Saturday The meditative power of steel will be explored this weekend at Bandini Art with the opening of Miya Ando Stanoff’s Revelation and Reflection. Raised by swordmakers, turned Buddhist priests, Stanoff mixes industry with spirituality in these luminous pieces. – thru Aug. 9th Opening reception – 6-8pm Bandini Art 2635 S. Fairfax Ave. Culver City 310.837.6230 www.bandiniart.com Across town in Santa Monica, The Greenfield Sacks Gallery presents 12 new prints by the late Robert Rauschenberg.......

Overheard at the Robert Rauschenberg: Combines exhibition at MOCA, spoken by a rather loud, scruffy, (MFA candidate?) docent leading one man around the galleries: "But you see that parachute there? It's a toy parachute." How do you get a job like that? He was clearly just making stuff up. If you didn't go see the Rauschenberg exhibition downtown, you're too late. The last day was yesterday, and the show is now on its way......