California Collectives: Asian American Moderns, 1924–1965
California Collectives: Asian American Moderns, 1924–1965
Drawn from LACMA’s collection, California Collectives examines the influence of Asian American artistic networks in California between 1924 and 1965—a period marked by the rise of anti-immigration and anti-Asian laws. Yet amid xenophobia and racial discrimination, California-based artists of Asian descent formed thriving collectives and staged high-profile exhibitions across the Golden State. Featuring more than 50 works by American artists of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Filipino heritage, including several new acquisitions, this exhibition highlights the profound contributions of these trailblazing artists to the history of American modernism.
California Collectives Booklet
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with the Riverside Art Museum, Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College, and Ontario Museum of History & Art.
Local Access is a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by LACMA as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.
Hisako Hibi, Fear (detail), 1948, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Crawford, Jr., © Hibi Lee Estate, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban
- Jul 26–Nov 1, 2026
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Riverside Art Museum: July 26–November 1, 2026
Vincent Price Gallery and Art Museum: November 21, 2026–March 6, 2027
Ontario Museum of Art and History: March 25–July 18, 2027
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with the Riverside Art Museum, Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College, and Ontario Museum of History & Art.
Local Access is a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by LACMA as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.
Hisako Hibi, Fear (detail), 1948, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Crawford, Jr., © Hibi Lee Estate, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban