This week! Holiday parties, readings and hiking in Griffith Park:

On Thursday X-TRA Magazine hosts at Human Resources, presenting artworks that exist only in written, immaterial form. Some of the readings include Edward Kienholz’s Concept Tableau, Ant Farm’s Dolphin Embassy, Leslie Dick’s Rules For Dreaming, and Chris Burden’s The Moon Piece. You can also pick up a copy of the latest issue of the magazine.
 
In the last installment of the Gold Rush / Manifest Destiny series at Public Fiction, David Hendren will take over the space to mark the conclusion of an ambitious journey west. To find out what that means, stop by on Friday evening. They do good work.

In addition to the many innovative events this week, you can also hike out to The Bat Cave in Griffith Park to witness a performance by J. Patrick Walsh III. Hosted by The Action Bureau, a curatorial collective dedicated to performance art, the performance takes place on Saturday, December 10, 2011, from 4pm-sunset. Holiday party to follow.

See below for more recommendations.

Lee Foley
Editor, Artcards Los Angeles

New on Artcards Review:
- "Seven Miami: Photo Re-Cap" by Brinson Renda
- "Art Salon series: Remembering Louis Bourgeois"
- "Other Spaces Generates New Spaces Through Sound at LEAP" by Kristin Trethewey
- "Scopophilia @ Matthew Marks Gallery" by Gabriella Radujko
- "Mckeever Donovan at Important Projects" by Craig Smith-Dermody

Tuesday:
+ "Sublimated Los Angeles Film Series" Seven Los Angeles Artists at Fellows of Contemporary Art

Thursday:
+ "X-TRA Presents Immaterials and Proposals" A reading of artworks that exist in description only. at Human Resources (HRLA)

Friday:
+ "The Gold Rush / Manifest Destiny" at museum of public fiction

Saturday:
+ James Hayward "Satori" at Richard Telles Fine Art
+ John Divola "The Vandalism Series, 1973-1975" at LaxArt
+ Asher Penn "The Banana Question" at Young Art
+ Amir Nikravan, Emilie Halpern, Jed Lind, Liz Glynn, Phil Chang, Skip Arnold "Second Story" at Pepin Moore
+ Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Thomas Trudgeon "The Empty Globe" at Pieter

Tuesday, December 6

+ "Sublimated Los Angeles Film Series" Seven Los Angeles Artists at Fellows of Contemporary Art
Downtown: 970 N. Broadway, Suite 208, CA 90012, 7:30-10:30pm

"Desposito" at Italian Cultural Institute
Westwood / Century City: 1023 Hilgard Avenue, CA 90024, 6:30-9:30pm

"Deposito" at LAND (Museum of Latin American Art)
long beach: 628 Alamitas Avenue, CA 91016, 6:30-7:30pm

Thursday, December 8

Artist Talk: "inConversation: Deborah Sussman and Andrew Byrom" at A+D Museum (Architecture and Design Museum)
Miracle Mile / Mid-City: 6032 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90036, $15, 6:30-8:30pm

"David Flores X Phil Stern" at Phil Stern Gallery
Downtown: 601 S. Los Angeles St., CA 90013, 7-11pm

"Snap to Grid: the UN-Juried Exhibit" at LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art)
Downtown: 107 West 5th street , CA 90013, 7-9pm

+ "X-TRA Presents Immaterials and Proposals" A reading of artworks that exist in description only. at Human Resources (HRLA)
Chinatown: 410 Bernard Street, CA 90012, 8-11pm

Friday, December 9

Hans Haveron at C.A.V.E. Gallery
Venice: 1108 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, CA 90291, 6-10pm

"Rune Boutique" at Royal/T
Culver City: 8927 Lindblade St., CA 90232, 8pm-midnight

+ "The Gold Rush / Manifest Destiny" at museum of public fiction
Highland Park: 749 avenue 50, CA 90042, 7-10pm

