“Animal Magnetism” @ OCCCA

If you've got a yen to swap the September sunshine of New York for the year-round rays in Los Angeles (or just feel perturbed that ScarJo feels entitled to direct a film about love in the big city and wish to defect), you'll be relieved to hear that not every artist has fled to New York for the month. Those who stayed behind in LA are enjoying heightened local exposure. Case in point: "Animal Magnetism," a Los Angeles show attracting handpicked work from over 50 emergent artists, chronicling and toying with the history and roles of animals in art. Expect no portraits of Jackson Pollock, though. Featuring artists such as Katherine Patterson and Jeff Alu, "Magnetism" is on display at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art through the end of September.