Over the past two decades, Leigh has created works exploring questions of Black femme subjectivity and knowledge production. Addressing a wide swath of historical periods, geographies, and traditions, her art references vernacular and hand-made processes from across the African diaspora, as well as forms traditionally associated with African art and architecture. Simone Leigh, co-presented in Los Angeles by LACMA and the California African American Museum, offers visitors a timely opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of Leigh’s complex and profoundly moving work.
Learn more about the artist and the exhibition when you join a free docent-led tour.
Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting
Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media
Vincent Valdez and Ry Cooder: El Chavez Ravine
Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall
New Acquisitions to the Rifkind Center
Artist Selects: Silke Otto-Knapp, The Living We Are Doing, Always Among Others
Yassi Mazandi: Language of the Birds
LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives (Collection III)
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted)
Museum Hours
Monday and Tuesday: 11 am–6 pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11 am–6 pm
Friday: 11 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am–7 pm
Events
Emmy Contenders Showcase—Under the Bridge and Post-Screening Conversation
Tue, May 28–Mon, Jun 3 | Online | LACMA members only
Evenings for Educators: ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Wed, May 29 | 4:30–8 pm | LACMA
Jazz at LACMA: Sweet Baby J’ai
Fri, May 31 | 6 pm | Smidt Welcome Plaza
Birding LACMA: A Morning Community Bird Walk
Sat, Jun 1 | 8:30 am | LACMA
Communities Create LA! Patterns in Art and Nature
Sat, Jun 1 | 10:30 am | Earvin "Magic" Johnson Park
Boone Children's Gallery
Sat, Jun 1 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Communities Create LA! Strike Up the Band
Sat, Jun 1 | 1 pm | A C Bilbrew
Latin Sounds: Dayren Santamaria
Sat, Jun 1 | 5 pm | Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater
Capturing Communities: ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Sat, Jun 1 | 5 pm | American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles
Andell Family Sundays—¡Nuestra Historia! (In Person)
Sun, Jun 2 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Jun 2 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
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