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| Feb 27, 2014
… All That Had Been Lost: An African American Journey through the Luba Exhibition Is it possible that an African American … from…
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| Dec 13, 2017
… Wu Bin: Ten Views of a Lingbi Stone In China strange stones ( guai shi ) were … Art, and Department Head, Chinese, Korean, and…
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| Mar 16, 2016
… Robert Mapplethorpe, My Greatest Boss For the exhibition Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium at … and worked…
Ilona Katzew, Curator of Latin American Art, Talks about "Pinxit Mexici" and Building the Collection
Unframed Blog
| Jun 19, 2017
… Ilona Katzew, Curator of Latin American Art, Talks about "Pinxit Mexici" and Building the Collection…
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| Mar 19, 2018
… explores connections between California and Mexico. From the iconic Union Station to the esoteric Aztec Hotel, we…
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| Jan 30, 2018
… Design As a department that covers Europe and America from the medieval era to the present (and extends…
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| Sep 04, 2020
… Reading LACMA Objects as Products of Essential Agricultural Work The work of supplying, healing…
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| May 15, 2020
… … Curtis Tamm conducting fieldwork in East Iceland for The Viscous Shape; photograph by collaborator Hermione … Art + Technology…
2014 | Inkjet print
past and present. The so-called sheriff seems to reference Mahmud Khan Kalantar Nuri, the mayor of ... the figure stands in front of a historical-looking entrance façade with surveillance cameras both to ... imply the police presence within the Qajar state and remind the viewer that this is a fantasy mixing ...
circa 1933-1934 | Oil on canvas attached to wood board
the day. Regionalists were particularly fond of idealizing the past and aggrandizing the present ... What resulted was a series of drawings and paintings in which the artist was able to convey the ... pants, and heavy shoes-characteristic of the rural American laborer. (Speicher thought of him as an ...
late 15th century | Copper, engraved and originally tinned
"How long will he find his useless presence in the palm of the silver-breasted beauties?" Alas, ... provided by the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky Artwork Accession Number: ... Date: 1467 Latest Date: 1499 Curator Notes: This bowl belongs to what is arguably one of the most ...
2009 | Neon and black paint
critic has succinctly noted, with the "presence of the past in the present." Ligon draws from ... images of the past few decades. Ligon is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. LACMA ... Artwork Inscription: Culture Made: Artwork Date(s): 2009 Artwork Credit Line: Gift of the 2010 ...
circa 1862-1872 | Oil on canvas
stylistic source for the clarity and sculptural presence of Roesen’s fruit still-life compositions easily ... presence of a landscape background in the Fruit Still Life with Wine Glass and Coins in a Landscape, dated ... history paintings re-creating the glorious past of the relatively new country. Such idealizations ignored ...
1858 | Oil on canvas
mid-19th century offered no hint of this past conflict. Yet the 19th-century public would have been well ... landscapes. Even humans are absent, although the haystacks signify the presence of an important industry ... history paintings re-creating the glorious past of the relatively new country. Such idealizations ignored ...