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2009
From the Wild West to Wilshire: One Hundred Years of LACMA
November 8, 2009| 3:00 pm
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art was born of a wild west craze for land and nurtured by civic leaders whose only cultural capital was big-city dreams. In this presentation, Los Angeles-based scholar and writer Karen Lansky will reveal untold chapters from Los Angeles history.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
This lecture is made possible by the East Asian Art Council at LACMA.
Image: © LACMA/Museum Associates 2009
Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs: New Topographics
November 8, 2009| 2:00 pm
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Join artist Amir Zaki for a fresh perspective on the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape.
BCAM Level 2 | Free with paid admission, tickets required | Available one hour before the program
Amir Zaki, Untitled, 60"x76", Epson Archival Inkjet Photograph, 2009
Exhibition Symposium:
What's at Stake? New Topographics: Photography and the Man-Altered Landscape
November 7, 2009| 11:00 am
This program investigates the issue of restaging the groundbreaking 1975 exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man Altered Landscape with regard to curatorial practice, urbanism, environmentalism, and architecture. Speakers include Matthew Coolidge, Douglas Crimp, Norman Klein, Philipp Kaiser, Richard Meyer, Christopher Hawthorne, and LACMA curators Britt Salvesen and Edward Robinson. The symposium will be followed by a special preview screening presented by James Venturi of an excerpt from Learning from Bob and Denise, a documentary about his parents, architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.
Bing Theater | $10 general admission, $7 LACMA members and seniors 62+, $5 students with valid ID | Call 323 857-6010 or purchase tickets at the museum box office | CLICK HERE for full Symposium details
This event is organized by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and is make possible by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund and through a collaboration with The Contemporary Project at USC. The Contemporary Project is a multiyear initiative to create new forms of dialogue between the academic community and the art world.
South Belridge Oil Field, Kern County, California, Landscan, 2009, Blu-ray video disc (10:00), Sound design by George Budd, Videography by Ron Chapple, Aerial Filmworks, Directed by Matthew Coolidge, Edited by Susan Dempster, Commissioned by LACMA, purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Decorative Arts and Design Lecture Series—The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest
November 3, 2009| 7:00 pm
Larry Kreisman, program director, Historic Seattle, will deliver a lecture based on his highly praised book The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest, exploring the theme of regional identity.
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
This lecture was made possible by the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Image: Edward Timothy Hurley, Rookwood Pottery, Vase, 1909, Ceramic, earthenware, Gift of Max Palevsky and Jodie Evans in Honor of the Museum's Twnety-fifth Anniversary, M.89.151.18
Artist-Led Exhibition Walkthroughs: New Topographics
November 1, 2009| 2:00 pm
Join artist Mark Ruwedel for a fresh perspective on the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape.
BCAM Level 2 | Free with paid admission, tickets required | Available one hour before the program
"Great Northern #2A", 2005, gelatin silver print, copyright Mark Ruwedel, collection of the artist, courtesy of Gallery Luisotti and Yossi Milo Gallery
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan—Barbara Kruger
October 29, 2009| 7:30 pm
Join LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan for a conversation with renowned contemporary artist Barbara Kruger. Barbara Kruger transformed LACMA's BCAM elevator from a functional object into a major work of art. She and Michael Govan will discuss how this work manifests her interest in creating art and commentary with "pictures and words." This popular series often sells out early so be sure to reserve your free tickets soon.
Bing Theater | Free, tickets required, available at the box office | For more information call 323 857-6010
Image: © Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Shafted), 2008 Digital Print Wall Installation. Photograph by Fredrik Nilsen © 2009
"From the Spoon to the City": Architects Discuss Design at the Micro and Macro Scale
October 26, 2009| 7:00 pm
Elena Manferdini, designer and principal, Atelier Manferdini, and Greg Lynn, designer and principal, Greg Lynn FORM, will discuss the exhibition "From the Spoon to the City": Objects by Architects from LACMA's Collection, currently on view. The panel will be moderated by Frances Anderton, host of the radio program DnA: Design and Architecture (89.9 KCRW) and Los Angeles editor of Dwell magazine.
Brown Auditorium | $20 General Admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID | To purchase tickets call 323 857-6528 or email decartscouncil@lacma.org
This series is made possible with the generous support of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Image: Rudolph Schindler, Bedroom Dresser with Hinged Half-Round Mirror and Stool from the Shep Commission, Los Angeles, AC1995.81.19.1-.10., gift of Ruth Shep Polen.
Conversations with Artists: Frank Gohlke
October 25, 2009| 2:00 pm
Gohlke's photographs were included in the original 1975 presentation of the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, New York. This event marks the opening of the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape at LACMA and the publication of Gohlke’s new book, Thoughts on Landscape: Collected Writings and Interviews.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required-available one hour before the program
Image: Frank Gohlke, Landscape, Los Angeles, 1974, printed 1975, gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in., gift of the photographer. George Eastman House collections. © Frank Gohlke.
Silvia Barisione: Italian Futurist Design—Decorative Arts and Design Lecture Series
October 22, 2009| 7:00 pm
The Futurist Manifesto of February 1909 ushered in an influential avant-garde movement. To mark its 100th anniversary, Silvia Barisione, curator, Wolfsoniana-Fondazione Regionale per la cultura e lo spettacolo, Genoa, will discuss the movement's manifestations in design and decorative arts.
Brown Auditorium | $20 General Admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID-to purchase tickets call 323 857-6528 or email decartscouncil@lacma.org
This series is made possible with the generous support of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Vital Signals: Japanese and American Video Art from the 1960s and 70s
October 20, 2009| 7:00 pm
This three-part screening, curated by the nonprofit media arts organization EAI (Electronic Arts Intermix) investigates the correspondence between the pioneering works of artists experimenting with video in Japan and America.
PROGRAM III—Body Acts
In addition to documenting and archiving performances,video technology was often used by artists to extend physical and emotional gestures and as a way to challenge traditional definitions of the art object. Artists in this final program include John Baldessari, Mako Idemitsu, Norio Imai, Joan Jonas, Hakudo Kobayashi, William Wegman, Takahiko Iimura, James Byrne, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Ante Bozanich, Paul McCarthy, Vito Acconci.
Bing Theater | Tickets required: $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors 62+ and students with valid ID-to purchase tickets call 323 857-6010
Vital Signals: Japanese and American Video Art from the 1960s and 70s
October 13, 2009| 7:00 pm
This three-part screening, curated by the nonprofit media arts organization EAI (Electronic Arts Intermix) investigates the correspondence between the pioneering works of artists experimenting with video in Japan and America.
PROGRAM II—Open Television
The increasing accessibility to video in the mid-tolate 1960s, and the novelty of the new medium, stoked widespread interest among artists, activists, grassroots organizations and the commercial industry alike as both meditation and provocation. This program features works by individual artists and collectives such as Chris Burden, Allan Kaprow, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Saburo Muraoka, Nam June Paik & Jud Yakult, TVTV (Top Value Television), Keiji Uematsu, Video Information Center, Ko Nakajima, Shirley Clarke, Video Earth Tokyo, Fujiko Nakaya, Toshio Matsumoto.
Bing Theater | Tickets required: $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors 62+ and students with valid ID-to purchase tickets call 323 857-6010
Lecture and Book Signing—Mitch Epstein: American Power
October 10, 2009| 2:00 pm
Mitch Epstein traveled the United States between 2003 and 2009 to document environmentally contaminated areas, creating a portrait of modern-day America. In this lecture, Epstein discusses how this experience led him to reconsider the artist's role in a nation in transition.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required-available one hour before the program
Vital Signals: Japanese and American Video Art from the 1960s and 70s
October 6, 2009| 7:00 pm
This three-part screening, curated by the nonprofit media arts organization EAI (Electronic Arts Intermix) investigates the correspondence between the pioneering works of artists experimenting with video in Japan and America.
PROGRAM I—The Language of Technology
Some of the earliest examples of video art exploited the technical possibilities unique to the new medium, such as image manipulation, experimental animation and instantaneous playback. This program shows the diversity of works produced, including those by James Byrne, Computer Technique Group (CTG), Gary Hill, Takahiko Iimura, Kohei Ando, Toshio Matsumoto,Nam June Paik, and Keigo Yamamoto, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Morihiro Wada.
Bing Theater | Tickets required: $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors 62+ and students with valid ID-to purchase tickets call 323 857-6010
Exhibition Lecture—Luis Meléndez: Marvelous Works of Nature Revealed
September 26, 2009| 2:00 pm
To mark the opening of the special exhibition Luis Meléndez, Master of the Spanish Still Life, exhibition co-curator Gretchen A. Hirschauer, associate curator of Italian and Spanish paintings for the National Gallery of Art, discusses the Spanish artist's meticulous painting method.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible in part through the Brotman Foundation Special Exhibitions Lecture Fund
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan—John Baldessari
September 24, 2009| 7:30 pm
Join LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan for a conversation with renowned contemporary artist John Baldessari. Michael Govan and John Baldessari will talk about the artist's collaborations with LACMA, including his acclaimed design for the Magritte and Contemporary Art installation, LACMA's new logo, the large-scale banners seen along Wilshire Boulevard, and next summer's retrospective of his work. This popular series often sells out early so be sure to reserve your free tickets soon.
Bing Theater | Free, tickets required | Available at the box office September 1 | For more information: 323 857-6010
Lecture: Pompeii-Lost and Found?
September 15, 2009| 7:00 pm
Mary Beard, professor of classics, University of Cambridge, presents this lecture exploring the curious and surprising facts that underlie the modern image of Pompeii—from the one-way street system to bad breath and intestinal parasites.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Guerrilla Girls and Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries
September 14, 2009| 7:00 pm
The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous collective of women artists, not historians or administrators, produce provocative posters, books, and actions that expose sexism and racism in politics, art, film, and pop culture. Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries creates web art, edgy digital poetry that flashes to the beat of music. A collaboration of Young-hae Chang (Seoul, Korea) and Marc Voge (USA), these texts are often politically pointed stories covering everything from sex and violence to alienation and the mundane. In this conversation with former LACMA curator Lynn Zelevansky, each will discuss their similar uses of provocation, collaboration, and broad-based accessibility in their work.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Visual images of Buddhist Architecture and Sculpture in Korea
September 13, 2009| 2:00 pm
To celebrate the newly re-installed galleries of the museum's collection of Korean Art, distinguished art historian You Hong June will discuss the topic of harmony in Korean art and nature. Dr. You, professor of art history at Myongji University, is the former director of the Cultural Heritage Administration (Republic of Korea) and author of the best-selling book My Exploration of Our Korean Heritage (1991).
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations | Reception to follow in the Director's Roundtable Garden
Book Launch and Presentation—Race and Classification: The Case of Mexican America
September 12, 2009| 5:00 pm
George J. Sanchez, professor of American studies and ethnicity and history, University of Southern California, and Eric Van Young, professor of history, University of California, San Diego, will discuss the innovative and provocative volume, Race and Classification: The Case of Mexican America, edited by Ilona Katzew and Susan Deans-Smith. The publication, inspired by a 2004 symposium organized by LACMA, focuses on the historical development of racial thinking and imagining in Mexico and the southwestern United States over a period of almost five centuries. The book sheds new light of the shifting ties between Mexico and the United States, and the transnational condition of Latinos in the United States today. Authors Ilona Katzew, curator of Latin American art at LACMA, and Susan Deans-Smith, associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, will be on hand for questions.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required-available at the Box Office during museum hours or by calling 323 857–6010 | Reception to follow in the Director's Roundtable Garden
Conversations with Artists: Haegue Yang and Lynn Zelevansky
September 10, 2009| 8:00 pm
Haegue Yang joins Lynn Zelevansky, curator of the exhibition Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea, in conversation about her performances and installations in the exhibition. A collaborative performance by actors Evan Cleaver and Olivia Sandoval precedes the conversation. They will interpret a script written by the artist about her mixed-media installation Storage Piece (2004).
BCAM, Level 2 | Free, tickets required—available one hour before the program
Lecture: Flash in the East, Flash in the West
September 8, 2009| 7:00 pm
Art Historian Miwon Kwon will consider the significance of the exhibition Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea in the context of a "global" art world in which an artist's nationality would seem to be of waning relevance. Kwon is assistant professor of contemporary art history at UCLA and author of One Place After Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity (MIT Press, 2002).
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required—available one hour before the program
Screening and Conversation | tank.tv: The Young and Evil
July 14, 2009| 7:00 pm
This event, guest curated by Stuart Comer, curator of film, Tate Modern, is a tank.tv initiative. As the digital glow of the Internet begins to replace the dark space of the cinema, the web continues to evolve into an uncanny hybrid of personal longing and collective interaction. Configurations of watching and being watched take on radically new form. To reconsider the historical contours and shifting relationships of sex and community in the digital age, a range of artists was invited to select two works: one historical film from the underground, to be screened at LACMA, and one contemporary video by an emerging artist, to be screened as part of the upcoming Outfest to be held in Los Angeles in July. Selectors include Stuart Comer, William E. Jones, Daria Martin, Carlos Motta, Karol Radziszewski, Akram Zaatari, and Bruce Yonemoto. The LACMA program features works by filmmakers such as Kenneth Anger, Anna Halprin, Curt McDowell, and Barbara Rubin, and will be followed by an onstage conversation between Stuart Comer and artist William E. Jones. NOTE: This program contains material of an adult nature, which may be inappropriate for some viewers. Discretion is advised. On Friday, July 17, Outfest will host the contemporary program at REDCAT, originally commissioned and presented on www.tank.tv. See www.outfest.org for more information.
Bing Theater | Tickets required: $7 general admission, $5 members, seniors 62+ and students with ID.
Cinémathèque de Tanger Archive Screening Series—Who Are The Others? (72 min)
June 30, 2009| 7:00 pm
This film series sheds light on everyday life in North Africa and the ways in which film as an art form can contextualize historical objects that are collected by museums. This unique selection of Moroccan short films, archival footage, and works by contemporary artists follows the fault lines between representation and reality in both daily life and extraordinary circumstances. The intersection between tradition, globalization, and shifting notions of modernity create not a clash, but a fertile space for reflection.
Tes Cheveux Noirs Ihsan (Your Dark Hair Ihsan), 2005, 14 min | Les Autres c'est Les Autres (The Others are The Others), 1999, 11 min | The Train, 2005, 17 min | Todos os Llamáis Mohamed (You are all called Mohamed), 1998, 30min
Bing Theater | Tickets required; $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID
This program is organized by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Philip Gefter Lecture and Book Signing
June 29, 2009| 7:00 pm
Please join us for a talk by New York Times writer and former picture editor Philip Gefter, who will discuss his new book, Photography after Frank: Essays by Philip Gefter. The author presents the tale of contemporary photography, starting with a pivotal moment: Robert Frank's seminal work in the 1950s. Along the way, he connects the dots of photography's transformation into what it is today. Photography after Frank offers a page-turning yet journalistic approach bound to appeal to students and art world aficionados alike. A book signing will immediately follow in the adjacent Director's Roundtable Garden.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Tickets available at the box office one hour before program begins.
