The first week of September is typically the busiest art night of the year. Thankfully, many of the galleries have started to stagger their events until the 2nd Saturday of the month. Needless to say September 7, 2024 Art Parties and Events are overflowing. Get ready for a big night.
September 7, 2024 Art Parties and Events
In Santa Monica….Today and tonight, Bergamot Station Arts Center celebrates thirty years with over ten art events! I can’t believe it made it that long…yes several galleries were forced to move due to the approaching metro in 2014, but I am glad to see it still here. CLICK HERE to read the article I wrote about how several galleries were pushed out for the LA Weekly over ten year ago.
2-6pm; Lois Lambert Gallery Live Music by the Crossroads for Arts & Sciences Jazz Band
3pm: Von Lintel Gallery Artist Talk with Miles Regis
3-6pm: bG Gallery Blockchain Demonstrations and Reception: As part of Bergamot Station’s 30 Year Anniversary and DNA Festival
3-6pm: Marshall Gallery Opening Reception of Marking Time by Chris McCaw and Official PST ART Exhibition
4-6pm: Peter Fetterman Gallery Opening Reception of Her: The Great Women Photographers
5-7pm: Craig Krull Gallery Opening Reception of 3 shows for PST ART: Art & Science Collide, Greg Colson | Rose-Lynn Fisher | James Griffith
5-7pm: Galerie XII Soft Opening Reception of Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair
6-9pm: Lois Lambert Gallery Opening Reception for PRIMARILY IN THE RIGHT HEMISPHERE & THE ANALOG BRAIN Exhibitions
6-10pm: Copro Gallery Opening Reception of The 19th Annual BLAB! Show, Curated by Monte Beauchamp
8pm: City Garage Continues the run of its world premiere production of a new comedy by Neil LaBute, “If I Needed Someone” Tickets: www.citygarage.org
Additional galleries such as NÜART Gallery, Leslie Sacks Gallery, Robert Berman Gallery and Richard Heller Gallery will be open all day; Find out more on https://bergamotstation.com
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Also in Santa Monica
18th Street Arts Center unveils An Earth Twin at the Digital Dawn: Tom Van Sant’s GeoSphere Project. Visit the website for additional info and to RSVP. Art Party: 4 – 6pm, 18th Street Arts Center, Olympic Campus, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica, 90404; https://18thstreet.org
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Venice
Maybe, Baby by Irish-born artist Domino Whisker opens at Arcane Space. This personal yet whimsical solo exhibition features a collection of hand-embroidered works on linen and large-scale, hand-tufted tapestries. Art Party: 5:30-8:30pm; ARCANE SPACE, 324 Sunset Ave. Unit G, Venice, CA 90291(Next to Gjusta Bakery), Venice CA 90291; https://www.arcanespacela.com
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Mar Vista
Duncan Miller Gallery presents Mick Jagger & Friends. Second concurrent exhibition is The Mysterious Parisian F.C. Leroux;
Mick Jagger and Tina Turner, 1988 by David McGough
The gallery is in an unmarked building on the North side of Venice Blvd between Greenfield and Military avenues. You’ll notice a small doorway in the middle of a bougainvillea covered wall. Street Parking; Art Party: 6-8pm; Duncan Miller Gallery, 10959 Venice Blvd LA 90034; http://duncanmillergallery.com
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Culver City
Billis Williams Gallery debuts Margaret Lazzari: The Space of Color. Featuring large scale abstractions, it is the gallery’s third solo exhibition by the Southern California-based painter. Art Party: 4-7pm; Billis Williams Gallery LA, 2716 S La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034: http://www.billiswilliams.com
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Also on La Cienega…Hashimoto Contemporary LA presents Flowers on the Wall by Mary Finlayson. The solo show features paintings, books, and mosaics of sculptures. In addition, the exhibition will include flowers lending hints and clues to memories. Flowers on the Wall is inspired her mother’s dementia diagnosis.
Art Party: 5-7pm; Hashimoto Contemporary LA, 2754 La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; https://www.hashimotocontemporary.com
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Another in Culver City…Walter Maciel offers an opening reception for Katherine Sherwood: Hortus Conclusus and Lisa Solomon: Amime. Art Party: 5-8pm; Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; http://waltermacielgallery.com
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Beverly Hills
Marc Selwyn Fine Art hosts an opening art party to celebrate the work of Channing Hansen in Cosmic Fabric. Art Party: 5-7pm; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, 9953 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, 90212; https://www.marcselwynfineart.com
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Then in Hollywood…Marian Goodman Gallery brings us the first solo exhibition of Anri Sala in its Los Angeles space. Art Party: 5-7 pm. Marian Goodman Gallery, 1120 Seward St., LA 90038; https://www.mariangoodman.com
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Another in Hollywood…Join Andrew Hosner and LAMA in a celebration and to preview the Collection of Shawn & Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace LA at Los Angeles Modern Auctions. Event: 5-8pm; CLICK HERE to RSVP. Los Angeles Modern Auctions, 6666 Lexington Ave., LA, 90038; https://thinkspaceprojects.com
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Also in Hollywood…839 presents Olivia Gibian’s debut solo show with the gallery. Selected Ambient Works bring together a collection of Gibian’s paintings on paper, intimately scaled gouache as well as watercolor abstractions that obliquely summon landscapes and the botanical. Art Party: 5-8pm; 839, 839 N Cherokee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038; https://www.839gallery.com/
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One more in Hollywood…
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery brings us a new exhibition titled Hover Land Lover by Lisa Williamson. This is the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.
