New Acquisition: Champions and Villains: Works by Three Contemporary Iranian Artists
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New Acquisition: Champions and Villains: Works by Three Contemporary Iranian Artists
May 07, 2017
These works of art will be featured in the LACMA-organized international loan exhibition In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past…
New Acquisition: The Cozomo de' Medici Collection
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New Acquisition: The Cozomo de' Medici Collection
Feb 24, 2023
Artists have attempted to generate surprise from systems carefully engineered to behave predictably since the invention of computers. The idea…
Protect Michael Heizer's "City"
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Protect Michael Heizer's "City"
Mar 18, 2015
… unique to the area and important geologic features. The conservation proposal has the potential to provide important …
Breaking Down and Being In The Now: Gender and Nation in Europe
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Breaking Down and Being In The Now: Gender and Nation in Europe
Jan 18, 2022
Featuring just under forty artists making photo-based artwork after the year 2000 and identifying as women born or working in Europe, In the Now:…
A Rare Sculpture of “The Pilgrim of Quito”
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A Rare Sculpture of “The Pilgrim of Quito”
Jun 12, 2022
… of the Virgin of Mercy or “The Pilgrim of Quito”, LACMA’s conservation lab, photos © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Ilona …
NFTs and the Museum Part 5: Art Collections on the Blockchain
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NFTs and the Museum Part 5: Art Collections on the Blockchain
Dec 03, 2021
… like our service to include a 10-year “promise” for digital conservation and technical suitability. Obsolescence in IT … the NFT market to balance value, curation, moderation, and conservation?  Distributed file systems could make arbitrary … motto “the code is…
Free Pics
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Free Pics
Mar 28, 2011
… any given time, great works of art are in storage or in our conservation labs. Fox Anonymous, Shinto Sculpture in the …
Ilona Katzew, Curator of Latin American Art, Talks about "Pinxit Mexici" and Building the Collection
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Ilona Katzew, Curator of Latin American Art, Talks about "Pinxit Mexici" and Building the Collection
Jun 19, 2017
… look right, so I asked Joe Fronek, our head of paintings conservation with whom I often travel to view paintings, if … discovery. And the experience reinforced just how important conservation is when we look at and interpret paintings.  …