See below, we have many cancellations due to the atrocious fires. Just LOOK FOR THE WORD UPDATE. However some events are still happening. We always suggest that prior to leaving your house you ALWAYS check the gallery website for last minute changes. Stay safe.
Of course much of the art parties scheduled for January 11, 2025 are now canceled. David Kordansky is one of the must-see galleries to visit. Yes they have canceled their event, however, they are keeping the gallery open all day. A perfect diversion from the trauma of all these fires.
January 2025 David Kordansky, MAF & more
UPDATE: WellT it looks liked this event was sold out (as of Jan 9, 2025), however as of Jan 10, 2025, the actual event was postponed (TBA); Also the Marciano Art Foundation will remain open on Jan 11, 2025 during the day, but without a concert So if you are interested sign up quickly for the January 18, 2025 event. You can read more about it on our January 18, 2025 Marciano Art Foundation event post.
Mid Wilshire…Marciano Art Foundation (MAF) offers weekly performances and activations for Doug Aitken’s exhibition Lightscape.
Installation view of Lightscape. Courtesy of Marciano Art Foundation; Photo by Michael Anthony Hernandez.
The installations also features immersive live music. Concurrently, MAF will present Quaternion by Kristen Wentrcek and Andrew Zebulon, showcasing functional furniture encouraging reading and conversation. Tickets for Lightscape, Quaternion, and weekly programs starting January 11 are now available for free online. Performance: 2pm; RSVP for FREE MAF Jan 18 tix HERE. Marciano Art Foundation, 4357 Wilshire Boulevard, LA, 90010; https://marcianoartfoundation.org
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Patricia Sweetow Gallery Postponed
UPDATE: Downtown…Patricia Sweetow Gallery has postponed their opening until the following Saturday. Stay tuned, we will include it in our listings. Visit their website for more info. Patricia Sweetow Gallery, 1700 S. Santa Fe Ave. Suite 351, LA, 90021; https://www.patriciasweetowgallery.com
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UPDATE: Also Downtown…Luis De Jesus Los Angeles has canceled its opening reception. We will update our post when we find out when.
The gallery offers us two exhibitions – Maggie Michael: Root Chords, Earth to Sky, as well as Margaret Morgan: Love Must Be Reinvented. Maggie Michael’s artwork bring forth power and delicacy, in addition to intense energy and a dreamlike allure. While Margaret Morgan’s solo exhibition features text-based installations and works on paper.
Maggie Michael (left) Unicorn Seed Bed: Spring of Cranial Bumps, 2023 Ink, acrylic, spray paint, pine needles on canvas, 60 x 72 in (152.4 x 182.9 cm); Margaret Morgan (right) Cords, 2023, Ink and colored pencil on Canson Infinity Arches Aquarelle Rag, 44 x 34 in (111.8 x 86.4 cm)
Find out more about these two events on our Luis de Jesus January 2025 Exhibitions post. Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, 1110 Mateo Street LA, 90021; https://www.luisdejesus.com
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WICKED LIVE
Update: The January 11, 2025 peformances has been canceled,
Head to Hollywood…The original stage version of WICKED (the touring company) is now playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through February 2, 2025; If you loved the movie, you will love this show. This is where it all began So become a true Ozian (Wicked Fan) and see the original version – the stage show.
Performances: CLICK HERE for additional info and ticket prices; Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd, LA, 90028; https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com
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UPDATE: In Hollywood…839 postpones its event as well – stay tuned, we will post the new date when we know. 839 N Cherokee Ave, LA, 90038; 839gallery.com
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Diane Rosenstein Postponed
UPDATE: In Hollywood…Diane Rosenstein postpones its event tonight – for more info, check the gallery website. Diane Rosenstein Gallery, 831 N Highland Ave., LA 90038; https://dianerosenstein.com/
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Doug Aitken Regen Projects Postponed
UPDATE: Also in Hollywood…Regen Projects has postponed its opening art party until next Saturday, January 18, 2025.
The debuts Psychic Debris Field, an exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Doug Aitken. In this exhibition Aitken sets forth a poly-media composition of artworks. These works create a narrative exploring the juxtaposition of deep ecological history within our landscape and contemporary habitation. Therefore a fever-dream interpretation of our landscape is the result. The installation includes large-scale sculptures created from urban debris, light and sound, botanic artworks, and fabric works. All of these elements seamlessly combine these mediums. 
Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038; https://www.regenprojects.com
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Mash Gallery Robert Standish
And one final art party in Hollywood…Mash Gallery kicks off the new year with an opening reception for Robert Standish: New Terrains. Art Party: 6-9pm; Mash Gallery 812 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, 90069; http://mashgallery.com
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David Kordansky Gallery Postponed
UPDATE: David Kordansky Gallery has postponed its opening art party. However, the gallery will still be open with the below exhibitions on view. So if you need an art break to take your mind off these scary fires, be sure to pop in. Gallery Hours: 11-6pm;
In Mid City…This prominent gallery brings us two new exhibitions. The Perfect Tense by Sam McKinniss is the first solo exhibition with the gallery. McKinniss paints pictures based on pre-existing images found online. He transfigures these images into open-ended documents of emotional life.
The art of Lesley Vance will be celebrated at the David Kordansky Gallery tonight. The exhibition of watercolors and will take over two spaces of the gallery. The solo show features several new formats as well as large and medium canvases. Additionally a group of brand new watercolors will be included in the exhibition.
Lesley Vance, Untitled, 2024, oil on linen, 45 x 54 x 1 1/2 inches, (114.3 x 137.2 x 3.8 cm)
Gallery Hours: 11-6pm; David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood Pl., LA, 90019; https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com
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UPDATE: Also in Mid City…de boer Los Angeles postpones its opening as well. Stay tuned for a NEW DATE. The gallery offers two new exhibitions – Aaron Maier-Carretero: New Works, and Julia Elise Hong: Today. de boer Los Angeles, 3311 E. Pico Blvd., LA, 90023; https://deboergallery.com/
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UPDATE: In the Mid City/West Adams Area…Good Mother Gallery Los Angeles postpones its opening until further notice. Good Mother Gallery Los Angeles, 5103 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016; https://goodmothergallery.com/
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Shoshana Wayne Gallery
Shoshana Wayne Gallery offers an opening art party for Jeanne Silverthorne’s sixth solo exhibition with the gallery. They Will Be Like Shadows delves into her enduring preoccupation with the corporeal and the elusive self—a fragmented presence that navigates the studio as much as the wider world. Art Party: 12-4pm; Shoshana Wayne Gallery, 5247 W. Adams Blvd., LA, 90016; http://shoshanawayne.com
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parrasch heijnen
UPDATE: In Boyle Heights…parrasch heijnen CANCELS ITS OPENING – A new date will be announced. Stay tuned. The gallery presents Yukine Yanagi: Silent Sonata, the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Yukine Yanagi (b. 1998, Tokyo, Japan) is a painter of psychological as well as spiritual landscapes.
Drawn to the depiction of the existential and also deeply personal meanings of life observed in and via nature, Yanagi reflects on themes of hope within the contradicting forces of absence and presence, wonder and terror, and yearning and detachment. parrasch heijnen, 1326 South Boyle Ave., LA 90023; https://parrasch-heijnen.com
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Reggie Burrows Hodge
In West Hollywood…Karma celebrates the art of Reggie Burrows Hodges with a solo exhibition titled Authorities of Reason. Additionally, enjoy a second solo show by Tamo Jugeli. Art Party: 6-8pm; Karma, 7351 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, 90046; https://karmakarma.org
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The Fowler Museum at UCLA
UPDATE: In Westwood…The Fowler Museum at UCLA opening event has been canceled for now. Stay tuned for an update. The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 E Young Dr N, LA, CA 90024; https://fowler.ucla.edu
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Lois Lambert Gallery
UPDATE: The Lois Lamber Gallery opening event has been postponed to Saturday January 18, 2025 – Stay tuned.
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Taylor Fine Art
Update: In Culver City…Taylor Fine Art cancels their opening art party. A date will be announced soon.
The gallery presents Duality which brings together two artists, Sachiko Bradley as well as Kristi Head, whose work delves into the transformative power of color as a means of expression. Through their distinct artistic approaches, both artists explore how color can evoke emotion, create contrast, and tell complex, layered stories. Taylor Fine Art, 6039 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90232; https://taylorfineart.art
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