Last Saturday, the opening of Actual Size was excellent -- it's a show worth checking out. 

At Vinyl Mandala (noon-5pm) on December 18-19th, visitors are invited to listen to the records on display in an informal listening lab. The gallery is featuring work by Akiko and Hashim Bharoocha, Alex Klein, Brian Roettinger, dublab, Eamon Ore-Giron, Golden Hits, HIT + RUN, Julio Cesar Morales, Lucky Dragons, OJO, Teebs, and The Collapsible Mammals.

A few more quick highlights for this coming week: Wednesday the lecture at the Getty is not to me missed Peter Greenaway "New Possibilities: Cinema and Art History"; Friday Julien Bismuth at the Box; Saturday openings at Susan Vielmetter of Joel Tauber and Robert Olsen.

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- "Featured Gallery: Rachel Uffner" by Amanda Schmitt
- "FCA Benefit at Lehmann Maupin" by Helen Homan Wu with photos
- "3 shows on 23rd -- S, M, L" by Brent Birnbaum
- "KW69 #2 cactus craze"

Wednesday:
+ Hanne Darboven "Wunschkonzert" at Regen Projects
+ Lecture: Peter Greenaway "New Possibilities: Cinema and Art History" at Getty
+ Screening: Aardman Animation, David Altobelli, David Wilson, Pes, The Neistat Brothers "Flux Screening Series" Guest DJs will spin during a courtyard reception following the screening. at Hammer Museum

Thursday:
+ "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" Leonard Cohen’s 1974 album, New Skin for the Old Ceremony, is reimagined and interpreted by a stellar group of select artist filmmakers. Eleven newly commissioned works illustrate the album in its entirety through the medium of the moving picture. This pr at Hammer Museum
+ Julien Bismuth "The Golden Ass" at The Box

Friday:
+ Nils Schirrmacher (Project Space), Simon Leung (Main Gallery), Yvonne Rainer at Las Cienegas Projects

Saturday:
+ Closing reception: Adam Peña, Suzanne Adelman / Kaucyila Brooke / Sky Burchard /, Trinidad Ruiz / Young Chung / Cirilo Domine / Morg "I have a Light" at S1F Gallery

Tuesday, December 14

Lecture: "75 Years of DC Comics" Patton Oswalt will moderate a discussion among DC Comics’ Paul Levitz, Jim Lee, and Geoff Johns, the creative and editorial superheroes behind the pages of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Green Lantern, at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 7pm

Wednesday, December 15

+ Hanne Darboven "Wunschkonzert" at Regen Projects
West Hollywood: 633 North Almont Drive, CA 90069, 5-7pm

Birgitte Moos "Anachronious Mind Tree" AMT is the latest installation-curatorial hybrid by Airom, based on artificial intelligence modeling with collaborating artists, Lizzy Waronker, Mike Saijo, Calethia DeConto (Dec 8th), Courtney Reid, Emily Ulmer, David Gorman, Blanca Caporale and special at Caporale/Bleicher
West Hollywood: 355 North La Brea Avenue, CA 90036, 6-10pm

+ Lecture: Peter Greenaway "New Possibilities: Cinema and Art History" at Getty
Brentwood: 1200 Getty Center Drive, CA 90049, free, 7-9pm

+ Screening: Aardman Animation, David Altobelli, David Wilson, Pes, The Neistat Brothers "Flux Screening Series" Guest DJs will spin during a courtyard reception following the screening. at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 8pm

Lecture: Jacopo De'Barbari "lunchtime art talks" curated by Cindy Burlingham, director, Grunwald Center for th at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 12:30pm

Thursday, December 16

Jonathan Zawada "Over Time" at PRISM
West Hollywood: 8746 W. Sunset Boulevard, CA 90069, 6-8pm

Performance: "evening of music with performances by Julia Holter and Claire Cronin" at LACE Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
Hollywood: 6522 Hollywood Boulevard, CA 90028, open till 9pm

+ "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" Leonard Cohen’s 1974 album, New Skin for the Old Ceremony, is reimagined and interpreted by a stellar group of select artist filmmakers. Eleven newly commissioned works illustrate the album in its entirety through the medium of the moving picture. This pr at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, cash bar, 7pm

Screening: "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" Leonard Cohen’s 1974 album, New Skin for the Old Ceremony, is reimagined and interpreted by a stellar group of select artist filmmakers. Eleven newly commissioned works illustrate the album in its entirety through the medium of the moving picture. This pr at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 8pm

+ Julien Bismuth "The Golden Ass" at The Box
Chinatown: 977 Chung King Road, CA 90012, 6-9pm

Friday, December 17

+ Nils Schirrmacher (Project Space), Simon Leung (Main Gallery), Yvonne Rainer at Las Cienegas Projects
Culver City: 2045 S. La Cienega Blvd., CA 90034, 6-9pm

Saturday, December 18

+ Closing reception: Adam Peña, Suzanne Adelman / Kaucyila Brooke / Sky Burchard /, Trinidad Ruiz / Young Chung / Cirilo Domine / Morg "I have a Light" at S1F Gallery
Downtown: 2404 Wilshire Boulevard, 1F, CA 90028, 6-9pm

Robert Olsen "Essence de la vie" at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Culver City: 6006 Washington Boulevard, CA 90232, 6-8pm

Joel Tauber "Pumping" at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Culver City: 6006 Washington Boulevard, CA 90232, 6-8pm

"On the Landing, MFA Thesis Exhibition" at Art Center Graduate Complex
Pasadena: 950 S. Raymond Ave, CA 91105, Additional Gallery Hours: December 19th – January 9th Mon-Fri 9-5:00. For a private viewing please call (917) 697-9234, 7-10pm

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