From top: The Bedroom at Immersive Van Gogh; Premiere, 1957, by Stuart Davis at LACMA; Mr. Rene # MAN POWER, 2011, by Fulton Leroy Washington at Hammer Museum
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Art on the Move The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Modern Art Collection returns in a new presentation of 250 works by nearly 200 artists. LACMA’s European and American modern holdings focus on German expressionism, abstract expressionism and art of Southern California but also include works by
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Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti. The collection is installed on Level 3 of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum, its light-filled Renzo Piano-designed galleries modified by architect Frank O. Gehry. Six thematic audio tours, a 30-minute archival film and a collection soundtrack are new. p. 34
East Side, West Side Made in L.A. 2020: a version, the fifth iteration of the acclaimed biennial, unfolds with complementary presentations through Aug. 1 at the Hammer Museum in Westwood and the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
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in San Marino. Works by 30 Los Angeles–based artists—new installations, videos, films, sculptures, performances and paintings, many commissioned for the exhibition—are presented, part at the Hammer, part at the Huntington. Admission to the Hammer is free; during the run, visitors receive passes to the Huntington to view the show in full. p. 33
Go Van Gogh! Spectacular digital art exhibit Immersive Van Gogh, an hourlong, timedentry, walk-through experience, invites audiences to “step inside” the works of Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. Art, music, movement and towering projections evoke van Gogh’s inner workings. Masterpieces from the 1880s include The Potato Eaters, Starry Night and Sunflowers. Presentations follow their metamorphoses from first encounter to canvas. The engagement, which sold 80,000 tickets its first week on sale, was extended through January before it opened. p. 31
FROM TOP, COURTESY IMMERSIVE VAN GOGH, LACMA AND THE HAMMER
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