March 20
July 31, 2016
BCAM, Level 2
Robert Mapplethorpe’s practice as an artist was characterized by inherent dualities. He sought what he called “perfection in form” in everything from acts of sexual fetishism to…
February 20
July 4, 2016
Art of the Americas Building, Level 3
Throughout his life, Morris Graves lived in remote settings, drawing inspiration from the close observation of nature and imbuing his subjects—predominately animals and plants—…
November 22, 2015
April 17, 2016
Art of the Americas Building, Level 2
Among the most important figures to emerge during the 1990s, Los Angeles–based artist Diana Thater creates groundbreaking installations that push the physical, optical, and…
January 31, 2015
April 10, 2016
Art of the Americas Building, Level 4
In spite of the popular legend of El Dorado, the conquest of Colombia never quite captured public imagination the way the conquest of Mexico or Peru did. The most valuable source…
September 13, 2015
March 20, 2016
Resnick Pavilion
Frank Gehry has revolutionized architecture’s aesthetics, social and cultural role, and relationship to the city. His pioneering work in digital technologies set in motion the…
October 4, 2015
January 18, 2016
BCAM, Level 2
Germany’s Weimar Republic, established between the end of World War I and the Nazi rise to power, was a thriving laboratory of art and culture. As the country experienced…
February 1, 2015
January 3, 2016
Ahmanson Building, Level 4
In recent years, the parameters of Islamic art have expanded to include contemporary works by artists from or with roots in the Middle East. Drawing inspiration from their own…
June 7, 2015
January 3, 2016
BCAM, Level 3: Nathanson Gallery
Noah Purifoy (1917-2004) lived and worked most of his life in Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, California. A founding director of the Watts Towers Art Center, his earliest body of…