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Takashi Murakami: Arhat
- Critics choice
- Free
Provocative Japanese artist Takashi Murakami comes to Culver City's huge art gallery Blum & Poe.
- Various locations in L.A.
- Until Sat May 25
Overdrive: LA Constructs the Future, 1940-1990
- Critics choice
- Free
Learn how LA became a hub for cutting-edge, modern design and architecture.
- Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive, at I-405
- Until Sun Jul 21
Looking East: Rubens' Encounter with Asia
- Critics choice
- Free
This Getty Center delves into the rare treasures of Korea, spotlighting Peter Paul Rubens' Man in Korean Costume.
- Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive, at I-405
- Until Sun Jun 9
WAR / PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath
- Free
Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, more than 150 images document war from 1887 onward.
- Annenberg Space for Photography 2000 Avenue of the Stars
- Until Sun Jun 2
Theater shows & dance performances
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N Grand Avenue, between W 1st & W Temple Streets
- Until Sat Jun 8
Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet
- Price band: 2/4
The cutting-edge Modern Ballet show is back for a one-night performance.
- The Luckman Fine Arts Complex 5151 State University Dr
- Sat Jun 29
Art exhibitions
James Turrell: A Retrospective
- Price band: 2/4
This retrospective spans 50 pieces of early light projections, holograms and immersive light installations.
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) 5905 Wilshire Blvd
- Sun May 26 - Sun Apr 6
Richard Serra: Double Rifts
- Free
Get a glimpse of Serra's drawings using his favorite medium, the paintstick (a waxy, grease crayon).
- Gagosian Gallery 456 N Camden Dr
- Until Sat Jun 1
A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living
- Price band: 1/4
Catch the first-ever major museum retrospective of the LA-based modernist architect.
- Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd
- Sat May 25 - Sun Sep 8
Simone Shubuck: Do You Like Old Things or New Things That Look Old?
- Free
New works embrace the past at this solo exhibition at Taylor De Cordoba gallery's grand re-opening.
- Taylor De Cordoba 6021 Washington Blvd
- Until Sat Jun 1
Takashi Tomo-oka
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
Traditional Japanese painting meets modern technique in this exhibit of Takashi Tomo-oka's works.
- Pacific Asia Museum 46 N Los Robles Avenue, at E Colorado Boulevard West
- Until Sun Jul 28
Japan's Modern Divide: The Photographs of Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto
- Critics choice
Tour Japan and take a glimpse back in time through the lenses of 20th century photographers Hiroshi Hamaya and Kansuke Yamamoto.
- Getty Center 1200 Getty Center Drive, at I-405
- Until Sun Aug 25
2013 City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowships Visual Arts Exhibition
- Free
Catch the work of some of LA's most exemplary mid-career artists at this eclectic exhibition.
- Barnsdall Art Park & Hollyhock House 4800 Hollywood Blvd
- Until Sun Jul 7
Focus on the Subject: The Art of the Harari Collection
- Price band: 1/4
Get a closer look at pieces from Japan's Edo and Meiji era pieces.
- Pacific Asia Museum 46 N Los Robles Avenue, at E Colorado Boulevard West
- Until Sun Mar 30
Readings & lectures
Eat Write at Muddy Leek
- Price band: 1/4
Monthly poetry collective Tongue and Groove drop into Muddy Leek for an eat and speak series.
- Muddy Leek 8631 Washington Blvd., 90232
- Until Wed Dec 18
Norman Seeff Lectures
- Free
Legendary rock 'n' roll photographer Norman Seeff will share his expertise at a series of lectures.
- Bar at Hotel Bel-Air 701 Stone Canyon Rd
- Until Tue Nov 19
Write Club: Los Angeles
- Price band: 1/4
Two writers go head to head in three bouts of write-offs. The audience picks the winner. All proceeds go to charity.
- Bootleg Theater 2220 Beverly Blvd
- Mon Mar 11
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