Start early in Hollywood…
Kayne Griffin Corcoran offers an all day opening for two shows…”Wide Rule” an exhibition of new work by Italian artist Giulia Piscitelli and “Easy Journey to other planets,” an exhibition of new works by Rosha Yaghmai.
“Wide Rule” includes a series of tapestries, sculpture
s, drawing, photographs, and a video work. The phrase ‘Wide Rule’ is taken from the cover of a typical American notebook, used simply to describe the spacing between the lines on each page. Separated individually, these two words seem to stand in opposition, yet together they suggest an openness to language and its interpretation. In this exhibition Piscitelli seeks, in her own words, to “give wideness to regulation.”
“Easy Journey to other planets” will be Rosha Yaghmai’s first with the gallery. This group of new sculptures stems from Yaghmai’s ongoing experimentation with materials, in this instance incorporating ‘elemental’ substances—each found in its natural state on our planet and those beyond—such as graphite, iron, aluminum, neon, copper, nickel, bentonite clay, and mineral pigments.
On view: March 21 – May 16
What: Opening reception
Where: Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 1201 South La Brea Ave., LA (between Olympic and San Vincente.
When: 10:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.6886
Website: http://www.kaynegriffincorcoran.com
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Temporary Space (5522 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90036) debuts new work by Richard Shelton. Exhibition Hours are: Monday – Saturday from 10am – 8pm. www.temporaryspacela.com
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Nearby…Los Angeles Center of Photography, (1515 Wilcox Ave., LA 90028) offers an open house from 11-5pm. http://juliadean.com/lacp/
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Culver City…
Cherry and Martin hosts an art talk and Q&A with artist Pat O’Neill, conducted by curator and film preservationist Mark Toscano. 
This event will supplement O’Neill’s solo exhibition currently on view at Cherry and Martin through March 28th.
Long recognized as a pioneer in avant-garde film, Pat O’Neill is probably the first American to receive an MA in moving image art. O’Neill began his studies at UCLA in 1957, working with renowned designer Henry Dreyfuss. In the 1960s, O’Neill experimented with “serial projections of transparencies, followed by loop projections in 16mm film, and finally short films,” noting that this was “an extension of studio practice, using the film camera and projector in conventional and unconventional ways to make and present images over time.”
What: Art Talk
Where: Cherry Martin, 2712 S. La Cienega Blvd.
When: 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Website: http://www.cherryandmartin.com/
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Another early art event takes place at Bergamot Station…Enjoy live music with Amir H. Fallah (18th Street Arts Center Artist Lab Resident) from 1-4 pm just outside Robert Berman Gallery (B-7).
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In the valley…the art of Ellen Grobman will be featured at the Michael Roud Studio (11223 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, LA 91601) hosts a reception from 4-7pm. www.ellengrobman.com
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Back in Santa Monica…at Bergamot Station…
Pop into FIG to enjoy a solo exhibition. Lorraine Lubner’s recent paintings look to the horizon for inspiration.
See image: Lorraine Lubner “allegra” 2014, a
crylic on canvas, 12 x 12″
More accurate, perhaps, is to say they focus on horizontals. While often suggestive of landscapes, Lubner’s paintings really examine more formal issues, especially the powerful impact of horizontal bands of color on our visual perception. Painted freehand, the artist centers her attention on the dynamic interaction of the horizontal bands which read as pulsating waves of light and color.
As deceptively simple as her paintings might seem in their imagery, they are abundantly complex in the depth of layering, investigation of color, and robust brushwork.
What: Opening reception
Where: FIG, (G6) Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404
When: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Phone: 310 829-0345
Website: figgallery.com
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Patrick Painter premieres new work by Carlson Hatton.
Hatton’s work is ambitious in both scale and scope, and his multi-panel tableaus are a feast for the eyes. He discovered complex spatial relationships in the realm of cartoons long before he learned of the studied tenets of cubism.
In the worlds of cartoons and illustration, realistic scale is secondary; action is understood in swirling masses with an occasional fist or foot. His interest lies in those visual leaps of faith required to reconcile space that is not easily understood. Hatton’s work explores what he calls the symbiotic relation or fusion of environment and figure, the passage of time, and the glow of light suggesting celestial intervention.
On view: March 21st – April 18th
What: Opening reception
Where: Patrick Painter, Bergamot Station, B2 2525 Michigan Ave. SM, 90404
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310 264 5988
Website: http://www.patrickpainter.com/
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In Santa Monica…
Christopher Grimes Gallery debuts 
an exhibition titled “Kaleidoscope: abstraction in architecture.”
See image: Lucia Koch, Cafe Extra-forte (Extra-strong coffee), 2011, pigment print on cotton paper, laminated matte, 100 x 137 inches, 254 x 348 cm (composed of three 45.66 inch wide vertical panels), Edition of 6, with 1AP
The exhibition brings together artists from various backgrounds that engage with the languages of abstraction and architecture through diverse media to achieve distinctly different results. Included in the exhibition are works by Kevin Appel, Carlos Bunga, Gianfranco Foschino, Veronika Kellndorfer and Lucia Koch.
