the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 26-29, 2008

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 26-29, 2008
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THURSDAY JUNE 26, 2008

FLUX (326 Sunset Ave., Venice, CA 90291)
We Hear It All – Kyle Ng
8:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 18, 2008
310-295-2523
http://www.flux.net

MOCA (250 S. Grand Ave. LA CA 90012)
MOCA Focus: The Fret and its Variants – Lisa Lapinski
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 24, 2008
213-626-6222
http://www.moca.org


FRIDAY JUNE 27, 2008

18th Street Arts Center (1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Art Church hosted by Kyungmi Shin & Todd Gray
7:30pm to 11:00pm
310-453-3711
http://www.18thstreet.org/

Koos Art Center (530 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802)
CAM RACKAM – group show
7:00pm to 11:00pm
http://www.koos.org
http://www.camrackam.com

Redcat (631 Second St., LA CA 90012)
Asymmetric Equality – Haegue Yang
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 24, 2008
213-237-2800
http://redcat.org/

Westwood Art Forum (1028 Westwood Blvd., LA CA 90024)
Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito Exhibit
Exhibition runs through June 29, 2008
310-208-0627
http://www.westwoodartforum.com


SATURDAY JUNE 28, 2008

Audis Husar Fine Art Gallery (8670 Wilshire Blvd, #114, Beverly Hills,
CA 90211)
screening of "Paraiso Travel" to follow a Q& A with the Director
Jonathon Sanger
Exhibition runs through July 5, 2008
310-659-3875
http://www.audishusar.com

Black Maria Gallery(3137 Glendale Blvd. LA CA 90039)
Modern Soil - new works by Brooks Salzwedel
Look At Me Look At You – Katherine Wilson
7:00pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
323-660-9393
http://www.blackmariagallery.com/

Bandini Art (2635 S Fairfax Ave Culver City, CA 90232)
Revelation and Reflection – Miya Ando Stanoff
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 9, 2008
310-837-6230
http://www.bandiniart.com/

Blum & Poe (2754 S. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90034)
Red Wind
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 23, 2008
310-836-2062
http://www.blumandpoe.com

Bobbie Greenfield Gallery (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B6
Santa Monica, CA 90404)
The Lotus Series – Robert Rauschenberg
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
310-264-0640
http://www.bobbiegreenfieldgallery.com/

Bonelli Contemporary (943 North Hill St., LA CA 90012)
Party Favors – group exhibition curated by Holly Myers
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
213-793-1291
http://www.bonellicontemporary.com

Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art (8568 Washington Blvd., Culver
City, CA 90232)
Past and Present – Joe Clower
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
310-815-1100
http://www.cardwelljimmerson.com

Corey Helford Gallery (8522 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Natural History Museum Part I – Carlos Ramos
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 16, 2008
310-287-2340
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

DF2 (314 N. Crescent Heights Blvd., CA 90048)
Shine Upon Me – Jiang Zhi
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 23, 2008
323-782-9404
http://www.df2gallery.com

Found Gallery (1903 Hyperion Ave, LA CA 90027)
What Do You See? – Irene Kai
Closing Reception: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
323-669-1247
http://www.foundla.com/

The Infusion Gallery (719 South Spring St., LA CA 90014)
Cannibal Flower – group exhibition
9:00pm to 1:00am
$8 Admission / $5 as Walking Art
213-683-8827
http://www.infusiongallery.com

L2kontemporary (990 N. Hill St., #205, Chinatown LA CA 90012)
Ontogenia – Billy Reynolds
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
323-225-1288
http://www.L2kontemporary.com

Lawrence Asher Gallery (5820 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 100 LA CA 90036)
Automatic Enigmatic – Sophia Allison & York Chang
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
323-935-9100
http://www.lawrenceasher.com

LouWe Gallery (306 Hawthorne St. South Pasadena, CA 91030)
Scraps – Tim Gratkowski
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 10, 2008
626-779-5551
http://www.louwegallery.com/

