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Gallery Course: European Art at LACMA
Saturday, September 11 | 9:00 am
This behind-the-scenes look at the museum's newly reinstalled galleries of European art will focus on Italian and French neo-classicism. Artists covered will range from Canaletto, whose views of Venice became widely popular, and Jacques-Louis David, whose great talent and political connections influenced the French art world as never before.
Brown Auditorium | Members $30, nonmembers $35 (refreshments and parking fees included.) Reservations: 323 857-6010.
Image: called Canaletto Antonio Canal (Italy, Venice, 1697 - 1768) Piazza San Marco Looking South and West, 1763 Painting, Oil on canvas, 23 1/4 x 40 1/2 in. (56.5 x 102.9 cm) Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.83.39) European Painting and Sculpture Department.
Documentary Film: David Hockney—A Bigger Picture
Sunday, September 12 | 2:00 pm
See Bruno Wollheim's award-winning documentary about David Hockney. Filmed over three years with unprecedented access, the film captures Hockney's return to England after living for many years in Southern California. As he approached the age of 70, the artist reinvents his painting, working through the seasons and in all weather out in the Yorkshire countryside near his childhood home. The film is at once the story of an unusual homecoming and also an intimate portrait of what inspires Hockney. Wollheim, whose earlier film Hockney: Double Portrait, also garnered rave reviews, is a noted British filmmaker and documentarian.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Image: Wayne Shimabukura (Shimabukuro) (United States, born 1951) Untitled, printed 1988 Photograph, Gelatin-silver print, Unframed: 11 x 14 in. (27.94 x 35.56 cm) Gift of Michael Keeley (M.88.60.1) Photography Department.
Artist Talk: Tom McCarthy
Sunday, September 19 | 4:00 pm
Please join us for a reception and book signing to meet author Tom McCarthy, whose new novel, C, was just longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. Tom will read from his new book and chat with author Chris Kraus about it and the many forms of communication that it proposes—appropriating, transmission, repetition, and recontextualizing. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided. Talk begins promptly at 4:15 pm.
Art Catalogues Bookstore, Ahmanson Building | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Hito Steyerl and George Baker
Wednesday, October 6 | 7:00 pm
Berlin-based artist Hito Steyerl's practice as a filmmaker and theorist presents some of the most challenging and thought provoking observations on documentary and image production today. Join Steyerl for a presentation of her work, followed by a conversation with art historian George Baker, Associate Professor of Art History at UCLA.
A related program of Steyerl's videos will be screened at the California Institute of the Arts on Thursday, October 7, 2010.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required and available the day of the event
This program is supported in part by the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.
Symposium—Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Pictures of Thomas Eakins
Saturday, October 9 | 1:00 pm
This series of talks and discussions features scholars and curators, who offer their views on the remarkable work of Thomas Eakins, one of America's greatest painters. Eakins was able to combine three of his passions, painting, science, and sports in the works now on display in the special exhibition Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Pictures of Thomas Eakins.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Lecture: Lucknow through the Lens of Bollywood
Sunday, October 10 | 2:00 pm
In advance of LACMA's forthcoming exhibition India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow (December 12, 2010-February 27, 2011), join us for a presentation on the culture of Lucknow in films produced by directors of Hindi and Bollywood Cinema from the 1960s to the present. The lecture will examine, through a range of film clips and live tabla (hand drum) performance, the musical heritage of Lucknow and the romanticized portrayal of the city's courtesans, Muslim nobility, and colonial history. Robin Sukhadia is a tabla player who trained under Pandit Swapan Chadhuri, a master of the Lucknow musical tradition. He regularly lectures on the history of Bollywood film and music.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Sponsored by the Southern Asian Art Council.
The Art of Wine: Celebrate the Senses!
Saturday, October 16 | 7:00 pm
Celebrate the opening of the new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion with a festive evening of Champagne and other sparkling wines. Wine historian Barbara Baxter of Planet Wine will introduce the wines following educator Mary Lenihan's tour of the pavilion and an overview of its three exhibitions. Tasting notes will be provided.