What: Opening
Where: Christopher Grimes Gallery, 916 Colorado Ave.,Santa Monica, CA 90401
When: 6:00pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 310.587.3373
Website: http://www.cgrimes.com
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Both Acme and 1301PE (located at 6150 Wilshire Blvd., 90048) host openings from 6-8pm. http://www.acmelosangeles.com/ http://www.1301pe.com/
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Also close by…
Anna Meliksetian and Michael Briggs are pleased to present Remainder, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles based artist Cody Trepte.
In 1953, amateur magician Paul Curry invented a puzzle in which a triangle divided into six segments can be rearranged into a new triangle occupying the same space. The pieces of the original form are cleanly redistributed to produce the new triangle, except that there is the strange result that there are now two extra spaces — two “somethings” from where once there was nothing.
Taking this puzzle as the starting point for the exhibition, Trepte highlights what’s left over as a site of paradox. Remainder consists of photographs, drawings, and a 16mm film. The two large photo-based images, considered drawings by the artist, are made by photographing works on paper of dots, numbers, and arrows. These images simultaneously reference the cellular and the cosmic, maps, movement, and instruction.
On view: March 21st – May 2nd
What: Opening Reception
Where: Meliksetian | Briggs, 313 N. Fairfax Ave., LA 90036
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 1 323 828 4731
Website: http://www.meliksetianbriggs.com/
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Tonight at Lam Gallery, experience a special sound performance by artist Dani Tull in conjunction with his current exhibit “From Enchantment to Eschaton.”
See image: Dani Tull Odyssey (detail 
installation view), 2015, mixed media, dimensions variable
Dani Tull has cultivated a production process that achieves a symbiosis between aestheticized formalist principles and an exploration into the subconscious mind and aspects of transpersonal psychology. The results take form as paintings, sculptures and installations that unfold an allegory that is both esoteric and emblematic of our collective contemporary human experience.
On view: February 28 – April 11, 2015
What: Opening Reception
Where: Lam Gallery, 913 North Highland Ave., LA 90012
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: 310.433.0508
Website: http://www.lamgalleryla.com/
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Also, just up the street…DIANE ROSENSTEIN (831 North Highland Ave., LA 90038) features a new exhibit from 6-8pm. http://www.dianerosenstein.com
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Then head back the other way on Highland…Hannah Hoffman Gallery (1010 N Highland Ave., LA 90038), features an opening from 6-8pm. http://hannahhoffmangallery.com/
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In Silverlake…
La Luz de Jesus hosts a book signing for TEMPLE OF ART
TEMPLE OF ART documents a two-year art and photography project; a unique collaboration between over 50 great artists and photographer/director Allan Amato that includes original work incorporating multiple modalities and disciplines.
The exhibition opened at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in December, and quickly became the talk of the internet. Many of the original pieces were snatched up by celebrity collectors, but the book reproduces all of them in a handsome, hardcover volume published by Baby Tattoo Books. View images here (note this was for the art exhibition – it mentions book launch but the book wasn’t out at the time)
Many of the participants will be present to sign the books and discuss the feature film documentary that has evolved out of this unique project.
What: Opening reception
Where: La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd. LA 90027
When: 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Phone: 323-666-7667
Website: www.laluzdejesus.com
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Downtown…CES Gallery (709 & 711 Mateo St., LA 90021) hosts a reception from 6-9pm. http://www.carlesmithgallery.com
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Groundspace (1427 E. 4th St. #4, LA 90033), throws an art party from 6-9pm. https://groundspaceproject.wordpress.com/
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Keystone Art Gallery debuts “Divergence,” an exhibition of work by 8 contemporary female artists working in distinctly different mediums.
Curated by Micke Tong and Rebecca O’Lear
y,Divergence spotlights artists who are working in an interdisciplinary manner, integrating unique methodologies or concepts into their artistic practice. The artwork exhibited is of varied styles and genres: conceptual art, abstract painting, ceramic sculpture, mixed media and photography, providing a widely spread artistic experience for the viewer. In their practices, these artists have subtly but bravely emerged out of the veil of restrictions and limitations of traditional mediums and found their own path to making unique works of art.
Presenting Female Artists: Angela Baker, Brük Dunbar, Sacha Eckes, Laurie Frick, Kohl King, Jessica Miller, Kylea Borges and Kari Reardon.
Refreshments + Light snacks will be served. Free parking.
On view: March 18 – April 1
What: Opening
Where: Keystone Art Gallery, 2558 North San Fernando Road, LA 90065
When: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Website: http://www.keystoneartspace.com/
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In Hollywood…
Enjoy some great music – Jesika von Rabbit Album Release Party at Bar Sinister with The Controversy and Deleyaman.
Gram Rabbit’s Jesika von Rabbit will be performing songs from her new electronic “adult theme park pop” solo debut”Journey Mitchell” along with a stage show featuring her entourage of dancers. CDs will be available for purchase at the shows.
$10 cover – $15 after midnight
$5 off before 11 pass available via Bar Sinister Facebook
What: Performance
Where: Bar Sinister, 1652 N Cherokee Ave, LA 90028
When: 11:00 pm
Website: www.barsinister.net
