Art: Michael Brennan’s Muhammad Ali photos on exhibit

Captured in one-hundred-twenty-fifth of a second on a Pennsylvania afternoon in 1977, the iconic close-up portrait of the great Muhammad Ali made photographer Michael Brennan’s dreams come true. With his face festooned with sweat beads, bumps and scars, the fighter paused in the corner of the ring in front of the photographer, and the rest is history. An exhibition of Brennan’s photographs of Ali, appropriately titled “Muhammad Ali: 1977,” will be on display, first at Design Within Reach, then at Artworks Gallery in Pasadena. Design Within Reach, 8070 Beverly Blvd., L.A. Opening reception 6 p.m. Thu. Through Nov. 17. Exhibition moves to Artworks Gallery, 59 W. Del Mar Ave. Pasadena. Runs Nov. 21-Jan. 17. (626) 229-0700. https://www.artworksgallery.com.