the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JULY 12-15, 2007

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JULY 12-15, 2007
compiled by Ian O'Phelan

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THURSDAY JULY 12, 2007

2nd St Cigars and Gallery (124 W 2nd St, Downtown, LA CA 90021)
John Hicks
Store open until til 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 19, 2007
213-452-4416
http://fujipub.com/laplata

Bert Green Fine Art (102 West 5th Street, Downtown., LA CA 90013)
Trace Evidence – featuring osseus labyrint (Hannah Sim and Mark Steger) and 10 other artists
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 18, 2007
213-624-6212
http://www.bgfa.us

City Center Gallery (812 S. Spring St, LA CA 90014)
Demolished: A Photo Essay on Urban Tragedy – Tom Zimmerman
213-379-1611
http://www.CityCenterGallery.info

Dale Youngman Gallery at Regent (446 South Main Street, LA CA 90013)
Angels & Curves – new work by Billy Criswell & Nick Boswell
6:00pm to 10:00pm
213-458-3735

The Deborah Page Gallery (1028 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403)
Cosmic Rays and Stray Particles – Michael Mew / Precious Amulets and Wearable Treasures – Patricia Knop / Student Artist Program – Ben Waldow (Bendow)
5:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 12, 2007
310-458-4400
http://www.deborahpagegallery.com

Downtown Artwalk
Galleries include MJ Higgins, BANK, Pharmaka, Bert Green, Red Dot Gallery, Infusion Gallery, The Hive and many more
12:00pm to 9:00pm
Full list of galleries and details on site at:
http://www.downtownartwalk.com

Ghettogloss ( 2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
Peace Meal – Restitution Press & Andrew Hem
7:00pm to 11:00pm
323-912-0008
http://ghettogloss.com

Kingsbury (8366 W. 3rd Street, LA CA 90048)
Dope on a Rope – JoeX2
8:00pm to 12:00pm
323-655-5987
http://www.joex2.com

M.J. Higgins: fine art & furnishings ( 244 S. Main St., LA CA 90012)
Escape! Urbanscapes and Landscapes – Jamie Ennen, Dick Heimbold, Star Higgins, and William Wray
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 4, 2007
213-617-1700
http://www.mjhiggins.com

Morono Kiang Gallery (Bradbury Building, 218 W 3rd St, LA CA 90013)
Unpredictable – Chen Wei and Jin Shan
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 25, 2007
213-628-8208
http://www.moronokiang.com

PHARMAKA (101 West 5th St., LA CA 90013)
THEN and NOW: Painters and Their Process
6:00PM to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 31, 2007
213-689-7799
http://www.pharmaka-art.org

USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery (2250 Alcazar Street, 2nd Floor, LA CA 90033)
Remembering the Forgetting: The Exhibition – Slater Barron
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through October 26, 2007
http://www.uscigm.org/



FRIDAY JULY 13, 2007

Another Year in LA (2121 N San Fernando Road, #13, LA CA 90065)
The Trophy Lounge – Charles Parker Boggs
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 17, 2007
323-223-4000
http://www.anotheryearinla.com

Antebellum Gallery (1643 N Las Palmas Ave. Hollywood CA, 90028)
erotic animation film night / closing party
7:00pm to 10:00pm
323-856-0667
http://www.antebellum.us.ms/

Art for Humans Gallery Chinatown (945 Ching King Rd., LA CA 90012)
"Super Lucky 3/CONTENT: Gasmasks + Thunder Dreamers + Woven Forms" - a Pop Cling & AFH Production, Musicians David Mix (Friday 7/20 7-8:30PM) and Wayne Everett (Saturday 7/21 7-8:30PM) will perform.
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 18, 2007
213-621-7685
http://www.artforhumans.com

Japanese American National Museum (369 East First Street, Downtown. LA CA 90012)
an exhibition celebrating the life of Sony founder, Akio Morita
Exhibition runs through September 9, 2007
213-625-0414
http://www.janm.org

New Image Art (7908 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046)
The Wall – Herbert Baglione
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 19,2007
323-654-2192
http://www.newimageartgallery.com

thinkspace Gallery (4210 Santa Monica Blvd., Silver Lake., CA 90029)
Shadows – Joshua Clay / The 5th Dynasty – Erik Siador
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 3, 2007
323-913-3375
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com



SATURDAY JULY 14, 2007

American Museum of Ceramic Art (340 S. Garey Ave., Pomona, CA 91766)
Pottery Market: a sale of original ceramic work from over 30 Southern California artists
12:00pm to 9:00pm
909-865-3146
http://www.ceramicmuseum.org

Art Slave (216 South Spring Street, LA CA 90012)
A Dream Realized – work by Neil Simon Poyuzina
7:00pm to 12:00am
http://www.myspace.com/gallerynoir

Bandini Art (2635 S. Fairfax Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232)
Seed – Bryan Ida
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 18, 2007
310-837-6230
http://www.bandiniart.com

Billy Shire Fine Arts (5790 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232)
Hide and Seek in the Forest of ChouChou – new paintings by Gary Baseman
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 11, 2007
323-297-0601
http://www.billyshirefinearts.com/

Cactus Gallery (4534 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA 90041)
Mermaids – an aquatic group show featuring the legendary aquatic sea creatures, sirens, seductive sea nymphs, water goddesses, neptune, and monocled mermen.
7:00pm to 10:00pm : Second Saturdays Gallery Night
Exhibition runs through August 9, 2007
323.256.6117
http://www.eclecticcactus.com

