Grounded
Grounded
Grounded invites visitors to see land not just as terrain, but as a foundation for exploring ecology, sovereignty, memory, and home. Featuring 35 artists based in the Americas and the Pacific, the exhibition showcases 40 works, spanning the 1970s to today, with many on view for the first time. Works include Lisa Reihana’s monumental video installation In Pursuit of Venus [infected] that reimagines colonial narratives from her perspective as a Māori artist; photographs and video by Clarissa Tossin, Laura Aguilar, and Ana Mendieta that trace the artists’ bodies in dialogue with the earth; paintings and sculptures by Eamon Ore Girón, Courtney M. Leonard, and Rose B. Simpson that blend technology with Indigenous iconography and craft; and works by Leslie Martinez and Abraham Cruzvillegas that upcycle everyday materials to document consumption and to suggest possibilities for renewal.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Major support provided by the Claire Falkenstein Foundation and Paulina Zamora Menéndez.
Generous support provided by Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Fabian Newton Family, and Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation and Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, with generous annual funding from Tanya Fileva, Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Maggie Tang, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
Courtney M. Leonard, BREACH #2, 2016, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Autry Museum of the American West, in honor of Dr. Loren G. Lipson and purchased jointly with funds provided by the Horiuchi Ancient Art Fund, © Courtney M. Leonard, photo courtesy of the artist
- Sep 14, 2025–Jun 21, 2026
- BCAM, Level 2
- Today's hours: 11 AM-6 PM
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Major support provided by the Claire Falkenstein Foundation and Paulina Zamora Menéndez.
Generous support provided by Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Fabian Newton Family, and Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation and Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, with generous annual funding from Tanya Fileva, Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Maggie Tang, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
Courtney M. Leonard, BREACH #2, 2016, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Autry Museum of the American West, in honor of Dr. Loren G. Lipson and purchased jointly with funds provided by the Horiuchi Ancient Art Fund, © Courtney M. Leonard, photo courtesy of the artist