The gift from the Reiter Family includes 82 ceramic pieces made by the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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A New Movie on Moholy-Nagy, Inspiring Artist and Teacher
The New Bauhaus traces the artist’s journey from joining the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany to founding the New Bauhaus in Chicago.
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Tom Gores, Owner of Prison Telecom Company, Resigns From LACMA Board
Last month, a letter signed by over 100 artists, including Andrea Fraser and EJ Hill, demanded Gores’s removal from the board, accusing his company of price gouging.
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Yoshitomo Nara Reflects on His Major LACMA Retrospective
The exhibition gathers a whopping 800 artworks and focuses on the deep influence of music on the popular Japanese artist.
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A Native American Filmmaker Enriches Our Understanding of SoCal History and Identity
Ahead of a screening and conversation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fox Maxy shares a few thoughts on filmmaking.
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Check Out the Innovative Winners of LACMA’s Art + Technology Grant
From mythic navigation to generating new built and ecological environments, this year’s cohort seems prepared to take on the future.
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A Closer Look at China’s Most Enigmatic, and Most Copied, Artist
Despite his iconic status, unresolved questions around Qiu Ying persist.
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In Blow to LACMA, Major Donor Ends Decades-long Gift Program
The Ahmanson Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization that supported the LACMA for more than six decades, has ceased gifts to the museum citing concerns over plans for its new building.
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The Bizarre Story Behind the Newspaper Ads Criticizing LACMA’s Expansion Plan
On Sunday, full-page ads appeared in both the New York and Los Angeles Times with the slogan “saveLACMA FROM TANKING.”
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Julie Mehretu’s Sublime Abstractions of History
Packed with traced and freehand marks, Mehretu’s artworks inspire awe of what might be called an informational sublime, a 21st-century twist on the artistic tradition.
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An Exhibition Makes a Bold, Yet Confusing Case for a New Category of Chinese Art
Framing a multigenerational and diverse group of artworks under the blanket term “Material Art” may confound more than it clarifies.
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Betye Saar’s Never-Before-Seen Sketchbooks Offer Deep Insights
The sketchbooks reveal how Saar’s practice has evolved over time, and how time itself is a major thread in her work.