Thursday, Friday, February 20-21 2025 brings us more of LA Art Week with Frieze Los Angeles hosting its full day open to the public, as well as new fairs debuting today. Post-Fair, Future Fair and also The Other Art Fair are all joining LA Art Week for the first time. In addition Felix Art Fair, and the LA Art Show continue through the weekend. Find out more about 2025 LA Art Week Art Fairs on our art inspired travel site EatTravelGo.com
Thursday, Friday, February 20-21, 2025 LA Art Week
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Marshall Gallery presents the solo exhibition Parallax Helio featuring new works by Mexico City-based artist Fabiola Menchelli (b. 1983, Mexico). The reception will also feature remarks with Julieta Pestarino, Asst. Curator of Photography at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Renowned for her continual progression of camera-less and photo-sculptural processes, Menchelli’s work is also the focus of the concurrent solo exhibition certain silence on view at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. Additional works from the artist’s earlier series and a project room installation of new work by Lithuanian-American artist Krista Svalbonas will be on view in the adjacent rooms
Art Party: 5-8pm; Remarks: 6:30pm; Marshall Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave. A6, Santa Monica, 90404; https://marshallgallery.art/
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West Hollywood Art Parties
Meet artist Sona Mizaei at Bar Pendry. The iconic bar plays host to a pop-up art installation featuring Los Angeles based artists. Tonight is the night to catch the art of Sona Mizaei. 10% of sales going to the non-profit Artist Foundation for artists who lost their studios, materials, as well as artwork in LA fires. Art Party: 6-9pm; Pendry West Hollywood, 8430 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 90069; https://www.sonamirzaei.com; https://www.pendry.com/west-hollywood/experiences/seasonal-happenings/
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MASH Gallery debuts À Gogo at a guest location. The exhibition will be held in a 13,000-square-foot space in the Pacific Design Center.
Furthermore MASH Gallery is donating 10% of the profits from the exhibition to support LA Wildfire Relief, a charity committed to helping communities recover from devastating wildfires across Los Angeles. Art Party: 7-10pm; Guest Locations 8687 Melrose Avenue Suite B377, LA; https://www.mashgallery.com/
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The Geffen Playhouse, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company present NOISES OFF at the Gil Cates Theater. This hysterical British farce written by Michael Frayn is directed by Anna D. Shapiro. It tells the story of a chaotic theater company desperately trying to get their act together. The show runs through March 2, 2025. Find out more about the show on the Geffen’s Noises Off Feature
Performance: 8pm; Tickets range from $36.00 – $155.00. Available by phone at 310.208.2028 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.org. Fees may apply. Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., LA, 90024; https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/
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Friday, February 21, 2025
Larchmont…Southern Guild Los Angeles hosts a discussion moderated by Frieze LA Focus section curator and Made in LA co-curator Essence Harden, featuring artists Manyaku Mashilo (South Africa) and Diedrick Brackens (US), and collector Ayesha Selden (US). The discussion marks the opening of Mashilo’s first solo in the United States, The Laying of Hands at Southern Guild LA. Art Talk: 10am; Spaces are limited. RSVP to: rsvp.la@southernguild.com; Southern Guild, 747 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029; https://southernguild.com/
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David Kordansky
Mid City…David Kordansky hosts an exhibition walkthrough with Lesley Vance and curator Jenelle Porter. The pair will discuss the works on view in Vance’s current exhibition, Paintings, Watercolors at the gallery. Exhibition Walkthrough: 2pm; RSVP for the David Kordansky Walk through; David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood. Pl., LA, 90019; https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com
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In Santa Monica, at Bergamot Station…The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation and William Turner Gallery invite art lovers to a special evening celebrating Frieze Art Fair and Casper’s Brindle’s stunning solo exhibition titled Numina.
Enjoy cocktails, music & hors d’oeuvres; Art Party: 5:30-7:30 pm; RSVP to turnergallery@gmail.com if you are planning to attend; William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., E1, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.williamturnergallery.com/
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In Hollywood, near Melrose Hill…Sebastian Gladstone throws an opening art party to celebrate Christine Burgon: Spandau Césarienne. The exhibition is inspired by her childhood, with an attentive focus on the unconscious through chaos and color. Art Party: 6-9pm; Sebastian Gladstone, 5523 Santa Monica Blvd. LA, 90038; https://sebastiangladstone.com/
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Lowell Ryan Projects
In West Adams…Lowell Ryan Projects debuts Beacon, a monumental new sculpture by acclaimed artist Tom Fruin, marking his first solo exhibition at the gallery. Towering at 13 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter, this radiant water tower is composed of plexiglass and laser-cut steel. The structure continues Fruin’s long-standing exploration of light and color.
Tom Fruin working in his studio, Brooklyn, NY, 2024
Also opening tonight is The Machine Garden, a solo exhibition by UK-based artist Andee Collard. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. The show features a series of still-life paintings. Moreover each artwork is created using a machine made by the artist. A version of the machine will also be on exhibit and painting works on-site during the opening reception. Art Party: 7-10pm; Lowell Ryan Projects, 4619 W Washington Blvd., LA, 90016; https://www.lowellryanprojects.com/
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Let’s not forget…NOISES OFF also has a performance tonight at the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse at 8pm; See Thursday’s Events above for more info, or find out more about the show on the Geffen’s Noises Off Feature
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Comedy in LA
West Hollywood…Jetpack Comedy is LA’s best Friday stand-up comedy showcase. Comics from HBO, Netflix, and also SNL cast members, all drop-in for a night of laughter. Headliners and surprise drop-ins have included: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Bob Odenkirk, Pete Holmes, Hannibal Buress, Kumail Nanjiani, Maria Bamford, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Garlin, Ali Wong, Demetri Martin, as well as many more. Event begins: 8:30pm; Admission starts at $20; Visit the website to RSVP for events (multiple dates); FB Page; Bar Lubitsch, 7702 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, 90046; https://jetpackcomedy.com/
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