Art listings

May 8, 2008

Critic's Preview

Christopher Knight Times Art Critic



Downtown Art Walk Especially after work, the self-guided tour of downtown L.A. art galleries in the vicinity of Main and Spring between Second and Ninth offers a congenial way to see a lot -- plus, there are free DASH shuttles after 7 p.m. Downtown L.A., today, noon; free. www.downtownartwalk.com.

Andrea Cohen The Brooklyn-based sculptor gives Styrofoam and Popsicle sticks the Chinese landscape treatment in her L.A. solo debut. Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; ends June 21. (310) 839-1840.

Lawrence Weiner: The Complete Films and Videos The third program in the series features "A Second Quarter" (1975, 85 minutes, 16mm), No. 2 of four planned New Wave films by the New York Conceptual artist whose retrospective is at MOCA's Geffen Contemporary. Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Today, 6:30 p.m.. (213) 621-1745.

Openings, Galleries

TODAY

Jamison Carter An exhibition of hand-woven wire "networks." Haus, 517 S. Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena; ends May 31. (626) 356-2408.

FRIDAY

Group Show: Uncommon Gardens Thinkspace Art Gallery, 4210 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A.; ends June 6. (323) 913-3375.

SATURDAY

Kimberly Brooks: Technicolor Summer Taylor De Cordoba, 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A.; ends June 14. (310) 559-9156.

Joshua Callaghan and Paul Butler Bank Gallery, 125 W. 4th St., Suite 103, L.A.; ends June 14. (213) 458-9921.

The Clarity of One Is Released in the Other: Elonda Billera & Janice Gomez High Energy Constructs, 990 N. Hill St., Suite 180, L.A.; ends June 14. (323) 227-7920.

Andrea Cohen Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A.; ends June 21. (310) 839-1840.

Terence Koh: The Whole Family Peres Projects, 969 Chung King Road, L.A.; ends June 21. (213) 617-1100.

Michelle Lopez and Vishal Jugdeo LAXART, 2640 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A.; ends June 21. (310) 559-0166.

Scott Musgrove Billy Shire, 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends June 7. (323) 297-0600.

Nicolau Vergueiro: Introducing Salomé David Kordansky Gallery, 510 Bernard St., L.A.; ends June 21. (323) 222-1482.

Group Show: Blood & Glitter Featuring works by Alejandro Gehry, James Gobel, Carrie Jenkins, Eddie Ruscha and Michael Shulman. Bandini Art, 2635 S. Fairfax Ave., Culver City; ends June 21. (310) 837-6230.

Group Show: DREAM(land) Jail Gallery, 965 N. Vignes St., No. 5A, L.A.; ends June 14. (213) 621-9567.

SUNDAY

Dan Nadaner: Recent Work LA Artcore Center at Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St., L.A.; ends June 4. (213) 617-3274.

Continuing, Galleries

Santa Monica/Westside

Eve Arnold: All About Eve David Gallery, 5797 Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends May 24. (323) 939-9069.

Justin Dahlberg Western Project Gallery, 3830 Main St., Culver City; ends May 24. (310) 838-0609.

Daniel Dove Large-scale oil paintings. Cherry and Martin, 12611 Venice Blvd., L.A.; ends May 24. (310) 398-7404.





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