LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

bg5000: Only seven more days till Father's Day!

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Only seven more days till Father's Day!

Art Talk: Turrell Trifecta

Art Talk: Turrell Trifecta:

Join us online July 9 for a live Google Art Talk between curators Nat Trotman (Guggenheim), Christine Y. Kim (LACMA), and Alison de Lima Greene (Museum of Fine Art, Houston) on the topic of James Turrell. Turrell has exhibitions at all three museums this summer.

We're taking Turrell-related questions for the curators now: submit yours by June 20.

kpcc: Almost 40 years ago, with his compatriots in the art...

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Almost 40 years ago, with his compatriots in the art collective Los Four,Frank Romero became the first Chicano artist to show at LACMA. In fact, it was the first Chicano art show in any  big American museum. With his broad brush strokes and bright colors, Romero has continued to document life in LA  — the cars, the freeways, the tragedies — on murals and smaller canvases.

For years, Romero lived and worked in the working-class Frogtown neighborhood by the LA River, but for the past eight years now, he's been spending more and more time in France, inspired by Diego Rivera's autobiography, other painters' works, and his French-speaking wife Sharon.

prestelusa: nyrbclassics: jennwitte: Drawing Surrealism...

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Drawing Surrealism vs.Transit

Very cool (and we feel privileged to have another of our book covers interpreted by Jenn Witte). One of us caught Picabia's Olga in person not too long ago.

This is so cool! Love seeing an illustrated DelMonico/Prestel title!

Our initial goal with this project was primarily to activate a...

Our initial goal with this project was primarily to activate a gallery into an art exhibition, but ultimately I think we activated a little something in each of the students. Recently I watched two students take to the artistic process in ways that educators hope. The first student showed her methodical approach as she arranged her brushes according to color. She experimented by alternating between her fingers and brushes as painting tools. She also dripped paint by holding her "canvas" vertical. The second student was just as iconoclastic. He was the first to introduce a hanging component in his artwork, expanding the confines of the canvas. He also innovated a painting technique in which he rolled a paint brush between his hands, creating a signature gesture distinguishable in his artwork.

A Day at LACMA… in MacArthur Park | Unframed The LACMA Blog

I love our education team.

In case you missed it live, we now have the full video of...

In case you missed it live, we now have the full video of Michael Govan's conversation with Peter Zumthor from earlier this week. In this talk Govan and Zumthor cover a handful of the architect's prior projects—including his museums in Bregenz and Cologne, a collaboration with Louise Bourgeois at the edge of the Arctic Circle, and an as-yet unrealized building designed to house a single sculpture by Walter De Maria.

Following that, the two get into the ideas behind Zumthor's design for a proposed building at LACMA—which would be the first building in the U.S. for the Pritzker Prize-winning architect.

You can see more images of the new building here or, even better, come to LACMA and see the (six-ton!) model up close. Trust me when I say the photographs do not do it justice. Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA is open to members starting today, and opens to the public on Sunday.

Here it is: photos of Peter Zumthor's proposed new...

Here it is: photos of Peter Zumthor's proposed new building for LACMA. See & share even more here.

Over on Unframed, LACMA's director Michael Govan writes about the years of thought that have gone into this project:

What if, instead of being hidden, a museum's collections were visible even when they were in storage? What if art objects could be methodically rotated to describe many cultural stories and not just one chronological and geographic historical narrative? What if there could be a comfortable and seamless transition from the casual space of an outdoor plaza to the inner sanctum of a meditative gallery? Could a museum have lots of windows to see outside, could kids be accommodated as easily as art historians, and could an arrangement of coincident spaces be suited to contemplation, education, or just hanging out? And instead of being a notorious energy hog, could a public museum building collect the energy of the sun to give back to its environment? Could the art museum's architecture be reconsidered from scratch?

You can see these models, and much more, in The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA, opening to members tomorrow and to the public on Sunday.

Our James Turrell exhibition has been open for nearly two weeks....

Our James Turrell exhibition has been open for nearly two weeks. Now the second of three Turrell shows opening around the country this summer is upon us—James Turrell: The Light Inside opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this weekend. Check out the MFAH's video on Turrell (with assistance from Art21).

(PS: the third Turrell exhibition opens later this month at the Guggenheim.)

"I'm interested in emotional spaces & atmosphere. That's my passion."

