Installation photograph, We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 15, 2024–September 1, 2025, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

This Week at LACMA

March 16, 2025

This week, a series of programs will give you a deeper look at themes of the exhibiiton We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art, which explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica.

On Wednesday, March 19, Evenings for Educators will give teachers and educators the chance to visit this fascinating exhibition and enjoy talks, hands-on art-making workshops, and dinner. Dinner and parking is also included with admission.

You can also join us for a two-day virtual symposium, presented online and open to all. The first session on Thursday, March 20, will highlight the perspectives of contemporary artists, exploring how they engage with the rich history and symbolism of color in Mesoamerica. Participating artists will delve into materiality, technique, and worldview, offering unique insights into how color continues to shape and inform art practice today.

The second session of the symposium on Friday, March 21, will focus on the scientific perspective, featuring experts who will explore the chemistry, materials, and technological methods behind the vibrant colors in Mesoamerican art. Speakers will discuss how scientific analysis has uncovered the origins and significance of these colors, shedding new light on the traditional techniques and cultural practices that continue to influence contemporary works.

Now On View

Ritual Expressions: African Adornment from the Permanent Collection

Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics

Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film

Mapping the Infinte: Cosmologies Across Cultures

We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art

Modern Art

New Acquisitions to the Rifkind Center

Artist Selects: Silke Otto-Knapp, The Living We Are Doing, Always Among Others

Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone

Robert Irwin: Miracle Mile

Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted)

Richard Serra: Band

Chris Burden: Metropolis II

Near and Far

Nature on Notice: Contemporary Art and Ecology
Charles White Elementary School

Before You Now: Capturing the Self in Portraiture
Lancaster Museum of Art and History

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

Communities Create LA! Sealife Adventures
Wed, Mar 19 | 3:30 pm | Lennox LibraryEd

Evenings for Educators: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art
Wed, Mar 19 | 4 pm | LACMA

We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art—A Virtual Symposium Day 1
Thu, Mar 20 | 10 am | Online

We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art—A Virtual Symposium Day 2
Fri, Mar 21 | 10 am | Online

Boone Children's Gallery: Pop Up Art Workshop
Sat, Mar 22 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA

Algorithm and Rhyme: Allison Parrish and Zach Lieberman
Sat, Mar 22 | 2 pm | Online

Andell Family Sundays: Make a Scene
Sun, Mar 23 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA

Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Mar 23 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA

Members Only

Member Monday
Mon, Mar 17 | 6:30–9 pm | LACMA

Member Previews—Zheng Chongbin: Golden State
Thu, Mar 20–Sat, Mar 22 | Museum hours | Resnick Pavilion

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