This program is organized by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and is supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Performance: Storage Piece
June 28, 2009| 2:00 pm
In this collaborative performance actors Evan Cleaver and Olivia Sandoval will interpret a script written by the artist Haegue Yang about her mixed-media installation Storage Piece (2004). Representing the voice of the artist, the script will be performed in front of her work in the exhibition Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea.
BCAM Level 2 | Free with paid admission; no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Do Ho Suh
June 25, 2009| 7:00 pm
Do Ho Suh joins Lynn Zelevansky, head and curator of contemporary art, in conversation about how his work evolved into the sculptures on display in the exhibition Your Bright Future: 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea, on view through September 20, 2009.
Bing Theater | Free; tickets required—available one hour before the program
This lecture was made possible in part through the Brotman Foundation Special Exhibitions Lecture Fund.
Cinémathèque de Tanger Archive Screening Series—From a Distant Land (75 min)
June 23, 2009| 7:00 pm
This film series sheds light on everyday life in North Africa and the ways in which film as an art form can contextualize historical objects that are collected by museums. This unique selection of Moroccan short films, archival footage, and works by contemporary artists follows the fault lines between representation and reality in both daily life and extraordinary circumstances. The intersection between tradition, globalization, and shifting notions of modernity create not a clash, but a fertile space for reflection.
La Femme Seule (A Woman Alone), 2005, 30 min | Boujad: Un Nid dans la Chaleur (Boujad: A Nest in the Heat), 1992, 45 min
Bing Theater | Tickets required; $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID
This program is organized by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Southern Asian Art Council Panel Discussion: The Path of Yoga Through Art
June 20, 2009| 2:00 pm
In Indian culture, worship pervades all aspects of life and sacred art is everywhere, from a humble doorway to a king's palace. This panel discussion explores religious philosophy and the yogic path depicted in selected artworks from LACMA's renowned permanent collection of South Asian and Himalayan art. Panelists include: Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University; Joseph Prabhu, Professor of Philosophy, Cal State Los Angeles, Program Co-Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions 2009; Felicia Tomasko, RN Chief Editor of LA Yoga and Ayurveda and Paula Fouce, Director, Producer President of Paradise Filmworks International. A screening of the film ORIGINS OF YOGA: Quest for the Spiritual will follow the discussion. This program was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council at LACMA.
Brown Auditorium | Free, RSVP to saac@lacma.org by June 15.
Cinémathèque de Tanger Archive Screening Series—Feminine vs. Masculine (80 min)
June 16, 2009| 7:00 pm
This film series sheds light on everyday life in North Africa and the ways in which film as an art form can contextualize historical objects that are collected by museums. This unique selection of Moroccan short films, archival footage, and works by contemporary artists follows the fault lines between representation and reality in both daily life and extraordinary circumstances. The intersection between tradition, globalization, and shifting notions of modernity create not a clash, but a fertile space for reflection.
El Batalett, Femmes de la Médina (El Batalett, Women from the Medina), 2001, 60 min | Balcon Atlantico, 2003, 20 min
Bing Theater | Tickets required; $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID
This program is organized by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Shirin Neshat and the film Women without Men
June 15, 2009| 8:00 pm
U.S.-based Iranian artist Shirin Neshat has created a rich video series delving into the complex lives of women in her homeland. Mixing magic, tragedy, history, and politics, the videos explore five female characters from Shahrnush Parsipur's magic-realist novel Women Without Men. In this special LACMA program Shirin Neshat will show clips from and discuss this video series with Nasrin Rahimieh, professor of comparative literature and film, UC Irvine.
Bing Theater | Free, tickets required | Available at the box office one hour before the program
This program is presented by the Art of the Middle East Council and made possible through the generous support of the Farhang Foundation.
Cinémathèque de Tanger Archive Screening Series—(HI)STORY Tellers (91 min)
June 9, 2009| 7:00 pm
This film series sheds light on everyday life in North Africa and the ways in which film as an art form can contextualize historical objects that are collected by museums. This unique selection of Moroccan short films, archival footage, and works by contemporary artists follows the fault lines between representation and reality in both daily life and extraordinary circumstances. The intersection between tradition, globalization, and shifting notions of modernity create not a clash, but a fertile space for reflection.
An American in Tangier, 1993, 27 min | Vues du Grand Socco at du Petit Socco (View of the Main Square and the Small Square), 1935, silent, 7 min | Ouarzazate Movie (The Door of the Desert ), 2001, 57 min
Bing Theater | Tickets required; $7 general admission, $5 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID
This program is organized by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Symposium—Greek Art/Roman Eyes: The Reception of Greek Art in the Private Sphere of Ancient Italy—SOLD OUT!
June 6, 2009| 9:30 am
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, this symposium addresses how Romans and other ancient peoples on the Italian peninsula collected, appreciated, emulated, and displayed the art and culture of Greece to diverse ends and the various ways ancient Greek art was presented in houses and villas in Italy from as early as the eighth century BC to the height of the Roman Empire.
Friday, June 5 | 9:30 am–7 pm | Getty Villa
Saturday, June 6 | 9:30 am–6 pm | Getty Villa
On Friday and Saturday distinguished international experts explore such topics at the Getty Villa. Advance registration is required. Visit www.getty.edu to register. This event is organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and LACMA. Support for the program has been provided by the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles, the Campania Region, and the Italian Consulate General of Los Angeles.
Symposium | Getty Villa | Advance registration required | Visit www.getty.edu to register
Bing Theater | $7 members, seniors 62+, students w/ID; $10 nonmembers
Symposium—Greek Art/Roman Eyes: The Reception of Greek Art in the Private Sphere of Ancient Italy—SOLD OUT!
June 5, 2009| 9:30 am
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, this symposium addresses how Romans and other ancient peoples on the Italian peninsula collected, appreciated, emulated, and displayed the art and culture of Greece to diverse ends and the various ways ancient Greek art was presented in houses and villas in Italy from as early as the eighth century BC to the height of the Roman Empire.
Friday, June 5 | 9:30 am–7 pm | Getty Villa
Saturday, June 6 | 9:30 am–6 pm | Getty Villa
On Friday and Saturday distinguished international experts explore such topics at the Getty Villa. Advance registration is required. Visit www.getty.edu to register. This event is organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and LACMA. Support for the program has been provided by the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles, the Campania Region, and the Italian Consulate General of Los Angeles.
Symposium | Getty Villa | Advance registration required | Visit www.getty.edu to register
Bing Theater | $7 members, seniors 62+, students w/ID; $10 nonmembers
Keynote Lecture—The Roman Home Transformed: Greek Art and Roman Luxury—SOLD OUT!
June 4, 2009| 7:00 pm
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill from the British School at Rome will present the keynote lecture for the symposium at LACMA in the Bing Theater on The Roman Home Transformed: Greek Art and Roman Luxury. Admission for this lecture is free, but tickets are required. Email educate@lacma.org for tickets.
Keynote Lecture | LACMA | Bing Theater | Free, tickets required | Email educate@lacma.org for tickets
Discussion & Reception: Words Without Pictures—Finale & Book Launch
May 26, 2009| 7:00 pm
This event will recap the series of essays, conversations, and panel discussions about photography stemming from the year-long online project Words Without Pictures. Come prepared to participate and celebrate. Reception to follow.
Director's Roundtable Garden | Free, tickets required | Available at the box office one hour before the program
Masters of Architecture Lecture Series: Massimiliano Fuksas
May 12, 2009| 7:30 pm
From 1998 to 2000, the renowned Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas was director of the VII Biennale Internazionale di Architettura di Venezia "Less Aesthetics, More Ethics." Studio Fuksas's principal focus is urban design and public projects; recent projects include the Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen, China; Congress Center EUR, Rome, Italy; African Institute of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria; Zenith Music Hall, Strasbourg, France, and Amiens, France; Armani Ginza Tower, Tokyo, Japan; and New Milan Trade Fair, Milan, Italy. He has taught as a visiting professor at the École Speciale d'Architecture, Paris, the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna, and Columbia University, New York; and is the recipient of several honors. The evening features an introduction by Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic, Los Angeles Times.
Bing Theater | Tickets: $12; $10 LACMA and AIA members; $5 seniors 62+ and students with ID. To purchase tickets call 323-857-6010 | For information: call 213-639-0777 or visit AIA Los Angeles .
The Masters of Architecture Lecture Series is presented by the American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles and LACMA. This talk is presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Los Angeles. The series is organized by Francesca Garcia-Marques, Hon. AIA/LA.
Conversations with Artists: Robert Barry and Liz Kotz
May 7, 2009| 7:00 pm
Robert Barry, one of the foremost artists of his generation, will join art historian Liz Kotz in conversation about his interest in invisible materials, the legacy of conceptual art, and the limits of perception and photographic representation.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Available at the box office one hour before the program
Lecture: Hooked on Classics: Ancient Antiquarianism around the Bay of Naples
May 3, 2009| 2:00 pm
Guest curator for Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, Kenneth Lapatin (Department of Antiquities, the J. Paul Getty Museum), presents this lecture on the ways ancient Romans collected, emulated, displayed, and viewed the "Old Masters" of their day—ancient Greek art from diverse periods and places. Their motivations ranged from aesthetic to ideological—true appreciation vied with the construction of personal identity, competition for status, and self-aggrandizement—and included many elements that remain recognizable in the art market today.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations | Admission to the exhibition is not included as part of the program
Lecture: The Music of Bollywood
April 28, 2009| 7:00 pm
Robin Sukhadia of the Ali Akbar Khan School of Music will provide a humorous and lively peek into the colorful history of Bollywood, the world's largest film industry, through clips and video.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council.
Lecture: TradINNOVAtion: New Trends in Contemporary Korean Architecture
April 19, 2009| 2:00 pm
Architect Doojin Hwang and his firm have helped restart the evolutionary process of traditional architecture in Korea. Doojin Hwang Architects has taken a unique approach to renovating traditional urban villas in Seoul's historic center, employing a new design philosophy and the methodology of contemporary architecture, a process Doojin Hwang calls "creative restoration." He will talk about his experience in this experiment, as well as his other works as a self-proclaimed prototypical Seoul architect, participating in the transformation of this global megacity. This lecture is sponsored by the East Asian Art Council.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Sharon Lockhart’s Undergraduate Students
April 16, 2009| 7:00 pm
Join Stephanie Matthias, Alexis Turzan, Devon Caranicas, Betsy Oslund, Kendall Sinclair, Sydney Mills, Senna Chen, Hannah Huang, Mor Germezi, and Mengning Li as they discuss the unique experience of the FRANZ WEST TALK/SHOW and how it has further informed their understanding of contemporary art and its practitioners.
The recent TALK/SHOW was an experimental take on the TV ‘talk show’ format that included Franz West, Andreas Reiter Raabe, Zlatan Vukosavlejevic, and musical guest Philipp Quehenberger. It was organized by Sharon Lockhart’s advance photography seminar students and staged at USC’s Roski School of Fine Arts.
This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Franz West: To Build a House You Start with the Roof: Work 1972–2008 on view through June 7, 2009.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Available one hour before the program
Mainstreaming the Avant-Garde: The Graphic Design of Lester Beall
April 14, 2009| 7:00 pm
A lecture by Mark Resnick, author of The American Image, and Roger Remington, professor, Rochester Institute of Technology.
One of the most important designers of the twentieth century, Lester Beall (1903–1969) translated European avant-garde movements into a distinctly American modernist style that permeated his commercial work and transformed his profession. This talk provides an overview of Beall's life and career. It also examines the series of posters Beall designed for the New Deal's Rural Electrification Administration. These extremely rare works, graphic design icons which resonate in our own time of economic crisis, are currently exhibited in Electrifying America: The Posters of Lester Beall, on the second floor of LACMA's Art of the Americas building until May 31.
Brown Auditorium | Seating is limited | Free admission for Decorative Arts and Design Council and Prints and Drawings Council Members; $15 LACMA members; $20 general admission | For reservations contact the Decorative Arts and Design Council at 323 857-6528 or decartscouncil@lacma.org, or call the Prints and Drawings Council at 323 857-6558.
A book signing will follow the lecture and refreshments will be served.
Organized by the Prints and Drawings Council and the Decorative Arts and Design Council.
Lecture: Joseph Beuys and the German Past
April 13, 2009| 7:00 pm
Thierry de Duve, art historian and director of studies, Association of Prediction of l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, writes and teaches on modern and contemporary art. He is committed to a reinterpretation of modernism and his work has long revolved around Marcel Duchamp's readymade and its implications for aesthetics. De Duve will sketch a historical narrative that puts the German artist Joseph Beuys into an unexpected artistic context, quite different from Fluxus (an international "movement" devoted to the idea that everyday actions should be regarded as artistic events) or Duchamp's heritage.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Tickets available at box office one hour before program begins.
Readings—August Kleinzahler and Heather McHugh
April 7, 2009| 8:00 pm
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures, Readings brings two of America's most innovative poets to read from their work and the work of German poets who have inflected their poetic practice. The intersections of visual art and poetry are explored through the juxtapositions of word and linguistic shape in this reading. Heather McHugh's translations of Celan and August Kleinzahler's interest in Gottfried Benn will provide some of the ballast and reference to the exhibition. The Readings have been organized by Brighde Mullins, Director, Master of Professional Writing Program, USC.
BCAM Level 1 | Free; seating is limited and tickets are required; please pick up tickets at the LACMA box office beginning one hour before the program
LACMA's Late Night Art: Berlin 1945–2009
April 4, 2009| 8:00 pm
You are invited to come to LACMA's campus on the evening of April 4 to celebrate the special exhibition Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures. Enjoy an evening of art, video, music with Berlin's DJ/VJ duo Safy Sniper and Christine Lang, and events in the galleries. Funding for the DJ/VJ has been provided by the Goethe-Institut, Los Angeles. In-kind media support provided by LA Weekly.
BP Grand Entrance | 8 pm–midnight | Admission is $10 at the LACMA box office or by calling 323 857-6010; advance tickets may be purchased until April 3; after April 3, tickets may be purchased at the event.
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Valentino Film Premiere SOLD OUT!
