New Acquisition: Nick Cave’s “Soundsuit 8:46”
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New Acquisition: Nick Cave’s “Soundsuit 8:46”
Apr 26, 2023
… in flowers. Soundsuit 8:46 is the first of Cave’s work at LACMA and in any museum in Los Angeles. Cave’s Soundsuits … title signifies the noise the suits make when performers wear them, or the sound they suggest to viewers in quiet … you gotta make sound.”…
A Quest for Knowledge: Curatorial Research in Colombia—Part 3
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A Quest for Knowledge: Curatorial Research in Colombia—Part 3
Oct 10, 2019
… Thought and Splendor of Indigenous Colombia—opening at LACMA in the fall of 2021. For this particular exhibition, … the ancient Colombian past and associated objects in LACMA’s collection. However, it was also clear that we had a … had to be developed in the…
The Black Figure with a Pearl Earring in Jan Steen’s "Samson and Delilah"—Part 3
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The Black Figure with a Pearl Earring in Jan Steen’s "Samson and Delilah"—Part 3
Jun 25, 2020
… one of the painting’s protagonists? Why is this figure wearing a pearl earring? Where did the pearl earrings seen … histories of the pearl still exist regardless of the wearer’s knowledge. That said, the symbol of the pearl … gift of The Ahmanson Foundation,…
Fashion Your Own Fashion
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Fashion Your Own Fashion
Jan 11, 2011
… Date Tue, 01/11/2011 - 06:00 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/2011/01/11/fashion-your-own-fashion Author … Wayne M.2007.211.811, photo © 2010 Museum Associates/LACMA Can someone actually make a garment he or she could wear using one of these…
The Dashing Second Lieutenant
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The Dashing Second Lieutenant
Nov 14, 2011
… Date Mon, 11/14/2011 - 09:46 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/2011/11/14/the-dashing-second-lieutenant Author … Emerson, and of course so many more. So, I would return to LACMA and Baron Gros’ Portrait of Second Lieutenant Charles … And the moon be still as…
Think Pink
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Think Pink
Apr 04, 2013
… Date Thu, 04/04/2013 - 09:41 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/2013/04/04/think-pink Author blog-admin Thumbnail … Petzel Gallery, New York, photo © 2013 Museum Associates/LACMA In preparation to make the installation, Prina … grid pattern, but their…
Families in Residence
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Families in Residence
Aug 18, 2014
… Date Mon, 08/18/2014 - 13:43 Blog Link https://unframed.lacma.org/node/1420 Author ui-publisher Thumbnail … Ruby, SCALE (4586), 2013, image courtesy the artist LACMA’s latest series, Family Dynamic: Workshops Led by … books they read, video games they play, or…
New Acquisition: Betye Saar's "I'll Bend But I Will Not Break"
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New Acquisition: Betye Saar's "I'll Bend But I Will Not Break"
Apr 23, 2018
… has said about the sheet, “In order [for a Klan member] to wear a clean sheet to a Ku Klux Klan [rally], a black woman … tableau will be the first large-scale work by Saar to enter LACMA’s collection. It will be included in the artist’s upcoming LACMA…