalk (day 2 of 2)
(see site for full list of artists/galleries)
10:00am to 6:00pm
http://www.breweryartwalk.com

Munky King (441 Gin Ling Way, Downtown LA 90012)
Brendan Monroe, Sour Signing
11:30am to 1:00pm
213.620.8787
http://munkyking.com

Overtones Gallery (11306 Venice Blvd., LA CA 90066)
Margi Scharff Benefit Party (to help the artist in her fight with ovarian cancer)
7:00pm to 11:00pm
310.915.0346
http://overtones.org