Saturday May 25, 2024 art parties and events take place all over Los Angeles. Saturday is typically a busy art night…however, it is Memorial Day Weekend too. Also happening all weekend long is the San Pedro for Fleet Week as well as some fun festivals – Fiesta Hermosa and also Topanga Days. CLICK HERE to view our Memorial Day Weekend 2024 Events for additional info.
May 25 2024 Art Parties & Events
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In Beverly Hills…Marc Selwyn Fine Art hosts an exhibition walkthrough and light brunch reception with the artists. Kristen Morgin: My Love Must Be a Kind of Blind Love as well as Tom Knechtel: The Hare in the Studio;
RSVP to attend this free event at rsvp@marcselwynfineart.com Art talk: 11am; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 9953 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, 90212; https://www.marcselwynfineart.com/
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DTLA…Gallery Luisotti debuts upcoming exhibition titled Shelters & Shack. The group show features the work of Joachim Brohm, John Divola, Ron Jude, Simone Nieweg, Simon Norfolk, Mark Ruwedel, and Ursula Schulz-Dornburg. All Day Opening: 11am-6pm; Gallery Luisotti, 818 South Broadway Suite #1001; LA, 90014 Building door code: #4104; https://galleryluisotti.com
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Also downtown…The Broad is pleased to announce a new season of programs for the upcoming special exhibition Mickalene Thomas: All About Love, which debuts on May 25, 2024 before the show travels to the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia and the Hayward Gallery, London. Sharing its title with the landmark text by theorist and author bell hooks, both the exhibition and related programs will celebrate Black feminist creative practices and critical perspectives, offering up frameworks for communal care and thinking about love in new and profound ways. Visit for the website for additional info, and to purchase tickets to the exhibition as well as select programs. May 25, 2024 – September 29, 2024; Museum Hours: 11am-5pm; Admission: $22; The Broad, 221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012; https://thebroad.org
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Culver City
Honor Fraser hosts an art talk between Erotic Codex co-curator, Jamison Edgar and also three boundary-pushing professionals in the fields of Video, Television, Online Sex Work. The conversation brings together Matthew McGaughey, Antigoni Tsagkaropoulou, and Shae-Marie Walsh. Art Talk: 2-3:30pm; CLICK HERE to rsvp to attend this Free event; Honor Fraser, 2622 La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; https://honorfraser.com
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In Pasadena…Supplyframe DesignLab hosts an opening reception for Unearthed, a solo exhibition by Pasadena-based artist Sarah Umles. Art Party: 2-4pm; Supplyframe DesignLab, 61 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 200, Pasadena; https://supplyframe.com
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Koreatown
Commonwealth and Council presents The Flood, The Vessel, The Commune – how do we find each other? by Julie Toletnino as well as 밤, 낮, 달, 비, Speaking in Tongues by Jesse Chun.
L-R: Julie Toletnino; Jesse Chun; courtesy oof the artists and Commonwealth and Council
Be aware, the gallery is located on the second floor, with stairs. Art Party: 3-5pm; Commonwealth and Council, 3006 W 7th St STE 220, LA, 90005; https://commonwealthandcouncil.com
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Highland Park
Avenue 50 Studio throws an opening art party for a few exhibitions as well as a fundraiser. The exhibitions include Teeny Weeny Show, and Salvador Correa: Passages Urbanos (Urban Landscapes). The fundraiser titled My Favorite Things will be held a bit later from 5 to 7pm. That event has a $10 donation however it comes with wine tasting and appetizers. Art Party 3-6pm; Fundraiser ($10) 5-7pm; Avenue 50 Studio 131, N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, 90042; https://avenue50studio.org/
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Also in Highland Park…Philip Martin Gallery unveils Light Falls by LA based artist Pamela Jorden. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition of new paintings with the gallery. Art Party: 5-8pm; Philip Martin Gallery, 3342 Verdugo Road, Suite A, LA, 90065; https://philipmartingallery.com
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One more in Highland Park…Las Fotos Project and Oxy Arts present Fotos y Recuerdos: Guatemala in Los Ángeles. The exhibition spotlights community building by including one hundred personal photographs by residents that are part of the Guatemalan diaspora in Los Angeles. Art Party: 6-8pm; Oxy Arts, 4757 York Blvd, Los Angeles California 90042; https://oxyarts.oxy.edu/
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Culver City
Reisig and Taylor Contemporary debuts These Things That Divide The World In Two by Saun Santipreecha. This is the artist’s third exhibition at the gallery. The solo show combines sculpture, sound, surface, video, as well as a (live) performance. Art Party: 5-10pm; Reisig and Taylor Contemporary, 2680 South La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034; https://www.reisigandtaylorcontemporary.com
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Santa Monica
At Bergamot Station…Craig Krull Gallery premieres two solo exhibitions by Guy Dill: Nomad, Peter Olson: Marked for Life, as well as Jenny Okun: Bilbao-Las Vegas-LA Frank o. Gehry architecture. The gallery will host an all day opening from 10am-5pm; Then, save the date (June 1, 2024) for the official reception; Art Party: 5-7pm; Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave., (B3) Santa Monica, 90405; https://www.craigkrullgallery.com/
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Beverly Fairfax area
KP Projects throws an art party to celebrate the opening for CASH FOR GO D by Eric Nash.
RSVP to attend this free event – rsvp@kpprojects.net; Art Party: 6-9pm; KP Projects, 633 N. La Brea Ave., Suite 104, LA, 90036 (South of Melrose, West side of the street); https://kpprojectsgallery.net
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In Hollywood…Steve Turner debuts Dreamscape, a four-person exhibition by Pablo Benzo, Marina Iglesias, Emma Steinkraus and Augustina Wang. Also opening tonight is a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based Paige Jiyoung Moo titled Gen 3. Art Party: 5-7pm; Steve Turner, 6830 Santa Monica Blvd. LA; http://steveturner.la
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In Echo Park…Soft Expressions opens at Matrushka. The group show pays tribute to the tradition of textile or “soft” art and craft. This art form is centuries old and includes textile, fiber, and material, while also featuring cultural significance. Art Party: 6-8pm; Matrushka, 2209 W Sunset Blvd., LA ,90026; https://matrushka.com/
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DTLA
Later in the evening…Gallery Thirtysix premieres Lessons to a Future Self by artist Booboo Stewart. The solo show features ballpoint pen drawings. In addition to being an artist, Stewart is also an actor, as well as a musician. The opening reception will feature a special performance art exhibit by Masha Ko and Kolten Horner. CLICK HERE to RSVP and for more info about the exhibition; Art Party: 8-11:30pm; Gallery Thirtysix, 1260 S Figueroa St, LA, 90015; https://www.jmartmanagement.com/
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