African American artist Howard Smith moved to Finland to escape systematic racism and lack of professional opportunities in his home country. In Finland, Smith designed printed textiles, many of which were exported back to the United States. Visit LACMA this week and see Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980 to learn about artists like Smith and the extensive design exchanges between the Nordic countries and the United States.
Now On View
Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group, 1938–1945
The Five Directions: Lacquer Through East Asia
New Abstracts: Recent Acquisitions
Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980
The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art
Reexamining the Grotesque: Selections from the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection
Yassi Mazandi: Language of the Birds
LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives (Collection II)
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted)
Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany
Charles White Elementary School
Monday and Tuesday: 11 am–6 pm
Wednesday, December 28: 11 am–6 pm
Thursday: 11 am–6 pm
Friday: 11 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am–7 pm
Events
Gallery Tour—The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art
Tue, Dec 27 | 2 pm | Resnick Pavilion
Boone Children's Gallery
Fri, Dec 30 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Gallery Tour—Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980
Fri, Dec 30 | 3–4 pm | LACMA
Boone Children's Gallery
Sat, Dec 31 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Classes & Camps
Winter Art Camp (Ages 9–12): Afro-Atlantic Histories & Celebrations
Mon, Dec 26–Fri, Dec 30 | 10 am–3 pm | Online
Winter Art Camp (Ages 6–8): Art Detectives
Mon, Dec 26–Fri, Dec 30 | 10 am–3 pm | Online