The Folk Tree (217 S Fair Oaks Ave., Pasedena, CA 91105)
Vintage Comic Book Art from Mexico
2:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 11, 2007
626.795.8733
http://www.folktree.com

Future Studio (5558 No. Figueroa St., Highland Park, CA 90042)
To Protect and Preserve: The Historic Zones of Los Angeles – Ellen Bloom
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through early August by apt.
323-854-6625
http://www.nelaart.com

Harley Davidson/Buell Glendale (3717 San Fernando Road, Glendale CA 91204)
The Lost Angel v2 – unveiling of second edition of The Lost Angel designed by Mister Cartoon along with displays of over 50 lowriders and custom bikes selected by the artist. Also included, the first public display of Mister Cartoons Ice Cream Truck
12:00pm to 4:00pm (1pm to 3pm artist signing)
818-246-5618
http://www.mistercartoon.com

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts (357 N. La Brea Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Picasso: A Graphic View
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 8, 2007
323-938-5222
http://www.jackrutbergfinearts.com

j Ferrari Gallery (The Complex, 3015 Glendale Blvd., Atwater Village, CA 90039)
Earthly Delights – A Group Landscape Show with work by Jacqueline Kras, Alyse Livingston, Daniel Pecijarevski & Dan Wooster
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 18, 2007
323-877-5542
http://www.jferrarigallery.com

Leslie Sacks Fine Art (11640 San Vincente Blvd., (Brentwood), LA CA 90049)
Drawings and Prints – Henry Moore
Exhibition runs through August 27, 2007
310-820-9448
http://www.lesliesacks.com

LittleBird Gallery (3195 Glendale Blvd., LA CA 90039)
Wrap your troubles in dreams – Thomas Mulvane
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 9, 2007
http://www.littlebirdgallery.com

Lois Lambert Gallery & Gallery of Functional Art (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. E3, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
ecospective – an environmentally friendly group art show
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 9, 2007
310-829-6990
http://galleryoffunctionalart.com/index.shtml

Mark Moore Gallery (2525 Michigan Avenue, A-1, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
ULTRASONIC INTERNATIONAL II: Transcending Transience
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 25, 2007
310-453-3031
http://www.markmooregallery.com

Metro Gallery (1835 Hyperion Avenue, Silver Lake. CA 90027)
pattern language and paper cuts – Tm Gratkowski
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 21, 2007
323-663-2787
http://www.metrogallery.org

Patricia Correia Gallery (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, space E-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Diatom on the Tongue of a Bee – Alessandro Thompson
Exhibition runs through September 3, 2007
5:00pm to 8:00pm
323-939-1754
http://www.correiagallery.com

Project Gallery (8545 Washington Blvd., Culver City CA 90232)
In a foreign land – work by Yoskay Yamamoto and Ogi
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 11, 2007
310-558-0200
http://www.projectgalleryla.com

The Rumor Mill (11739 W. Washington Blvd., LA CA 90066)
Solo Art Show – Stacy Schilling
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 31, 2007
310-913-0152
http://www.stacyschilling.com

Sam Lee Gallery (990 North Hill Street, #190, Downtown. LA CA 90012)
Nexus: A Group Exhibition – Chris Barnard, Rebecca Clark, Chris Doyle, Darren Hostetter, Juanita Meneses, and more
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 25, 2007
323-227-0275
http://www.samleegallery.com

South La Brea Gallery (208 S. La Brea Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301)
Pas de Deux – Micol Hebron / You Better Watch What You Say – D. Jean Hester
4:00pm to 6:00pm: Closing Reception
310-486-0266
http://www.southlabreagallery.com

Tarryn Teresa Gallery (2525 Michigan Ave., G8A, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Complexities of Union – drawings and paintings by Colleen Mulligan
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 11, 2007
310-453-4752
http://www.tarrynteresa.com/

Topanga Canyon Gallery (120 Pine Tree Circle, Topanga CA 90290)
Why Animals? – reception and silent auction to benefit Rescue Me Inc. with work from over 25 artists
5:00 to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 29, 2007
310-455-7909
http://www.topangacanyongallery.com

Venice Contemporary (12222 Venice Blvd., Mar Vista CA 90066)
The Greenhouse Effect – art, music, food, fashion, expression, education, entertainment
4:00pm to 2:00am
Green expo & artist reception - 4pm - 8pm
Party & music – 9pm –2am
$5 for Expo & Art Reception
$30 for Party & Music
$35 for both
21+
http://www.quadrant4events.com



SUNDAY JULY 15, 2007

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN (Hillside Campus, 1700 Lida St., Pasadena, CA 91103)
Dream Machines: Imagination Gone Wild celebrating the very best in automotive design
10:00am to 4:00pm
General admission is $55; Art Center alumni admission is $25.
Admission is free for children 12 and under.
626-396-4216
http://www.artcenter.edu/carclassic

Frank Pictures Gallery (Bergamot Station A-5, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403)
solo show – Melissa "Melly" Trochez
6:30pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 15, 2007
310-838-0211
http://www.frankpicturesgallery.com/melly

The Workmen's Circle Gallery (1525 S. Robertson Blvd., LA CA 90035)
Goats, Pomegranates, and sAnAnAs – biblically themed work by sAnAnAs
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 24, 2007
310-552-2007
http://www.circlesocal.org