The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
present
Shangri La: Imagined Cities
DCA-commissioned companion exhibition features contemporary works by artists Haig Aivazian, Jananne Al Ani, George Awde, Taysir Batniji, Charles Gaines, Mariam Ghani, Gelare Khoshgozaran, and Adrian Paci.
Guest Curator: Rijin Sahakian
[South Gallery]

Opening reception will include public printmaking with Self Help Graphics Barrio Mobile Arts (BMAS) and deejaying by Discostan.

From 1-2 p.m., a Curators' Talk with Thomas Mellins and Donald Albrecht (curators, Doris Duke's Shangri La) and Rijin Sahakian (curator, Shangri La: Imagined Cities) will precede the Opening Reception at LAMAG.

From 5-7 p.m., an Artists' Dialogue with visiting artists Mariam Ghani and George Awde will follow the Opening Reception at LAMAG.