Stephen Prina

Through July 19th, 2013, LACMA presents Shinique Smith: Firsthand at the Charles White Elementary School in downtown Los Angeles. In this installation, Smith reflects on her gritty Baltimore upbringing and early exposure to the sophisticated world of fashion design. Smith visited LACMA and worked directly with students to uncover sources of inspiration in their own lives. The exhibition juxtaposes objects Smith selected from the museum's Costume and Textiles collection, new work based on her experience within the school and community, and student art.

Curatorial Assistant Frauke Josenhans discusses the installation Between Art and Politics: Hans Richter's Germany.

Curator Stephen Little talks about the exhibition Ming Masterpieces: Treasures from the Shanghai Museum, on view through June 2, 2013.

Curator Franklin Sirmans and critic Thomas Lawson talk about art in the 1980s and the history behind the exhibition, Ends and Exits: Contemporary Art from the Collections of LACMA and the Broad Art Foundation.

Associate Curator José Luis Blondet discusses the reinstallation of the American Art galleries.

LACMA film curator Elvis Mitchell talks about the exhibition Stanley Kubrick in the context of the museum's commitment to art and film.

Actor and collector Julian Sands talks about this elaborate silver epergne by Thomas Pitts, on view with other highlights of the Gilbert Collection in the Ahmanson building.