Vincent Valdez’s oil painting on a 1953 Good Humor ice cream truck portrays the forced removal of a predominantly Mexican American community for the construction of Dodger Stadium in the late 1950s. The work is a monument to a disturbing chapter in L.A. history and symbolizes struggles across the country about affordable housing, eminent domain, gentrification, and discrimination.
Listen to curators trace the history and legacy of El Chavez Ravine on Wednesday, April 17. On Sunday, April 21, poets will explore connections between exhibitions like Vincent Valdez and Ry Cooder: El Chavez Ravine and Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting during Poetry in Color.
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
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
Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness @ Home
Mon, Apr 15 | 4 pm PT | Online
Educator Speaker Series—Azadi Means Freedom: Cultural Sustenance in Art Education
Wed, Apr 17 | 5 pm PT | Online
In Response: Tracing the Legacy of El Chavez Ravine
Wed, Apr 17 | 6 pm | LACMA
Set the Table! Monthly Craft Workshop
Thu, Apr 18 | 2–6 pm | Charles White Elementary School
Art & Meditation
Thu, Apr 18 | 4:30 pm | LACMA
Pop Up: Sentimental Meals
Fri, Apr 19 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Boone Children's Gallery
Sat, Apr 20 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Set the Table! Monthly Craft Workshop
Sat, Apr 20 | 1–4 pm | Charles White Elementary School
Andell Family Sundays—Earth Day: Collage=Upcycle! (In Person)
Sun, Apr 21 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Apr 21 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Poetry in Color: Words Across Art and Time
Sun, Apr 21 | 7 pm | LACMA
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