Datebook: Metal combines, photo-and-tin collages, art in a park

Robert Rauschenberg gets heavy metal at Gagosian, Tony Berlant takes to tin at L.A. Louver and Michelle Andrade opens up a show of her notebook drawings at Charlie James. Plus, there’s outdoor sculptural installations and giant wall paintings of dots. Here’s what happening in our dried-out city this weekend:

Robert Rauschenberg, “Works on Metal,� at Gagosian. Rauschenberg is known for his wild experimentations with multimedia collage and assemblage (“combines� he called them) that employ everything from cardboard to pillows to a stuffed goat. This show gathers his works in metal, produced in the 1980s and ‘90s. Opening reception 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. On view through Dec. 13. 456 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, gagosian.com.

Tony Berlant, “Close to Home,� at L.A. Louver. Longtime L.A. artist Berlant will be showing his latest collages, which include a wide range of materials. The series on view consists of photographs the artist took within the vicinity of his Santa Monica home and then layered with colored tin on the surface, producing bright explosions of color. Through November 29. 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, lalouver.com.

“Michelle Andrade: Kind of Blue,� at Charlie James Gallery. L.A.-based artist Andrade, whom I spoke with last week for Moment of Friday, presents a series of her sweetly sardonic text drawings at the popular Chinatown space. Opening reception 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. On view through Dec. 20. 969 Chung King Road, Chinatown, Los Angeles, cjamesgallery.com.

Dwyer Kilcollin, “The View,� at Ernest E. Debs Regional Park. Under the auspices of the Culver City arts nonprofit LAXART, Kilcollin has created a series of sculptures that will go on view — for three days only — at a sprawling park in Montecito Heights. The installation consists of a fence planted at a break in the tree line, adorned with various objects that serve as the artist’s interpretation of the landscape. On view for three days starting Saturday. Enter at 4248 Roberta St., Montecito Heights, laxart.org.

Jonathan Horowitz, “590 Dots,� at 356 Mission. Think dots — 590 of them — occupying an entire wall. Painter Horowitz recently completed a monumental, site-specific piece at 356 Mission’s massive warehouse space. On view through Nov. 9. 356 S. Mission Rd., Downtown Los Angeles, 356mission.com.

Plus: In the event that you happen to be in Pasadena this weekend, I’m moderating a panel with artists Stas Orlovski and Steve Roden and animator Beau Leduc on the occasion of Orlovski’s installation, “Chimera� at the museum. 1 p.m. Sunday, 490 E. Union St., Pasadena, pmcaonline.org.

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