We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica. By engineering and deploying color, artists wielded the power of cosmic creation in their hands. See this captivating exhibition at LACMA before it closes September 1.
On Tuesday, August 12, John Hirx, head objects conservator at LACMA, will lead Pigment and Perspective: A Deep Dive into Mesoamerican Color, exploring how artists have used color on clay vessels and other materials and the conservation work that helps preserve these vibrant traditions across time.
Now on View
Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia
Line, Form, Qi: Calligraphic Art from the Fondation INK Collection
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
Artist Selects: Frances Stark, Periodic Love and Perpetual War
New Acquisitions to the Rifkind Center
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted)
Near and Far
Act on It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles
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
Pigment and Perspective: A Deep Dive into Mesoamerican Color
Tue, Aug 12 | 4:30 pm | Resnick Pavilion
Jazz at LACMA: Grant Geissman Band
Fri, Aug 15 | 6 pm | Smidt Welcome Plaza
Boone Children's Gallery: Pop Up Art Workshop
Sat, Aug 16 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Latin Sounds: Trombor
Sat, Aug 16 | 5 pm | Hancock Park
Andell Family Sundays: Realms of the Dharma
Sun, Aug 17 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Aug 17 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Members Only
Members-Only Emmy Award®–Nominees Series—Tucci in Italy and Post-Screening Conversation
Wed, Aug 13–Tue, Aug 19 | Online
Members-Only Screening—Platonic
Thu, Aug 14–Tue, Aug 19 | Online
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