Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr. Celebrating the arrival of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles this summer, the exhibition spotlights “sportraits” by award‑winning animator and visual effects artist Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr., many of which have never been shown publicly. The artist materializes unforgettable moments from the histories of women’s and men’s soccer using one-inch-high sculptures made primarily from chewing gum wrappers. Staged in photo vignettes and stop-motion animations, Barrois's tiny figures magnify the game's physical grace, emotional power, and cultural impact.

Fútbol Is Life is curated by Britt Salvesen, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and the Prints and Drawings Department at LACMA, with curatorial assistant Christianne Hanych.