Mark Moore Gallery (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave A-1, Santa
Monica, CA 90404)
we find ways – Ali Smith
David Ryan
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
310-453-3031
http://www.markmooregallery.com

peres projects (969 Chung King Rd., LA CA 90012)
Hunter House and Bear Suite Number Two – Antonio Ballester Moreno
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
213-617-1100
http://www.peresprojects.com/

Sister (437 Gin Ling Way LA CA 90012)
Memory and Lore – Robert Gutierrez
6:00pm to 8:00pm
213-628-7000
http://www.sisterla.com/

Terra Galleria Artworks (Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa
Monica, CA 90404)
The Unknown Citizen: A Painter's Tribute to W. H. Auden – Dai Truong
6:00pm to 9:00pm
408-223-8419
http://www.tgartworks.com

TELIC Arts Exchange (975 Chung King Rd., LA CA 90012)
Conversations That Never Happened – Tamala Poljak, Anna Oxygen
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 19, 2008
213-344-6137
http://www.telic.info

Walter Maciel Gallery (2642 S. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90034)
Arbol de la Vida – Margarita Cabrera
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 16, 2008
310-839-1840
http://www.waltermacielgallery.com/


SUNDAY JUNE 29, 2008

The Bourgeois Pig Cafe' (5931 Franklin Avenue, LA CA 90028)
Art by Jonathan Baker
closing reception 6pm to 9pm
Exhibit ends July 15th, 2008
323- 464-6008
http://www.jonathanbakerart.com

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 18-22, 2008

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 18-22, 2008
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Wednesday June 18, 2008

CBS Studios, Sunset and Gower, Hollywood 6121 Sunset Blvd. Los
Angeles, CA
Life is Beautiful – Mr Brainwash
Opening Reception, Wednesday June 18: 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Thursday June 19: 1pm – 9pm
Friday June 20: 1pm – 9pm
Saturday June 21: 1pm – 9pm
Sunday June 22: 1pm – 5pm
http://www.artshow2008.com


Thursday June 19, 2008

The Advocate & Gochis Galleries (The Village 1125 N. McCadden Pl.,
Hollywood, CA 90038)
PEOPLE AND PLACES – Suzanne M. Shifflett and Craig Poindexter
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 1, 2008
323-993-7400
http://www.lagaycenter.org/

Secret Headquarters (3817 W. Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90026)
Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Book Tour – JESSICA ABEL and MATT
MADDEN
8:00pm
323.666.2228
http://www.thesecretheadquarters.com/


Friday June 20, 2008

The Grind Gallery (12222 Venice Blvd Venice, CA 90066)
Wine and Chocolates – group exhibition
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 11, 2008
http://www.thegrindgallery.com


Saturday June 21, 2008

Applegate Gallery (3101 - A Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90045)
Summer Show – Robert Palacios and Rick Reese
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 16, 2008
310-396-7600
http://www.applegategallery.com/

Art and Mayhem Gallery (3416 Glendale Blvd, Atwaer Village CA)
Prints, Comics and puppets by Nate Wragg, Devo, Dave Wassen and Wolfhardt
http://www.artandmayhem.com

Couturier Gallery (166 N. La Brea Ave., LA CA 90036)
Exposed Cities – Guillaume Zuili
6:00m to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 9, 2008
323-933-5557
http://couturiergallery.com

Edgar Varela Fine Arts (542 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Flr., LA CA 90013)
Josh Talbott
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 10, 2008
213-494-7608
http://www.EdgarVarelaFineArts.com

Gallery 825 (825 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90069)
Accessorize – group exhibition juried by Peggy Fogelman, Peabody Essex
Museum
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 13, 2008
310-652-8272
http://www.laaa.org

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
MiniWorX – group exhibition of The Art Directors Guild
7:00pm to midnight
Exhibition runs through July 18, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com

GR2 (2062 Sawtelle Blvd. LA CA 90025)
Convolvere – Jack Long
6:30pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 16, 2008
310-445-9276
http://gr2.net/