LACMA West, 5th floor | Tickets: $65 members; $70 nonmembers (wine, appetizers, and parking fee included) | Reservations: 323 857-6010
Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement
Thursday, October 21 | 7:00 pm
Kevin Tucker, the Margot B. Perot Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Dallas Museum of Art, will discuss his upcoming exhibition on Gustav Stickley, a pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement in America. This will be the first nationally touring exhibition and major catalogue about Stickley and will offer a comprehensive view of the life and work of this seminal figure in early twentieth-century design.
Brown Auditorium | $20 general admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID | Tickets: 323 857-6528 or email decartscouncil@lacma.org
These lectures were made possible by the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Panel Discussion: The Cascajal Block and Other Evidence of Early Writing in the New World
Friday, October 22 | 6:00 pm
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico, on view October 2, 2010 through January 9, 2011 and part of the two-day program focusing on recent research and new discoveries about the nature and extent of the Olmec style-this discussion will be moderated by Virginia Fields, senior curator, Art of the Ancient Americas. Speakers include: Dr. Michael Coe, Professor Emeritus, Yale University; Dr. Martha Macri, University of California, Davis; Dr. Mary Pohl, Florida State University; and Dr. Margaret Jackson, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Symposium: New Discoveries
Saturday, October 23 | 9:00 am
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico, on view October 2, 2010 through January 9, 2011 and part of the two-day program focusing on recent research and new discoveries about the nature and extent of the Olmec style-This day-long program features noted scholars including: Dr. Karl Taube, University of California Riverside; Dr. Kent Reilly, Texas State University at San Marcos; Dr. Carl Wendt, California State University, Fullerton; Dr. John Clark, Brigham Young University; and Dr. Christopher Pool, University of Kentucky.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This program was made possible by a generous grant from the Arvey Foundation.
Exquisite Beauty: In Search of the Delicate Techniques of Goryeo Buddhist Painting
Sunday, October 24 | 2:00 pm
The beauty of Buddhist painting from the Goryeo period (918-1392) is derived from its diverse patterning and delicate expression. Often painted in gold, these exquisite drawings and patterns are extremely intricate. In this lecture, Buddhist painting specialist Professor Chung Woo Thak of Dongguk University, will explore the highly detailed and mysterious techniques artists used to produce these beautiful and deeply spiritual paintings.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Sponsored by the East Asian Art Council
Curatorial Conversation: Lynne Cooke
Tuesday, October 26 | 7:30 pm
Lynne Cooke, Chief Curator and Deputy Director, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, in conversation with artist Michael Asher. This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Blinky Palermo: Retrospective 1964-1977, organized by Dia Art Foundation and the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Conversation and Screening: David LaChapelle and Josh Azzarella
Saturday, October 30 | 2:00 pm
Celebrate Halloween at the museum with a conversation between photographer David LaChapelle and artist Josh Azzarella, moderated by Edward Robinson, associate curator, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department. The discussion will focus on themes such as imaging celebrity. Includes a screening of Azzarella's Untitled #100 (Fantasia) (2007-9, 12:06 min.), a haunting investigation of Michael Jackson's iconic music video Thriller (1983).
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Screening & Conversation: William Eggleston in the Real World
Sunday, October 31 | 1:30 pm
On the occasion of the exhibition William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs, and Video, 1961-2008, join acclaimed filmmaker Michael Almereyda for a screening of his documentary on William Eggleston. After the film, Almereyda, writer Lloyd Fonvielle, and Edward Robinson, associate curator, Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, will discuss Almereyda's new book, For Now. A book signing will follow.
(2005/color/sound/87 min.)
Bing Theater | Tickets: $7 general admission; $5 museum members, seniors (62+) and students with valid ID. Filmmaker Michael Almerevda in person.
Please visit the Public Programs page for current programming. The Art of Looking and Art Chat listings provide detailed information about facilitated gallery discussions. Music and Film programming as well as Adult Studio Courses are offered throughout the year.
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For more information on education programs, please contact the Education Department at 323 857-6512 or educate@lacma.org(English and Spanish).
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