The List: Art Openings

So much art, so little time. How to best navigate the Los Angeles gallery and museum scene? Here are critic’s previews, openings and continuing shows for the week beginning Thursday, June 18.

Critic’s Preview
Christopher Knight, Times Art Critic

Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art From India. New Delhi-based art dealer Peter Nagy headlines a panel discussion in conjunction with a two-gallery show of six Indian artists he helped organize at d.e.n. contemporary and Western Project Gallery (ends Aug. 2). d.e.n. contemporary, 6023 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Sun., 3 p.m. (310) 559-3023.

“The Cool School”. Morgan Neville’s documentary provides a worthwhile look at the Ferus Gallery (1957-1966), the first in L.A. to promote the postwar California avant-garde. Airing on KCET-TV. Thu., 9 p.m.

Miracle Mile Art Walk. With gas prices heading into the stratosphere, the free Holly Trolley shuttle is an economical way to visit 20-plus art galleries at the monthly Miracle Mile Art Walk (look for balloons at the 170 N. La Brea building and other participating galleries). Museum Row on Miracle Mile, Wilshire Boulevard, L.A.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.

Openings, Galleries

THURSDAY

Matt Dangler: Treehouse Gallery 1988, 7020 Melrose Ave., L.A.; ends July 11. (323) 937-7088.

FRIDAY

Corbin Smith: Portraits of Venice Boulevard Museum of Design Art and Architecture, 8609 Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends Aug. 20. (310) 558-0902.

SATURDAY

Harry Benson: Politics as Usual Photographs. David Gallery, 5797 Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends Aug. 23. (323) 939-9069.

Arlene Bogna: Safari Americana Gallery 825/LAAA, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood; ends July 18. (310) 652-8272.

Matty Byloos: All New Nurses Sandroni Rey, 2762 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A.; ends July 12. (310) 280-0111.

Steve Roden New paintings, drawings, sculptures and film. Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, 5795 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends Aug. 2. (323) 933-2117.

Guillaume Zuili: Exposed Cities Couturier Gallery, 166 N. La Brea Ave., L.A.; ends Aug. 9. (323) 933-5557.

TUESDAY

Group Show: Archetypes and Icons Photographs by Richard Avedon, François-Marie Banier, Chris Burden, Todd Eberle, Douglas Gordon, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, Hans Namuth, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Taryn Simon and Alec Soth. Gagosian Gallery, 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills; ends July 17. (310) 271-9400.

Continuing, Galleries

SANTA MONICA/WESTSIDE

Glenn Barr Billy Shire, 5790 Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends July 12. (323) 297-0600.

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

Denise de la Rue: Matador Gagosian Gallery, 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills; ends Sat. (310) 271-9400.

D.J. Hall: Full Circle Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 6031 Washington Blvd., Culver City; ends July 12. (310) 836-9055.

Tillman Kaiser Honor Fraser, 2622 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (310) 401-0191.

Annie Lapin: Gruppology Works that combine painting and drawing. Angles Gallery, 2230 Main St., Santa Monica; ends Sat. (310) 396-5019.

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

Simone Lourenço: In Bloom Overtones Gallery, 11306 Venice Blvd., L.A.; ends Sat. (310) 915-0346.

Nicola Pecoraro Fette’s Gallery, 4255 Baldwin Ave., Culver City; ends July 5. (310) 559-7733.

Joshua Podoll and Takehito Koganezawa Christopher Grimes Gallery, 916 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 5. (310) 587-3373.

Noah Sheldon Cherry and Martin, 12611 Venice Blvd., L.A.; ends July 5. (310) 398-7404.

Juan Uslé LA Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice; ends July 5. (310) 822-4955.

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

BERGAMOT STATION

Pat O’Neill and Nancy Jackson Rosamund Felsen Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 12. (310) 828-8488.

Michel Alexis: Syllabary and Thomas Pathe: Bloom Ruth Bachofner Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 19. (310) 829-3300.

Lewis Baltz: 1989-91 Sites of Technology Gallery Luisotti, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 15. (310) 453-0043.

Piot Brehmer: Maedchen und Landungen Samuel Freeman, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 5. (310) 449-1479.

Ann Chamberlin: New Paintings From Colombia and Mexico and Marianela de la Hoz: Mundos Pequeños / Small Worlds Lora Schlesinger Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends Sat. (310) 828-1133.

Cayetana Conrad Frank Pictures, 2525 Michigan Ave. A-5, Santa Monica; ends July 13. (310) 828-0211.

Dave Bondi: The Preservation of Decay Tarryn Teresa Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., G8-A, Santa Monica; ends July 10. (310) 453-4752.

Paul Donaldson FIG, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., G6, Santa Monica; ends Sat. (310) 829-0345.