April 1, 2009| 7:30 pm
Valentino: The Last Emperor will make its West Coast premiere at LACMA. The film, directed by Matt Tyrnauer, documents two and a half years in the life of the haute couture designer. Proceeds from this event will benefit LACMA’s Costume Council.
Bing Theater | 6:30 pm Cocktails | 7:30 pm Screening | Costume Council Active and Patron members: one free ticket; Fashion Circle members: two free tickets | Additional tickets and general admission: $50 | Tickets must be reserved in advance: 323 857-6010
Pamela Robertson and Charles Rennie Mackintosh—Dream Houses
March 31, 2009| 7:00 pm
Robertson is a leading expert on Mackintosh and his contemporaries and will speak on his private domestic commissions, such as Hill House of 1903. These projects are less well known but as important as his tea rooms and the Glasgow School of Art commissions. Sponsored by the Decorative Arts and Design Council, LACMA.
Brown Auditorium | $20 General Admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID | Tickets: 323 857-6528; for reservations and information call 323 857-6528 or email decartscouncil@lacma.org
Roundtable Discussion – The American Indian and American Art
March 28, 2009| 2:00 pm
Inspired by two recent acquisitions for LACMA's permanent collection, this program offers the viewpoints of three noted authorities concerning the depiction of the American Indian in American art. The program is chaired by Austen Bailly, assistant curator of American Art. Speakers include William Truettner, senior curator, Smithsonian American Art Museum; Amy Scott, curator, Museum of the American West, Autry National Center; and Mateo Romero (Cochiti Pueblo), contemporary painter based in New Mexico.
Brown Auditorium | Free; RSVP required-call 323 857-6028
This program is sponsored by the American Art Council.
Conversations with Artists-Barbara Kasten
March 24, 2009| 7:00 pm
Photographer Barbara Kasten joins Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, to discuss her work and the renewed interest in photographic abstraction within contemporary art.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available one hour before the program
This program is supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Conversations with Artists: Friedrich Kunath
March 19, 2009| 7:00 pm
Friedrich Kunath and Stephanie Barron discuss the artist's practice and his new work in Los Angeles. This conversation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures, on view through April 19, 2009.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available one hour before the program.
Special Nowruz Program
Namâd Ensemble
March 15, 2009| 1:00 pm
In celebration of the Persian New Year, spend the afternoon of Sunday, March 15 enjoying a performance by the classical Persian musical group Namâd Ensemble.
LATCC | Free, no reservations| Family Sundays Program on March 15
Sponsored by the Farhang Foundation: The Iranian-American Heritage Foundation of Southern California and the Art of the Middle East Council.
Special Nowruz Program
Zal and Rudabeh
March 14, 2009| 1:00 pm
In celebration of the Persian New Year, spend the afternoon of Saturday, March 14 at the premiere of Zal and Rudabeh, a contemporary dance theater piece performed by the Anna Djanbazian Dance Company.
Bing Theater | Free: tickets required—available at the Museum Box Office or by calling 323-857-6010
Sponsored by the Farhang Foundation: The Iranian-American Heritage Foundation of Southern California and the Art of the Middle East Council.
Discussion: Franz West and Darsie Alexander
March 13, 2009| 5:00 pm
Franz West and Darsie Alexander, chief curator at the Walker Art Center, discuss the history of his work, his relationship to younger artists, and the evolution of public sculpture. This discussion is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Franz West, to Build a House You Start with the Roof, Work 1972-2008, on view through June 7, 2009.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Paul McCarthy
March 12, 2009| 7:00 pm
Paul McCarthy joins Stephanie Barron, senior curator of modern art, in conversation about German artist Dieter Roth's work and its impact on art in Los Angeles. This conversation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures, on view through April 19, 2009.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Lecture – Jane Pavitt, Curating the Cold War: Cold War Modern at the V&A
March 2, 2009| 7:00 pm
Jane Pavitt, Principal Research Fellow, Victoria & Albert Museum. Sponsored by the Decorative Arts and Design Council, LACMA.
Brown Auditorium | $20 General Admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID | Tickets: 323 857-6528. For reservations and information call (323) 857-6528 or email decartscouncil@lacma.org
Wende Flicks: Last Films from East Germany-Launch @ LACMA
Film Screening: Burning Life
March 1, 2009| 1:00 pm
In the desolate eastern states of a newly unified Germany, Anna and Lisa plan a series of bank robberies. They quickly become the most popular gangster duo of German postwar history, hunted by the police but viewed as present-day female Robin Hoods by those in need: Maria Schrader (Aimee & Jaguar) and Anna Thalbach (Downfall) in the leading roles of the German version of Thelma & Louise. (Germany, 1994, 105 min., color, Dir. Peter Welz)
Followed by The Mistake / Verfehlung (Germany, 1991, 100 min., color, dir: Heiner Carow): It is 1988. Jacob, from Hamburg in West Germany, falls in love with Elizabeth in East Germany. Their only chance to see each other is to meet in East Berlin…
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This program is supported by The Wende Museum and DEFA Film Library
Wende Flicks: Last Films from East Germany-Launch @ LACMA
Film Screening: The Tango Player / Der Tangospieler
February 28, 2009| 7:00 pm
This film series showcases fourteen films made during the Wende-the period around the fall of the Wall. It will be shown at locations throughout Los Angeles and complements LACMA's own film series Torn Curtain: Two Germanys on Film, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures.
The Tango Player is based on the novel by East German author Christian Hein, which broached two taboo topics for the first time: the Stasi and the Soviet repression of the Prague Spring of 1968.
Germany, 1991, 96 min., dir: Roland Gräf.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This program is supported by The Wende Museum and DEFA Film Library
Discussion: Constructing Celebrity
February 24, 2009| 7:00 pm
This discussion explores the mechanisms that generate contemporary celebrity images and what makes one of America’s largest export industries tick. Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, is joined by Lisa Love, senior west coast editor for Vogue magazines, Victoria Brynner, founder and CEO of Stardust Visions, a production company, and Matthew Moneypenny, one of the leading celebrity image syndication agents and CEO of Trunk images.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required—available at the box office one hour before the program.
Rethinking Oceanic Art: A New Collection for LACMA
February 23, 2009| 3:00 pm
This workshop will focus on the positioning of LACMA's new collection of art of the Pacific within the diverse programs and installations of a general art museum. Acquired in July, 2008 this 46-piece collection includes works from a range of South Pacific cultures, with strengths in the geographic areas of Polynesia and Melanesia. The acquisition of these extraordinary works, with their broad range of geographic distribution, exceptionally high level of quality, and distinguished provenance, was made possible by the generosity of five museum trustees and their families, purchasing the works from the Masco Corporation Foundation of Detroit.
Five panelists have been invited to consider strategies for the future installation of these works within the context of LACMA's encyclopedic collection. They will present short briefs on the topic, followed by an open discussion with the participating audience.
Panelists for the workshop include:
Christina Hellmich, Curator, Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art and Curator, Oceanic Art, de Young Museum, San Francisco
Michael Kan, Independent curator and curator emeritus, Detroit Institute of Arts, curator of the traveling exhibition, Island Ancestors, Oceanic Art from the Masco Collections (1994-1996)
Jack Flam, President Dedalus Foundation, Professor CUNY, and co-editor of Primitivism and Twentieth-century Art (2003)
Paul Schimmel, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations | 3–5 pm | Limited Seating | Please call 323 857-6275 with questions.
Film Screening: Model
February 22, 2009| 1:00 pm
In conjunction with the exhibition Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs, 1913-2008, Liz Goldwyn will introduce filmmaker Frederick Wiseman's documentary Model, which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion industry in 1980.
Dir. Frederick Wiseman, 1980, B&W, 129min.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
Lecture & Book Signing—Michael Fried
February 19, 2009| 7:00 pm
Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Professor of Humanities and the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University, has been writing about the development of modernism for over thirty years. In this lecture he will discuss his long-anticipated book, Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before, published in January by Yale University Press. A book signing will follow the lecture.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This program is supported in part by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department.
Outstanding Patrons, Beautiful Objects: Metaphors for Humanism and Enlightenment
(Islamic Art from the Aga Khan Museum Collection)
February 14, 2009| 1:00 pm
The Art of the Middle East Council and His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Western United States present a lecture by Alnoor Merchant, acting Head Librarian and Keeper of the Manuscript Collections at the Library of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.
Brown Auditorium | Free, reservations required
Please call the Art of the Middle East Council to make a reservation, 323 857-6011
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs: The Making of a Book and Exhibition
February 9, 2009| 7:00 pm
Joseph Cunningham, curator of the American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation in New York, lectures on Charles Rohlfs, who made imaginative furniture that combined Arts and Crafts shapes with decorative motifs from other cultures.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students; $15 LACMA members; $20 non-members | For tickets: 323 857-6528
Film Screening: Thin
February 8, 2009| 1:00 pm
In conjunction with the exhibition Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs, 1913-2008, Lauren Greenfield will present her documentary Thin, which follows the lives of four young women battling anorexia. The screening will be followed by a Q&A between Lauren Greenfield and Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department. Book signing to follow.
Dir. Lauren Greenfield, 2006, color, 102min
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Lecture: Robert Storr
February 7, 2009| 2:00 pm
Robert Storr, artist, critic, curator, and dean of the School of Art, Yale University, offers a new perspective on European Contemporary art of the 1950s. Storr is a vital link between the museum world and academia; besides Yale, he has taught at New York University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Harvard University, and has served as curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art from 1990-2002. This lecture complements the exhibition Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures on view through April 19, 2009.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Lecture: How to Look at Art without Feeling Inferior
Milton Esterow
February 5, 2009| 7:30 pm
Milton Esterow, editor and publisher of ARTnews, talks about the international art scene, the art market, art journalism, art criticism, and changes in taste and fashion, followed by questions from the audience. Born in New York City, Esterow was a reporter for the New York Times and specialized in cultural affairs. He has lectured extensively both in the United States and abroad and is the author of The Art Stealers. Since he bought ARTnews from Newsweek Magazine in 1972, Esterow has guided its growth into the most widely circulated art magazine in the world. Under his direction, ARTnews has won most of the major journalism awards presented to magazines; ARTnews editors and reporters have been honored thirty-two times for excellence in reporting, criticism, and design.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Photograph of Milton Esterow Courtesy of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Conversations with Artists: Judy Fiskin
January 27, 2009| 7:00 pm
Judy Fiskin appears in conversation with Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department. The conversation will be preceded by a screening of Fiskin's videos Fifty Ways to Set the Table and The End of Photography.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
Decorative Arts and Design Council Lecture Series: The Strange Genius of Sir John Soane
January 26, 2009| 7:00 pm
Tim Knox, director of Sir John Soane's Museum, London, will discuss Soane, the idiosyncratic architect. Soane's work includes his own museum as well as the Bank of England and the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students; $15 LACMA members; $20 non-members | For tickets: 323 857-6528
This series is made possible with the generous support of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Discussion: Past/Present—Memory, History, and the End of the Cold War
January 25, 2009| 1:00 pm
This roundtable discussion will explore the ways in which the role of memory in relation to postwar German art and culture attained critical momentum. Participants include Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures exhibition curators Stephanie Barron and Eckhart Gillen, catalogue authors Andreas Huyssen and Sabine Eckmann, and artists from the exhibition Achim Freyer, Via Lewandowsky, and Georg Herold.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Hearst: The Man Behind the Myth
January 18, 2009| 2:00 pm
Cari Beauchamp, award-winning author and filmmaker, presents this lecture on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Among her books is Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood, which features the career of Hearst paramour Marion Davies and her favorite screenwriter, Frances Marion. Beauchamp's latest book, Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years, will be available in the LACMA book store the evening of the event. Book signing will follow the lecture.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Film Screening: Grey Gardens
January 11, 2009| 1:00 pm
In conjunction with the exhibition Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008, Albert Maysles will introduce his 1976 documentary Grey Gardens, which looks at the strange and touching relationship between the sequestered blue bloods, Mrs. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie, the aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring Liz Goldwyn and Albert Maysles, and book signing.
Dirs. Ellen Hovde, David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Muffie Meyer, 1976, color, 94 min
Bing Theater | Ticketing: $7 members, seniors 62+, students w/ID; $10 nonmembers
2008
Shibata Zeshin: His World in Painting and Lacquer
December 14, 2008| 3:00 pm
Japanese art expert Sebastian Izzard will discuss the work of lacquer artist and painter Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891). Renowned as the quintessential lacquer artist of the 19th century, Zeshin also invented a technique, now lost, that allowed him to paint in lacquer on paper, painting scrolls without the lacquer cracking. Izzard is the former head of Christie's Japanese and Korean art division in New York and recently authored the exhibition catalogue The Genius of Shibata Zeshin: Japanese Masterworks from the Catherine and Thomas Edson Collection.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible by the East Asian Art Council.
Decorative Arts and Design Council Lecture Series
Hearst's Estate at San Simeon: Inside and Out
December 8, 2008| 7:00 pm
Victoria Kastner, Historian, Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument
Kastner will present a detailed look at William Randolph Hearst's favorite house—his estate at San Simeon. She will examine Hearst as a collector, focusing on San Simeon's decorative arts collection and garden sculpture. This event is in conjunction with the exhibition Hearst the Collector.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students; $15 LACMA members; $20 non-members | For tickets: 323 857-6528
This series is made possible with the generous support of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese Art
December 7, 2008| 3:30 pm
Akira Mizuta Lippit presents the twenty-first lecture in this series of annual presentations. His program, The Image of Japan (in Hollywood) and the Return to War highlights the recent spate of American films that feature Japan and Japanese culture. Looking at some aspect of Japanese life from the outside, these films represent a contemporary moment in Hollywood cinema, but one that is also bound to Japanese cinema itself.
Mizuta is professor of film, comparative literature, and Japanese culture at the University of Southern California.
Brown Auditorium | Free; reservations required. To RSVP, call 323 857 6565 by December 1. Seating is limited.
Conversations with Artists: Allen Ruppersberg & Allan McCollum
December 4, 2008| 7:00 pm
A conversation between the artists Allen Ruppersberg and Allan McCollum will touch on the artists' different approaches to image-making, reflections on creating work in Los Angeles and New York in the 1970s versus today, as well as their recent collaboration in Italy.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
Film Screening: Two Videos by Matthew Barney
November 20, 2008| 7:30 pm
Cremaster 4 (1994) and Drawing Restraint 10 (2005) both demonstrate Matthew Barney's career-long interest in incorporating the materials and imagery of sports into his practice as an artist. This film screening is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Contemporary Projects 11: Hard Targets -Masculinity and Sport on view through January 18, 2009.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
From Burlesque to Couture: The Ultimate Show and Tell!
