February 13
October 2, 2016
Hammer Building, Level 3
In her many photographic projects, Catherine Opie has explored the tension between private desire and the public face. With the O Portfolio, shown at LACMA in its entirety…
May 21
September 25, 2016
Pavilion for Japanese Art
Prints and photographs share a basic quality: each form involves transferring an image to paper, whether through the impression of an inked plate or the projection of light…
April 24
September 11, 2016
BCAM, Level 3: Nathanson Gallery
The first retrospective of Agnes Martin’s (1912–2004) work in the United States since 1992, this extensive exhibition covers the full breadth of her practice, revealing her early…
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—…