July 2
September 25, 2011
Ahmanson Building, Level 2
Possible Worlds: Mario Ybarra Jr., Karla Diaz, and Slanguage Studio Select from the Permanent Collections connects a residency site in Watts, California with the LACMA collection…
June 5
September 5, 2011
Resnick Pavilion
Gifts of the Sultan explores Islamic art through the universal tradition of gift giving. Many of the most spectacular and historically significant examples of Islamic art can be…
May 22
August 14, 2011
Pavilion for Japanese Art
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) is widely acknowledged as the most important Zen Buddhist master of the past 500 years. He was also the most influential Zen artist of Edo-period (1615-…
May 8
July 31, 2011
Art of the Americas Building, Level 2
The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy features thirty-seven sculptures from the tomb of John the Fearless (1371–1419), the second duke of Burgundy. His…
March 4
July 24, 2011
Resnick Pavilion
This is the first major thematic exhibition devoted to the work of David Smith (1906-65). Throughout his career, what Smith called "basic geometric form" was a powerful touchstone…
March 13
July 4, 2011
BCAM, Level 2
Human Nature: Contemporary Art from the Collection presents approximately 75 works of art in diverse media, including painting, drawing, photography, video, and audio from the…
February 26
June 12, 2011
Ahmanson Building, Level 4
In 1976 Elizabeth Taylor visited Iran for the first and only time. Accompanying her was Firooz Zahedi, a recent art school graduate just learning his craft, who has since gone on…
March 13
June 5, 2011
Ahmanson Building, Level 2
Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster 1964–1966 explores an essential and often overlooked period of the artist's work. Celmins is best known as a painter of refined…