November 17, 2008| 7:30 pm
Hosted by Liz Goldwyn with special guest Dita Von Teese and introducing Ava Garter
Based on her HBO documentary and book, Pretty Things, the fabulous Liz Goldwyn will take us into the world of burlesque, where satire meets glamour, providing us with an in-depth look at the women, designers, and costumes of the last generation of American burlesque queens.
Following the discussion Liz and Dita will introduce one of the rising stars in neo-burlesque, their protégé, Ava Garter, who will cap the night off with an exciting performance full of grace and glamour.
Cocktail reception and book signings to follow on the Los Angeles Times Central Court.
Bing Theater
Costume Council Members Free
Guests of Costume Council Members $25
LACMA Members $35
Non-Members $50
Costume Council Members RSVP to 323-857-6013 or bginter@lacma.org.
To purchase tickets, call the LACMA Box Office at 323-857-6010 or purchase tickets online.
This event is sponsored by LACMA's Costume Council.
Discussion: Why Photography Now?
November 17, 2008| 7:00 pm
In light of the recent presidential election, this final Words Without Pictures panel discussion will bring together Leslie Hewitt, A.L. Steiner and Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg photography department to discuss the importance and relevance of contemporary photographic art practice during our present moment of geopolitical uncertainty.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
Masters of Architecture Lecture Series
November 10, 2008| 7:30 pm
David Adjaye, OBE, MA, RIBA, Hon FAIA
Principal, Adjaye Associates
Born in 1966 in Dar-Es-Salam, David Adjaye moved to London in 1979 and is now recognized as one of the leading architects of his generation. In June 2000 Adjaye reformed his studio as Adjaye/Associates and has gone on to win a number of prestigious commissions, including the recently completed Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo and The Idea Store in Whitechapel, London for which Adjaye was nominated for the 2006 Stirling Prize Award. The studio's first solo exhibition: David Adjaye: Making Public Buildings was shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London in 2006, with Thames and Hudson publishing the catalogue of the same name. This followed their 2005 publication of Adjaye's first book entitled David Adjaye Houses. In 2007 Adjaye was awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honors list for Services to Architecture.
Bing Theater | Tickets: $12; $10 AIA & LACMA members; $5 seniors 62+ and students with ID | Tickets: 323-857-6010 | For more information: 213-639-0777 or visit the AIA website.
Presented by the American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan
Michael Govan in Conversation with Chris Burden
November 6, 2008| 7:00 pm
Chris Burden's Urban Light (2000-2007) has become an LA landmark since its installation at LACMA last February. In November, the artist will join Michael Govan for a discussion of the genesis of the project and how it has transformed the museum's new BP Grand Entrance.
Bing Theater | Free; tickets required | Tickets: 323-857-6010
Video Screening and Q&A with Collector Joe D. Price
November 2, 2008| 2:00 pm
The Etsuko and Joe Price collection is regarded as one of the world's finest collections of paintings from Japan's Edo period (1615-1868). Discover how Joe Price, an engineer from Oklahoma, became interested in Japanese art and together with his wife Etsuko amassed a painting collection of over 200 magnificent works. A video screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the collector. This program is held in conjunction with the current exhibition, The Age of Imagination: Japanese Art, 1615-1868, from the Price Collection-Encore (on view until January 4, 2009).
Brown Audition | Free, no reservations
Discussion: A Picture You Already Know
October 30, 2008| 7:00 pm
This debate explores the often unspoken issue of repetition (of visual forms and subject matter) in contemporary photography. Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Department of Photography, will discuss with Amy Adler, Alex Slade and Penelope Umbrico the conscious and unconscious ways in which individual photographers deal with repetition.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan
Michael Govan in conversations with artist Jorge Pardo
October 27, 2008| 7:00 pm
Join LACMA Chief Executive Officer and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan for a conversation with contemporary artist Jorge Pardo about his installation of LACMA's pre-Columbian collection and future plans with LACMA. Past conversations—featuring Jeff Koons, Diana Thater, Robert Irwin, and James Turrell—have sold out, so be sure to reserve your tickets early.
Bing Theater | Free tickets available October 1 at the LACMA box office | 323-857-6010
Image: Reinstallation of LACMA Art of the Ancient Americas galleries
July, 2008 Installation designed by Jorge Pardo
Photo © 2008 Museum Associates/LACMA
Film Screening: Liz Goldwyn's Pretty Things
October 26, 2008| 1:00 pm
In conjunction with Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008, filmmaker Liz Goldwyn will introduce her documentary Pretty Things, which examines the demise of burlesque in America. The film features vintage footage and interviews with the stars from the heyday of burlesque. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and a book signing.
Bing Theater | Free; tickets required
Lecture: Borobudur, A Monument of the Flower Ornament Scripture
October 25, 2008| 2:00 pm
The Third Annual Distinguished Lecture on South and Southeast Asian Art presents Jan Fontein, prominent Asian art historian and retired director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In this lecture, he examines the Javanese site Borobudur, the largest Buddhist monument in the world.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council, the South and Southeast Asian Art Department, and the Education Department at LACMA.
Prints and Drawings Council Lecture
Holy Sh*t: Scatology and Longing in the Art of James Ensor
Kevin Salatino
October 23, 2008| 7:00 pm
James Ensor (1860–1949) is one of the titans of modern art, famous for his bizarre and shocking etchings and paintings, the most famous of which—Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889—belongs to the J. Paul Getty Museum. In the 1880s and '90s Ensor began to use scatology more and more frequently as a way of expressing his take-no-prisoners politics and his radical worldview. Even today, these works retain their power to offend. Kevin Salatino, curator of the prints and drawings department, will examine Ensor's most outrageous scatological images, particularly the famous Doctrinal Nourishment (a rare hand-colored etching recently acquired by LACMA), in their historical and cultural context, while explaining just how revolutionary Ensor's art was—and still is!
Bing Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Symposium: Talking Cloth—New Studies on Indonesian Textiles
October 18, 2008| 10:00 am
The fourth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress focuses on recent research and discoveries in the field of Indonesian textile studies, and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Five Centuries of Indonesian Textiles: Selections from the Mary Hunt Kahlenberg Collection. This daylong symposium features prominent scholars from around the world and a special dance performance by the Balinese Gamelan Burat Wangi from the California Institute of the Arts.
Bing Theater | 10-4:30 pm| Free, tickets required-call 323 857-6010 | Get the full symposium schedule
This symposium was made possible by the R.L. Shep Symposium Endowment for Costume and Textiles, LACMA. Additional support is provided by the Georges and Germaine Fusenot Charity Foundation, Doris Stein Research Center for Costume and Textiles at LACMA, and Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, Inc. The Balinese dance performance is sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Los Angeles.
Talking Hard Targets
Discussion: Masculinity in Sport and Contemporary Art
October 16, 2008| 7:00 pm
Artists and Art Historians - Jeff Sheng, Kori Newkirk, Jennifer Doyle and Christopher Bedford - address how contemporary art engages with and disrupts conventional codes of masculinity, in particular in relation to athletic imagery. The roundtable, cosponsored by The Contemporary Project at USC, will be moderated by Richard Meyer, art history professor and head of the project.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Opening Night: Glamour Girls
The Costume Council Celebrates its 55th Season
October 14, 2008| 7:00 pm
Please join us as the Costume Council kicks off our 55th season! Famed photographer Patrick McMullan will share his experiences as a photographer of the most famous figures of the past three decades. Sharing the stage with Patrick will be several of L.A.'s most fashion-conscious women… trendsetters with different interests, but every one a woman with a keen sense of fashion and her own style.
Patrick McMullan is the premier nightlife photographer in New York City. His work appears regularly in New York magazine, he is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, and his photography has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar. He can also be seen on Full Frontal Fashion on the VOOM HD Network. His books include Kiss Kiss, InTents, and so8os: A Photographic Diary of a Decade.
Following the talk, McMullan will sign copies of his newest book, Glamour Girls, which boasts one of the largest collections of photographs ever published of the world's most celebrated women—from sophisticated society galas to flirty Hollywood parties and the famed New York nightlife.
"If you don't know Patrick McMullan, you ought to get out more!"—Andy Warhol.
Tickets: Free for Costume Council Members, $25 for Guests of Costume Council Members, $50 for non-Council Members. Costume Council members: RSVP to 323-857-6013 or bginter@lacma.org. General Public: purchase online or call 323-857-6010 for tickets. Parking is available in the 6th Street parking garage, located just east of Fairfax Avenue. Additional parking is available at the corner of Wilshire and Spaulding.
Target Free Holiday Mondays: Artist Talks
October 13, 2008| 1:30 pm
Join artists from the exhibition Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections from the Cheech Marin Collection as they speak informally about their work. At 1:30 Gilbert Lujan speaks informally about his low rider car installed in the BP Grand Entrance. At 2:30pm, Margaret Garcia and at 3:30 Patssi Valdez will speak about their work in the galleries of the exhibition.
BP Grand Entrance and LACMA West | Free, no reservations | 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 pm | In conjunction with the Target Free Holiday Monday on October 13.
Conversations with Artists: Collier Schorr
October 10, 2008| 7:00 pm
New York-based artist Collier Schorr will speak with LACMA's assistant curator of contemporary art Christopher Bedford about "performances within performances: dualities in movement and gesture," a subject that alludes to the range of masculine emotions and expressions. Schorr's work is featured in the exhibition Contemporary Projects 11: Hard Targets-Masculinity and Sport on view until January 18, 2009
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
This program is supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
Decorative Arts & Design Council Lecture: Kathryn Hiesinger
October 6, 2008| 7:00 pm
&The series continues with Kathryn Hiesinger, curator of European decorative arts after 1700 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She will discuss Collecting Modern: Decorative Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1876 to the Present.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students; $15 LACMA members; $20 non-members | Tickets: 323 857-6528
Conversations with Artists: Walid Ra'ad and Allan Sekula
October 2, 2008| 7:00 pm
Artists Walid Ra'ad and Allan Sekula will discuss their current work, which engages with different approaches to photographic archives and documentary practice.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required-available at the box office one hour before the program.
This program is supported in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund.
East Asian Art Council Lecture
Between Fire and Clay: Exceptional Japanese Potters from the 20th century to the Present
September 29, 2008| 6:30 pm
Robert Yellin, noted authority on ceramics of Japan, will present an illustrated lecture on outstanding 20th century and contemporary Japanese potters. He will discuss various ceramic forms and styles including Bizen, Mashiko, Shino and Hagi. Following the lecture, Mr. Yellin will answer questions.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations | For more information 323 857-6565
Curatorial Talk: Christopher Phillips
September 25, 2008| 7:00 pm
Christopher Phillips, curator at the International Center of Photography in New York, will examine recent directions in Japanese photography and video in advance of the exhibition Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan, coming in 2009.
Brown Auditorium | Free | Tickets are required and available one hour before the program begins
Lecture: Eccentrics at the Gates of the Academy
18th-Century Japanese Painting
September 14, 2008| 2:00 pm
University of London professor Timon Screech discusses Japan's mid-Edo period, which produced what many consider a golden age of creativity. The academy's rigid control of artistic styles led to alternative types of work, giving rise to new, hybrid types of painting. The lecture complements the special exhibition The Age of Imagination—Japanese Art, 1615-1868, from the Price Collection.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Decorative Arts & Design Council Lecture Series: Brian Dolan
September 8, 2008| 7:00 pm
The yearly series kicks off with Brian Dolan, professor at UC San Francisco. Author of Wedgwood: The First Tycoon, he will outline how Josiah Wedgwood built his pottery business into a formidable empire.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students; $15 LACMA members; $20 nonmembers | For tickets: 323-857-6528
Painting from Within: Yi Insang (1710–1760) and the Visual Poetics of Subjectivity in late Joseon Korea
August 26, 2008| 6:30 pm
The rise of seo'eol intellectuals in the world of art and literature marks one of the most important historical changes in the eighteenth century. The seo'eol were a class of secondary sons of the commoner concubines of officials and degree-holders, belonging to the ruling yangban class yet deprived of the social privilege. In this talk, Chin-Sung Chang, associate professor at Seoul National University, will explore the ways in which the self-fashioning of the eminent seo'eol intellectual Yi Insang is embodied in the thematic density of his autobiographical works. His works reveal a complex mindscape of psychological dislocation and internal exile that is inseparable from his identity as seo'eol. Professor Chang will discuss how the questions of psychological self-hood and subjectivity played a significant role in the making of Yi Insang's art as well as how the artist used allegorically autobiographical paintings as a means of constructing his self and his identity.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible by the East Asian Art Council and the Chinese and Korean Art Department at LACMA.
Lecture: The Age of Imagination: Japanese Art, 1615-1868, from the Price Collection
July 20, 2008| 2:00 pm
To complement the special exhibition The Age of Imagination: Japanese Art, 1615-1868, from the Price Collection, guest curator Money Hickman discusses the work of the eccentric painter Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800). During his long and productive career, Jakuchu produced an impressive corpus of paintings greatly admired for their distinctive beauty and conceptual originality. Jakuchu's evocative and innovative depictions of myriad fauna and flora reveal his deeply religious convictions and fundamental Buddhist belief in the universal unity of all living things. Hickman, formerly curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is the author of Japan's Golden Age: Momoyama and several other publications.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Lecture: Hearst and the Antique—A Larger Context for the Hope Hygieia
July 19, 2008| 3:00 pm
The re-restoration of the Hope Hygieia at the Getty Villa offers an opportunity to explore the modern history of this ancient statue, from the time it was excavated in 1797 to the present. Mary Levkoff, curator of European painting and sculpture at LACMA, addresses issues of taste and collecting, with a focus on the American newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, who owned the statue in the mid-1900s and is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at LACMA.
Getty Villa Auditorium | Free, reservations required
Please visit www.getty.edu to make a reservation.
