Museum Row along Wilshire: the Brockman Gallery survey and four more shows at LACMA (Eileen Cowin, Home of the Future, Picasso portraits and Danse Macabre), The Horror Show and PONYO at the Academy Museum, and Baldessari’s sculptures at Sprüth Magers across the street.

LACMA
"The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990" at LACMA. "The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990" is the first large-scale exhibition on the South L.A. space founded by brothers Alonzo and Dale Brockman Davis after the Watts Rebellion. Through Jan 24.
Oct 18 - Jan 24

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Horror Show at the Academy Museum. A sound installation and six themed galleries, from Gothic to Slasher to Ghosts, filled with creatures, monsters and film objects. Through Jul 25.
Sep 26 - Jul 25

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Studio Ghibli’s PONYO at the Academy Museum. More than 100 original drawings, storyboards and art boards from Hayao Miyazaki’s 2008 film, with interactive animation for all ages. Through Mar 21.
Feb 14 - Mar 21
LACMA
Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise at LACMA. More than 50 years of the Los Angeles artist’s photography and video, blending fact and fiction to look at intimacy, power and everyday life. Through Jan 3.
Aug 23 - Jan 3

LACMA
Home of the Future, 1925–1985 at LACMA. Architectural models, drawings, films and objects, from self-cleaning kitchens to plastic houses, asking who was invited into these domestic utopias. Through Mar 14.
Sep 27 - Mar 14

LACMA
Pablo Picasso: Portraits in Disguise at LACMA. Portraits of lovers, friends, rivals and himself, often concealing identity through symbolism and alter egos. Through Dec 6.
Jun 12 - Dec 6

LACMA
Danse Macabre: Death in Print from Durer to Dix at LACMA. The dance of death from early woodcuts to German Expressionism, with skulls and skeletons reflecting war and social upheaval. Through Dec 6.
Jun 12 - Dec 6

SprĂĽth Magers, Los Angeles
John Baldessari: Sculptures at Sprüth Magers. Recreated late-1990s wallpapers hung with giant lamp and plant photographs, and Beethoven’s Trumpet (with Ear), a huge ear that plays string quartets when you speak. Through Dec 19.
Sep 11 - Dec 12