Reexamining the Grotesque: Selections from the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection
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Reexamining the Grotesque: Selections from the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection
Sep 30, 2022
… with the LACMA design team several times. We met with the Conservation department to make sure the images were in good …
Two Giants of Silver-Screen Fashion
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Two Giants of Silver-Screen Fashion
Jan 13, 2014
On the third floor of LACMA’s Art of the Americas Building, in a pair of glass cases, are four remarkable designs from two of America’s foremost mid-…
300 Words for LACMA
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300 Words for LACMA
Aug 20, 2015
… learning how to properly handle paper and objects in the conservation department with Erin Jue, Soko Furuhata, and …
Wear LACMA Spring 2015
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Wear LACMA Spring 2015
May 21, 2015
… from the Artists Wanted T-shirt will directly support the conservation of the iconic Chris Burden sculpture, Urban …
Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Behind the Scenes
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Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Behind the Scenes
May 29, 2014
Is there a Van Gogh hiding in this crate? Or maybe a Kandinsky or a Kirchner?
The Art of Dressing: Reigning Men
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The Art of Dressing: Reigning Men
May 03, 2016
… weeks, the costume and textiles department, textile conservation, and LACMA’s stellar art preparation and …
The Former Life of a Spanish Dalmatic
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The Former Life of a Spanish Dalmatic
Oct 17, 2016
A red Spanish dalmatic from the mid-16th century is now on view in LACMA’s European galleries. Dalmatics, long tunics with sleeves that open at the…
Artists on Art: Gajin Fujita on Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
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Artists on Art: Gajin Fujita on Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nov 07, 2017
The paintings of Gajin Fujita, who was born and raised in East L.A., are epic mashups of the street tagging he did as an adolescent and traditional…