HIGH ENERGY CONSTRUCTS (990 N. Hill St. #180 LA CA 90012)
New Drawings – Dennis Koch & Claudia Nieto
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 2, 2008
323-227-7920
http://www.highenergyconstructs.com

Hyaena (1928 West Olive Avenue, Burbank CA 91506)
work by Walt Hall
8pm to 12am
Exhibition runs through June 30, 2008
http://www.hyaenagallery.com

JAIL (965 N. Vignes St. 5A, LA CA 90012)
Darkness Will Find You – Mike Dee
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 26, 2008
213-621-9568
http://www.thejailgallery.com

Junc Gallery (4017 Sunset Blvd., LA CA 90026)
Flaunt – group exhibition
7:30pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition runs through July 31, 2008
http://www.juncgallery.com

Kelly Lynn Kimball (620 S. Main St. Unit 607, LA CA)
A Cosmic Event – open studio
8:00pm to 2:00am
323-605-5023
http://www.lynncreations.com

Left Coast Galleries (12324 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604)
New Paintings by Martha Zuik & sculpture by jd hansen
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 20, 2008
818-760-7010
http://www.leftcoastgalleries.com

m modern (2500 N Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262)
Tic Toc Apocalypse – Amanda Visell
7:00pm to 10:00pm
760-416-3611
http://www.mmodern.com

Remy’s on Temple Art Gallery (2126 W. Temple St., LA CA 90026)
BANG! Fully-Loaded! – Group Art Show
6:30 pm to 11:00pm
213-484-2884
http://remysontemple.com

Robert Berman Gallery (Bergamot Station Art Center, 2525 Michigan
Avenue, C-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Passage – Solo art exhibition by Dennis Mukai
6:30pm to 9:30pm
Exhibition runs through July 19, 2008
310-315-1937
http://www.robertbermangallery.com

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects (5795 West Washington Blvd., Culver City CA 90232)
new paintings, drawings, sculpture and film by Steve Roden
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 2, 2008
323-933-2117
http://www.vielmetter.com

Spencer Jon Helfen Fine Arts (9200 West Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills CA 90212)
Figurative Art in California During the Modern Period - works by Gertrude Partington Albright, Victor Arnautoff, Brents Carlton, Francis de Erdely, Boris Deutsch, Karoly Fulop, John Emmett Gerrity, Robert Gilbert, Peter Krasnow, Helen Clark Oldfield, Otis Oldfield, Burr Singer, Rex Slinkard, Lucretia Van Horn, and many more of California’s foremost Modernists.
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through September 28, 2008
310-273-8838
http://www.helfenfinearts.com

White Moon Dreams (55 Waverly Srive, Pasadena CA 91105)
Faeries - Drawings, paintings, photographs, stained glass works, illuminated art, jewelry and poetry readings, all created by female artists
6:00pm to 12:00 am
310-463-1190


Sunday June 22, 2008

Avenue 50 Studio(s), Inc. (131-135 No. Avenue 50., Highland Park, CA
90042)
Sonia Romero Printmaking Studio – BBQ and printmaking demonstration
5:00pm
323-258-1435

Normandie Room (8737 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood)
The Peep Show - Erotica photo exhibition of work by ALexandra Gibson
8pm
http://www.alexandragibsonphotography.com

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 12-15, 2008

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 12-15, 2008
compiled by IAN O'PHELAN

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Thursday June 12, 2008

The Continental Bldg (408 S. Spring Street, LA CA 90013)
New installation: A Council of Nicaea – Launa Bacon
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 30, 2008
310-721-0200
http://launabacon.com/

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
Guerrilla Gorilla Thursday – outdoor movie night
Guilty Pleasures – Featuring new works by Ryan Graeff, Sharktoof &
Pingping
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 16, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com

LACE 6522 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
AGAINST THE GRAIN – group exhibition curated by Christopher Russell
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 10, 2008
323-957-1777
http://www.artleak.org/

