Works on view from our permanent collection hail from around the world, and include Pre-Columbian ceramics and textiles from Mexico, Central America and Peru, Modern Mexican masters and Contemporary Art.
Presented at The Music Center, this exhibition features an intergenerational group of portraits by Los Angeles-based Latina artists drawn from the permanent collection.
In her first solo museum exhibition, artist Eva Aguila researches the history of the Mission grape and wine production in the Catholic mission system to examine the effects of colonization in what was once “Nueva España,” now Mexico and California. This immersive installation uses wine as a tool to recontextualize histories of agriculture, religion, and nation-building, illuminating the power of art to foster reflection and healing for Latinx and Indigenous peoples.
Fabian Debora’s Love Letters presents ten intimate portraits of formerly incarcerated community members from Los Angeles, inspired by personal correspondence written to or from loved ones during their time served in prison. By integrating excerpts from these letters into his portraits, Debora empowers each sitter to reclaim their own narrative.
Before You Now focuses on the enduring themes of the artist’s self-portrait, as seen in a selection of works from LACMA’s collections of photographs, prints, drawings, videos, and installation art. The exhibition is an introduction to seeing American artists as they see themselves—or as they want to be seen by their public.
On the Side of Angels: Latina Lesbian Activism features materials from the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC) that highlight prominent Latina lesbians and their involvement in LGBTQ+, immigrant, labor, and housing justice movements from the 1980s through the late 2000s.