May 29
September 5, 2016
Ahmanson Building, Level 2
This exhibition presents three extraordinary objects side-by-side: the ancient Roman Stowe vase, reconstituted during the eighteenth century from fragments (and represented in an…
April 10
August 21, 2016
BCAM, Level 3: Nathanson Gallery
Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015 explores the history of men’s fashionable dress from the eighteenth century to the present and re-examines the all-too-frequent…
May 22
August 7, 2016
Resnick Pavilion
For centuries on the Hawaiian Islands, vividly colored feathers gathered from native birds were valuable cultural resources, ornamenting spectacular garments painstakingly…
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…