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (107 West Fifth Street, LA CA 90013)
New and Improved – group exhibition
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 5, 2008
323-646-9427
Web site, http://www.lacda.com

M.J. HIGGINS Fine Art (400 S. Main St. #103, LA CA 90013)
Out of Doors – Mark Oberlin
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 5, 2008
213.617.1700
http://www.mjhiggins.com

Stephen Cohen Gallery (7358 Beverly Boulevard, LA CA 90036)
Brian Finke
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through August 2, 2008
323.937.5525
http://www.stephencohengallery.com


Friday June 13, 2008

G1988:LA (7020 Melrose Ave., LA CA 90038)
artwork from Brandi Milne's debut book, "So Good For Little Bunnies"
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 15, 2008
323.937.7088
http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/

thinkspace (4210 Santa Monica Blvd. (near Sunset Junction), LA CA 90029)
Karmic Magic – Karmic Magic
Dan-Ah Kim – Departing Flights
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 4, 2008
323-913-3375
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com


Saturday June 14, 2008

ART SLAVE gallery (216 S Spring St., LA CA 90012)
I am ART SLAVE – Neil Simon Poyuzina
8:00pm to midnight
Exhibition runs through August 1, 2008
213-598-3155
http://www.artslavegallery.com/

CERASOLI gallery (8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232)
Lost Art Of Murder – Mario Wagner
A New Division – Marco Cibola
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 5, 2008
310 558 0911
http://www.cerasoligallery.com

Chung King Project (945 Chung King Road, LA CA 90012)
The Riveted Kingdom – Jasper de Beijer
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 12, 2008
213-625-1802
http://www.chungkingproject.com

The Lab 101 (8539 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232)
For Those Asleep In Fields of Gold – David Foldvari, Craig Atkinson,
and Ryan Riss
2:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 9, 2008
310-945-5974
http://www.thelab101.com

littleBird Gallery (3195 Glendale blvd., LA CA 90039)
Mariah Anne Johnson – We Are All Well and Fine
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 8, 2008
323-662-1092
http://www.littlebirdgallery.com/

Morono Kiang Gallery (Bradbury Building 218 West 3rd St., LA CA 90013)
AGAINST THE WALL: The Ruin & Renewal of LA’s Murals
A Panel Discussion & Reception
2:00pm to 5:00pm
RSVP: mkg@moronokiang.com or 213-628-8208
http://moronokiang.com

Tropico de Nopal Gallery (1665 Beverly Blvd. Echo Park, CA 90026)
The Spine of Califas: A Poetic Road Trip
8:00pm $10/door
213.481.8112
www.tropicodenopal.com

ULTRALUXX hosts THE HIVE GALLERY
The Mountain Bar (473 GIn Ling Way, LA CA 90012)
'Honey Time with the Hive' group show and live art extravaganza with artists selected by Nathan Cartwright of The Hive Gallery with artists: Paul Torres / Henry F. Cram / Kio Griffith / Randy Kono / Brendan Sharkey / Sara Hedstrom / Birgitte Moos / Tom Denney / Greg Gould / Ichae Ackso / Alex Schaefer
10pm to 2am
21+ | free entrance all night
http://www.myspace.com/ultraluxx


Sunday June 15, 2008

Two Roads Gallery (4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA 91604
urban underground – Douglas Alvarez, Kelly Thompson, Walt Hall & Tooter
closing reception: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
310-773-1585
http://www.tworoadsgallery.com

Union Station (800 N. Alameda, LA CA 90012)
Catharsis – art party
8:00pm
http://www.myspace.com/welcometocatharsis

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 5-8, 2008

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for JUNE 5-8, 2008
compiled by IAN O'PHELAN

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Thursday June 5, 2008

Ghettogloss (2380 Glendale Blvd., Silverlake, CA 90039)
Guerrilla Gorilla Thursday – outdoor movie night
Guilty Pleasures – Featuring new works by Ryan Graeff, Sharktoof &
Pingping
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 16, 2008
323-912-0008
http://www.ghettogloss.com


