The King of Arms Art Ball—Virtual Edition
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The King of Arms Art Ball—Virtual Edition
Jul 08, 2020
… The King of Arms Art Ball—Virtual Edition This Friday, July 10 at 5 pm PDT, Art + Technology Lab grant recipient Rashaad Newsome will host the first virtual edition of his King of Arms Art Ball , a semi-annual event that has Blog Entry Date Wed…
Conversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collection
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Conversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collection
Sep 02, 2022
… Conversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collection Artists have long been drawn to ceramics, one of the earliest and best preserved areas of artistic production across the globe, not only for the … Artists have long been…
Entering the Public: Representations of Women in the Work of Newsha Tavakolian
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Entering the Public: Representations of Women in the Work of Newsha Tavakolian
Aug 12, 2013
… owner of Aaran Gallery in Tehran, when I first started my internship for the Art of the Middle East department here at LACMA. Aaran Gallery is a participant in … owner of Aaran Gallery in Tehran, when I first start…
“Immaterial but Objective:” A Complication of Marxism in Isaac Julien’s "Playtime"
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“Immaterial but Objective:” A Complication of Marxism in Isaac Julien’s "Playtime"
Jul 29, 2019
… of Marxism in Isaac Julien’s "Playtime" A British artist and filmmaker of Caribbean descent, Isaac Julien created his … installation Playtime (2013–14) as a globalized and fragmented reboot of the 1967 French film of the same … A…
Interview with Collector Deborah Irmas on "This Is Not a Selfie: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection"
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Interview with Collector Deborah Irmas on "This Is Not a Selfie: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection"
Mar 22, 2017
… Not a Selfie: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection" In 1992, Audrey and Sydney Irmas donated to LACMA 139 photographic self-portraits, an outstanding collection created by the couple, together with their ……
A Remarkable Gift in LACMA’s Modern Galleries
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A Remarkable Gift in LACMA’s Modern Galleries
Nov 04, 2013
… that must also be counted as among the most difficult and challenging years of his life. Beckmann had immigrated … 1937 immediately after Hitler’s speech against “degenerate” artists. Indeed he departed on the opening day of … painting in our…
The Making of “Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing”
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The Making of “Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing”
Sep 23, 2019
… The Making of “Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing” About four years ago, when I was informed by our department head, Stephen Little , that the first Korean show to be carried out as part of The Hyundai Project: Korean Art…
The Presence of Black Figures in Leutze’s “Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields” (1852)
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The Presence of Black Figures in Leutze’s “Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields” (1852)
Oct 20, 2020
… “Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields” (1852) American and European Art scholar and Professor of Art History at Purchase College Paul Kaplan was scheduled to … American and European Art scholar…