The Antiquarian Book Fair is Feb. 7-9
• “Joker” by Costume Designer Mark Bridges
• “Little Women” by Costume Designer Jacqueline Durran
• “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” by Costume Designer Arianne Phillips
Costumes from last year’s Oscar winner Ruth Carter for “Black Panther,” will also be on display. Other film costumes to be shown include those from “Avengers: End Game” (designers Judianna Makovksy and Alexandra Byrne), “Captain Marvel” (designer Sanja Milkovic Hays) and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (designer Michael Kaplan).
The FIDM Museum and Galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.
The exhibition runs through March 21.
Rare books
The 53rd California International Antiquarian Book Fair will be held Feb. 7-9, at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St.
The fair is called the nation’s largest exhibition and sale of rare books, manuscripts, autographs, maps and fine prints. More than 150 booksellers will be on hand. Prices range from just a few dollars to six figures.
The fair will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage with a special exhibit, “Votes for Women,” documenting women’s effort to secure political equality. The fair will also honor the 100th birthday of author Ray Bradbury.
The fair will be open from 3 to 8 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday.
Tickets are $15 for either a Saturday or Sunday pass or $25 for a pass that includes the Friday preview and admission for the rest of the weekend. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite.com or at the door.
LA Art Show
The LA Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Feb. 7-9.
The event features art from over 120 galleries and more than 20 countries exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, fashion, design, video and performance.
The show will include a new European Pavilion, showcasing work from artists from Spain, Italy and the UK. Within this new section will be a special exhibit showcasing Catalan artists from 1900 to present, offering a glimpse into the modern art history of the region.
The show hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. A day pass is $40 plus a service fee. For more information and a ticket link, visit laartshow.com
Sounds about town
The American Youth Symphony comes to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., at 2 p.m., Feb. 8 for a nature-themed performance.
The afternoon begins with Ravel’s “Daybreak,” which has been described as the most unbelievably musical “sunrise” ever written. That will be “All Things Majestic,” a tribute to our National Parks by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon.
The last portion of the program features a pairing of violin virtuoso Charles Yang with Emmy award-winning composer and pianist Kris Bowers, best known for composing scores for the TV holiday special “The Snowy Day” and for the movie “Green Book.”
The concert concludes as the 6,134-pipe organ of Disney Hall summons the music to a final cadence in Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony.
Tickets start at $16 and can be purchased at laphil.com
The Art of Qiu Ying
On Feb. 9, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will open the exhibition “Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying.”
LACMA says the exhibition is the first of the great Ming dynasty painter, ever organized outside of Asia. LACMA describes Ying (1494-1552) as enigmatic: He was one of the most famous artists of the Ming period, but nothing is known about his life; he was said to have been illiterate, yet his work demonstrates elegant writing and he was said to have had few followers, yet he is one of the most copied painters in Chinese history.
The exhibition features 65 works, 45 of which are by Qiu Ying and the rest by his teachers, his followers and his daughter, Qiu Zhu. The works include handing scrolls, hand scrolls, album leaves and fans.
“Qiu Ying was, and remains, one of the most copied and forged painters in Chinese history,” Stephen Little, curator of Chinese art at LACMA, said. “Genuine works are routinely confused with forgeries and vice versa, leading to widespread confusion regarding his work and its significance in the history of Chinese painting. This is a rare exhibition in that it is ultimately about the art of perception, providing visitors with the opportunity to test their own judgment by juxtaposing genuine works with beautiful and sophisticated copies. This is a subject rarely explored in art museums.”
The exhibition runs through May 17.
LACMA is located at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. and is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. It is closed Wednesday.
Admission is $20 for LA County residents and $25 for others. Note that LA County residents can get in free after 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those 17 and younger get in free.