the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for APRIL 9-11, 2009

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for APRIL 9-11, 2009
compiled by IAN O'PHELAN

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Thursday April 9, 2009

Downtown Art Walk (Downtown LA CA 90013)
Second Thursday of Every Month
Noon to 9:00pm
http://www.downtownartwalk.com

Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art (1257 N. La Brea Ave., West Hollywood CA 90038)
Grey Area – a solo exhibition of new work by Boxi
Hollowood – THE NEO-CON COLLECTIVE (Aakash Nihalani, Ellis Gallagher, and Poster Boy) & Zeus in the rear gallery
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through April 30, 2009
323-969-0600
Please RSVP to rsvp@carmichaelgallery.com
http://www.carmichaelgallery.com

Crewest Gallery (110 Winston St. LA CA 90013)
Infinite Libraries
6:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through April 26, 2009
213-627-8272
http://www.crewest.com/

Federal Art Project (316 W. 2nd St. LA CA 90012)
Xicano Moratorium to the Ballad of El Lay: Willie Herrón 1970-1980
7:00pm to midnight
Exhibition runs through May 31, 2009
http://www.federalartproject.net

Gallery X / Motion L.A. (129 E. 3rd St. LA CA 90013)
Strength in Numbers – group exhibition
6:00pm to midnight
www.ahhdart.com

Julie Rico Gallery (118 5th St. LA CA 90013)
Human Botany – group exhibition
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through April 25, 2009
213-817-6002
http://juliericogallery.com/

Phyllis Stein Art (207 West 5th St LA CA 90013)
Sweet Show – Lori Larusso, Abbie Zuidema, Deborah Faas and Jenny Kanzler
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 9, 2009
213-622-6012
http://phyllissteinart.com

The Surveillance Room @ Spring Arts Galleries (453 S. Spring St. LA CA 90013)
group exhibition
5:00pm to 10:00pm
http://www.springartstower.com



Friday April 10, 2009

Tarryn Teresa Gallery (1820 Industrial St. #230, LA CA 90021)
All Under One Roof: A Selection of LA Artists
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 8, 2009
213-627-5100
http://www.tarrynteresagallery.com

thinkspace (4210 Santa Monica Blvd. LA CA 90029)
Run Rabbit, Run – New works by Brandi Milne
trouble, clearly – Cherri Wood
+ Alex Garcia “Blood and Steel” on our ‘Fresh Faces’ wall
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 1, 2009
323.913.3375
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com



Saturday April 11, 2009

Silverlake Arts*Crafts & Vintage
the Micheltorena Elementary School
(1511 Micheltorena Street Los Angeles, CA 90026)
10:00am to 4:00pm
http://silverlakeartcraftvintage.com/

ANTEBELLUM (1643 N Las Palmas, Hollywood, CA 90028)
Clownie*Baby*Amputee – group exhibition
7:00pm to 9:00pm
$10 or $5 in costume
Exhibition runs through May 16, 2008
323-856-0667
http://www.antebellum.us.ms/

Avenue 50 Studio (131 North Avenue 50, LA CA 90042)
Los Inbetweens: Artists Sin Barrios – group exhibition
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 3, 2009
323-258-1435
http://www.avenue50studio.com/

Billy Shire Fine Arts (5790 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232)
Biting Animals – Torii Cooper, Corey Sandelius, and Ken Tanaka
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 2, 2009
323-297-0600
http://www.billyshirefinearts.com

Black Maria Gallery (3137 Glendale Blvd, LA CA 90039)
Spring Bazaar – group exhibition
Saratoga Sake on The Project Wall
7:00pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition runs through May 2, 2009
323-660-9393
http://blackmariagallery.com

Blum & Poe (2754 S La Cienega Blvd., LA CA 90034)
This is Freedom? – Sam Durant
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 16, 2009
310-836-2062
http://www.blumandpoe.com/

The Cactus Gallery (4534 Eagle Rock Blvd. Eagle Rock, CA 90041
FOUND – group exhibition
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 6, 2009
323-256-6117
http://www.eclecticcactus.com/

Corey Helford Gallery (8522 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Haute Epoch – Sylvia Ji
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through April 28, 2009
310-287-2340
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Fred Segal Man ( 420 Broadway, Santa Monica, 90401)
Nirvana + Stained Glass – Cole Sternberg, Fred Segal and Nice Collective
4:00 to 7:00pm
310-394-9814
http://fredsegal.com/

Craig Krull Gallery (2525 Michigan Avenue, Building B-3, Santa Monica, CA 90404)
Terry Braunstein – Time Bound (Installations)
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 16, 2009
310-828-6410
http://www.craigkrullgallery.com/

Gallery 825 (825 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90069)
gem benefit – Los Angeles Art Association
VIP preview: 6-7pm includes food by Cafe 14 and Champagne - $100
General Admission: 7-10pm - $25
310.652.8272 or e-mail gallery825@laaa.org to RSVP

Garage gallery (4341 Kingswell Ave LA CA 90027)
Frederico Gutierrez-Schott
8:00pm to midnight
http://garagegalleryla.com/

LeBasse Projects(6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Future Perfect – a solo exhibition by Tessar Lo
Lost in Light – Eric Fortune
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 2, 2009
310-558-0200
http://www.lebasseprojects.com/

M+B (612 N. Almont Drive, West Hollywood CA 90069)
Strangers – Erwan Frotin
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 16, 2009
310-550-0050
http://www.mbfala.com

Minarc / Gallery Skart (2324 Michigan Ave Santa Monica CA 90404)
Group LA 2008: an intimate view of Los Angeles
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 17, 2009
http://www.galleryskart.com
http://www.minarc.com

Norm Maxwell Gallery (1836 Sawtelle Blvd. LA CA 90025)
LIVE – an open studio life drawing event
6:00pm to 10:00pm
$10 donation
323-528-1136
http://www.normmaxwell.com

POVevolving Gallery & Print Studio (939 Chung King Rd. LA CA 90012)
Picking up the Pieces – recent sculptures by Jeremy Mora and a collaborative installation with Robert Reynolds
6:00pm to 10:00pm
602-743-9832
www.povevolving.com

Scion Installation L.A. Gallery (3521 Helms Ave., Culver City, CA 90232)
Papershapers – curated by Giant Robot
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 2, 2009
310-815-8840
http://www.scion.com/space/

Society of Cinema and Arts (11821 Mississippi Ave. LA CA 90025)
Feminine – group exhibition
8:00pm to 11:00pm
RSVP: rsvp@sociarts.com
Exhibition runs through April 17, 2009
310-598-2349
http://www.sociarts.com

Southwest Museum of the American Indian (234 Museum Drive, LA CA 90065)
Luis Villanueva
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 3, 2009
323-221-2164
http://www.autrynationalcenter.org