Friday June 6, 2008

LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY (4633 Hollywood Blvd, LA CA 90027)
Bone Orchard – Bonni Reid
Analog Punch – Cameron Tiede
8:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 29, 2008
323-666-7667
http://www.laluzdejesus.com

M.J. HIGGINS FINE ART & FURNISHINGS (400 S. Main Street #103, LA CA
90013)
Neon Vacation – Melissa Sims
M.J. HIGGINS ART & EVENTS (519 S. Spring Street, LA CA 90013)
Past, Present, and Future – Luis Sanchez
FRIDAY: 12:00pm to 9:00pm
SATURDAY: 12:00pm to 9:00pm
SUNDAY: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
213-617-1700
http://www.mjhiggins.com


Saturday June 7, 2008

Billy Shire Fine Arts (5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City 90232)
Niagara – designer van's shoe release
7:00pm to 9:00pm
323-297-0600
http://billyshirefinearts.com

Chango Coffee House & Gallery (1559 Echo Park Ave. LA CA 90026)
Wall Flowers – Andrea LaHue
Exhibition runs through June 30, 2008
323-977-9161
http://www.myspace.com/changocoffeehouse

DDRprojects Art Gallery (1532 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802)
Survey – John Bell
8:00pm to 10:00pm
562-590-9030
http://www.ddrprojects.com

Garage gallery (4341 Kingswell Ave LA CA 90027)
Sebastian Boher
8:00pm to midnight
one night only
http://www.garagegalleryla.com/

The Hive Gallery (729 South Spring St., LA CA 90014)
Hive Gallery & Studios June Group Show
8:00pm to midnight
Opening night - $8 door
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2008
http://www.thehivegallery.com

JANCAR GALLERY (3875 Wilshire Blvd. #1308, LA CA 90010)
Cool and Austere – group show
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2008
213-384-8077
http://www.jancargallery.com

New Image Art (7908 Santa Monica Blvd., LA CA 90046)
Ginger– group exhibition
project room: Fake Indian – Jim Brown
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 12, 2008
323-654-2192
www.newimageartgallery.com

Orange County Center For Contemporary Art (117 N Sycamore. Santa Ana,
CA 92701)
Enclosed, Encased & Enrobed – Darlyn Susan Yee, Christina Ponce, Yun
Bai, and The Nipple Project
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 28, 2008
http://www.occca.org

Scion Installation L.A. (3521 Helms Avenue (at National) Culver City,
CA. 90232)
Travel & Document – The Haley Collective
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 29, 2008
310-815-8840
http://www.scion.com/space


SUNDAY, JUNE 8 2008

I SUPER WANT EVERYONE TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS EVENT! Luis is amazing...please support! - julie/Little Birdy:

The Luis Sanchez Benefit Art Show
A Carnival of Mystery & Delight

Sunday, June 8, 2008
6:00 PM

MJ Higgins Lounge
519 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Artist Luis Sanchez has lived a life-time with kidney disease and is awaiting a second transplant. The average wait-time is now 7 years and there are a lot of costs that insurance doesn’t cover. Luis has not been able to work for most of the last year and needs our help to get him back on his feet. Come join us for an evening of fun, sexy downtown entertainment, DJ’s, drinks & hors d’oeuvres. Indulge yourself while giving to a worthy cause.

$20 Ticket Includes:
★Entry to the event
★Raffle ticket for an original Luis Sanchez fresco painting
★2 Drink tickets for Bar
★Food by Chef Mark Mittleman / Hotel Angelino's 'WEST'
★Music By DJ Joaquin Garcia & Guests
★Burlesque Shows
★Stiltwalkers & other Carnival delights
★and much much more...

Please visit the official website for more info about contributing to this righteous cause.
http://web.mac.com/sanchezluis1/Site_2/Carnival.html