Talks

In Conversation: Christina Quarles, Diana Nawi, and Naima J. Keith

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  • Time: 7 PM – 8 PM
  • Location: David Geffen Galleries, Plaza Level
  • Price: Free, RSVP required
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Hear from Christina Quarles in conversation with LACMA’s Naima J. Keith and curator Diana Nawi about the artist’s practice, the ideas shaping her approach to painting, and her work Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) on view in the W.M. Keck Education Center.

This program will take place outdoors on the plaza level of the David Geffen Galleries.

Christina Quarles is a Los Angeles–based artist. Her practice spans drawing, painting, and installation as she works to dismantle assumptions and ingrained beliefs surrounding identity and the human figure. She received an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Art in 2016 and holds a B.A. from Hampshire College.

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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Christina Quarles, Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) (detail), 2023, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Shari Behnke and Paul Britton, © Christina Quarles, courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and Pilar Corrias, London, photo by Andrea Rosetti; photo by Joyce Kim in Los Angeles, CA (2025)
Christina Quarles, Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) (detail), 2023, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Shari Behnke and Paul Britton, © Christina Quarles, courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth, and Pilar Corrias, London, photo by Andrea Rosetti; photo by Joyce Kim in Los Angeles, CA (2025)