Gallery Discussion: The Art of Looking
July 10, 2008| 12:30 pm
Join LACMA educators for a one-hour gallery discussion focusing on the permanent collection. On July 10, Mary Lenihan facilitates a discussion of Roman, medieval, and early Renaissance art.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Chaz Bojorquez and Vincent Valdez
June 29, 2008| 2:00 pm
This informal conversation between artists from the exhibition Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections from the Cheech Marin Collection—graffiti artist Chaz Bojorquez and figurative painter Vincent Valdez—offers insights into contrasting views of Los Angeles.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required | Tickets are available at the box office one hour before the program begins
Discussion: Cheech Marin and Chon Noriega
June 22, 2008| 2:00 pm
Chon Noriega, UCLA professor and LACMA adjunct curator, and art collector/actor/activist Cheech Marin discuss the current state of Chicano art. Additionally, they address the place of Chicano art in history, Marin's own collection, and developing the Latino audience. This conversation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Los Angelenos/Chicano Painters of L.A.: Selections from the Cheech Marin Collection, which opens June 15.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Hosoe Eikoh
June 21, 2008| 2:00 pm
Hosoe Eikoh has devoted much of his career to creating images of butoh dancers, setting a benchmark for the visual arts through his fusion of photography with this avant-garde dance tradition. He and curator of Japanese art Hollis Goodall will discuss his work in the exhibition Hosoe Eikoh and Butoh: Photographing Strange Notions, on view in the Pavilion for Japanese Art June 22 through September 14.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required | Tickets are available at the box office one hour before the program begins
Conversations with Artists: Philip-Lorca diCorcia
June 10, 2008| 7:00 pm
In conversation with curator of photography Charlotte Cotton, the influential photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia expands on the nature and meaning of his art. LACMA's exhibition of diCorcia's photography, which opens May 25, demonstrates his long-term agendas and presents one thousand of his Polaroid pictures together for the first time.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Photography Discussion: The Value of Photographs
June 5, 2008| 7:00 pm
In this panel discussion, curator of photography Charlotte Cotton and artists Anthony Pearson, Paul Graham, and Soo Kim consider how the way we look at photographs is changing in light of the approaching obsolescence of analog photographic prints. Focusing on the work of each of the individual artists, the panel explores how this shift affects our understanding of the history of photography and the values that we assign to contemporary photographic prints.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required | Tickets are available at the box office one hour before the program begins
Decorative Arts and Design Council Lecture Series
June 3, 2008| 7:00 pm
The lecture series continues with Paola Antonelli, curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She discusses her latest exhibition, Design and the Elastic Mind.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with valid ID; $15 LACMA members; $20 nonmembers. For information and tickets: 323-857-6528.
Conversations with Artists: Danny Jauregui and Rubén Ortiz-Torres
June 1, 2008| 2:00 pm
This intergenerational conversation between artists from the exhibition Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement offers insights on the changes in attitudes toward Chicano politics and art.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required | Please pick up tickets at the LACMA box office beginning one hour before the program
Lecture—Entropy as Monument
May 18, 2008| 2:00 pm
James Meyer, Winship Distinguished Associate Professor of Art History, Emory University, discusses how artists Renee Green, Sam Durant, and Mike Nelson have re-imagined the practice of Robert Smithson, best known for his monumental earthwork, as well as the topic of the "sixties return" in contemporary art and culture.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Image: Mike Nelson, Triple Bluff Canyon, 2004, Installation view at Modern Art Oxford, Courtesy of the artist, Matt's Gallery, London and Galleria Franco Noero, Turin
Lecture—Who Owns Antiquity?
May 17, 2008| 2:00 pm
James Cuno, president and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, considers ways to both preserve archaeological sites and share antiquities as a way of encouraging a greater appreciation of our common heritage. This lecture was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council at LACMA and UCLA. Following the lecture, Cuno will sign copies of his newly published book, Who Owns Antiquity?
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Image:Head of a Buddha, India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath, c. 475, sandstone, 10 x 7 x 4 ½ in., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates purchase, M.79.9.2. Photo © 2008 Museum Associates/LACMA.
Lecture—Making Paintings for the Floating World: The Ukiyo-e Painter and His Practice
May 15, 2008| 7:00 pm
Julie Nelson Davis, assistant professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania, reappraises how the ukiyo-e painter's practice changed over the course of the Edo period. Following the lecture Dr. Davis will sign copies of her new book, Utamaro and the Spectacle of Beauty (2008). This lecture was made possible by the East Asian Art Council at LACMA.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Gallery Discussion: The Art of Looking
May 8, 2008| 12:30 pm
Join LACMA educators for a one-hour facilitated gallery discussion focusing on the permanent collection. Mary Lenihan facilitates a discussion of colonial American painting and furniture.
Meet near the escalators at the BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Sandra de la Loza & Harry Gamboa
May 4, 2008| 2:00 pm
This intergenerational conversation between artists from the exhibition Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement offers insights on the changes in attitudes toward Chicano politics and art.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required | Please pick up tickets at the LACMA box office beginning one hour before the program.
Art Book Swap
May 3, 2008| 12:00 pm
In conjunction with Regency Arts Press Ltd. and the New Art Dealers Alliance, LACMA presents Art Book Swap, an opportunity for sharing and exchange. Donations of art books are made by galleries, museums, publishers, distributors, retail stores, libraries, and individuals prior to the event, and on May 3, you can bring your own art books to swap.
North Piazza | Free, no reservations | 12:00 noon–5 pm
Gallery Course—A Connoisseur’s Delights: Indian Painting from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection
April 26, 2008| 9:00 am
Join curator Tushara Bindu Gude for an in-depth look at the current exhibition A Connoisseur’s Delights: Indian Painting from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Explore the development of Indian painting in an introductory lecture followed by a private gallery tour of the exhibition.
Brown Auditorium | Members $25; non-members $30 | For reservations: 323 857-6010
Conversations with Artists: Uta Barth and Lynn Zelevansky
April 24, 2008| 7:00 pm
In this informal conversation with LACMA's curator Lynn Zelevansky, Los Angeles-based artist Uta Barth discusses her ongoing exploration of the processes of perception, in particular the visceral and intellectual experiences of seeing. This conversation will also highlight her photographic view of the construction of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM) on the LACMA campus.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Tickets are available at the LACMA box office one hour before the program begins.
CalArts at LACMA: Reading Series in Contemporary Literature
April 21, 2008| 8:00 pm
Curated by Brighde Mullins, Director, MFA Writing Program, CalArts
Chicana writers Cherrie Moraga and Helena Maria Viramontes read from their work in the Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement exhibition galleries, creating the possibility for spontaneous intersections of literary and visual experiences.
Art of the Americas Building, Plaza Level | Free, tickets required | Tickets are available at the LACMA box office one hour before the program begins. Seating in the exhibition space is limited.
Photography Discussion: Remembering and Forgetting Conceptual Art
April 15, 2008| 7:00 pm
In this panel discussion artists John Divola, Shannon Ebner, Sarah Charlesworth, and others recap on the liberties taken with and given to photography by conceptual artists in the 1960s and early 1970s. Relating this to current trends in contemporary art photography, the conversation will question what is new and what has simply been forgotten.
Brown Auditorium | Free, tickets required | Tickets are available at the LACMA box office one hour before the program begins.
Lecture—International Modernism Reconsidered: Exhibiting its Germanic Roots
April 13, 2008| 2:00 pm
Rose-Carol Washton Long, professor of art history, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, offers a reconsideration of international modernism in light of LACMA's new installation of its collection of European art of the late 19th and early 20th century. Previous installations, not only at LACMA but also at major museums across the country, have organized art objects on a Franco-centric interpretation of modernism. LACMA's exploration of the Germanic roots of modernism adds greater complexity to the master narrative of modernism's development.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Colloquium: Collecting 19th-Century American Landscape Drawings: Three Perspectives
April 12, 2008| 2:00 pm
In celebration of the recent acquisition of a major Pre-Raphaelite drawing by noted mid-nineteenth-century American artist William Trost Richards, LACMA is hosting a colloquium on nineteenth-century landscape drawings. Three speakers, a scholar, a commercial dealer, and a paper conservator will provide alternate perspectives on the topic.
Featured speakers are Linda S. Ferber, longtime curator of American art and presently Vice President and Museum Director of the New York Historical Society; John Driscoll, John F. Kensett Authority and Director of New York based Babcock Galleries; and Janice Schopfer, Senior Conservator and Head of Paper Conservation at LACMA.
Brown Auditorium | Free for LACMA members; included in the price of museum admission for nonmembers | Seating is limited | reservations required | Call 323 857-6028 by April 7.
This colloquium is being held in honor of Larry Curry, the first curator of American Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Sponsored by the American Art Council.
The Art of Looking: Contemporary Art Gallery Discussion
April 10, 2008| 12:30 pm
Join LACMA educators for a one-hour gallery discussion focusing on the permanent collection. On April 10, Cristina Cuevas-Wolf offers a look at the objects on view in the Broad Contemporary Art Museum.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations
The Anousheh and Ali Razi Lecture on Persian Art and Culture
Ancient Persian Themes in Early Islamic Textiles: Imitation, Parody, Misunderstanding
April 9, 2008| 7:30 pm
Lecture given by Professor Robert Hillenbrand from the University of Edinburgh
Bing Theater | Free, No Reservations
Symposium—Phantom Sites: Rethinking Identity and Place in Contemporary Art
April 5, 2008| 10:00 am
This symposium, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement, considers how the politics of identity may or may not be seen as a phantom presence in contemporary art. The event includes two roundtable discussions with leading art historians, artists, and curators in the field, as well as a film screening of a collection of historical performances.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations | 10:00 am–5:30 pm
Conversations with Artists: Richard Serra and Lynne Cooke
April 1, 2008| 7:30 pm
Artist Richard Serra and Lynne Cooke, curator at the Dia Art Foundation, will explore questions relating to the practice of sculpture today, taking as their point of departure Serra's monumental Band, 2006, which was recently acquired for LACMA's collection.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations | Limited Seating
Photography Discussion: Too Early, Too Late
March 25, 2008| 7:00 pm
In this panel discussion, Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of LACMA's Photography Department, and artists Miranda Lichtenstein, Carter Mull, and Amir Zaki scrutinize the slow, constructed, and directorial approach to photography. While providing a reassuring sense that every element of a photograph can be attributed to the intent of its maker, this approach may risk overshadowing a photographer's intuitive, unconscious artistic response to the happenstance of experience. This debate considers how these two modes can be accorded parallel importance within artistic practice.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required. Tickets are available at the LACMA box office one hour before the program begins.
Discussion: How to "Score" Big in the Movies
March 20, 2008| 7:30 pm
Moderated by Jon Burlingame, Professor of Film-Music History at USC
Emmy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino - who wrote the score for The Incredibles and Ratatouille - has been mesmerized by movie music since he first saw (and heard) Star Wars as a child. His fascination led him to study film production at the School of Visual Arts in New York and composition at Julliard. Giacchino visits Zócalo to explain how his childhood obsession became reality, what it's really like to be a musician in Hollywood, and how composers help create such memorable scenes.
Bing Theater | For reservations please go to www.zocalola.org
This program is organized by Zócalo in collaboration with LACMA. The Zócalo "Public Square" Lecture Series presents a vibrant series of programs that feature thinkers and doers speaking on some of the most pressing topics of the day.
The Art of Looking: Modern Art Gallery Discussion
March 13, 2008| 12:30 pm
Join LACMA educators for a one-hour gallery discussion focusing on the permanent collection. On March 13, educator Elizabeth Gerber facilitates a discussion in the newly redesigned Modern Art galleries.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists:Chris Killip and Martin Parr
March 9, 2008| 7:00 pm
LACMA’s curator of photography Charlotte Cotton moderates an informal discussion with the British photographers Chris Killip and Martin Parr about their work from the early 1980s. This conversation explores the visionary work of these highly influential documentary photographers whose images document the social terrain of their communities in the United Kingdom during times of economic and political turbulence.
Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets are required. Tickets are available at the LACMA box office one hour before the program begins.
Documentary Film: Four Stones for Kanemitsu
March 4, 2008| 7:00 pm
The Academy Award nominated documentary film Four Stones for Kanemitsu shows the collaboration between artist Matsumi Kanemitsu and Master Printer Serge Lozingot as they create a four-color lithograph. For the first time, the actual sense of making a color lithograph in a professional workshop is captured vividly and effectively in this superb film. This film screening is presented in conjunction with the installation Kanemitsu in California during the 1960s and 1970s on the second floor of the Art of the Americas Building.
June Wayne, founder of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, will introduce the film.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Discussion and Book Signing: John Richardson on A Life of Picasso
March 3, 2008| 7:00 pm
British-born art historian John Richardson has devoted his career to researching and writing about artists whose work changed the way we look at the world. For more than two decades, he has been at work on a multi-volume biography of Pablo Picasso. To mark the release of volume three of that series, and to celebrate the recent gift to LACMA of more than two dozen works by the great Spaniard, Richardson joins LACMA curators Stephanie Barron and Kevin Salatino to discuss Picasso’s life. Richardson will sign copies of A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years, 1917–1932 following the presentation.
Leo S. Bing Theater | Free, no reservations | Please arrive early
Lecture: The Ardabil Shrine
March 2, 2008| 2:00 pm
Art of the Middle East Department: Lecture on the Ardabil Shrine co-sponsored by His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Western United States.
"Sufis, Shi'ites and Shahs: The Great Shrines of Iran 1500-1650" by Dr. Shelia Canby
This lecture will focus on the Ardabil Shrine, the dynastic heart of the Safavid Dynasty, and two other major shrines, the Shrine of Imam Riza in Mashhad and the Shrine of Fatimeh Ma`sumeh in Qum. The gifts and renovations of the Safavid shahs to the shrines bear witness to the important role of these shrines in establishing Shiism as the state religion of Iran and the Safavid shahs as its protectors
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Beyond the Great Wall: A Glimpse from Hua Yan's Painting
February 23, 2008| 2:00 pm
Ginger Hsü, associate professor of art history at the University of California, Riverside, will discuss the work of the Chinese painter Hua Yan (1682-1756) an artist filtered in and out of the list of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" since the late nineteenth century. His painting of the frontier theme addresses issues such as trade routes and travelogue, documentation of the "other,"Yangzhou and the world beyond the Great Wall in the mid-Qing period (1644-1912). This lecture is sponsored by the East Asian Art Council.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Decorative Arts and Design Council Lecture, Elsie de Wolfe Series: La Dolce Vita—Italian Decorative Arts from the 1920s to the 1950s
January 31, 2008| 7:00 pm
This series continues with a talk by Marianne Lamonaca, associate director for Curatorial Affairs and Education, the Wolfsonian–Florida International University. In the twentieth century, Italian artists and designers struggled to reconcile native traditions with modernity. Indeed, much of Italy's "modern" identity is based on its reinterpretation of the past. This lecture will illustrate the socioeconomic, political and cultural rationale for modern design reform in Italy, beginning with the establishment of the Monza Biennale in 1923 and culminating with the genesis of Italy's postwar economic and design boom.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with valid ID; $15 LACMA members; $20 nonmembers; for information and tickets call 323 857-6528
This event is made possible with the generous support of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
Stan VanDerBeek Screening
January 27, 2008| 2:00 pm
This is a rare screening of selected works by experimental filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek. A student at Black Mountain College, VanDerBeek collaborated with many artistic luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s. He is perhaps best known for his humorous and surreal collage films as well as his pioneering early computer animations made with Bell Labs. This program will feature a selection from his oeuvre and a short documentary about the artist. This screening will be introduced by Gloria Sutton, currently a Pre-doctoral Fellow at the Getty Research Institute.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations |For information, call 323 857-6071
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Gallery Course—Modern Art at LACMA
January 26, 2008| 9:30 am
Join educator Cristina Cuevas-Wolf for this inside look at the newly reinstalled galleries of modern art. The galleries, as well as new works acquired recently, offer the opportunity for a fresh look at art ranging from Matisse and Picasso to Rothko and Pollock. An introduction will be followed by a private gallery tour.
