As You Like It at Praz-Delavallade

The newly named director of MOCA, Klaus Biesenbach, compares the L.A. art scene to Berlin, a place that, a few decades past, was full of hustling young talent and inexpensive studio space. Summer is a time of group shows in L.A. galleries and a rare opportunity to see a wide cross-section of the city’s talent. Galleries feel freer to explore their own creativity, offering work in sympathic contexts.

Kirsten Everberg. Walden/Walden Pond, 2018. oil and enamel on canvas over wood. 72 x 60 in (182,9 x 152,4 cm)

Matthew Brandt AgXBD752A, 2018. silver on silver gelatin print (mounted on aluminum), diptych 74 3/4 x 41 1/8 x 1 3/4 in, each PPc (189,9 x 104,5 x 4,4 cm, each) 74 3/4 x 83 1/4 x 1 3/4 in, installed (189,9 x 211,5 x 4,4 cm, installed)

Kim Mccarty Femaleplant 1, 2018. watercolor on paper. 30 x 22 in (76,2 x 55,9 cm)

Jennifer Steinkamp Blind Eye 2, 2018. Looping animation. Variable Dimensions. Unique edition.

Marnie Weber. The Forest of Arden, 2018. Collage, acrylic paint on wood panel with gold leaf wood frame. 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 2 in PPc (52,1 x 41,9 x 5,1 cm).

Through Aug. 18.

Pierre Ardouvin. The night is not over, 2018. Print on velvet, rod, fasteners, resin molding. 102 3/8 x 47 1/4 x 15 3/4 in (260 x 120 x 40 cm)

Pierre Ardouvin. The night is not over, 2018.Print on velvet, rod, fasteners, resin molding. 102 3/8 x 47 1/4 x 15 3/4 in(260 x 120 x 40 cm)

This is just one of the many groups shows worth a visit. Others include Other Worlds curated by Martin Durazo at Charlie James in Chinatown, Cosmic Traffic Jam at Zevitas Marcas in Culver City, Transfigured at Diane Rosenstein in mid-town, The Candy Store at Parker Gallery and many, many more. Put the top down, crank up the tunes and enjoy the art of today without going to Berlin.