Thursday, Nov 13

• ANVI: Jane Chariet: Why I Use My Body + Appetite / Timeghost / Nephila / Saran Man at MATA Noise, West Adams. Photo series by NY artist Jane Chariet.  Sounds from Appetite, Thimeghost, Nephila, & Saran Man. opening reception 8pm | performances 10pm

• Metropolis with live score by Chrome Canyon, at Cinefamily, West Hollywood. 7:30pm
• Sheree Rose x Michael Griffin: Corpse Pose, at LAST Projects, Hollywood. A performance exploring ancient death rites provides an alternative narrative to modern fears & ideas surrounding death & dying.  In conjunction with the exhibition A Colonial Penchant with Karl Jean-Guerly Pétion, Adrienne Heloise, & Paul Lewin. Facebook Event 8-11pm

Saturday, Nov 15 

• Frances Scholz: Amboy, at Tif Sigfrids, Hollywood. The German artist presents a ‘horror’ film initially intended o explore science fiction writer A.E. van Vog’s widow, Lydia, that ‘veers off & becomes entangled in another investigation: a movie about an artist: Amboy.’ Facebook Event opening reception 4-6pm thru Dec 20
• Max Maslansky: The Edge of Night, at 5 Car Garage, Santa Monica. Paintings by Max Maslansky of Dennis Posa, aka Dennis Parker, aka Wade Nichols (1946 – 1985), an actor & singer from Freeport, New York who started his career in pornographic films. Facebook Event opening reception 4-6pm thru Dec 30
• Howard Fried: Sociopath x The Decomposition of My Mother’s Wardrobe, at The Box, DTLA. Two pieces from the artist known for his works as a ‘conceptualist,’ working in performance, video & sculpture. Facebook Event opening reception 6-9pm thru Jan 10
• Artificial Complexion at Various Small Fires, Hollywood. Liz Craft, Matt Damhave, Gruppo UFO, K8 Hardy, Marie Karlberg, Alison Knowles, Jason Loebs, The Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Sean Raspet, Carissa Rodriguez, Kathleen Ryan, Amy YaoNew works by Marco Braunschweiler, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Kate Steciw & Martine Syms; co-curated with Amy Yao.  Sound program curated by Sarah Rara, Luke Fischbeck, & John Tain. Facebook Event opening reception 6-8pm thru Dec 20
• Rhetoric at Aran Cravey, Hollywood. New works by Marco Braunschweiler, Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Kate Steciw & Martine Syms. Facebook Event opening reception 6-9pm thru Jan 17
• Carmen Argote: My Father’s Side of Home, at Human Resources, Chinatown. An installation by the artist explores one process of her experience inhabiting Mansion Magnolia, a neoclassical style mansion built in the early 1900’s that belongs to her family in Guadalajara, Mexico.  As part of the public program My Home Electrical, curated by Lorena Peña Brito. opening reception 7-10pm thru Nov 22

Sunday, Nov 16 

• Margaret Lee: Reading Into Things, at Team, Venice. Work by the NY artist where ‘decontextualization’ serves as the springboard for the pairings of her practice. thru Jan 25
• Malador: Puce Mary / Hive Mind, at Complex, Glendale. Puce Mary x Hive Mind.  With DJs J. Short (Pure Ground) + Frank Yorba (Mount Analog) + Elden Man (Allegory Chapel Ltd.) keeping it Industrial / Wave / EBM before, between, & after. 9pm

• ∆ PRISM PIPE ∆ live visual music: Refractor, at pehrspace, Echo Park. 11th ed. of the monthly series, curated by The Current Sea x Screaming Claws. Looping GIFs x videos uncover the theme ‘spectrum,’ with visuals by Brad Conlin, Michael Nowaczyk, Samantha Monarch, Sarah Zucker, William Edward Krauland, Matthew Dombrowski, Tyson Parks, Shannon Novak, Jessica Langley, Ann Marie Miller, Aaron Bowles, & The Current Sea.  Film live score by posdn_, greyghost & Joe Newlin. 8-11:00pm

 Tuesday, Nov 18

• Dirty Looks Roadshow, at the Hammer Museum, Westwood. A multimedia extravaganza presented by the roaming queer experimental film series & online publishing platform Dirty Looks NYC.  Featuring live work from contemporary queer luminaries Dynasty Handbag, Narcissister, Colin Self & Chris E. Vargas. Facebook Event 7:30pm

 Wednesday, Nov 19

• Beyond Atlantis: Mario Montez on Film & Video, at West Hollywood City Council Chambers, West Hollywood. Screening adjunct to the MONTEZLAND exhibition, joining two highly stylized & original films starring underground film star Mario Montez (Jack Smith’s ‘Exotic Landlordism‘ & José Rodriguez-Soltero’s Lupe) with more recent video works (Rita Gonzalez’s The Assumption of Lupe Vélez & Conrad Ventur’s Boca Chica). Followed by zine launch soiree at ONE Gallery. Facebook Event 7:30pm
• High-Functioning Flesh + Skull Katalog + Pod Blotz + Timeghost, at Complex, Glendale. High-Functioning Flesh x Skull Katalog x Pod Blotz (Suzy Poling) x Timeghost. 9:00pm

• JPW3: 32 LEAVES I DON’T THE FACE OF SMOKE, at Night Gallery, DTLA. Go to hear the sound collab with Daniel Pineda— a 360 degree sound bath worthwhile… Wash your eyes-out with cerulean next door at François Ghebaly. thru Nov 15
• Bathymetry, at Del Vaz Projects, Westside. Inaugural exhibition in the artist’s apartment gone gallery with sculptural works by Spencer Ashby, Liz Craft, Carson Fisk-Vittori, Natalie Jones, Daniel Keller, Benjamin Phelan, Spencer Longo, and Max Hooper Schneider. open by appt | contact thru Nov 22
• Sayre Gomez: I’m Different, at François Ghebaly, DTLA. Analog & virtual fragments make-up an installation of pigmented paintings & uncanny sculptures— set within a field of wood-chips & holographic rock-shaped speakers that transforms the gallery into a kind of pop culturified experiential environment. thru Nov 22
• Erika Lynne Hanson: Excerpt from Location, at Monte Vista Projects, Highland Park. open 12-5pm on Saturday & Sundays. thru Nov 23
• Lizzie Fitch / Ryan Trecartin, at Regen Projects, Hollywood. The pair collaborate to present a sculptural theater encompassing an immersive multi-screen video installation set in a tent sprawling the entire gallery. thru Nov 26