the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JULY 7-9, 2006

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JULY 7-9, 2006

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FRIDAY JULY 7 2006

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts (357 North La Brea Avenue, LA CA 90036)
Summer Selections: Portraits Places Perspectives – group show with David Hockney, Robert Rauschenberg, Japer Johns, Sam Francis, Mark Tobev and more
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 9, 2006
323-938-5222
http://www.jackrutbergfinearts.com

La Luz De Jesus Gallery (4633 Hollywood Blvd., LA CA 90027)
I’m From Japan. My Father is Ninja. My Mother is Geisha – paintings by Yumiko Kayukawa
8:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 30, 2006
323-666-7667
http://www.laluzdejesus.com

Lawrence Asher Gallery (5820 Wilshire Blvd., LA CA 90036)
Summer Group Show – group show of 15 artists in the newly designed gallery
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 26, 2006
323-935-9100
http://www.lawrenceasher.com

West Hollywood Night Out
Open galleries from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
http://www.midcitywest.org/index.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=83
See site for full gallery list as this is just a short list:
Marc Selwyn - http://www.marcselwynfineart.com
1301 PE (‘til 8pm) - http://www.1301pe.com
Marc Foxx (‘til 8pm) - http://www.marcfoxx.com
ACME (‘til 8pm) - 6150 Wilshire Blvd.
Roberts and Tilton - http://www.robertsandtilton.com
Kontainer - http://www.kontainergallery.com
Carl Berg - http://www.carlberggallery.com
LACMA - http://lacma.org
Lawrence Asher - http://www.lawrenceasher.com
Craft and Folk Art – 5814 Wilshire Blvd.
Ace Gallery - http://www.acegallery.net
Korean Cultural Center - http://www.kccla.org
Don O’Melveny – 5472 Wilshire Blvd
Solway Jones – 5377 Wilshire Blvd
Sabina Lee - http://www.sabinaleegallery.com
Marc Richards - http://www.marcrichards.com
Merry Karnowsky - http://www.mkgallery.com


SATURDAY JULY 8 2006

1301PE (6150 Wilshire Blvd., LA CA 90048)
Maquettes 1987 - 1994 – work by John Baldessari
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 16, 2006
323-938-6106
http://www.1301pe.com

Avenue 50 Studio (131 North Avenue 50, LA CA 90042)
Holy Nuptials, A Survey of Artwork based on the Theme of Marriage – work by Kim Abeles, Germs, Emilia Garcia, J Michael Walker and more
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 6, 2006
323-258-1435
http://www.avenue50studio.com

Bluebird Arthouse (6747 Bright Avenue, Whittier CA 90601)
Power Struggle – sculpture by Jose Ismael Fernandez
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 12, 2006
562-696-9493
http://www.bluebirdarthouse.com

Brand Library (1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale CA 91201)
Glendale Arts Culture Commission’s 3rd Annual Open Studio Tour and Exhibition
4:00pm to 7:00pm
818-548-2051

Christopher Grimes (916 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90401)
Bernd Mechler and Ester Partegas – paintings by Mechler and installation by Partegas
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 2, 2006
310-587-3373
http://www.cgrimes.com

Clair Obscur Gallery (4310 Melrose Avenue, LA CA 90029)
Lewis Carroll’s Slippery Spirits – Eric Finzi
Anti-musings – Gidget Gein
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 28, 2006
http://www.clairobscurgallery.com

Crewest (110 Winston Street, LA CA 90013)
LA Reprazent – work from Logan Hicks, Man One, Codak, Mear, Estevan Oriol and more
5:00pm to 9:00pm
213-627-8272
http://www.crewest.com

Farmani (844 South Robertson Blvd., LA CA 90035
Eric A. Lang and Tom Fowlks – an exhibition of photography by the artists
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 31, 2006
310-657-5756
http://www.farmanigallery.com

FIG (2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Recent Work – new work by artist Susan Wolff
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 29, 2006
310-829-0345
http://www.figgallery.com

Gallery Nucleus (30 West Main Street, Alhambra CA 91801)
Flight 3 – book signing and artshow with artists Ben Hatke, Joey Weiser, Kean Soo, Neil Babra, Tony Cliff and more
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2006
646-458-7482
http://www.gallerynucleus.com

Gallery Revisited (3204 Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90026)
ART Page – closing art show and autograph party
6:00pm to 10:00pm
626-253-5266
http://www.galleryrevisited.com

