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LAST TUESDAY NIGHT, the LA art world converged on Western Avenue—just south of Melrose among a strip of futon stores, smoke shops, and gas stations—to witness the unveiling of David Zwirner’s new outpost. The block was mobbed as I arrived with the artist Larry Johnson. “Oh my god,” he whimpered with incredulity. “This is where it is? I spent my whole life on Western Avenue . . .”Located at the conflux of Hollywood (a few blocks from the Paramount Lot) and Koreatown, this stretch of Western was once a hotbed for seedy gay bars (Larry favored the Black Lite) and still is for sex wo...

Micaela Taylor and the TL Collective debut a new dance film at L.A. Dance Project and Gustavo Dudamel takes the L.A. Phil stage this weekend.

Today will stay cloudy and cool, with temperatures below normal in most areas thanks to a marine layer.

Dance at Party/After-Party Sessions at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary. Listen to storytelling at The Moth’s GrandSLAM. Celebrate Miya Folick’s latest release. Get a jump start on Memorial Day Weekend at Lightning in a Bottle.

The award-winning gallery director and curator Séamus Kealy has returned to Canada after steering two leading contemporary arts institutions in Europe.