John Waters: Pope of Trash

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 6067 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

John Waters: Pope of Trash is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist’s contributions to cinema. The exhibition delves into his filmmaking process, key themes, and unmatched style. Works on view include costumes, set decoration, props, handwritten scripts, posters, concept designs, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, film clips, and more.

Albert Frey: Inventive Modernist

Palm Springs Art Museum: Architecture and Design Center 300 S Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, United States

Albert Frey (American, born Switzerland, 1903-1998) helped to establish Palm Springs as a world-recognized center for modern architecture and design. He was the first architect to design a modern International Style structure for Palm Springs and paved the way for modern architecture and the architects that followed. Steeped in early European modernism, Frey's adroit handling of low-cost and low-maintenance industrial materials, sublime desert color combinations, and appealing geometric compositions give him a unique and permanent place in the idiom of "desert modernism" and succinctly expressed his two greatest loves—nature and architecture.

Judithe Hernández | Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Wait for My Arrival

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, United States

Judithe Hernández | Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Wait for My Arrival spans over 50 years of this groundbreaking artist’s career. It is the first major retrospective of her work, which centers the realities and mythologies of Mexican migrant women, exploring the legacies of colonization and the US Mexico border and their impact on women and children. This exhibition features over 80 works from her Adam & Eve; Juárez, México; and Colonization series. It also includes a video chronicling the artist’s early career in muralism and her critical conceptual contributions as the first featured cover artist of Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. Slated for release

LUNA LUNA: Forgotten Fantasy

Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy 1601 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A spectacular showcase of the world’s first art amusement park—opened its doors to the public in Los Angeles. Welcoming all ages through May 2024, limited tickets are on-sale now at lunaluna.com. Guests of Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy will witness, for the first time since 1987, the fantastical fairground that appeared in Hamburg, Germany for only seven weeks. Housed in a warehouse complex located on the Eastside of Los Angeles, the exhibition spans 60,000-square-feet and features one-of-a-kind rides and interactive installations by 15 world-renowned artists, including Sonia Delaunay, Salvador Dalí, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Rebecca Horn, and Roy Lichtenstein.

Frey House II Tours

Palm Springs Art Museum 101 N Museum Dr, Palm Springs, CA, United States

Frey House II at Main Museum When 9:00am - 2:00pm Every Saturday between March 16 and May 25, 2024

GROUP EXHIBITION

Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery 73660 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Luc Bernard, Michael Childers, and Leo Marmol. Join the gallery for the opening reception on April 5 from 4-7pm.

Free

Before You Now: Capturing the Self in Portraiture

Riverside Art Museum 3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, United States

Before You Now: Capturing the Self in Portraiture focuses on the enduring theme of the artist’s self-portrait, as seen in a selection of works from LACMA’s collections of photographs, prints, drawings, videos, and installation art. Primarily featuring contemporary makers, the exhibition is an introduction to seeing American artists as they see themselves—or as they want to be seen by their public.

PLAYFUL

MAD.KAT Gallery 71590 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

MAD.KAT Gallery presents the opening reception of PLAYFUL, a 16 artist group exhibition that emphasizes the whimsical and somewhat surreal side of art. Mediums on exhibition will include sculpture, painting, photography, mixed media, textile art, etchings, and much more. Featuring the artists: Mitsushige Nishiwaki, Edvarda Braanaas, Paul Bond, Cheryl Walsh, Kalynn Campbell, Gustavo Ramirez Cruz, Peg Grady, Rima Day, Brady Willmott, BrockDeBoer, Irene Krimizi, Sandra Marschner, Jeffrey Tover, Allois, Penrider, and MJ dos Santos Opening Reception: Saturday, April 27 from 5-9pm 

IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY

Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery 73660 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Since 2012, Melissa Morgan Fine Art has partnered with Idyllwild Arts Academy to showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of IAA's Visual Arts students. All of the artwork in the exhibition will be for sale, with 100% of sales going to the artist. Join the opening reception on May 3 from 4-7pm with simultaneous concert in the sculpture garden performed by Idyllwild Arts Academy Songwriting students.

Free