Jan Baum Gallery (170 South La Brea Avenue, LA CA 90036)
Dynamic Essence – group show of American art and African Art
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 19, 2006
323-932-0170
http://janbaum.com

jFerrari Gallery (3015 Gelndale Blvd, Atwater Village CA 90039)
Abstract Art Exhibition – work by Art Baimkim, William Conkin, Amy Longcope, Jason Schaper and more
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 29, 2006
323-573-3221
http://www.jferrrarigallery.com

La Fuer Galleries (228 South Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills CA 90211)
James Zar, Lee Jordan, Fernando Romo – paintings by Zar and Romo and sculptures by Jordan
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 29, 2006
1-877-404-3860 or 310-601-7801
http://lafuergalleries.com

LAXART (2640 South La Cienega Blvd., Culver City CA 90034)
Vast Arcade Los Angeles – photos by Arturo Ernesto Romo
All My Churen – photos by Kalup Linzy
Driven by Love – performance, photos, video installation and sculpture by NY based collaborative Lovett/Codagnone
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 19, 2006
http://www.laxart.org

M+B Fine Arts (612 North Almont Drive, LA CA 90069)
Surfing’s Golden Age – The Sixties Black and Whites by Leroy Grannis and The Seventies Kodachromes by Jeff Divine
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 9, 2006
310-550-0050
http://www.mbfala.com

NELAart Second Saturday’s
Open galleries form 5:00pm to 10:00pm
http://www.nelaart.org/index1.html
Galleries include (see site for complete list):
Acorn - www.arroyoartscollective.org
another year in LA (7-10pm) - www.anotheryearinla.com
Art Studio C - http://www.artstudioc.com
Avenue 50 Studio - http://www.avenue50studio.com
Blue Chips - http://www.bluechipshlp.com
Cache Contemporary - http://www.cachecontemporary.com
Cactus Gallery - http://www.eclecticcactus.com
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - http://www.centerartseaglerock.org
Carlotta’s Passion - http://www.carlottaspassion.com
David Patton Los Angeles - http://www.davidpattonlosangeles.com
Drawing Club - http://www.thedrawingclub.com
Drkrm. - http://www.drkrm.com
Judson Studio - http://www.judsonstudios.com

One Leaf Gallery (153 West Second Street, Pomona CA 91766)
The Boys of Summer – work by Ryan Perez, Kristofferson San Pablo, Emilio Santoyo, Conrad Ruiz and Ashkahn Shahparnia
6:00pm to 11:00pm
323-496-1736
http://www.oneleaf.us

Orlando Gallery (18376 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana CA 91356)
Mixed Up – ceramic sculpture by Lina Kogan
Balance – Strength with Love – recent paintings by Scott Kinche Castro
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 31, 2006
818-705-5368

Patrick Painter (2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Philippe Pasqua – new paintings and drawings by the artist
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 31, 2006
310-264-5988
http://www.patrickpainter.com

Project (5016 Venice Blvd., LA CA 90019)
The New 22 – group show with Drew Wood, Axel Honey, Love Bandits, The Love Movement and more
8:00pm to 1:00am
$10.00
Exhibition runs through August 5, 2006
http://project.bz

Rosamund Felsen (2525 Michigan Avenue, B-4, Santa Monica CA 90404)
Steve Hurd – a solo exhibition of new oil paintings by the artist
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 26, 2006
310-828-8488
http://www.rosamundfelsen.com

Santa Monica Art Studios Area 1 (3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90405)
Watermark – group show with Kim Abeles, Kim Greist, Lesley Krane, Sabrina Raaf, Patrick Jolley and more
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 18, 2006
310-397-7449

Sherry Frumkin Gallery (3026 Airport Avenue, Suite 21, Santa Monica CA 90405)
Edge City – sculptures of translucent polycarbonate by Douglas Kerr
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 5, 2006
310-397-7493



SUNDAY JULY 9 2006

A Shernere Velt (1525 South Robertson Blvd., LA CA 90035)
Curating a Better World – one of a kind works donated by the artist who have shown over the past 10 years all priced at $50
1:00pm to 5:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 25, 2006
310-552-2007
http://www.circlesocal.org

A Studio (4260 Lankershim Blvd., Studio City CA 91602)
Animism – photos by Katina Desmond
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 14, 2006
818-980-9100
http://www.astudiogallery.com