Last Chance

‘Emergency State’: A fascinating exhibition examines the nature of professional first-responder training through a photographic tour of what it calls “the expanding landscape of preparedness.” Presented in digital slide shows, the pictures show facilities such as the Los Angeles Police Department’s Edward M. Davis Training Center. The images, taken by individuals affiliated with the center, are consistently compelling. They strike a delicate balance between factual documentation and visual appeal and steer commendably clear of irony.

-- Holly Myers

Ends Sunday at the Center for Land Use Interpretation, 9331 Venice Blvd., Culver City. (310) 839-5722