We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art explores the science, art, and cosmology of color in Mesoamerica, following interconnected lines of inquiry to reach the full richness of color at the core of Mesoamerican worldviews.
On Saturday, May 31, taking inspiration from the exhibition, chef Pyet DeSpain will lead a Cooking with LACMA session at Flavors from Afar and craft a special dinner rooted in the Indigenous planting method known as the Three Sisters. Guests will also enjoy a special presentation by exhibition co-curator Alyce de Carteret.
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
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
Nature on Notice: Contemporary Art and Ecology
Charles White Elementary School
Before You Now: Capturing the Self in Portraiture
Millard Sheets Art Center at the LA County Fair
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
Imagining Black Diasporas: An Evening of Music and Performance
Wed, May 28 | 7 pm | LACMA
Jazz at LACMA: Natalie Jacob Quintet
Fri, May 30 | 6 pm | Smidt Welcome Plaza
Boone Children's Gallery: Pop Up Art Workshop
Sat, May 31 | 11 am–5 pm | LACMA
Latin Sounds: Soul Sauce
Sat, May 31 | 4 pm | Hancock Park
Cooking with LACMA: Pyet DeSpain
Sat, May 31 | 6 pm | Flavors from Afar
Andell Family Sundays: Large and In Charge
Sun, Jun 1 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Fiber Maker's Circle
Sun, Jun 1 | 12:30–3:30 pm | LACMA
Members Only
Exclusive In-Person Member Screening—The Phoenician Scheme
Tue, May 27 | 7:30 pm | Online
In-Person Screening of ASCO: Without Permission and Post-Screening Conversation
Wed, May 28 | 7 pm | TCL IMAX Theatre
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