Urban Legends

Art: Happening

Urban Legends

Today @ L.A. Mart Design Center

This first of its kind live auction, which will occur during the VIP opening, will include select works from past exhibitions... 

Sande Sisneros - <em>Speculative Pentimenti: Painting in an Age of Endarkenment</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Sande Sisneros: Speculative Pentimenti

Today @ Institute of Cultural Inquiry

The ICI is proud to present Speculative Pentimenti, a visual exploration of contemporary society presented through the paintings of artist and... 

Joseph Lopez: <em>Nightwork</em>

Art: Photography

Joseph Lopez

Today @ Il Tramezzino

Joseph Lopez's photo series, Nightwork, embodies the under-appreciated elements of our (and possibly any) city and presents it to us in... 

<em>Rebel</em>

Art: Multimedia

Rebel

Today @ JF Chen

Rebel is an interrogative ode to Nicholas Ray'’s masterpiece Rebel Without A Cause (1955), conceived by Franco to embrace and mine... 

<em>Visions of Empire: The Quest for a Railroad Across America, 1840&ndash;1880</em>

Art: Installation

Visions of Empire

Today @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

Visions of Empire is an examination of the 19th century quest for a transcontinental railroad and how it shaped America. The... 

Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico

Art

Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico

Today @ LACMA

The exhibition Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico follows the historical trajectory of the life... 

Jewish Homegrown History: Immigration, Identity, and Intermarriage

Art: Installation

Jewish Homegrown History: Immigration, Identity, and Intermarriage

Today @ Skirball Cultural Center

Come watch vivid moments from the everyday lives of ordinary families and see how Jewish home movies enrich California's multicultural story.... 

<em>Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982</em>

Art: Photography

Backyard Oasis

Today @ Palm Springs Art Museum

In conjunction with the Getty's Pacific Standard Time initiative, the Palm Springs Art Museum presents a comprehensive visual survey of swimming-pool... 

<em>Ruth Weisberg: Now and Then</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Ruth Weisberg: Now and Then

Today @ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Ruth Weisberg: Now and Then presents paintings and works on paper by one of Los Angeles' most celebrated figurative artists since... 

California Design, 1930-1965: <em>Living in a Modern Way</em>

Art: Installation

California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way

Today @ LACMA

Five years in the making, Living in a Modern Way vividly illustrates how California designers of the midcentury helped shape the... 

<em>Lillian Bassman: A Life</em>

Art: Photography

Lillian Bassman: A Life

Today @ Peter Fetterman Gallery

Legendary fashion photographer Lillian Bassman was famous for her striking black-and-white photographs, primarily taken during the Mad Men-era of 1950s/60s New York.... 

<em>The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration Between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton</em>

Art: Photography

The Total Look

Today @ MOCA at the Pacific Design Center

Peggy Moffitt was the definitive mod model, with a short mass of brunette hair carefully coiffed into a slick bowl cut... 

Will Sergeant: <em>My Own Worst Enemy</em>

Art: Multimedia

Will Sergeant: My Own Worst Enemy

Today @ Substrate Gallery

The Substrate Gallery is pleased to present Will Sergeant’s My Own Worst Enemy art exhibition. The show will run four weeks... 

Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program

Art

Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program

Today @ REDCAT

 Opening reception Saturday, April 21 | 6-9pm Conversation between Rigo 23, Caleb Duarte, and Sam Durant  Saturday, April 21 | 5:30pm... 

<em>Unsettled: The Art of Vincent Sabella</em>, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot

Art: Painting & Drawing

Vincent Sabella

Today @ Edgar Varela Fine Arts

The private intricacies of his sly and telling recombinations and stylistic choices are complex in the way of any artist's working...