Robert Graham: Ceramic Sculptures & Drawings Frank Lloyd Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 12. (310) 264-3866.

Kiss of Life: Dan May & Nathan Spoor, Brandi Milne: Wonderland and Erik Alos: Grand Re-Design Copro Nason Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends June 28. (310) 398-2643.

Lucinda Luvaas James Gray Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., D4, Santa Monica; ends Sun. (310) 315-9502.

Greg Miller: Unforeseen Frontier William Turner Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., E-1, Santa Monica; ends July 19. (310) 453-0909.

Astrid Preston Craig Krull Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends July 12. (310) 828-6410.

Jon Rappleye: Fantastic Planet Richard Heller Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; ends Sat. (310) 453-9191.

David Shapiro Greenfield Sacks Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., B6, Santa Monica; ends Sat. (310) 264-0640.

WEST HOLLYWOOD/L.A.

China Adams and Anibal Catalan Steve Turner Contemporary, 6026 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (323) 931-3721.

Tim Anderson and Kevork Cholakian Lawrence Asher Gallery, 5820 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, L.A.; ends Sat. (323) 935-9100.

James Brooks: Works from the ‘70s Manny Silverman Gallery, 619 N. Almont Drive, West Hollywood; ends Aug. 2. (310) 659-8256.

Jean Conner: Collages Michael Kohn Gallery, 8071 Beverly Blvd., L.A.; ends July 19. (323) 658-8088.

Werner Drewes: Paintings and Woodcuts, 1930s through 1985 Tobey C. Moss Gallery, 7321 Beverly Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (323) 933-5523.

Michael Eastman: Vanishing America DNJ Gallery, 154 1/2 N. La Brea Ave., L.A.; ends July 19. (323) 931-1311.

Emilie Halpern: Abracadabra Anna Helwing Gallery, 2766 S. La Cienega Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (310) 202-2213.

Ralph Humphrey: Selected Paintings 1957-1980 Daniel Weinberg Gallery, 6148 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (323) 954-8425.

Nathan Redwood: Constant Speed and Jenny Herrick: A Series of Reflective Arrangements Carl Berg Gallery, 6018 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (323) 931-6060.

Jennifer Steinkamp ACME, 6150 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (323) 857-5942.

Jerome Witkin: Revelations in Drawing Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, 357 N. La Brea Ave., L.A.; ends July 31. (323) 938-5222.

HK Zamani: Shelter From the Storm Solway Jones, 5377 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; ends July 19. (323) 937-7354.

Andrea Zittel: Energetic Accumulators and Token Exchanges Regen Projects II, 9016 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A.; ends June 28. (310) 276-5424.

DOWNTOWN/EASTSIDE

Oksana Badrak: Moon Over Drifters Black Maria Gallery, 3137 Glendale Blvd., L.A.; ends Sat. (323) 660-9393.

Beanie Kaman and Michael Freitas Wood LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650A S. Avenue 21, L.A.; ends June 29. (213) 617-3274.

Mary Austin Klein: Collective Amnesia Metro Gallery, 1835 Hyperion Ave., L.A.; ends Sat. (323) 663-2787.

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

Susan Logoreci: There Is Always More for People Like You Cirrus Gallery, 542 S. Alameda St., L.A.; ends June 28. (213) 680-3473.

Bonni Reid and Cameron Tiede La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., L.A.; ends June 29. (323) 666-7667.

Travis Shinn: Finger in Fame Drkrm Gallery, 2121 N. San Fernando Road, No. 3, L.A.; ends June 29. (323) 223-6867.

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

Group Show: Changing Ties: Reconsidering Identity Through Cross-cultural Interventions Works by Akosua Adoma Owusu, Harry Gamboa Jr., Margarita Cabrera, Nate Young, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Nikki Presley and Rubén Ortiz-Torres. The Avenue 50 Studio, 131 N. Ave. 50, Highland Park; ends July 6. (323) 258-1435.

ORANGE COUNTY

danyol: At the Seams The Box Gallery, 765 Saint Clair St., Suite B, Costa Mesa; ends July 12. (714) 724-4633.

Group Show: Enclosed, Encased & Enrobed Works exploring the iconography and symbolism of body coverings; featuring works by Darlyn Susan Yee, Christina Ponce, Yun Bai and the Nipple Project. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, 117 N. Sycamore St., Santa Ana; ends June 28. (714) 667-1517.

Openings, Museums

SUNDAY

The Age of Imagination: Japanese Art, 1615-1868 Paintings of the Edo Period from the Etsuko and Joe Price Collection, including screens, hanging scrolls and fan-format paintings. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; ends Sept. 14. (323) 857-6000.

Peter Saul The largest American museum survey of the artist’s work, spanning 1960 to 2006. Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach; ends Sept. 21. (949) 759-1122.