LACMA

BCAM, Ahmanson Plaza Level: Artworks on view

LACMA's collection of contemporary art contains almost two thousand works from across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, created between 1968 and the present. A diverse range of mediums are represented: painting, sculpture, installation and conceptual art, video and film. In 2007 the collection was augmented by the opening of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA, designed by architect Renzo Piano. Taken together, the works of the Broad and LACMA collections form a rich and nuanced history of art after World War II.

Nam June Paik

Sing, O Muse, of the Qualities of Cor-Ten Steel

January 4, 2010

In the last couple of weeks, it seems like every other conversation I have is in some way about Cor-Ten steel. That’s probably because Cor-Ten is the stuff that a lot of great art is made of, from Richard Serra’s monumental sculptures, including our own Band, to an architectural element Robert Irwin is designing for his expanding palm garden here at LACMA. But what exactly is Cor-Ten and why is it so popular with artists? . . .

Reflections on the Decade: Los Angeles 1955–1985 at the Pompidou

December 30, 2009

The art of Southern California has taken a long time to find its rightful place in the (art) world. Despite the consistently high quality of work made here, the art and artists of Los Angeles undeniably languished in the shadow of their East Coast counterparts for many years. . . . The final validation came only in 2006, when the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, aka the Pompidou, organized Los Angeles 1955–1985: Birth of an Art Capital, shining from afar a true spotlight on the City of Angels and its phenomenal art scene over the course of three decades . . .

Raiding and Recycling the Collection

July 23, 2009