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Masters of Architecture Lecture Series: Peter Zumthor—SOLD OUT
Thursday, November 19 | 7:30 pm
LACMA and the American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles
In naming Peter Zumthor the 2009 Pritzkr Architecture Prize Laureate, the jury noted that "All of Peter Zumthor's buildings have a strong, timeless presence. He has a rare talent of combining clear and rigorous thought with a truly poetic dimension, resulting in works that never cease to inspire." The son of a cabinet-maker who apprenticed to a cabinet-maker before studying in Switzerland and New York, Zumthor began his career as an architect working for the Department of Preservation of Monuments of Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. He established his own practice in 1979 in Haldenstein, Switzerland. Zumthor has been professor at the Academy of Architecture Università della Svizzera Italiana, Mendrisio (1996-2008) and a visiting professor at the University of Southern California, SCI-ARC, the Technische Universität in Munich, and the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Among his many awards are the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association (2008), the Carlsberg Architecture Prize (1998), the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture (1999), the DAM Preis für Architektur in Deutschland (2008) and the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2008). His works include the Protective Housing for Roman Excavations, Chur, Graubünden (1986); the Homes for Senior Citizens, Chur, Masans, Graubünden (1993); the Sogn Benedetg Chapel, Sumvitg, Graubünden (1988); the Thermal Bath Vals, Switzerland (1996); the Spittelhof Estate, Biel-Benken, Baselland (1996); the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Vorarberger Landesgalerie, museum and administration buildings, Bregenz, Austria (1997); the Brother Klaus Field Chapel, Wachendorf, Eifel (2007); the Kolumba, Art Museum of the Cologne Archdiocese (2007).
Bing Theater | Tickets: $12; $10 AIA & LACMA members; $5 seniors 62+ and students with ID | Ticket Sales: 323-857-6010.
Image: © Peter Zumthor, architect.Thermal Bath Vals, 1996, Graubünden, Switzerland
Gallery Course—Luis Melendez: Master of the Spanish Still Life
Saturday, November 21 | 9:00 am
Mary Lenihan presents this behind-the-scenes look at the special exhibition Luis Melendez: Master of the Spanish Still Life. After an introductory lecture, enjoy a private gallery tour of paintings that are rarely seen outside Europe.
Refreshments and parking fees included in tuition.
Brown Auditorium | Members $30; non-members $35 | For reservations: 323 857-6010
Image: Luis Melendez, Still Life with Small Pears, Bread, White Pitcher, Glass Bottle, and Earthenware Bowl, 1760, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, © Photographic Archive, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs: New Topographics
Sunday, November 22 | 2:00 pm
Join artist Shannon Ebner for a fresh perspective on the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape.
BCAM Level 2 | Free, tickets required | Available one hour before the program | Order book
Image: Shannon Ebner, Untitled Blank no. 2, 2008, Dims: H - 31 + W - 40, Courtesy of the artist, Wallspace, NY and Altman Siegel, SF
Performance: Imaginary Knots
Tuesday, November 24 | 7:00 pm
Celebrate the cultural origins of Persian Carpets with Hamid Saeidi, Mamak Khadem, and Shida Pegahi. Three of Iran's most creative and cutting-edge artists present an evening celebrating their rich Persian heritage and the musical roots they draw upon-a classical tradition as timeless and as beautiful as the Ardabil and Coronation Carpets in LACMA's collection.
Bing Theater | Free, tickets required | Available one hour before the program
Project Management by SoCiArts Productions. Video Art by Afshin Javadi.
Image: © SoCiArts Productions 2009
Conversations with Artists: Natalie Bookchin
Tuesday, December 1 | 7:00 pm
In conjunction with The Sum of Myself: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection, currently on view, join Los Angeles-based artist Natalie Bookchin for a conversation about contemporary web-based self-portraiture.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Available one hour before the program
Image: Natalie Bookchin, still from Testament, 2009, digital video installation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Ralph M. Parsons Fund, © Natalie Bookchin
Special Exhibition Lecture: The Remarkable Tale of the Ardabil Carpets
Saturday, December 5 | 2:00 pm
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The spectacular Ardabil Carpet, on view beginning November 14, is exhibited only rarely due to its size and sensitivity to light. Renowned carpet expert Dr. Jon Thompson, University of Oxford, speaks about the history of LACMA's Ardabil Carpet and its mate, which is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This lecture is made possible by LACMA's Art of the Middle East Council.
Image: The Ardabil Carpet, Iran, dated 1539-40 (A.H. 946), wool and silk, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of J. Paul Getty. Photo © 2009 Museum Associates / LACMA.
Machine Project Book Launch
Saturday, December 5 | 7:00 pm
To celebrate the publication of Machine Project: A Field Guide to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, drop in at the LACMA West penthouse suite for an evening of performances, games, and book buying. Pre-event concert by artist-in-residence Emily Lacy 6–7 pm in the Pavilion for Japanese Art
LACMA West, fifth floor | Free, tickets required—available one hour before the program |
Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs
Sunday, December 6 | 2:00 pm
Join artist Kim Stringfellow for a fresh perspective on the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape.
BCAM Level 2 | Free, tickets required | Available one hour before the program | Order book
Image: "Abandoned Trailer, Bombay Beach, CA 2000" from Greetings from the Salton Sea" series, © Kim Stringfellow 2009
The Twenty-Second Annual Michele Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese Art
Sunday, December 6 | 3:30 pm
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Tokyo Tower: From Pagodas to the Tower as Landmark Lighting Monument
Miya Elise Mizuta, adjunct professor of East Asian languages and cultures and art history, USC, will discuss the dramatic lights of Tokyo over the last century, going back to the rooftop neon towers of Tokyo's Ginza district in the 1930s.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required-RSVP by calling 323 857-6565 by November 30.
Image: "Tokyo Tower, December 2008" Photo by speaker Miya Mizuta
Conversations on the Culture of Korean Buddhism
Saturday, December 12 | 2:00 pm
Venerable Hyon Gak, an American-born Buddhist monk, joins curator Hyonjeong Kim Han, in conversation about the use of icons in Korean Buddhism. Following the conversation, Hyon Gak will sign copies of the book Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake: Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This program is made possible by a grant from the Korean Buddhist Promotion Foundation.
Image: Photo courtesy of Hyon Gak
Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs
Sunday, December 13 | 2:00 pm
Join artist Catherine Opie for a fresh perspective on the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape.
BCAM Level 2 | Free, tickets required | Available one hour before the program | Order book
Image: Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles Catherine Opie. Catherine Opie, Untitled #27 from "Freeway" series, 1994, platinum print, 2-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches, Ed. of 5
Sound Artist Residency Program
Thursday through Sunday | December 1–January 31 | 3–8 pm
Artist-in-residence Emily Lacy will perform at LACMA throughout December and January. Lacy creates meditative, improvised sound works blending folk and electronic influences and utilizing an intricate colony of delay pedals and amplifiers. She will perform in the Pavilion for Japanese Art and in a mobile "Hermit's Cabin" located in and around BCAM. Lacy is associated with Machine Project, a confederacy of artists based in Los Angeles. She produces environments and experiences investigating audience, performance, desire, and fantasy.
Japanese Pavilion | Free, no reservations
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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Education programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, and Rx for Reading.
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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