Start your art party hop off super early

In Culver City…
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Samuel Freeman Gallery celebrates renowned artist Billy Al Bengston.

See image: Billy Al Bengston, January Watercolor, 1986, Watercolor on paper, 42 x 29.5in

Enjoy a selection of paintings from the 1960’s through 2016, primarily focused on the Dracula, spiced with a hint of Anthurium and a little John Wayne Hindsight.

What: Opening reception

Where: Samuel Freeman, 2639 South La Cienega Blvd., LA 90034

When: 10:00am – 2:00pm 

Phone: 310.449.1479

Website: http://samuelfreeman.com/

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In Glendale…The first annual Open Arts & Music Festival in Glendate from 12pm-10pm; Glendale Central Park, 201 E. Colorado St., Glendale, CA 91205; 

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Also in Culver City…

The Salon (at Automatic Sweat) hosts a book signing with acclaimed photographer Dennis Morris to celebrate his book The Bollocks: A Photo Essay of the Sex Pistols.
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Throughout the entirety of 2016, Punk has been celebrating its fortieth anniversary in London with extensive cultural events paying homage to the transformative movement.

What: Book signing
Where: The Salon (at Automatic Sweat), 2656 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034
When: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
PhoneL (310) 839.3100
Website: http://www.automaticsweat.com

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In Hollywood…Another early art party features the work of Zachary Leener at Tif Sigfrids from 4-5pm; Tif Sigfrids, 1507 Wilcox Ave., LA, 90028;

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In Santa Monica..Head to Bergamot Station for several events…An art talk at TAG Gallery in conjunction with its current exhibition, Art Talk 3-4pm; TAG Gallery, (D3), Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., SM 90404;

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If you have not stopped into Peter Fetterman Gallery…to see the solo exhibiion by Steve McCurry, its beautiful…

OSat-Sept17-2016-PetterFetterman-SteveMcCurry-BoyinMid-Flight-Jodhpur-Indian display in the project room…enjoy twenty works of Steve McCurry’s most iconic and powerful India images.

See image: Steve McCurry, Boy in Mid-Flight, Jodhpur, India, 2007, Digital C-print on Fuji Crystal paper

Come meet the legend himself today from 4-7pm for an artist talk and book signing with Steve McCurry.

On view: September 10 – December 3, 2016

What: Art Talk
Where: Peter Fetterman (A-1), Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica
When: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Website: http://www.peterfetterman.com

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Also taking place…A walk-through of bG Gallery’s “Transported” from 4-7pm. bG Gallery, G8A 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404;

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Also taking place at Bergamot –

The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Artisan Series is a national search to find the next big name in visual arts. Created in partnership with Russell and Danny Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, the Artisan Series offers underrepresented artists a national platform to showcase their work.

Thousands haveSat-Sept17-2016-BuildingBridges submitted their work, and select local artists will exhibit at BUILDING BRIDGES ART EXCHANGE, Bergamot Station during the regional finals. Ultimately, twelve artists will be chosen nationwide to showcase at the grand finale event during SCOPE Miami Beach, and just one will receive a grand prize solo exhibit at SCOPE NYC.

Artists include: Seth Brayer, Kohshin Finley, Gia (George) Chikvaidze, Jill Joy, Ariel Vargassal, Douglas Turner, Emma Escamilla, Kurosh Yahyai, David Isakson, Carlos Grasso, Patrick Quinn, Steve Martinez, John Rose, Rude Calderon, Shelley Heffler, Andrew Agutos, D.A. Metrov, Cole McLaughlin, Kevin, Brunner, Brian O’Hara, Zhenya Gershman

What: Opening Reception

Where: BUILDING BRIDGES Art Exchange, Bergamot Station, F-2, 2525 Michigan Ave., SM 90404

When: 7:30pm – ART Talk – Reception 8:15pm – 10:00pm

Phone: 323-839-5786

Website: http://www.buildingbridgesartexchange.org/

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One more in Santa Monica…FAB Gallery hosts an event from 6-9pm; FAB Gallery2001 Main Street, Santa Monica, 90405 (behind dog town coffee at main and bay); 

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In the Mid-Wilshire area….Another art party starting at 5pm will be held at 1301PE, where you will find an exhibition of Diana Thater’s new work Colorvision, 2016, and Fiona Banner’s sculpture Dummy, 2013. 1301PE, 6150 Wilshire Blvd. LA 90048

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In Boyle Heights…

Chimento Contemporary is please to announce a exhibition with new work by artist Sally Bruno.

Sat-Sept17-2016-Chimento-SallyBruno-WheretheWildThingsLivelSee image: Sally Bruno Where the Wild Things Live, 2016, oil on canvas, 72 x 96 inches, detail

For painter Sally Bruno, oil on canvas is a contact sport. Aside from salient shifts in her content and the contexts in which she generates meaning, the physicality of her studio practice is impressively muscular and this is abundantly evident in her results. Colleague Monique Prieto has called Bruno’s style of abstract expressionism “athletic,” and in fact, Bruno is a dedicated sportswoman. This is not only interesting but germane, as a key factor in her formal style is a hearty bodily engagement with paint-handling; undertaking marathon sessions on her feet slathering thick oil pigment onto canvas, scraping it off, adding again, then more razing, more building, and so on. Her studio is like a training gym where she drives herself to push harder, test limits, and find “the zone,” and from which she often emerges aching and sore.

