Talks
Melissa Auf der Maur and Shirley Manson in Conversation
- Date:
- Time: 7 PM – 8 PM
- Location: East West Bank Commons
- Price: $22, Members: $18
As bassist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur toured the world in the 1990s with a camera always in hand, requesting a roll of 35mm film backstage at every venue. The result is an archive of over 10,000 photographs—candid moments with Courtney Love's daughter Frances Bean Cobain, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Drew Barrymore, and more—now collected in her book My '90s Rock Photographs, featuring over 200 images. Gritty, playful, and deeply personal, her work captures the independent spirit of the decade before smartphones, offering a time capsule for a generation.
Hear from Auf der Maur and Shirley Manson, lead vocalist of Garbage, in this conversation about the book, Auf der Maur’s years on the road with two of the decade's defining bands, and what it meant to document rock history through her own lens. Afterwards, Auf der Mar will be signing copies of My '90s Rock Photographs, which you can purchase before or after the talk.
This program is presented in conjunction with Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise, exploring the work of the Los Angeles–based artist who, like Auf der Maur, offers a powerful example of how photographic processes can be used to shape and record personal narratives.
This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA, a monthly line-up of free and ticketed programs inspired by our collection and special exhibitions.
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Melissa Auf der Maur, Self-Portrait with Hole, Lollapalooza, USA, 1995, courtesy of Melissa Auf der Maur
Eileen Cowin: Between Panic and Paradise was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Generous support provided by Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund and the Claire Falkenstein Foundation.
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