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Anthony Lister
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (7–10pm) @ New Image Art More times »
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Anthony Lister's newest installation, strewn with pop-culture tragedies and unfortunate vagabonds, erupts in New Image Art's white-walled gallery space. Hailing from Australia, where his work... View details »
Anthony Lister
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KC in LA
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (6–9pm) @ Milo Gallery More times »
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Curator Ashley Emenegger went all the way to the unlikely art capital of Kansas City, Missouri, and brought back a little piece of the progressive... View details »
KC in LA
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 Overflow
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am) @ The Getty Center
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Almost two years to the day that Allan Kaprow passed away, several major Los Angeles institutions unite to celebrate his life and art. The avant-garde... View details »
 Overflow
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Menace & Charm
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (7–10:30pm) @ Black Maria Gallery More times »
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Not everyone's childhood memories contain happy-go-lucky images of bubblegum chewing and bicycle riding. As the artists in Black Maria Gallery's upcoming show prove, sometimes our... View details »
Menace & Charm
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Witnessed from Afar
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (8pm–midnight) @ Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art More times »
Opening
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Some of the most talented, recognizable practitioners of Carmichael Gallery's trademark urban-romantic aesthetic show new work in Witnessed from Afar. Highlights include Mel Kadel's feisty,... View details »
Witnessed from Afar
Art: Photography
Newer Topographics
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (7–9pm) @ California Museum of Photography, UC Riverside More times »
Opening
This exhibition juxtaposes the work of idealist photographers Jeremy Kidd and Eric Curry, both of whom use digital manipulation in arresting multimedia and photographic works.... View details »
Newer Topographics

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Art: Architecture/Design
La Vida Lowrider
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Peterson Automotive Museum More times »
The lowrider tradition originated in the Chicano barrios of Los Angeles, inspired by a fierce love for classic cars and the need for expressing cultural... View details »
La Vida Lowrider
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First Generation
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Claremont Museum of Art More times »
Nestled 30 minutes outside of the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles lies Claremont — not known for much other than some great old houses... View details »
First Generation
Art: Photography
Lights! Camera! Glamour!
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–4pm) @ California Heritage Museum More times »
George Hurrell shot studio stars as they are remembered today: glamorous, graceful, and a tad theatrical. With his sophisticated black-and-white blowups, "The grand seigneur of... View details »
Lights! Camera! Glamour!
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Bob Dylan's American Journey
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ Skirball Cultural Center More times »
This year's resurgent Dylanmania — from Todd Haynes' byzantine biopic, I'm Not There, to Murray Lerner's performance-driven documentary, The Other Side of the Mirror —... View details »
Bob Dylan's American Journey
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The Imaginary 20th Century
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach More times »
There was a time when the 20th century seemed like an unimaginable and distant future. The Orange County Museum of Art presents 2,200 images from... View details »
The Imaginary 20th Century
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Kara Walker
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–7pm) @ Hammer Museum More times »
Employing iconic black-paper silhouettes, Kara Walker — who was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People" in 2007 — sparks a tense dialogue between... View details »
Kara Walker
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Make Art/Stop AIDS
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–5pm) @ Fowler Museum, UCLA More times »
Free
Before red ribbons became de rigeur accessories at televised awards ceremonies, artists from around the globe inspired and provoked the radical awareness that the AIDS... View details »
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California Video
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ The Getty Center More times »
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As video art's growing reach now extends from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera to commuters watching YouTube on their iPhones, the Getty... View details »
California Video
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Las Vegas Diaspora
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Laguna Art Museum More times »
Dave Hickey has one of the most original minds in the contemporary art world. His best-selling collection of critical essays, Air Guitar, built bridges between... View details »
Las Vegas Diaspora
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Eddie Ruscha
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ High Energy Constructs More times »
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Armageddon looms at Eddie Ruscha Jr.'s debut solo show. The son of the pop-art icon pairs psychedelic works on canvas and paper with a cosmic... View details »
Eddie Ruscha
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Good Doll Bad Doll
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–5pm) @ Armory Center for the Arts More times »
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ArtForum critic and independent curator Michael Duncan encourages childish behavior in Good Doll Bad Doll, an exhibition featuring modern and contemporary artists who use dolls... View details »
