Dancing Through Time
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Dancing Through Time
Sep 29, 2020
… by Camilla Chandler Frost, photos © Museum Associates/LACMA Conservation, by Yosi Pozeilov The image of the "Holmul …
Installing "The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China"
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Installing "The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China"
Jan 02, 2020
… activities such as curatorial and scholarly viewings, conservation, photography, outgoing loans, and new …
Installing Yoshitomo Nara's "Miss Forest" for Nara's Retrospective at LACMA
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Installing Yoshitomo Nara's "Miss Forest" for Nara's Retrospective at LACMA
Aug 12, 2020
The goal was to bring Yoshitomo Nara's Miss Forest—a 25 foot 7 inch tall, 4,446 pound bronze sculpture—to Wilshire Boulevard next to Chris Burden's…
The Story of Shorty: A Decade of Art Preparation at LACMA
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The Story of Shorty: A Decade of Art Preparation at LACMA
Jun 29, 2020
Senior Art Preparator Gerardo Arciniega, who goes by Shorty, began his journey at LACMA in 2010 installing Egyptian sarcophagi in the museum’s…
DA² 2022: Recent Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions
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DA² 2022: Recent Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions
Sep 20, 2022
… show of support, we were able to raise funds towards the conservation of the Raymond Loewy–designed Avanti, which was …
DA² 2022: Recent Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions
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DA² 2022: Recent Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions
Sep 20, 2022
… show of support, we were able to raise funds towards the conservation of the Raymond Loewy–designed Avanti, which was …
An Olmec Transformation Figurine in "Ancient Bodies"
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An Olmec Transformation Figurine in "Ancient Bodies"
Jan 09, 2018
During our excavation of an ancient Maya royal tomb (c.
Emily Mast: The Least Important Things
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Emily Mast: The Least Important Things
Mar 27, 2014
For The Least Important Things, Emily Mast stages sixteen poems by Joan Brossa (1919–1989), a Catalan artist and poet little known to American…