It’s not like the Los Angeles art world ever really slows down anymore — not even in summer. Like everything else these days, galleries and museums are in 24/7/365 mode. But even so, the convention of saving particularly high-profile exhibitions or new-venue inaugurals for the fall art season holds truer than ever.
In September and October alone, art lovers will attempt to navigate some 300 exhibitions, auctions and benefits. But amid this exuberant fray, certain big-ticket cultural events are generating enough broad-spectrum glitterati buzz to count as de rigueur social events as well. We picked a dozen of the most anticipated and fanciest, among them the celebration of Matthew Barney, Frank Gehry, LA > heavyweights like Giorgio Morandi — and of course the holy grail of prestigious invitation-scoring: The Broad. Because, after all, important art deserves important parties.
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