April 12
July 8, 2018
Art of the Americas Building, Level 4
In ancient Mesoamerica, people transformed their bodies to express a range of roles in society and to gain access to metaphysical powers. Bodily conversions were achieved…
July 2, 2017
July 1, 2018
BCAM, Level 1
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s conceptual virtual reality installation CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) explores the human condition of immigrants and refugees.…
December 10, 2017
June 24, 2018
Resnick Pavilion
In ancient China strange and marvelous stones were valued for their beauty and as reflections of the hidden structures underlying the universe. Stones were seen as fluid and…
September 17, 2017
April 1, 2018
Resnick Pavilion
Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985is a groundbreaking exhibition and accompanying book about design dialogues between California and Mexico. Its four…
November 4, 2017
April 1, 2018
Ahmanson Building, Level 2
This display of European prints and drawings pinpoints two crucial years in Germany and Austria that would define the end of an era and lead toward a new future. Despite the…
December 3, 2017
March 25, 2018
BCAM, Level 3: Nathanson Gallery
In two photographic series from the 2010s, publicly exhibited for the first time, Richard Prince (United States, b. 1949) continues his career-long engagement with the motif of…
November 19, 2017
March 18, 2018
Resnick Pavilion
Painted in Mexico, 1700–1790: Pinxit Mexici is a groundbreaking exhibition devoted to 18th century Mexican painting, a vibrant period marked by major stylistic developments and…
August 20, 2017
February 19, 2018
BCAM, Level 2
This exhibition engages 16 U.S. Latino and Latin American artists and collaborative teams working across a range of media—from installation and performance to drawing and video—…