The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House in West Hollywood presents a mixed-media art show “Routine Pleasures” running through Aug. 14.

Curated by Michael Ned Holte, “Routine Pleasures” explores the “termite tendency,” a concept introduced by artist and film critic Manny Farber in his 1962 essay “White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art.” While Farber originally applied the term to films, Holte has found elements of the concept in painting, photography, video, text, ceramics, sound and performance.

In the essay, Farber championed so-called “termite art,” which embraces a process-oriented approach, over “white elephant art,” which he derided as productions “of overripe technique shrieking with preciosity, fame [and] ambition.”

The exhibition features work by artists James Benning, Jennifer Bornstein, Harry Dodge, Manny Farber, Galería Perdida, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Carter Mull and Steve Roden. The Schindler House is located at 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. For information, visit www.makcenter.org.