Mid-Wilshire: Four Blue Doors

Known for her artistic investigations into human regulatory and relational structures—both internal and external—Tajima’s multifaceted practice incorporates technology and data as well as traditional techniques to probe the aesthetic and perceptual complexities of contemporary life. From her early installation and performance work to more recent explorations in painting and sculpture, Tajima has developed series over the past several years that stimulate sensorial and psychic responses while activating theoretical approaches. Her work is guided by her enduring engagement with issues of agency and control.

Jun 27 - Aug 15

Tom's Stretch is a generation-spanning exhibition of works spanning over eighty years by more than seventy artists engaging with Tom of Finland's radical ability to imagine a physique and a world that did not yet exist in popular culture. The exhibition explores how Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen, 1920–1991) created a libidinal realm through virtuosic drawings in which freedom and pleasure were the reigning tenets, and how his iconic visual language has influenced countless artists of subsequent generations. The works on view examine expanded, transformative, and more permissive definitions of the body and of art itself, with many pieces transgressing normative representations of the body in favor of more expansive, subjective expressions. The exhibition considers themes of fantasy and wish fulfillment, intimacy and vulnerability, and the body as an instrument for liberation, while also acknowledging Tom's groundbreaking approach to production and distribution through underground networks and alternative media that helped galvanize both a burgeoning punk ethos and a global gay community.

Jul 10 - Aug 22

SUMMERLOVE SENSATION celebrates youthful romance, desire, and longing through works by fifteen contemporary artists. Inspired by the Bay City Rollers’ 1974 hit, the exhibition embraces the playful, dreamy spirit of a Los Angeles summer with paintings, sculpture, and interactive installations. From pinup-inspired portraits and astrological symbolism to a floral love story and a telepathic kissing booth, the exhibition explores attraction, fantasy, and the fleeting pleasures of the season.

Jul 18 - Aug 29

Erina Libertad's U.S. solo debut (June 20-August 1, 2026) unfolds as a site-specific installation built over several weeks in the LA gallery. Centered on El Catre, a string game learned from her 95-year-old grandmother, the show translates hand-play patterns into machine-stitched compositions on velvet, burlap, and faux leather, plus photographs of the game's shadows, inviting visitors into a participatory space about memory and intergenerational knowledge.

Jun 20 - Aug 1