Good Doll Bad Doll
Art: Photography
A Narrative History of the Light Bulb
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10:30am–6pm) @ Gallery Luisotti More times »
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Photographer Catherine Wagner used the Baltimore Museum of Industry's impressive collection of lightbulbs as the inspiration for her latest exhibition, which focuses on the illuminating... View details »
A Narrative History of the Light Bulb
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Christopher Chinn
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Overtones Gallery More times »
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Upon graduating from art school and relocating to the city, local painter Christopher Chinn was struck by how intrepid artists would often share their Skid... View details »
Christopher Chinn
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Guyton\Walker and Anna Sew Hoy
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ LAXART More times »
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Los Angeles' Anna Sew Hoy takes inspiration from her medical-doctor father in her latest exhibition POW!, which focuses on the theme of physical injury, treatment,... View details »
Guyton\Walker and Anna Sew Hoy
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The Color of Life
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–9pm) @ The Getty Villa More times »
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Looking at tony museum collections of ancient Greek and Roman statuary, one might think that the whole of antiquity existed only in tones of white... View details »
The Color of Life
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Masami Teraoka
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Samuel Freeman More times »
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Cheeky artist Masami Teraoka is most famous for his ukiyo-e woodblock paintings, which combine Japanese imagery, themes from American culture, and a mischievous sense of... View details »
Masami Teraoka
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Edgar Heap of Birds
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ See Line Gallery More times »
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New York artist Edgar Heap of Birds doesn't use text to support his visual aesthetic — the text is the aesthetic. In his exhibition at... View details »
Edgar Heap of Birds
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Gravity Art
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Telic Arts Exchange More times »
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More laboratory than art gallery, Telic Arts Exchange stages collaborative multimedia projects that invite curious audiences along for the ride. Its current exhibition, Gravity Art,... View details »
Gravity Art
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HEF
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ JAIL Gallery More times »
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Hef. The single syllable alone conjures up images of smoking jackets and decadent mansion parties. Exploring that imagery, a group of artists at JAIL Gallery... View details »
HEF
Art: Architecture/Design
Elena Manferdini
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ SCI-Arc More times »
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"Merletti" means lace in Italian; for architects, it refers to the pattern of folds along a watchtower's defensive rims and other secure rooftops. In Elena... View details »
Elena Manferdini
Art: Architecture/Design
Phalanstery Module
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ Materials & Applications More times »
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M&A gallery continues to push the frontiers of architecture and landscape research with Jimenez Lai's installation Phalanstery Module. Zero-gravity design presents the central challenge, as... View details »
Phalanstery Module
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Salomón Huerta
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Patrick Painter Gallery More times »
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Salomón Huerta is one of LA's most popular painters — although personally, he seems somewhat reserved. His best-known works are smallish, finely detailed "portraits" of... View details »
Salomón Huerta
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Yumiko Kayukawa
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–9pm) @ La Luz de Jesus More times »
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Japanese artist Yumiko Kayukawa's work is a fine example of what happens when East meets West. In Kayukawa's world, young women are erotic, sought-after creatures... View details »
Yumiko Kayukawa
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David Trulli
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–6pm) @ Robert Berman Gallery D5 More times »
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No doubt David Trulli's former career as a cinematographer had an impact on his current work, as his scratchboard pieces exhibit a decidedly film-noir aesthetic.... View details »
David Trulli
Art: Photography
Catherine Opie
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Regen Projects II More times »
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After capturing the essence of SoCal beach life with her surfer portrait series, photographer Catherine Opie tackles another bastion of American culture: high-school football. Opie... View details »
Catherine Opie
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André Ethier and Cathy Akers
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ Honor Fraser More times »
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Toronto-based André Ethier's grotesque, surreal paintings are psychedelic allegories illustrating misconceptions about modern history and culture. In his latest collection, Vancouver Before Christ, the artist... View details »
André Ethier and Cathy Akers
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New London School
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Mark Moore Gallery More times »
Free
Last year, London art-gallery impresarios Simon Rumley and Zavier Ellis curated The Future Can Wait, an ambitious group show spotlighting some of the city's most... View details »
New London School
Art: Photography
Mister Lonely