On view: September 10 – October 29, 2016

What: Opening reception 

Where: CHIMENTO CONTEMPORARY, 622 South Andersen Street, Space 105, LA 90023

When: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Phone: 310.433.0508

Website: http://www.chimentocontemporary.com

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It’s the sixth installment of Art Project Los Angeles taking place on September 17, 2016, at the beautiful Bonhams auction house on Sunset Boulevard. The event will include silent and live auctions to benefit APLA as well as a hosted reception offering guests complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.
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Art Project Los Angeles has featured works by artists such as Ed Ruscha, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Longo, and Pablo Picasso, as well as work from young, talented local artists.

Admission: $75.00 per person; To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE!

What: Opening reception
Where: 7601 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
When: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Website: http://www.artprojectlosangeles.com

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Regen Projects debuts new sculptures by Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas from 6-8pm; Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, 90038;

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In Hollywood…Sat-Sept17-2016-HannahHoffman-Sam Falls-Repeater-2016

Hannah Hoffman Gallery celebrates the art of Sam Falls.

Sam Falls, Repeater, 2016, Silver gelatin print, 60 x 48 inches (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
 
Recent solo exhibitions of Sam Falls have been at the Kitchen, New York, NY, 2015; Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX, 2015; Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, CA, 2014; Public Art Fund, New York, NY, 2014; and LAXART, Los Angeles, CA, 2013. 
 
On view: September 10 – October 29, 2016

What: Opening Reception
Where: Hannah Hoffman Gallery, 1010 N Highland Ave., LA 90038
When: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Website: http://www.hannahhoffmangallery.com

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Various Small Fires holds an artist reception for “Jeff Zilm: Relics of the Epoch” from 6-8pm; Various Small Fires, 812 North Highland Ave., LA, 90038;

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In the Miralce Mile area…Couturier Gallery hosts an opening reception for three exemplary modernists: world-renowned ceramists Gertrud & Otto Natzler, and painter Helen Inez Seibert (Brooks) featuring ceramics, paintings and drawings. Reception 6-8pm; Couturier Gallery, 166 N. La Brea Ave., LA 90036;

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In Beverly Hills…

Sat-Sept17-2016-GarboushianGARBOUSHIAN GALLERY is pleased to present Lydia Emily in her second solo exhibition with the gallery, entitled “The Face of Survival.”

Lydia Emily’s artwork is well known the world over, as she depicts raw and powerful stories of real people, and has been doing so in interesting and compelling ways for over 20 years.

Her signature style is full of contextual significance, both personally and politically, however, in her new body of work for The Face of Survival, Emily has captured 10 stories of survivors of tragic circumstance and personal struggle. The stories of her subjects are heart-wrenching and personal, rife with trauma, but with a compelling, strong and hopeful narrative intact.

What: Opening reception
Where: Garboushian Gallery, 427 North Camden Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
When: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Phone: 310.854.0540
Website: http://www.garboushian.com/

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Nearby…Marc Selwyn Fine Art debuts “Astrolabe,” featuring the art of Tom Knechtel from 6-8pm; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 9953 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90212;

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In Venice…

The Museum of Right Now proudly presents “POP UP POP” at Electric Lodge. The group show features innovative LA artists reinterpreting Pop for the 21st century.
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Artists include: Vanessa Chow, Jason Chrisman, Will Erokan, MX Farina, Gerry Fialka, Barbara Mastej, B Meade, John Ransom and more.

For additional info, see the FB Event Page.  
 
What: Opening reception
Where: Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave, Venice, CA 90291
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Saturday, September 17, 2016
Website: http://www.Laughtears.com http://www.electriclodge.org

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In Culver City…(just down the street from our Pick of the Week)Sat-Sept17-2016-Thinkspace

Thinkspace celebrates two new exhibitions. 

Brooklyn-based artist Allison Sommers will be featured in a solo exhibition titled “Bruxism.” In her sixth exhibition with the gallery, Sommers presents new mixed-media works that veer increasingly towards an expressionistic abstraction of the figurative.

Enjoy new works by Japanese artist Ozabu in “Wander,” her debut solo exhibition. Ozabu’s drawings are staggeringly detailed, stylized and yet lifelike, rendered with incredibly subtle line work.

September 17 – October 8

What: Opening Reception
Where: Thinkspace, 6009 Washington Blvd. Culver City, 90232
When: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Phone: 310 403.8549
Website: http://www.thinkspacegallery.com

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Sat-Sept17-2016-LibraryStreetCollective-POSEThis one is pretty close to our Pick of the Week….

Detroit-based contemporary art gallery Library Street Collective (LSC) announces their first Los Angeles residency in Mid City (5428 W. Washington Blvd.) from September 2016 until early in the New Year. The lineup of exhibition programming is set to present some of the gallery’s finest alongside a number of new artists, as they continue to push boundaries and expand upon their curatorial vision.

Inaugurating LSC’s Los Angeles space on Saturday, September 17th is a solo exhibition of new works by Jordan Nickel (POSE) – aptly titled FRANKLY – a collection of evolutionary works that will recontextualize the provenance of the artist’s Pop Art influences. Dramatic and immediate, his 16 paintings on paper demonstrate the risks and rewards of a body of work completely stripped down by one of LSC’s favorite collagists.

What: Opening Reception
Where: Library Street Collective, 5428 W. Washington Blvd.
When: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Website: http://www.lscgallery.com/

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Downtown…Grice Bench presents “Jacob Stewart-Halevy: Dad Paintings Mom Jeans” from 6-9pm; Grice Bench, 915 Mateo Street, #210, LA, 90021;

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Ground Space Project offers a group exhibition titled “Fantastic Feminist Figuration.” Reception: 6-9pm; Ground Space Project, 1427 E. 4th St. #4, LA, 90033;

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Studio C Gallery features a group show benefitting Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary & The Wild Horse Sanctuary. Reception: 6-9pm; Studio C Gallery, 2349 So. Santa Fe Ave., Studio C, Los Angeles, 90058.

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