A Roundup of the Best in Arts and Culture Now Through Fall
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Going on Now
Best in Low: Lowrider Icons of the Street and Show
A deep dive into the creation of the lowrider car. At the Petersen Automotive Museum through spring 2025
Photo courtesy of MotorTrend
Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
An exhibition of over 80 works that highlight how Mickalene Thomas has mastered multiple disciplines, from mixed-media painting to photography. Through September 29 at The Broad
Simone Leigh
Sculptor Simone Leigh showcases dozens of key works from her career in this joint exhibit presented at LACMA and the California African American Museum (CAAM) through January 20, 2025
© Simone Leigh, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
August/September
El Segundo Art Walk
They’re back! Stroll through the eclectic streets of Downtown El Segundo and Smoky Hollow as local creative businesses transform their spaces to showcase Los Angeles artists and their work. Highlights include food trucks, live music and sponsored experiences. August 24, 3 to 9 p.m.
“Summer Fun” Group Art Show
The Gallery of Hermosa will present a unique art crawl across three locations in Hermosa Beach. The 2D artworks will showcase the creativity, community and joy of the season. August 9 to September 3.
PST ART: Art & Science Collide
The sprawling Getty initiative PST ART (formerly Pacific Standard Time) returns for its third year with more than 800 artists and 50 locations across SoCal, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, CalTechLive, Crenshaw Dairy Mart, LACMA’s Art + Technology Lab and the New Children’s Museum. With the theme Art & Science Collide, this year’s topics include ancient cosmology, artificial intelligence, Indigenous science fiction and environmental justice. September 15–February 16, 2025
Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness
Part of this year’s PST ART event: a newly restored diorama hall that had been closed for decades at the Natural History Museum. Visitors can examine these illusions of wilderness through a series of displays and engaging programs. September 15–September 15, 2025
October
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall transforms into Shakespeare’s magical forest when Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mendelssohn’s whimsical incidental music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. October 3–4
Eric Clapton
Rocker Eric Clapton, with special guest guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, takes center stage at the Hollywood Bowl. October 12
Young Dubliners with Latch Key Kid
After 30 years as one of the world’s leading Celtic rock bands, Young Dubliners have begun work on their 10th studio album and will treat the South Bay to a night of their signature sound. October 19, 8 p.m.
Rufus-Retro-Wainright-Spective
After premiering at the Philharmonie de Paris, Rufus Wainwright reignites his COVID-born digital phenomenon with three concerts at The Wallis for the show’s U.S. debut. October 30–November 2
November
In Medias Res
FEMMEBIT and Supercollider Gallery present an exhibition of artworks by Los Angeles-adjacent, feminist and post-cyberfeminist artists who reimagine celluloid-based media for the decentralized realm of Life 3.0. October 12 to December 6 at Torrance Art Museum.
Waiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett’s tragicomic masterpiece at the Geffen features Conor Lovett (I’ll Find You), Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show) and Rainn Wilson (The Office). November 6–December 15
Left: Waiting for Godot costar Rainn Wilson
La Cage aux Folles
Pasadena Playhouse presents the Tony Award-winning musical comedy that focuses on the happenings at a St. Tropez drag club. November 12–December 15
Ballet BC
Two new pieces by choreographers Medhi Walerski and Crystal Pite mark the return of The Soraya’s resident dance company. November 23
Photo by Marcus Eriksson