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ Agnes B. More times »
Filmmaker Harmony Korine's newest movie, Mister Lonely, follows a Michael Jackson impersonator (Diego Luna) living in a remote French castle with a group of fellow... View details »
Mister Lonely
Art: Discussion
Nicole Cohen
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–9pm) @ The Getty Center More times »
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Nicole Cohen engineers recombinant layers of still and video imagery, investigating the network of associations that interior spaces contain. Also, she has something of a... View details »
Nicole Cohen
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Icon
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ DCA Fine Art More times »
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In Icon, two innovative, European-born painters explore the concept of worship in postmodernist life. Bogdan Dumitrica's portraits of animals and pop-art icons find themes of... View details »
Icon
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Panopti(con)
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (11am–5pm) @ Bank More times »
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Los Angeles multimedia artist Martin Durazo curates this collection of work by 17 artists under the broad thematic umbrella of power and authority. The exhibition's... View details »
Panopti(con)
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Sue-Ling Hyde
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–4pm) @ Ghettogloss More times »
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Sue-Ling Hyde is more than a pretty face. You might recognize her from modeling gigs with Shiseido, Versus, and Moshino, but the Puerto Rican artist... View details »
Sue-Ling Hyde
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Jason Martin
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–6pm) @ LA Louver Gallery More times »
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The title of UK painter Jason Martin's latest exhibition evokes the South Pacific's warm, breezy environs — but his abstract, mostly monochromatic oil-on-aluminum pieces are... View details »
Jason Martin
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Randall Sellers and Evah Fan
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ Richard Heller Gallery More times »
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Consummate visual storyteller Evah Fan continues her Scheherazade-like seduction with a new batch of works at Richard Heller Gallery. Her small drawings of mundane, everyday... View details »
Randall Sellers and Evah Fan
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Anselm Kiefer
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ First Baptist Church More times »
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Out of 36 glass panels and multiple tonnage of cracked clay and resin, German artist Anselm Kiefer has created an illusion (as well as an... View details »
Anselm Kiefer
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Dave McKenzie
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ REDCAT More times »
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Jamaican-born artist Dave McKenzie's first solo show in Los Angeles is a multimedia affair that asks multifaceted questions about where a single cell fits within... View details »
Dave McKenzie
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Allan Kaprow
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (8pm) @ Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions More times »
As part of an ambitious MOCA survey of the late Allan Kaprow, LACE hosts this short-run restaging of one of the artist's more traditionally formatted... View details »
Allan Kaprow
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Lush
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ Salon Oblique More times »
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With Lush, West Side sensation Salon Oblique upholds its growing reputation for intellectually and aesthetically engaging multimedia group exhibitions. As in previous shows, a cadre... View details »
Lush
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Ryan McLennan
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Kinsey/DesForges Gallery More times »
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While Ryan McLennan's Audubon-inspired drawings of woodland animals seem innocent enough, the graphite-and-acrylic works on paper reveal the animal kingdom's vicious side. In his latest... View details »
Ryan McLennan
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Marcel Duchamp Redux
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (noon–6pm) @ Norton Simon More times »
This year marks the 45th anniversary of By or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy, the famous Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum... View details »
Marcel Duchamp Redux
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Heng Peng
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (1–7pm) @ Pounder-Koné Art Space More times »
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Los Angeles-based painter and installation artist Heng Peng has always had a fascination with fabric — both its design and the industry surrounding its production.... View details »
Heng Peng
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Mark Bradford
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 @ Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery More times »
Free
Los Angeles painter, installation artist, and (most recently) video artist Mark Bradford has exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious galleries and museums, but... View details »
Mark Bradford
Art: Photography
Ten Years in Focus
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–9pm) @ The Getty Center More times »
Free
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the Getty Center presents Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera. The exhibition draws parallels between photography... View details »
Ten Years in Focus
Art: Photography
Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 (10am–5pm) @ Skirball Cultural Center More times »
Free
Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs looks at Israel's female citizenry as a reflection of the state's 60-year history of independence. Drawing on documentary and... View details »
Israeli Women: A Portrait in Photographs