September 25-26, 2025 Art Parties & Events
Well Thursday, Friday, September 25-26 2025 Art Parties and Events are shaping up to be quite a busy start to our art weekend. In addition to openings at Gagosian, Fahey Klein, and other galleries, the Other Art Fair kicks off on Thursday, and LA Design Weekend (LADW) starts on Friday. Both run through the weekend. Plus we have theatre as well as comedy too.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
In West Hollywood…7811 Gallery and The Cannonball Betty Project co-present Acts of Surface. The three-person exhibition brings together the work of Edith Baumann, Chip Barrett and Vincent Enrique Hernandez. Across generations and mediums, each artist investigates the layered dynamics of a surface—both literal and also emotional—as a site of memory, transformation, and abstraction. Art Party: 6-8pm; 7811 Gallery, 7811 Melrose Avenue, LA 90046; https://www.7811gallery.com/
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Beverly Hills
Gagosian brings us a new exhibit titled Nights of Cabiria by Carol Bove. This is the artist’s first full exhibition at the Beverly Hills gallery and follows the installation of her sculpture Mary (2025) on the building’s roof in April. Embracing modernist formalism as a point of departure, Bove’s metal sculptures explore previously overlooked openings in the narrative of art history. Art Party: 6–8pm; Gagosian Beverly Hills, 456 North Camden Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210, https://gagosian.com/locations/beverly-hills/
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Park La Brea area
Fahey/Klein Gallery celebrates new exhibitions with an opening art party. One of the shows opening is a multi-venue Los Angeles exhibition, Vanitas: The Palermo Portraits by Matthew Rolston. Copresented by Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, ArtCenter College of Design, Daido Moriyama Museum / Daido Star Space, and Leica Gallery, Los Angeles, it debuts tonight. Also opening…Paul Outerbridge: Photographs is a landmark exhibition honoring a visionary modernist photographer.
Included in Outerbridge’s exhibition are rare Carbro prints, Silver Gelatin photographs, as well as Platinum prints from his groundbreaking career. Read more about the artist on the LAArtParty: Fahey/Klein, Paul Outerbridge Feature. Art Party: 7-9pm; The Fahey/Klein Gallery, 148 North La Brea Ave., LA 90036; http://www.faheykleingallery.com
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The Los Angeles edition of The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art takes place this weekend starting tonight. The four-day art fair will be held at Barker Hangar. It features over 150 artists. Furthermore each ticket includes a complimentary, hand-crafted whisky cocktail (for those who are 21+) on Thursday only. Plus, all Thursday ticket holders can claim free return tickets all weekend long. Barker Hangar has on-site parking available on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking costs $20. Opening Night: 6-10pm; The Other Art Fair, 3021 Airport Ave Suite. Santa Monica, 90405; https://www.theotherartfair.com
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Westwood
Geffen Playhouse presents a world premiere production of Am I Roxie?, written and performed by Roxana Ortega (The Casagrandes, The Groundlings). The play is directed by Bernardo Cubría (Crabs in a Bucket; The Giant Void In My Soul). In this funny one-woman tour-de-force based on her own life, writer/actor Roxana Ortega navigates the chaos of her mother’s mental decline with outrageous humor. Playing everything from a mermaid-obsessed aunt to a prickly sherpa, Roxie takes us on a humorous and also poignant journey.
Roxana Ortega in Am I Roxie? at Geffen Playhouse; Photo by Jeff Lorch.
Rush tickets for each day’s performance are made available to the general public one hour before showtime at the box office. $40.00 General/$20.00 Student. Performance: 7:30pm; Admission runs from $36.00 – $139.00. Available by phone at 310.208.2028 and on website. Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, LA 90024; https://geffenplayhouse.org
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Friday, September 26, 2025
LA Design Weekend (LADW) hosts its second annual edition, kicking off tonight and running through the weekend (September 26–29, 2025). The independently organized, citywide design fair will showcase studios, showrooms, exhibitions, workshops, group shows, parties, as well as iconic private residences across LA that help shape the city’s character. This year, LADW 2025 will expand into more neighborhoods, engage over 100 hosts, and welcome participants from across the country and also around the world.
See a full list of Friday, September 26, 2025 LADW Events HERE; Some events start as early as 10am; Be aware some are free, but some events are NOT; Multiple Locations in Los Angeles; https://www.ladesignweekend.com
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Mid City
The Marciano Art Foundation features the art of Corita Kent. The exhibition spotlights the artist’s archive of slides taken in the 1950s as well as the 60s. Visit the website to view times. You must reserve a time to see the exhibition starting today. The Marciano Art Foundation, 4357 Wilshire Boulevard, LA, 90010; http://marcianoartfoundation.org
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Santa Monica
The Los Angeles edition of The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art continues today and runs through the weekend. The four-day art fair will be held at Barker Hangar. It features over 150 artists. Plus LA’s KCRW will help to make it a festive night. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox will be spinning in the DJ booth from 7-10pm. Tonight’s Friday Late party runs from 5-10pm; The Other Art Fair, 3021 Airport Ave Suite. Santa Monica, 90405; https://www.theotherartfair.com
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In Silver Lake…It’s the FINAL Barnsdall Fridays Wine Tasting event. The fundraiser event benefits Barnsdall Art Park Foundation. Wines are curated by Silverlake Wine. Also don’t forget to arrive a bit early and stop in to see the exhibitions. Moreover attendees can enjoy cuisine from rotating food trucks at these Friday night happenings which run through September 26, 2025.
Visit the website for more info and to purchase tickets. Event runs: 5:30-8:30pm; Tickets start at $45; Adults ONLY (21+ No kids or babies or pets); Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard LA 90027; http://www.barnsdall.org/
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Westwood
You have another chance to catch Am I Roxie? at the Geffen Playhouse. See above for details about the show. Rush tickets for each day’s performance are made available to the general public one hour before showtime at the box office. Admission: $40.00 General/$20.00 Student. Performance: 8pm; Admission runs from $36.00 – $139.00. Available by phone at 310.208.2028 and on website. Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, LA 90024; https://geffenplayhouse.org
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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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