"I'm interested in emotional spaces & atmosphere. That's my passion."

- If you missed last night's conversation between Michael Govan and Peter Zumthor, you can see the recap via Storify.

Visionary artist and film director Hans Richter played a crucial...

Visionary artist and film director Hans Richter played a crucial role in establishing film as an art form in the first half of the twentieth century. When you enter Hans Richter: Encounters, you will immediately find yourself in the midst of Richter's creative and artistic universe, ranging from his early portraits—done in pre-World War I Germany—through his Dada works and early abstract films, up to his cinematic works done in the U.S. As you will notice, film is everywhere in this exhibition interacting with the artworks on the wall.

Hans Richter's Filmstudie (Film Study)

Hans Richter, Filmstudie (Film Study), 1928, © Hans Richter Estate

"Bracingly forward-looking, Zumthor's design for LACMA would give the city a much-needed jolt..."

"Bracingly forward-looking, Zumthor's design for LACMA would give the city a much-needed jolt of architectural energy."

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LACMA's future unfurls in Peter Zumthor's design

In case you missed it, here is yesterday's front-page L.A. Times story on Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor's proposal for LACMA.

There will be much, much more to see in The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA, opening to members on Thursday and to the public on Sunday.

Zumthor will be at LACMA tonight for a conversation with LACMA Director Michael Govan. The event is sold out but we will be tweeting from the event.

This weekend is your last chance to see Ming Masterpieces from...

This weekend is your last chance to see Ming Masterpieces from the Shanghai Museum—closing Sunday!

Happy Friday! Elza Sunderland, Textile Design,...

Happy Friday!

Elza Sunderland, Textile Design, 'Weekend,' c. 1940

Rhythmus 21, 1921 - Hans Richter

Rhythmus 21, 1921 - Hans Richter

On June 9 we open our next exhibition, The Presence of the Past:...

On June 9 we open our next exhibition, The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA. The show looks at LACMA's complicated architectural history and features projects both realized and unrealized for the museum. (For instance, did you know Mies van der Rohe and Edward Durrell Stone were both strongly considered to build the museum in the 1960s, but were passed over for William Pereira?)

The show doesn't dwell only on the past. It also looks to the future—in the form of the first presentation of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor's proposal for the east side of LACMA's campus. The proposal (and currently that's what it is—a proposal) breaks out of the nineteenth-century model for museums and envisions what it means to be an encyclopedic museum today and in the future.

Can't wait until June 9? Peter Zumthor will be in conversation with LACMA Director Michael Govan on Monday, June 3. Govan and Zumthor have been thinking through this project for many years—this is your chance to hear directly from them both. (Tickets here.)

Then, on June 5, Govan will return to the Bing Theater for another, free conversation with Philippe de Montebello, director emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the future of the encyclopedic museum. 

everythingstellar: 4N01 | Street Lights (Kanye West) AHHHH I...

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4N01 | Street Lights (Kanye West)

AHHHH I LOVE 4N01 SO SO SO MUCH <3

Driving all the way to LA and recording this video at 4:30 am in the morning…. good memories :)

My favorite thing about the internet is seeing what people do with Urban Light in the middle of the night.

vintagelosangeles: LACMA 1966 (by Vintage Los...

vintagelosangeles:

LACMA 1966 (by Vintage Los Angeles)

So… where'd those amazing fountains go? You can learn this and other wtf's about LACMA's architectural history in The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA, opening June 9.

JamesTurrell.com

JamesTurrell.com:

Ooh - beautifully re-designed website for James Turrell. Gorgeous pictures of Roden Crater, skyspaces from around the world, and more. 

Profile of Dutch book designer Irma Boom.  Boom designed A...

Profile of Dutch book designer Irma Boom. 

Boom designed A Handbook of California Design, 1930-1965, which is a companion to last year's California Design exhibition (now currently touring Japan and Australia). 

Boom will be at LACMA tomorrow for a conversation and book-signing.

Seldom seen in Chinese sculpture before the fifteenth century,...

Seldom seen in Chinese sculpture before the fifteenth century, and almost never seen in Japanese sculpture, cast iron was widely used in Korea for Buddhist sculpture from the eighth century onward. Examples of Goryeo iron sculpture are rare today—they were easily melted down—and none exist on this scale in any other American collection.

Now on View: 10th-Century Seated Buddha | Unframed The LACMA Blog