Ahmanson Plaza Level | Members $25; non-members $30 | For reservations call 323 857-6010
Dramatic Reading— Caspian Rain
January 24, 2008| 7:00 pm
Gina Nahai's new novel, Caspian Rain, has received critical praise and accolades. Set in the days before the Islamic revolution, the book explores the struggles of a young woman and her Iranian Jewish family. This event presents a dramatic reading from the book by actress Bahar Soomekh, followed by a question-and-answer session with the author and Dr. Nasrim Rahimieh of UCI. Autographed copies of Caspian Rain will be on sale.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Presented by the Art of the Middle East Department and the Levantine Cultural Center in collaboration with Poets and Writers.
Conversations with Artists: Sara VanDerBeek
January 22, 2008| 7:00 pm
Sara VanDerBeek's photographs of her assemblages of found objects and photographic imagery often utilize the archive of her father, experimental filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek. At this event, Sara VanDerBeek will join LACMA curator Charlotte Cotton in a conversation exploring her relationship with her father's work. The program celebrates LACMA's recent acquisition of two of Sara VanDerBeek's photographs, which will be on view in the Photography Foyer.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations | For information, please call 323 857-6071.
Stan VanDerBeek Screening
January 22, 2008| 5:00 pm
This is a rare screening of selected works by experimental filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek. A student at Black Mountain College, VanDerBeek collaborated with many artistic luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s. He is perhaps best known for his humorous and surreal collage films as well as his pioneering early computer animations made with Bell Labs. This program will feature a selection from his oeuvre and a short documentary about the artist. This screening will be introduced by Sara VanDerBeek, Stan VanDerBeek's daughter.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations | For information, call 323 857-6071
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Nothing to Lose: The Los Angeles Art Scene of the 1960s—Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
January 20, 2008| 2:00 pm
With few galleries and fewer collectors in Los Angeles in the 1960s, it is clear that the artists who chose to pursue their art here were intentionally charting a course independent of that pursued by peers on the East Coast. Drohojowska-Philp's talk will address the personalities and politics of the era, incorporating anecdotes recounted by the artists and those around them. Hunter Drohojowska-Philp is a journalist and art critic specializing in the topics of art, design, and architecture. Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe, her first book and considered the most definitive biography of the artist to date, was published in 2004.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Gallery Talks—Murakami and his Art History: A Special Collaboration with MOCA SOLD OUT
January 15, 2008| 7:00 pm
This special two-part collaborative walk-through is co-hosted by LACMA and MOCA in conjunction with MOCA's special exhibition © Murakami. On Tuesday, January 15, LACMA curator of Japanese art Hollis Goodall and MOCA project coordinator Mika Yoshitake will lead a tour of LACMA's Pavilion for Japanese Art highlighting art historical elements and icons that have influenced the work of artist Takashi Murakami. On Thursday, January 17, LACMA curator Hollis Goodall and MOCA project coordinator Mika Yoshitake will lead a walk-through of © Murakami discussing how the art historical elements from the previous lecture appear in Murakami's work.
January 15 | LACMA | Pavilion for Japanese Art | 7:00 pm
January 17 | MOCA | Geffen Contemporary | 7:00 pm
Both Talks | Free, reservations required | Call 213 621-1745 or email education@moca.org to RSVP
2007
The Lost Mummy of Hatshepsut: Adventure in the Valley of the Kings
December 28, 2007| 7:00 pm
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt, will present his re-identification of an ancient Egyptian mummy of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, the most influential reigning queen of Egypt (reign 1473–1458 BC). Scholarly research and the application of new technology provide new information on the health and physical attributes of this important figure from Egypt's most spectacular dynasty.
Bing Theater | Tickets: $8 members; $10 general admission; $5 seniors 62+ and students with ID.
For tickets and questions, call 323 857-6010.
Decorative Arts and Design Council Lecture Series
December 10, 2007| 7:30 pm
The lecture series continues with Ann Wagner's presentation, Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842. Wagner is assistant curator of decorative arts at the Winterthur Museum.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: Free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with valid ID; $15 LACMA members; $20 nonmembers. | For information and tickets: 323 857-6528.
Student Film Screening
December 9, 2007| 1:00 pm
Short surrealist-inspired films created by undergraduate students in the Cal Arts cinema program will be screened in this program.
Bing Theater | Free; no reservations
East Asian Art Council Lecture—Woodblock Prints in China: Traditions and Modernizations
December 8, 2007| 2:00 pm
Join us for this fascinating examination of the modern woodblock-print medium in China with Professor Xiaobing Tang, author of Origins of the Avant-Garde: the Modern Woodcut Movement. In this presentation, Professor Tang will offer a brief history of the development of woodblock prints as an art form in China, focusing on the multiple uses and genres this medium acquired over many centuries. He will then follow the key dimensions of the new woodcut movement and its aftermath in the twentieth century. By putting artistic images back into their historical and cultural contexts, Professor Tang will demonstrate how woodblock prints form a vital part of modern and contemporary Chinese visual culture.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Gallery Course: SoCal: Southern California Art of the 1960s and 70s from LACMA's Collection
December 8, 2007| 9:00 am
Join educator Cristina Cuevas-Wolf for this inside look at the exhibition, which explores how the myth of California helped shape the vision of artists ranging from the light and space and finish fetish movements to pop art and assemblage. A brief introduction will be followed by a private gallery tour.
Brown Auditorium | Members $25; non-members $30 | For reservations: 323 857-6010
The Twentieth Annual Michele Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese Art: The Impact of Japanese Art and Aesthetics
December 2, 2007| 3:00 pm
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Michele Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese art, the museum will host a symposium that explores the impact of Japanese art and aesthetics. Speakers include Edward R. Bosley (University of Southern California School the Architecture), Kendall Brown (California State University Long Beach), Claudia Einecke (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), and Kevin Nute (University of Oregon).
Brown Auditorium | Free, reservations required, call 323-857-6565 to RSVP by Tuesday, November 27. Seating is limited.
Special Exhibition Lecture—California Dreaming: Dali and the Golden State
December 1, 2007| 2:00 pm
Sara Cochran, assistant curator of modern art, discusses Dali’s connection to California: the great pull of Hollywood and his discovery of Pebble Beach as a haven to paint during his exile in America at the time of the Second World War.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
On the homepage: Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904–1989) Portrait of Colonel Jack Warner, 1951 (detail), oil on canvas; 106.2 x 126.2 cm, courtesy of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala–Salvador Dalí, Artists Rights Society, 2007.
Film Screening
The Cool School: How Los Angeles Learned to Love Modern Art
November 29, 2007| 7:00 pm
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Director Morgan Neville’s documentary features interviews with Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, and other artists about the impact of the Ferus Gallery (1958–68). The film considers, among others, Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Ed Kienholz, Ed Moses, and Robert Irwin. (2007/b&w and color/86 min. Narrated by Jeff Bridges. Distributed by Arthouse Films.)
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Photo: Ferus Gallery, 1961, by Patricia Faure.
Panel Discussion: Is Photography Really Art?
November 27, 2007| 7:00 pm
In this panel discussion, Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of LACMA’s Photography Department, and artists Arthur Ou, Michael Queenland, and Mark Wyse weigh in on a question that continues to confound the field of photography—“is photography really art?” The increased interaction between photographic practices and other media, as well as the pervasive presence of photography in today’s art market, brings renewed attention to this debate. The conversation will investigate why photography’s status as art remains up for review and will propose new possibilities for photography in contemporary art.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Mike Kelley and Jim Shaw
November 18, 2007| 2:00 pm
In this informal conversation, artists Mike Kelley and Jim Shaw discuss Salvador Dalí’s influence on cult films and visual culture. Both Kelley’s and Shaw’s work manifests a long-standing engagement with popular culture and a sustained questioning of cultural values and attitudes. Their reflections on Dalí’s surrealism and its impact on Hollywood films and American mass culture complements LACMA’s exhibition Dalí: Painting & Film.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Lecture and Book Signing - Diane Keaton, D. J. Waldie, and California Romantica
November 12, 2007| 7:00 pm
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has long been intrigued by Southern California's Spanish architecture; over the years she has bought and restored many homes in the area. In this program, she speaks about her love for California's indigenous Hispanic architecture, which is featured in a newly published book, California Romantica: Spanish Colonial and Mission-Style Homes. She is joined by her co-author, award-winning writer and author D. J. Waldie, who has been commenting about California architecture for over thirty years. A book signing will follow the presentation.
Bing Theater | Tickets: $25, Decorative Arts and Design Council Members; $30, museum members; $40 general admission.
For tickets and questions, call 323 857 6010.
Fuseli's Phallus: Drawing Sex in 18th-Century Rome
Kevin Salatino, Curator of Prints and Drawings
November 8, 2007| 7:00 pm
This lecture closely examines a remarkable group of erotic drawings made by the great Swiss-English artist, Henry Fuseli, while resident in Rome in the 1770s. Placing these drawings in their larger historical and cultural context, as well as probing the relationship between drawing and meaning, the lecture argues for a broader consideration of pornography as a liberating force in Enlightenment Europe and the important role that Fuseli played in that liberation.
Please note: some material may be considered objectionable.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Second Annual Distinguished Lecture on South and Southeast Asian Art—Compassion's Magic Body: The Essence of Tibetan Tantric Art
November 4, 2007| 2:00 pm
Robert A. F. Thurman, Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University
The work of Robert A. F. Thurman—renowned scholar, riveting speaker, and author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, and culture—has been instrumental in making Tibetan Buddhism accessible to Western audiences. In 1997 Time magazine selected Prof. Thurman as one of its twenty-five most influential Americans, describing him as a "larger than life scholar-activist destined to convey the dharma, the precious teachings of Siddhartha, from Asia to America." In this lecture, Prof. Thurman will discuss the Buddhist view of art and how it emanates from Buddhahood itself. Specifically, he will examine enlightenment in mind and body, Tantra, mandalas, creation-stage-visualization meditation, and the difference between liberative art and technologies of control.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible by the Southern Asian Art Council, the South and Southeast Asian Art Department, and the Education Department at LACMA. Image: Cosmic Man with Diagrams of Newar Yogic Six-Chakra Transformation, Central Tibet, c. 19th century, mineral pigments and gold on cotton cloth, silk borders, 69 x 41 in. overall, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Dr. Mark and Dorothy Stern.
Special Exhibition Lecture—"Late Dalí" on Trial: Two Thumbs Down or a Sequel as Good as the Original?
November 3, 2007| 2:00 pm
Elliott King, author of the recently published Dalí, Surrealism and Cinema, lectures on Dalí's films. King, who is especially known for his research on the artist's late film work, also contributed an essay to the exhibition catalogue for the special exhibition, Dalí: Painting & Film on view October 14–January 6, 2008.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
This lecture was made possible in part through the Brotman Foundation Special Exhibitions Lecture Fund.
Conversations with Artists: Kristen Morgin
October 28, 2007| 2:00 pm
Los Angeles artist Kristen Morgin talks with SoCal: Southern California Art of the 1960s & 70s from LACMA's Collection exhibition curator Carol Eliel about her own work and inspirations as well as the work of selected SoCal artists. Morgin’s sculptures—made of clay, cement, glue, wood, and wire—have been likened to ancient Chinese tomb sculptures as well as to assemblage by Southern California artists such as George Herms and Edward Kienholz.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Masters of Architecture Lecture Series: Gisue Hariri, Principal, Hariri & Hariri - Architecture
October 18, 2007| 6:30 pm
Together with her sister, Mojgan Hariri, Iranian born Gisue Hariri founded Hariri & Hariri - Architecture in New York City in 1986. Their dynamic work is characterized by the integration of digital technology, an inventive use of materials, a sense of place, and a social agenda—qualities often considered mutually exclusive in architecture. Gisue Hariri received her bachelor of architecture degree form Cornell University in 1980 and has been an adjunct professor of architecture at Columbia University and a visiting critic at Cornell University, McGill University, and the Parsons School of Design. The firm's work has been published and exhibited internationally and they have been the recipients of numerous awards including the 2005 Academy Awards in Architecture from the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters. They were inducted into the Design Hall of Fame sponsored by Interior Design Magazine and were the winners of the Women in Design Awards 2006. Presented by the American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles and LACMA. Call 323 857-6010 for tickets.
Bing Theater | Tickets: $12 public, $10 AIA/LACMA members, $5 students and seniors 62+
Sternbrauerei Salzburg, Austria
Photography © Hariri & Hariri - Architecture
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan—James Turrell SOLD OUT
October 16, 2007| 7:30 pm
Join LACMA Chief Executive Officer and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan for a conversation with contemporary artist James Turrell about his work and his future plans with LACMA. For more than three decades, Turrell has created striking works that play with perception and the effect of light within a created space. His fascination with the phenomena of light is related to his personal, inward search for mankind's place in the universe. "My work is about space and the light that inhabits it. It is about how you confront that space and plumb it. It is about your seeing, like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire."—James Turrell.
Bing Theater | Free
Tickets are required and available at the LACMA box office (323) 857-6010 beginning October 1st.
For more information, please call (323) 857-6512.
Photo: Florian Holzherr
Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design
October 15, 2007| 7:30 pm
Ghislaine Wood was curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s recent exhibition, Surreal Things. In this lecture, she explores the influence of Surrealism on the worlds of fashion, design, theater, interiors, film, architecture and advertising, outlining how artists engaged with design, and how designers were inspired by Surrealism. Wood also served as curator of recent exhibitions concerning the Art Deco and Art Noveau movements.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: free to Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with valid ID; $15 LACMA members; $20 general admission. For tickets and reservations, call 323 857-6528.
Symposium: Tradition & Innovation in Spanish & Portuguese America
October 13, 2007| 9:30 am
This half-day symposium explores multiple topics complementing the exhibition The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820. New York University professor Edward Sullivan headlines a list of noted scholars including Luisa Elena Alcalá (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Madrid), Tom Cummins (Harvard University), Ilona Katzew (LACMA), Gabriela Siracusano (Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Buenos Aires), and Nuno Senos (Universidad Nova de Lisboa) —a discussion session concludes the event.
