the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for MAY 7-9, 2009

the WEEKEND ARTGUIDE for MAY 7-9, 2009
compiled by IAN O'PHELAN

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Thursday May 7, 2009

Carmichael Gallery (1257 N La Brea West Hollywood, CA 90038)
When All The Stars Are Gone – Thais Beltrame
Get Rich Quick – group exhibition
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Please RSVP to rsvp@carmichaelgallery.com
Exhibition runs through May 28, 2009
323.969.0600
http://carmichaelgallery.com

China Art Objects Galleries (933 Chung King Rd LA CA 90012)
Jedediah Caesar, Kate Costello
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 30, 2009
213-613-0384
http://www.chinaartobjects.com/

Sister (955 Chung King Rd. LA CA 90012)
POSSIBILITIESOFFISTS – Cal Crawford
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 13, 2009
213-628-7000
http://www.sisterla.com/



Friday May 8, 2009

DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY (3143 S. La Cienega Blvd. LA CA 90016)
Matthew Brannon, Marcel Broodthaers, James Lee Byars and William E. Jones
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 13, 2009
310-558-3030
http://www.davidkordanskygallery.com

thinkspace (4210 Santa Monica Blvd. LA CA 90029)
…Away From The Things Of Man – Kathleen Lolley
A Brief History – Allison Sommers
+ Inner Myth Pt. 1 from João Ruas on our ‘Fresh Faces’ wall
7:00pm to 11:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 5, 2009
323.913.3375
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com

The Topanga Canyon Gallery (Pine Tree Circle, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 109, Topanga, CA 90290)
Heavenly Horses and Unbridled Passions – Carol Hernandez and Jessie Lynn Kennedy
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 30, 2008
310-455-7909
http://www.topangacanyongallery.com



Saturday May 9, 2009

Avenue 50 Studio (131 North Avenue 50, LA CA 90042)
Bodies Mapping Time: New Portraits of Women – artist J. Michael Walker
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 7, 2009
323-258-1435
http://www.avenue50studio.com/

Black Maria Gallery (3137 Glendale Blvd, LA CA 90039)
These Are Strange Times My Dear – group exhibition
7:00pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition runs through June 6, 2009
323-660-9393
http://blackmariagallery.com

Cirrus Gallery ( 542 S. Alameda St., LA CA 90013)
No Shoes on the Carpet – group exhibition
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through July 4, 2009
213-680-3473
http://www.cirrusgallery.com

Future Studio Gallery (5558 N. Figueroa St. LA CA 90042)

The Dichotomy of Hope – Lewis Mauk
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 6, 2009
323-254-4565

GR2 (2062 Sawtelle Blvd. LA CA 90025)
Free to a Good Home 2 – group exhibition
6:30pm to 10:00pm
Dog Adption 4:30-8:30pm
310-445-9276
http://gr2.net

LeBasse Projects(6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
Hello and Goodbye – Yoskay Yamamoto
Wild Fields – Melissa Haslam
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through May 28, 2009
310-558-0200
http://www.lebasseprojects.com/

Pharmaka (101 W. 5th St., LA CA 90013)
WARHOL and WATTS
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Muhammad Ali Circle $100
Dorothy Hamill Circle $50
Pele Circle $75
Jack Nicklaus Circle $30
Purchase tickets online at:
www.urbancompass.org
213-689-7799
http://www.pharmaka-art.org

PICTURE THIS Gallery (4130 Norse Way, Long Beach, CA 90808)
The MOTIVATIONAL Art & Poetry Exhibit and Fundraiser
4:00pm to 7:00pm
562-425-4861
http://www.picturethisgallery.weebly.com

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

SPACE 15 TWENTY (1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd LA CA 90028)
Slam Dunk – Butt Johnson, Libby Pratt, and Sam Wilson
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 6, 2009
rsvp@space15twenty.com