The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City

Wednesday, March 19

Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues' experimental installations blur the boundary between art and design. Hear the them speak tonight at SCI-Arc. 7 p.m.; SCI-Arc, 960 E. 3rd St.; (213) 613-2200; www.sciarc.edu

Thursday, March 20

Frank Gehry, John Baldessari, Edward Ruscha, Dennis Hopper, and others tell the tale of the Ferus Gallery, in The Cool School: How Los Angeles Learned to Love Modern Art, a documentary screened at MOCA tonight. 7 p.m.; Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave.; (213) 626-6222; www.moca.org

Emmy-award winning composer Michael Giacchino wrote the scores for Ratatouille and The Incredibles. Tonight, he advices on How to “Score” Big in the Movies. 7 p.m.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; (323) 857-6528; www.lacma.org

LA artist Mike Kelley and TASCHEN editor Dian Hanson co-host the launch part for their new book Sex to Sexty: The Most Vulgar Magazine Ever Made, which chronicles this humorous, raunchy ‘zine published from 1965 to 1983. 6-8 p.m.; The TASCHEN Store, 354 N Beverly Dr.; (310) 274-4300; www.taschen.com

MOCA opens a retrospective of American artist Allan Kaprow’s paintings, collages, photos and sculptures from the postwar period through the early 21st century. Through June 30. Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave.; (213) 626-6222; www.moca.org

Learn more about Allan Kaprow at this talk by Stephanie Rosenthal, chief curator at the prominent Hayward Gallery in London. 3 p.m.; Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 S. Grand Ave.; (213) 626-6222; www.moca.org

Hammer’s new exhibition on serial imagery examines prints from the Renaissance to today, including those by Albrecht Durer, Francisco Goya, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Mona Hatoum, and Chris Ofill. Through July 13. Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.; (310) 443-7000; www.hammer.ucla.edu

Tuesday, March 25

Last Chance: An installation of subtle, post minimalist sculptures by Mitzi Pederson, whose work is included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, closes today. 7 p.m.; Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.; (310) 443-7000; www.hammer.ucla.edu

Sure, there are advantages to a point-and-shoot approach to photography. But tonight, artists Carter Mull, Miranda Lichtenstein, and Amir Zaki discuss a slower, more deliberate approach to the medium – as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. 7 p.m.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.; (323) 857-6528; www.lacma.org

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