Saturday, December 10

+ James Hayward "Satori" at Richard Telles Fine Art
West Hollywood: 7380 Beverly Boulevard, CA 90036, 5-7pm

Closing reception: Todd Carpenter "Specifically Ambiguous" at Launch
Miracle Mile / Mid-City: 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90036, 6-10pm

Ben Huang, Virginia Dan "A Project for Disastrous Success" at Morono Kiang Gallery
Downtown: 218 W 3rd Street, CA 90012, 6-9pm

Miya Ando "The Color of Light" at Lora Schlesinger Gallery
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Avenue, #T3, CA 90404, 5-7pm

Susan Metzger "The Fifth Element" at Lora Schlesinger Gallery
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Avenue, #T3, CA 90404, 5-7pm

Jackson and Sienna De Govia "Angel City Eats" at Gallery KM
Santa Monica: 2903 Santa Monica Boulevard, CA 90404, 5-8pm

"Holiday Show" at Topanga Canyon Gallery
Topanga: 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, suite 109, CA 90290, 4-8pm

"Matthew Ritchie: Monstrance" at L&M Arts
Venice: 660 Venice Boulevard, CA 90291, 6-8pm

+ John Divola "The Vandalism Series, 1973-1975" at LaxArt
Culver City: 2460 S. La Cienaga , CA 90034, 7-9pm

Amos Mac, Zackary Drucker "Distance is where the heart is, home is where you hang your heart" at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles
Culver City: 2685 S. La Cienega Blvd., CA 90034, 6-9pm

"Graduate Open Studios" at UCLA (Graduate Studios)
Culver City: 8535 Warner drive, CA 90232, 6-9pm

R.L. Gibson "Cohesion Collision" curated by Monica Marsh, Terri Lloyd at RicRok's Highland Park: 6181 N Figueroa street, CA 90042, 6-10pm

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Fabian Debora, J Michael Walker, Khalid Hassan, Raquel Martinez, Richard Scully, Stephanie Mercado, Susanna Meires "Driven by Content" at Avenue 50 Studio
Highland Park: 131 North Avenue 50, CA 90042, 7-10pm

Book Signing: "Stone on Stone" Illustrated Lecture and Book Signing by Hicks Stone at Edward Cella Art + Architecture
Mid-Wilshire: 6018 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90036, 4-6pm

+ Asher Penn "The Banana Question" at Young Art
Chinatown: 418 Bamboo Lane, CA 90012, 6-9pm

Amy Sarkisian, Andrew Hahn, Bart Exposito, Charles Irvin, David Hughes, Fil RÃπting, Henry Taylor, John Pearson, Michael Minelli, Pamela Jorden, Rachael Neubauer , Ryan Tomcho, Terri Phillips, Tyler Vlahovich "Bon Voyage Holiday Group Exhibition" at WPA
Chinatown: 510 Bernard Street, CA 90012, 6-10pm

+ Amir Nikravan, Emilie Halpern, Jed Lind, Liz Glynn, Phil Chang, Skip Arnold "Second Story" at Pepin Moore
Chinatown: 933 Chung King Road, CA 90012, 7-9pm

Herman Sillas "View From The Pier" at Jose Vera Fine Art & Antiques
Eagle Rock: 2012 Colorado Boulevard, CA 90041, 6-9pm

+ Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Thomas Trudgeon "The Empty Globe" at Pieter
Lincoln Heights: 420 West Avenue 33, unit 10, CA 90031, 8-10pm

Michael Blasi "Soundsystem" curated by Paul W. Evans, Sophia Allison at ShoeboxLA (Alias Books East))
Glendale: 3163 Glendale boulevard, CA 90039, 4-7pm

Tigran Hovumyan at Silvana Gallery
Glendale: 1731 West Glenoaks Boulevard, suite 200, CA 91201, 6-10pm

Sunday, December 11

Lisa Adams "Paradise Notwithstanding" at CB1 Gallery
Downtown: 207 W 5th Street, CA 90013, 5-7pm

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