The exhibition features s a series of painted wall reliefs as well as sculptures that convey language as a series of formal compressions. Art Party 6-8pm; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 1010 N Highland Ave, LA, 90038; http://tanyabonakdargallery.com
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Beverly Fairfax area
Artplex Gallery hosts an opening art party for Organic Alchemy. The exhibition focuses on the beauty of nature as it interacts with creativity as well as transformation. Art Party: 2-4pm; Artplex Gallery, 7377 Beverly Blvd, LA, 90036; https://www.artplexgallery.com
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Also in the Beverly Fairfax area…KP Projects Gallery presents Henri Dauman: Life, Lens, Legacy. Dauman’s career as a photojournalist and photographer spanned four decades. His images capture powerful cultural and social moments that serve as living testimony to modern America. Art Party: 6-9pm; RSVP to rsvp@kpprojects.net to attend this free event; KP Projects Gallery, 633 N La Brea Ave., A 90036; https://kpprojectsgallery.net/
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Larchmont
Morán Morán offers us an opening reception for Oscar Tuazon’s solo exhibition, LAWS (Los Angeles Water School). This is the artist’s first show with the gallery and the first solo exhibition in Los Angeles since 2016’s Oscar Tuazon: Hammer Projects at the Hammer Museum. Art P arty: 5-8pm; Morán Morán, 641 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004; https://moranmorangallery.com/
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Also in Larchmont…David Zwirner unveils new exhibitions. At Home: Alice Neel in the Queer World, curated by Hilton Als opens tonight. It will be held at the gallery’s 606 N Western Avenue location. In addition new paintings by Nate Lowman (b. 1979) will be on exhibit at the gallery’s 612 N Western Avenue location. Be sure to visit all the locations while you are there. Art Party: 6-8pm; 606, 612, and 616 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004; https://www.davidzwirner.com
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Rampart Village area
Michael Benevento hosts an opening reception for Landscape, by San Francisco based artist Jason Jägel. The artist is known for his commissioned public artworks, and has completed twelve. His most recent commission is The Author & Her Story, a 13 x 34 foot ceramic tile mosaic installed at the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Jägel’s new works explores both representation and pure abstraction. Art Party: 5-7 pm with a special DJ set by Karriem Riggins from 7:30-10pm; Michael Benevento, 3712 Beverly Blvd, LA, 90004; https://beneventolosangeles.com
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Downtown
François Ghebaly presents Brooklin A. Soumahoro: The Open Window as well as Scupper curated by Carlos Agredano.
Artwork by Brooklin A. Soumahoro (right) and Analia Saban (left)
Scupper is a group exhibition organized around a central question: how do our infrastructural systems define, excrete, and destroy their waste? Visit the website for a full list of artists. Art Party: 6-8pm; François Ghebaly, 2245 E. Washington Blvd, LA, 90021; http://ghebaly.com
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In Little Tokyo….LA Artcore presents Call & Response by Erin Elizabeth Adams, and H. Leslie Foster II. Art Party: 6-9pm; LA Artcore, 120 Judge John Aiso St., LA, 90012; https://laartcore.org
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West Hollywood
Mash Gallery invites you to an evening of tree-inspired art, music, and mingling with fellow art enthusiasts—all while supporting important nature charities. Enjoy drinks and toast to the opening of Grove of Enchantment, a solo exhibition by expressionist painter and also gallery founder Haleh Mashian. Art Party: 6-10pm; Visit the website for more info, and to rsvp for this FREE event; Mash Gallery, 812 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA ,90069; https://www.mashgallery.com/
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Culver City
Taylor Fine Art unveils a new solo show titled Mystical Graffitti by Saundra Schwartzkopf. Art Party: 7-10pm; Taylor Fine Art, 6039 Washington Blvd, Culver City, 90232; http://taylorfineart.art
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Downtown
Later tonight…New exhibitions open at Hive Gallery – The Greenman’s Parade, The Hive Circus Show, as well as Trxtr Wxrld. In addition, the art of Jessica Simone is featured on a Residency Wall at the gallery. Art Party: 8-11pm; HIVE Gallery, 729 S. Spring St., LA CA 90014; https://hivegallery.com
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West LA
CIACLA (Contemporary Irish Arts Center of Los Angeles) presents A Night in November at the Pico Playhouse. The multi-award winning one-person play written by written by Marie Jones, and performed by Alan Smyth is set in Northern Ireland. It centers on Kenneth McCallister, a bored protestant dole clerk who has witnessed hatred and bigotry in his own community. Then he sets out on a voyage of discovery and redemption. Performance: 7:30pm; Admission is $28.52; The Pico Playhouse, 10508 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064; http://www.thepico.com/ https://ciacla.com
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Westwood
Geffen Playhouse presents The Brothers Size. It runs through Sunday September 8, 2024. The show is written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, and directed by Bijan Sheibani. It is a co-production with The Shed featuring Alani iLongwe, Malcolm Mays and Sheaun McKinney. Performance: 8pm; Admission ranges from $57 – $129; Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024; https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/
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