For details see program information.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
SoCal Panel Discussion: Irving Blum and Artists
October 7, 2007| 2:00 pm
Irving Blum, noted curator, collector, and director of the legendary Ferus Gallery, moderates a conversation with exhibition artists Ed Moses, Larry Bell, and Betye Saar about the Los Angeles art scene of the 1960s and 70s.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Documentary Film: Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century
October 4, 2007| 7:00 pm
See the Los Angeles premiere of a new installment of Art:21, the broadcast series for national public television that focuses exclusively on contemporary visual artists in the United States. The four sessions of the 2007 edition, each organized around a broad theme, will premiere in different venues in Los Angeles. LACMA presents the episode "Romance," in which artists discuss how they respond to romantic notions of sentimentality, pathos and art for art's sake. Included in this segment is Los Angeles-based artist Lari Pittman, who will be on hand for the screening and lead a discussion following the film.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
An Evening with Carlos Fuentes:
Latin American Art & Culture
October 3, 2007| 7:30 pm
Novelist, essayist, scholar, and diplomat Carlos Fuentes will speak about his work. Following his talk, Mr. Fuentes will be signing copies of his books; The Eagle's Throne and This I Believe: An A to Z of a Life.
This lecture was made possible in part by The Getty Foundation and the Brotman Foundation Special Exhibitions Lecture Fund.
Bing Theater | Tickets: $10 public, $8 LACMA members, $5 students and seniors 62+. Call 323 857-6010 for tickets.
Exhibition Roundtable Discussion: The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820
September 29, 2007| 1:00 pm
Catch a unique, behind-the-scenes look at The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 with Ilona Katzew, curator of Latin American art, Joseph R. Rishel, senior curator of European Painting before 1900, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Clara Bargellini, researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Ery Cámara, Antigo Colegio de San Ildefonso. Professor Susan Deans-Smith of the University of Texas at Austin will moderate the discussion.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations
Conversations with Artists: Jason Fulford—Does Size Matter?
September 25, 2007| 7:00 pm
Join artist Jason Fulford and LACMA’s new curator of photography, Charlotte Cotton, for LACMA’s special Conversations with Artists event. Does size matter in contemporary photography? In this lighthearted debate of a serious question, Fulford and Cotton explore the issues of increasing size and seductive production values in the medium today. Delve into the history of photography as spectacle and entertainment in this lively, interactive conversation.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
99 Years of Japanese Avant-Garde Art on the Wall
September 23, 2007| 2:00 pm
John Solt, associate-in-research at the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University, will discuss pre-war Japanese avant-garde art and explore why this work has been largely overlooked in the United States. He will highlight five Japanese artist-poets and conclude with a short clip of a 2006 performance which combines classical Japanese music with abstract poetry and butoh dance. This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition Japanese Prints: Word/Poem/Picture on view September 13, 2007 to February 19, 2008. This lecture was made possible by the East Asian Art Council and the Education Department at LACMA.
Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations
Exhibition Focus Day: The Arts in Latin America SOLD OUT
September 8, 2007| 9:00 am
Learn more about the museum's special exhibition The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 during this half-day program. An introductory lecture by Sofia Sanabrais of the museum's Latin American art department will be followed by a private gallery tour before the museum is open to the public. Victoria Behner, who oversaw installation of the exhibition, will join the group and discuss the challenges of installing and exhibiting fragile objects from colonial Latin America. Call 323 857-6010 for tickets.
Brown Auditorium | Tickets: $50 public, $40 LACMA members
Fluorescent Light as Art: Tiffany Bell
July 15, 2007| 2:00 pm
Sample Testing
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.
Conversations with Artists: Jennifer Steinkamp
June 7, 2007| 7:00 pm
Conversations with Artists: James Welling
May 31, 2007| 7:00 pm
The Grand Finale: Dessert and Porcelain in 18th-century Europe - Meredith Chilton
May 24, 2007| 7:30 pm
Buddhist Painting of the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392): Dr. Kumja Kim Paik
May 6, 2007| 2:00 pm
Conversations with Artists: Anthony Hernandez
May 3, 2007| 7:00 pm
Ancient Art Council Lecture: Venetia Porter
April 29, 2007| 1:30 pm
Conversations with Artists: Christina Fernandez and Roberto Tejada
April 22, 2007| 2:00 pm
The Story of Tea from East to West: Beatrice Hohenegger
April 21, 2007| 1:00 pm
An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Mansion - Wendy Cooper
April 19, 2007| 7:30 pm
Ancient Art Council Lecture: Dr. Ilber Ortayli
April 17, 2007| 7:30 pm
Torgams and Tantras-The Ritual Uses of Tibetan Furniture
April 16, 2007| 7:30 pm
Native Modern: American Indian Painting
April 15, 2007| 1:00 pm
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan - Diana Thater
April 12, 2007| 7:30 pm
Class Act: William Haines, Legendary Hollywood Decorator
April 5, 2007| 7:30 pm
The Anousheh and Ali Razi Lecture Series on Persian Art and Culture: Professor David Stronach
April 4, 2007| 7:30 pm
Chinese Export Furniture
March 13, 2007| 7:30 pm
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan - Robert Irwin
March 8, 2007| 7:30 pm
Landscape Matters: The Modern West
March 3, 2007| 1:00 pm
The Ear-Picker: Painting and Politics in 11th-Century China
February 25, 2007| 2:00 pm
AIA/LACMA Masters of Architecture Series: Thom Mayne
February 22, 2007| 6:30 pm
Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall: an Artist's Country Estate
February 20, 2007| 7:30 pm
Faucault's Magritte and Other Metapictures
February 4, 2007| 2:00 pm
The Director's Series: Conversations with Michael Govan - Jeff Koons SOLD OUT
February 1, 2007| 7:30 pm
Design 1915-1945: Modern and "Moderne"
January 25, 2007| 7:30 pm
Retrospectively Yours: René Magritte and the 1960s Avant-Garde
January 21, 2007| 2:00 pm
Conversations with Artists: John Baldessari-SOLD OUT
January 18, 2007| 8:00 pm
Conversations with Artists: Sam Durant
January 14, 2007| 6:00 pm
Exhibition Symposium - Picasso's Greatest Print: The Minotauromachy in All Its States
January 13, 2007| 1:00 pm
Conversations with Artists: Jim Shaw
January 11, 2007| 8:00 pm
Conversations with Artists: Marcos Ramirez
January 9, 2007| 6:30 pm
2006
Contemporary Art Through Magritte: Approaches to a Duel Discourse
December 10, 2006| 2:00 pm
Artist Talk: Simon Norfolk
December 2, 2006| 4:00 pm
Colloquium: The Museum and Cultural Justice
November 30, 2006| 3:00 pm
Indulging the Visual Senses: The Aesthetic Relationship of Food and Ceramics in Japan
November 13, 2006| 7:00 pm
Modernism: Designing a New World, 1914-1939
November 7, 2006| 7:30 pm
Realm of the Pharaohs: Recent Discoveries
November 6, 2006| 7:30 pm
Leonard Nimoy in Conversation
November 5, 2006| 1:00 pm
Tales of Krishna: Lecture Series- Swinging in the Rain: Celebrating Summer with Krishna
November 4, 2006| 1:00 pm
Design is One
October 30, 2006| 7:30 pm
Mirror, Mirror: The Self-Portrait in Photography
October 28, 2006| 4:00 pm
AIA/LACMA Masters of Architecture Series
October 26, 2006| 6:30 pm
Tales of Krishna: Lecture Series- A Quest for Krishna
October 19, 2006| 7:30 pm
Contemporary Fashion
October 9, 2006| 7:00 pm
Artists' Conversation in conjunction with Glass: Material Matters
September 19, 2006| 7:30 pm
2005
From Ike to Iraq: Conversations with Latino Artists on Six Decades of Art and Politics
February 4, 2005
Chon A. Noriega with Maria Brito, Carmen Lomas Garza, Gronk, Yolanda Lopez, Jose Montoya, Malaquias, Celia Alvarez Munoz, and Raphael Montanez Ortiz.
Masters of Architecture Lecture Series
March 13, 2005
Renzo Piano, Hon AIA.
Panetnica: A pavilion of X-treme Identities
April 29, 2005
Guillermo Gomez-Pena's interactive performance/installation in collaboration with Violeta Luna and Michelle Ceballos.
An Evening in Honor of Jacques Derrida
October 6, 2005
Fireside Chat with Alfred Pacquement and Lyn Kienholz
November 1, 2005
Imagining the City: Artists, Writers, and the Urban Experience
November 10, 2005
A Discussion with Jed Perl and Robert Alter.
2006
Realm of the Pharaohs: Recent Discoveries
November 6, 2006 | 7:30 pm
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, will talk about the most compelling discoveries, ongoing excavations, and conservation projects taking place in Egypt during the past few months. His presentation will include news and photographs from ongoing work at sites such as the Valley of the Kings, the Workmen's Village at Giza, the Valley of the Golden Mummies in the Bahriya Oasis, the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak, and projects at Alexandria. A repeat speaker for LACMA's public programs, Dr. Hawass can be counted on to deliver an insider's view of the most intriguing projects in Egypt. Dr. Zahi Hawass will be signing copies of his book, Mountains of the Pharaohs, outside the LACMA store immediately following the lecture.
Bing Theater | Sold out
Colloquium: The Museum and Cultural Justice
November 30, 2006 | 3 pm
Organized by LACMA and the International Museum Institute of the University of Southern California, this colloquium presents Columbia University's Elazar Barkan along with Claire Lyons of the Getty Research Institute in a colloquium moderated by USC's Selma Holo. Barkan, formerly of Claremont Graduate University, will discuss museums and how they encounter, embrace, and engage human rights, while Lyons, collections curator at the GRI's research library, addresses the issue of museum restitution. This is the first in the Institute's "Who Owns the Past in the Future" series.
Brown Auditorium
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Simon Norfolk
December 2, 2006 | 4 pm
London-based artist Simon Norfolk will discuss his photographic essay, Scenes from a Liberated Baghdad, as well as previous and current work from such disparate sites as Shanghai, Lebanon, and Bosnia, in conjunction with Long Exposures: Contemporary Photo-Essays from the Permanent Collection.
Brown Auditorium
EXHIBITION LECTURE
Approaches to a Dual Discourse
December 10, 2006 | 2 pm
Sara Cochran, assistant curator of modern art, provides perspectives on the exhibition Magritte and Contemporary Art and explores the changing intellectual and aesthetic concerns of artists working since the 1950s.
Brown Auditorium
BOOKSIGNING
Julius Shulman
December 16, 2006 | 2 pm
Meet legendary LA photographer Julius Shulman in the LACMA Gift Store. Shulman is internationally known for his photographs of modern buildings, especially those in Los Angeles. His iconic images include those of structures by Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Rudolf M. Schindler, and Frank Gehry. Shulman recently celebrated his 96th birthday. He will be signing LACMA's 2007 Art Museum Council calendar featuring his stunning photography. Also available will be the hard-to-find Case Study Houses, and his newest book, Malibu: A Century of Living by the Sea.
Gift Store
2007
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Marcos Ramirez
January 9, 2007 | 6:30 pm
In 2003, Marcos Ramirez, ERRE, founded Estación Tijuana, an exhibition venue, artist studio, and residence, as well as a lecture hall, film/video theater, and social space. On the U.S.–Mexico border, Estación Tijuana embraces the region's hybridity by supporting and providing a forum for a broad spectrum of local and international practices and disciplines including those of artists, architects, poets, urban planners, cultural theorists, political activists, writers, curators, and filmmakers. In conjunction with the exhibition Consider This . . . Ramirez will present the spirit and circumstances of Estación Tijuana, and discuss the intricacies and importance of these kinds of artist-run spaces.
LACMA West
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Sam Durant
January 14, 2007 | 6 pm
Los Angeles artist Sam Durant was invited to create a project in conjunction with the exhibition Consider This . . . In response he organized a series of installations and events titled "Eat the Market," which concludes with a discussion about artist-initiated exhibition projects and related topics. Talking with Durant will be artist Barbara Kruger, exhibition designer for Consider This . . . and "Eat the Market" project artists.
LACMA West
EXHIBITION SYMPOSIUM
Picasso's Greatest Print: The Minotauromachy in All Its States
January 13, 2007 | 1 pm
Made in 1935, Picasso's ambitious etching Minotauromachy is often called the artist's greatest print as well as the greatest print of the twentieth century. A unique suite of Minotauromachy, in all its states, is on view at LACMA until February 25, 2007. Never before exhibited in the United States, this suite of eight remarkable prints provides the rare opportunity to trace Picasso's creative process from inception to completion. This half-day symposium brings together several prominent Picasso scholars to explore the enigma of Minotauromachy, produced during a time Picasso called "the worst period of my life." Stephanie Barron, LACMA senior curator of modern art, and Kevin Salatino, LACMA curator of prints and drawings, have organized the symposium, whose speakers are:
- Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, LACMA, and organizer of the exhibition Picasso and Rembrandt.
- Pepe Karmel, New York University, author of Picasso and the Invention of Cubism.
- Robin Adele Greeley, University of Connecticut, author of Surrealism and the Spanish Civil War.
- Lisa Florman, Ohio State University, author of Myth and Metamorphosis: Picasso's Classical Prints of the 1930s.
- Amy Lyford, Occidental College, author of Surrealist Masculinities: Gender Anxiety and the Aesthetics of Post-World War I Reconstruction in France (forthcoming).
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Jim Shaw
January 11, 2007 | 8 pm
Artist Jim Shaw speaks with Sara Cochran, assistant curator of modern art.
Modern & Contemporary Art Building | Sold out
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
John Baldessari
January 18, 2007 | 8 pm
Artist John Baldessari, designer of Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images, speaks with Stephanie Barron, senior curator of modern art and exhibition co-curator.
Modern & Contemporary Art Building | Sold out
EXHIBITION LECTURE
Retrospectively Yours: René Magritte and the 1960s Avant-Garde
January 21, 2007 | 2 pm
Art historian Sandra Zelman discusses the iconographic and stylistic similarities, as well as ideological affinities, between Magritte and pop artists.
Brown Auditorium
THE DIRECTOR'S SERIES: CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL GOVAN
Jeff Koons
February 1, 2007 | 7:30 pm
The first talk in The Director's Series features Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, in conversation with artist Jeff Koons about Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images, the influence of twentieth-century art on contemporary artists, and the role of artists in shaping the museums of the future.
