Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard is the first museum exhibition of L.A.-based and Venezuelan-born artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (b. 1929). Trained in painting, print-making, and sculpture in Venezuela, Chile, and New York, Suarez Frimkess’s most recognized works are made in clay. Spanning over five decades, The Finest Disregard features ceramics, paintings, and drawings, including an important selection of works made collaboratively with her husband, Michael Frimkess. Although her work is usually considered to stand outside the California ceramic tradition, this exhibition demonstrates otherwise. With many works shown in public for the first time, The Finest Disregard offers insights into the artist's fascination with art history books, popular media, cartoons, animation, autobiography, and the humor found in the folds between the layers of everyday life.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Generous support provided by Michael Asher Foundation, Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Claire Falkenstein Foundation, kaufmann repetto, Pasadena Art Alliance, LJ Shirvanian Foundation, Graham Steele and Ulysses de Santi, and an anonymous donor. Additional support provided by Charlie Pohlad.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, with generous annual funding from Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Tanya Fileva, Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Maggie Tang, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Mickey, 2004, collection of Ryan Conder, © Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
- Aug 18, 2024–Jan 5, 2025
- Resnick Pavilion
- Today's hours: 11 am–6 pm
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Generous support provided by Michael Asher Foundation, Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Claire Falkenstein Foundation, kaufmann repetto, Pasadena Art Alliance, LJ Shirvanian Foundation, Graham Steele and Ulysses de Santi, and an anonymous donor. Additional support provided by Charlie Pohlad.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, with generous annual funding from Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Tanya Fileva, Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Maggie Tang, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Mickey, 2004, collection of Ryan Conder, © Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA