GALLERIES

Reviews by Leah Ollman (L.O.). Compiled by Matt Cooper.

Critic’s Choices

Christine Sun Kim: Finish Forever Kim’s subtly enthralling show includes work in video, a wall mural and two series of charcoal drawings, all having to do with sound, sign, and space. Kim, born deaf, conceives afresh of sound’s physicality and its visuality. Through wry humor born equally of communication’s futility and possibility, she helps broaden understanding of the myriad forms through which voice is channeled. (L.O.) Ghebaly Gallery, 2245 E. Washington Blvd., L.A. Through Jan. 19. Closed Mon. (323) 282-5187. Jennifer Bolande: The Composition

of Decomposition The subtly provocative 48-minute single channel video at the heart of this exhibition presents like a slide show. Images appear in side-by-side pairs, changing every few seconds. Each image is a partial page of the New York Times — a fragment of an ad, a corner of a photograph, half an article. The format proposes a relationship between the pairs and the mind scrambles for traction, observing itself in the act of making meaning. Pio Pico, 3311 E. Pico Blvd., L.A. Through Feb. 17. Closed Sun.-Mon. (323) 645-5955.

Also recommended

Paige Jiyoung Moon: Days of Our

Lives Moon paints with the precision of a jeweler and a reverence for the real that has its roots in the Northern Renaissance. Her first solo show in L.A. features eight intimately-scaled canvases and panels, each a meticulously observed portrait or scene, painted from memory. Moon recognizes the exquisite particularity of these common moments and in doing so, invests them with something akin to sacredness. (L.O.) Steve Turner, 6830 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A. Through Feb. 16. Closed Sun.-Mon. (323) 460-6830.