Ed Ruscha’s ‘Chocolate Room,’ Maurice Sendak and the week’s best L.A. culture

It’s been asked before, and we’ll ask it again: If music festival-goers need payment plans, have concert tickets gotten too expensive? We’re here for all things Coachella, but before we dive into that annual desert diversion, first let’s roll through your other weekend options, starting with recommendations from the culture staff here.

Francesca Gabbiani

The cactus is a metaphor for resilience, endurance and adaptation in an age of climate change in the artist’s hand-cut paper collages.

Through May 11. Baert Gallery, 1923 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles.

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