Art

“Julian Schnabel: Portrait Paintings”--Portraits by the artist of friends and family including one of his wife Olatz Schnabel, above, go on display today at PaceWildenstein gallery in Beverly Hills.

* “Klever: Paintings”--Politically themed works completed between 1966-74 by the Russian-born artist will be exhibited starting Saturday in the Brand Library Art Galleries in Glendale.

* “Lorna Simpson: Call Waiting”--A film installation with interrupted phone conversations forms intertwined stories in Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish and English at Kohn Turner Gallery.