With some 200 objects by artists, war photographers, and filmmakers as well as soldiers from across several continents, Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media explores the intermingling of mass media and the artistic imagination.
This week, get an in-depth look at the exhibition at an Imagined Fronts Study Day on Wednesday, June 12, featuring presentations and conversations about how artists and the media imagined war, the impact of racially and ethnically diverse combatants, and much more. On Thuesday, June 13, you can also experience the propaganda films of the exhibition at a special screening, Sound and Silent Film: The Immersive Propaganda of Imagined Fronts, hosted at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
On Saturday, June 15, hit the streets with cultural historian Josh Kun, who will lead a unique Sunset Boulevard bus tour inspired by by ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, exploring the relationship between the boulevard's architecture and its rich history of live music with a specially crafted playlist, co-presented with the Getty Research Institute.
Now On View
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
Public Programs
Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness @ Home
Mon, Jun 10 | 4 pm | Online
Study Day: Imagined Fronts
Wed, Jun 12 | 10 am | LACMA
Sound and Silent Film: The Immersive Propaganda of Imagined Fronts
Thu, Jun 13 | 7 pm | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Pop Up Art Workshop: California Cruising
Fri, Jun 14 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Jazz at LACMA: Larry Nash & The Jazz Symphonics
Fri, Jun 14 | 6 pm | Smidt Welcome Plaza
Sunset Boulevard Bus Tour with Josh Kun
Sat, Jun 15 | 11 am | Smidt Welcome Plaza
Boone Children's Gallery
Sat, Jun 15 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Latin Sounds: Camblanche
Sat, Jun 15 | 5 pm | Dorothy Collins Brown Amphitheater
Andell Family Sundays—The Art of Simone Leigh (In Person)
Sun, Jun 16 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Jun 16 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Members Only
Emmy Contenders Showcase—I'm A Virgo and Post-Screening Conversation
Mon, Jun 10 | 7 pm | Online
Emmy Contenders Showcase—Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Post-Screening Conversation
Tue, Jun 11 | 7 pm | Online
Curator-Led Tour of ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Tue, Jun 11 | 7:30 pm | Resnick Pavilion | Partner-level members
Dine Like a Sultan
Wed, Jun 12 | 5:30 pm | LACMA
Exclusive In-Person Member Screening—Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Thu, Jun 13 | 7 pm | Location via email
Emmy Contenders Showcase—For Love & Life: No Ordinary Campaign and Post-Screening Conversation
Thu, Jun 13 | 7 pm | Online
Emmy Contenders Showcase—The Beach Boys and Post-Screening Conversation
Fri, Jun 14 | 7 pm | Online
Classes & Camps
Summer Art Camp: Let's Paint! (Ages 6–8)
Thu, Jun 13 | 10 am-3 pm | LACMA
Summer Art Camp: Express Yourself (Ages 9–12)
Thu, Jun 13 | 10 am– 3 pm | LACMA
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