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Unframed Blog
| Mar 31, 2015
… or great, whether it has pushed the limits of what's possible or not. Greatness can come from anyone at anytime … of time. CC…
Unframed Blog
| Aug 07, 2017
We are pleased to announce the AHAN: Studio Forum artists of 2016: Carolina Caycedo, Petra Cortright, Cayetano Ferrer, Nancy Lupo, Sean Shim-Boyle,…
Unframed Blog
| May 17, 2016
Histories of fashion have tended to focus primarily on womenswear, with menswear often appearing as little more than a side note to the…
Unframed Blog
| Aug 17, 2017
… to play along, and try to unravel that symbol and those possible connections between LA and LA. Rita: We also …
Unframed Blog
| Feb 15, 2018
On January 27, LACMA’s satellite gallery at Charles White Elementary School reopened to the public with a new exhibition, A Universal History of…
Unframed Blog
| Jul 27, 2020
… works were initially conceived to live together and the possible ways that they are able to live apart and separate …
Post 1945, 2014 | acrylic, ballpoint pen, and varnish on canvas
acrylic, ballpoint pen, and varnish on canvas Full Title: Possible Worlds #9021 Portfolio Orig Lang ...
1997 | Silkscreened plastic, fluorescent lightbulbs, and metal fittings
Possible Worlds Portfolio Orig Lang Title: Portfolio Translated Title: Edition Title: Manuscript Title: ...
Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C. | Cast bronze
Artist: Unknown Tags * Alternate Titles: Translated Title: Series Title: Collection Title: Periodical Title: Book Title: Portfolio Title: Proof: Almanac Title: Descriptive Title: Artwork Inscription: Culture Made: Artwork Date(s): Early West ...
circa 1775-1790 | Wood and silver
Geography: Bolivia, possibly Moxos or Chiquitos Artwork Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 11 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 27.9 ... Bolivia.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... 81–82, pp. 316–25) Bibliographic Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and ...
17th century | Repoussé and chased silver
Monographic Series Title: Plate Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Viceroyalty of Peru, possibly Puno ... world, including to Jerusalem. These fragments were originally nailed to a wooden armature as part of ... a seraph.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ...
late 17th or early 18th century | Wood, iron, tortoiseshell, and bone
Number Page: Geography: Mexico, possibly Campeche Artwork Dimensions: 6 1/8 × 8 1/2 × 5 in. (15.6 ... exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by ... Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: ...
last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and silver
(for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 17 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (14 × 44 × 35 cm) ... suggests local manufacture, possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material ... the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and Luis ...
last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and silver
possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Height: 29 1/8 in. (74 cm); diameter: 25 9/16 in. (65 cm) Earliest ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and ...
18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory; mirror glass; and iron
Geography: Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Chest: 14 9/16 × 24 3/8 × 14 3/8 ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... creatively reinterpreted.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 ...
18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory; oil painting on tin; glass; brass; copper fittings; and iron hinges
Number Page: Geography: Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 32 × 69 3/4 ... experts have argued that their profusion in Lima suggests local manufacture, possibly with the involvement ... Baptist.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ...
last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of pearl and tortoiseshell, brass, silver, and paint
Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Diameter: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) Earliest ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... creatively reinterpreted.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 ...
18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, brass, and silver
possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 13 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (33.7 × 36.8 × 23.5 cm) Earliest Date: ... possibly with the involve ment of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue ...
circa 1775-1790 | Cast, repoussé, and chased silver
Geography: Upper Peru, possibly Potosí Artwork Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 11 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 28 × 20 cm) ... Label: <P>Silver was closely associated with empire building in the early modern world. In 1545, ... the Spaniards found the world’s richest silver deposit, the Rich Hill of Potosí (in present-day ...
1200–1520 | Basalt
Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Mexico, Central Mexico, possibly Toluca Valley Artwork ... Exhibition History: Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County ...
circa 1775-1790 | Wood and silver
Geography: Bolivia, possibly Moxos or Chiquitos Artwork Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (18.4 × 21.6 ... Bolivia.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... 81–82, pp. 316–25) Bibliographic Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and ...
late 17th-early 18th century [?] | Wood, leather, brass and iron fittings and studs, and granadillo inlay
Series Title: Plate Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Possibly Mexico, Oaxaca Artwork ... beyond).</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, ...
circa 1730 | Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread embroidery and metallic braid trim
China and Spain, these elaborate religious vestments embody the intersection of cultures made possible ... World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by Elena Phipps in the accompanying ... World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection</EM>. ...
circa 1730 | Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread embroidery and metallic braid trim
religious vestments embody the intersection of cultures made possible by global trade ... networks.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, ...
1946 | Gouache on paper on board
of every century inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was ... Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young American students still traveled to Europe, ... abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple ...
1919-20 | Soft ground etching with aquatint
The Era: The beginning of every century inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and ... thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young American ... American artists rarely abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The simplification of ...