Bing Theater | Sold out
EXHIBITION LECTURE
Foucault's Magritte and Other Metapictures
February 4, 2007 | 2 pm
W.J.T. Mitchell, professor of English and art history at the University of Chicago, will consider the way in which certain pictures by Magritte and other artists have become philosophical examples, removed from their art historical context to serve as the focus of more general discussions about the nature of vision, representation, and knowledge. Following his lecture, Mitchell will be signing copies of his books in the Bing Theater Foyer, including What Do Pictures Want? The Lives and Loves of Images; Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation; and Iconology: Image, Text, Ideology.
Bing Theater
EXHIBITION FILM SCREENING
The Mystery of Picasso
February 11, 2007 | 2 pm
This documentary features Pablo Picasso creating artworks while director Henri-Georges Clouzot films him, capturing the creative process in real time. As Colin Morris of the Columbia University News wrote in 2003, "Henri-Georges Clouzot filmed the painter in 1955 using a new approach to capture Picasso in action. The director filmed a thin canvas from behind, enabling the viewer to see the actual stroke method and style of the painter in real time. The result is an unprecedented account of Picasso's mind and technique as the artist brings various works to life." Film information: 1956, color and black and white, 75 min., dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Brown Auditorium
DECORATIVE ARTS COUNCIL LECTURE
Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall: An Artist's Country Estate
February 20, 2007 | 7:30 pm
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, will lecture on Laurelton Hall, Louis Comfort Tiffany's incomparable estate in Oyster Bay, New York. A book signing will follow the lecture.
Brown Auditorium
MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE
Thom Mayne, FAIA
February 22, 2007 | 6:30 pm
Thom Mayne received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California in 1968 and his Master of Architecture from Harvard University in 1978. He was a founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture and has held teaching positions at Columbia University, Harvard University (Elliot Noyes Chair, 1998), Yale University (Eliel Saarinen Chair, 1991), the Berlage Institute in the Netherlands, and the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. Currently, he holds a tenured faculty position at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. His distinguished honors include Pritzker Prize Laureate (2005), Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy of Design in Rome (1987), the Alumni of the Year Award from USC (1992), Member Elect from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1992), and the 2000 American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles Gold Medal in Architecture. With Morphosis, Thom Mayne has been the recipient of 25 Progressive Architecture Awards, 60 AIA Awards and numerous other design recognitions. Under his direction, the firm has been the subject of extensive publications and exhibitions throughout the world. Presented by The American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Bing Theater | Sold out
EAST ASIAN ART COUNCIL LECTURE
The Ear-Picker: Painting and Politics in Eleventh-Century China
February 25, 2007 | 2 pm
Prof. Peter Sturman will present new research on a rare and unusual painting attributed to a tenth-century painter that depicts a man seated in front of a screen leisurely cleaning his ear. Through careful literary and historical research, it will be demonstrated that the painting and its inscriptions allude to the political ups and downs of a trio of friends: the famous literati figure Su Shi (1037-1101), the painter Wang Shen, and Wang Gong. The painting is an important example of how the function of painting expanded in new and curious ways under the innovations of Su Shi and his circle during the advent of what is often referred to as literati painting.
Brown Auditorium
EXHIBITION LECTURE
Landscape Matters: The Modern West
March 3, 2007 | 1 pm
Emily Ballew Neff, curator of American painting and sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, presents this overview of The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890-1950. Curator of the exhibition, Neff will explore the role of America's western landscape painting in the shaping of modernism in the first half of the twentieth century, asserting that the vast, rugged lands of the West left an indelible mark on modern art in America.
Bing Theater | Free
THE DIRECTOR'S SERIES: CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL GOVAN
Robert Irwin
March 8, 2007 | 7:30 pm
Michael Govan speaks with Robert Irwin about the artist's "site-generated" works, which challenge the idea of what art is through their alteration of the physical environment. Irwin's past projects for the Getty Center in Los Angeles and Dia:Beacon in New York will be discussed, as well as his future plans with LACMA.
Bing Theater | Free; tickets required | Sold out
EAST ASIAN ART COUNCIL LECTURE
Chinese Export Furniture
March 13, 2007 | 7:30 pm
Karina Corrigan, associate curator of Asian Export Art at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, will lecture on Chinese Export Furniture. This event is co-sponsored by the LACMA's East Asian Art Council.
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Ken Gonzales-Day
March 15, 2007 | 7 pm
 Join the artist Ken Gonzales-Day—author of Lynching in the West, 1850–1935, nominated for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in history—for a discussion of his recent work on manifestations of racial violence, the effects of historical forgetting, and the traditions of landscape photography. Lynching in the West juxtaposes his contemporary photographs of lynching sites with historical images. It also explores the ambiguous meaning of the lynching photograph and its reception. “Lynching in the West is an important and groundbreaking book, which revises the racialized history of lynching in the United States. Ken Gonzales-Day’s argument is based on extensive archival research, and his careful, nuanced reading of images provides a beautiful example of how cultural historians can use photographs as primary evidence in exciting new ways.”—Shawn Michelle Smith, author of Photography on the Color Line: W. E. B. Du Bois, Race, and Visual Culture. Gonzales-Day's book will be available in the LACMA Gift Shop before and after the lecture. A book signing will follow his talk.
Brown Auditorium | Free
DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING
The Rape of Europa
March 24, 2007 | 12:30 pm
From paintings by Gustav Klimt to family treasures known only to a few, art and artifacts looted by the Nazis have been returned to their rightful owners since the close of World War II. This brand new film, based on the best-selling book by Lynn Nicholas, traces the story of the Nazi's systematic confiscation of private and public art collections and the ensuing efforts of a dedicated group of U.S. Army soldiers as they track down, identify, and return them. The film will be introduced by producer Robert Edsel. After the screening, Edsel will be joined in a question-and-answer session by Jonathan Petropoulos, professor of history at Claremont McKenna College and a leading expert on World War II, genocide, and human rights. Immediately following the program, producer Robert Edsel will sign copies of his book, Rescuing Da Vinci, at the LACMA Gift Store. The book documents the work done by the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) section, a multi-national group who worked tirelessly to track down, identify and catalogue millions of priceless works of art and irreplaceable cultural artifacts during World War II. Both the Rape of Europa book and Rescuing Da Vinci will be available for purchase.
Bing Theater | Free
ANOUSHEH AND ALI RAZI LECTURE SERIES ON PERSIAN ART AND CULTURE
Cyrus the Great and Pasargadae: New Perspectives
April 4, 2007 | 7:30 pm
A lecture by Professor David Stronach, University of California, Berkeley.
Bing Theater
DECORATIVE ARTS COUNCIL LECTURE
Class Act: William Haines, Legendary Hollywood Decorator
April 5, 2007 | 7:30 pm
In conjunction with their newly released book, Peter Schifando, Jonathan Joseph, and Jean H. Mathison will lecture on the legacy of William Haines, a Hollywood actor who later became a decorator for the stars. A booksigning will follow lecture with co-authors Schifando and Mathison.
Brown Auditorium
THE DIRECTOR'S SERIES: CONVERSATIONS WITH MICHAEL GOVAN
Diana Thater
April 12 | 7:30 pm
 Artist Diana Thater joins Michael Govan for a discussion of the mythology of the American West. The role of art and film in promoting or challenging the romantic notion of the West will be explored through images from LACMA's collection and the exhibition The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890-1950. Thater, a San Francisco native who studied art history at New York University and acquired an MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 1990, has exhibited her work in biennials and one-person shows around the world.
Bing Theater | Free, tickets required | Box office 323-857-6010
EXHIBITION LECTURE
Native Modern: American Indian Painting
April 15 | 1 pm
Bill Anthes of Pitzer College looks at the American West from the standpoint of Native American art, revealing cross-cultural exchanges between artists, writers and collectors. Bringing Native American modernism to the foreground, Anthes will broaden the definition of modern art.
Bing Theater | Free
SOUTHERN ASIAN ART COUNCIL LECTURE
Torgams and Tantras: Ritual Uses of Tibetan Furniture
April 16 | 8 pm
Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan was recently appointed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama as the head abbot of Tashi Lunpo Monastery in exile, located in Karnataka, India. In addition, he heads the Siddhartha School in Ladakh, India. Khen Rinpoche will present a lecture on the ritual use of furniture in Tibetan Buddhist practice.
Brown Auditorium | Free
ANCIENT ART COUNCIL LECTURE
Cultural Patrimony and the Rise of National Museums in Late Ottoman Turkey and Under the Republic
April 17 | 7:30 pm
A lecture by Dr. Ilber Ortayli, Director, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, co-sponsored by the Ancient Art Council and the International Museum Institute (IMI) of the University of Southern California.
Bing Theater | Free
DECORATIVE ARTS COUNCIL LECTURE
An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum
April 19 | 7:30 pm
Wendy Cooper, Curator of Furniture at the Winterthur Museum, Delaware, will lecture on Henry du Pont's stunning ancestral estate, Winterthur, now a museum of decorative arts near Wilmington, Delaware.
Brown Auditorium | DAC members and students free; LACMA members $12; general admission $15 | Reservations required, email or call 323-857-6528
EAST ASIAN ART COUNCIL LECTURE
The Story of Tea from East to West
April 21 | 1 pm
Legends, traditions, and the history of tea and its voyage over thousands of years from Asia to the West is the focus of this presentation by Beatrice Hohenegger, author of Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West and guest curator of a traveling exhibition on the history of tea set to open in 2009 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Copies of Beatrice Hohenegger's book will be available for purchase in the museum store.
Brown Auditorium | Free
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Christina Fernandez and Roberto Tejada
April 22 | 2 pm
Artist Christina Fernandez speaks with photography historian Roberto Tejada about her photographic record of anonymous public spaces at the borders of our Western urban topography.
Brown Auditorium | Free
ANCIENT ART COUNCIL LECTURE
Word into Art: an Exhibition of Modern Middle Eastern Artists at the British Museum
April 29 | 1:30 pm
A lecture by Venetia Porter, Curator of Islamic Art, The British Museum. Signed copies of Word into Art will be available for purchase in the LACMA Gift Store following the lecture. Co-sponsored by the Ancient Art Council and His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Western United States.
Bing Theater | Free
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Anthony Hernandez
May 3 | 7 pm
Lynn Zelevansky, LACMA curator of contemporary art, and Anthony
Hernandez discuss his illicit photographic surveillance of urban sites as well as his official photographic view of the construction of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum on the LACMA campus. Hernandez's
work is included in the exhibition Re-SITE-ing the West: Contemporary Photographs from the Permanent Collection.
Brown Auditorium | Free
EAST ASIAN ART COUNCIL LECTURE
Buddhist Painting of the Goryeo Dynasty
May 6 | 2 pm
During the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), Buddhist art flourished under official patronage of the court. Today paintings from the period are held in high esteem for their aesthetic excellence, intense spirituality, and elegance. In this lecture, Dr. Kumja Paik Kim—former curator of Korean Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco—will explore their subjects, iconography, painting techniques, patronage, and social context.
Brown Auditorium | Free
ANTIQUES OF THE FUTURE
Lisa Roberts
May 13 | 2 pm
Celebrate Mother's Day at LACMA with the author of Antiques of the Future, Lisa Roberts. Roberts will give a lively and irreverent illustrated talk on her colorful survey of the deftly designed, fashion-forward products of today that are destined to be the most sought-after and valuable collectibles of tomorrow. Have you purchased an OXO peeler? Do you use a Dyson vacuum cleaner? Roberts, an architect and home furnishings designer, became so enamored of the great and often whimsical products that blurred the lines between form, function and fun that she set out to collect her favorites, amassing more than 300 exemplary pieces over the past 25 years. Roberts will sign copies of her book Antiques of the Futurefollowing her presentation.
Los Angeles Times Central Court | Free
DECORATIVE ARTS COUNCIL LECTURE
Grand Finale: Dessert and Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century Europe
May 24 | 7:30 pm
Meredith Chilton, a ceramic historian, will take a humorous look at "The Grand Finale: Dessert and Porcelain in Eighteenth-Century Europe."
Brown Auditorium | DAC members and students free; LACMA members $12; general admission $15 | Reservations required, email or call 323-857-6528
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
James Welling
May 31 | 7 pm
Artist James Welling works within a wide range of photographic media in his exploration of the nature and boundaries of photography. In conjunction with Dan Flavin: A Retrospective, Welling will discuss his own work, his longtime interest in Flavin’s art, and the relationship of Flavin’s work to photography.
Bing Theater | Free
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Jennifer Steinkamp
June 7 | 7 pm
Installation artist Jennifer Steinkamp uses video and new media to explore ideas about space, motion, and perception. LACMA recently acquired her 2002 multiprojection video installation Jimmy Carter. Steinkamp discusses her work, including the use of light in her art, as a complement to the exhibition Dan Flavin: A Retrospective.
Bing Theater | Free
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS
Gronk & Max Benavidez
June 23 | 2 pm
Artist Gronk will discuss his collective work with author Max Benavidez, right. Gronk is the first publication in the A Ver: Revisioning Art History series featuring individual Latina and Latino artists and their contributions to contemporary art. Following the conversation, Gronk and Max Benavidez will sign copies of the publication.
Bing Theater | Free
DOCUMENTARY FILM
No Movie: A Journey Through the Archives of a Man Named Gronk
DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY STEVEN LA PONSIE
June 23 | 3:30 pm
Drawing from Gronk's extensive personal archive of photos and drawings, and narrated by the artist himself, No Movie takes viewers on a journey through a diverse and prolific artistic career. Beginning with his participation in the conceptual art group Asco, No Movie documents Gronk's collaborations with Jerry Dreva, Tomata du Plenty and James Bucalo (among others), as well as his more recent installation paintings and the acclaimed set design for the Santa Fe Opera's Ainadamar. As a survey of Gronk's oeuvre, the film is an intimate portrait of a unique, multifaceted artist who has worked across the boundaries of punk art, mail art, Chicano art, performance art, and gallery painting, defying categories and challenging convention in the process. Film information: 2006, digital video, color, 71:00. Original music composed by Steven La Ponsie.
Since 1980, director/producer Steven La Ponsie has been actively creating works in various media (video, music, painting, set design, and photography) that examine the social and physical implications of the urban experience. His work interprets the transitory perceptual conditions of collective memory and instinctual/residual change. La Ponsie's media work includes: Daly Grind, In the Streets, Dominance and Terror, Nuevo Pop, Gronk's Brainflame, and Crossing Boundaries.
Bing Theater | Free
EXHIBITION LECTURE
Fluorescent Light as Art: Tiffany Bell
July 15 | 2 pm
Dan Flavin: A Retrospective co-curator Tiffany Bell examines the artist's development of fluorescent lights as an artistic medium, as well as how he conformed his practice to contemporary conventions about art in the marketplace.
Bing Theater | Free
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