John Altoon: Drawings and Prints
June 29 – October 5, 2014
John Altoon (1925-69) is best known as a painter, but drawing was an important aspect of his working practice throughout his career.
Lita Albuquerque: Particle Horizon
October 12, 2014 – January 18, 2015
Lita Albuquerque’s installation Particle Horizon complemented her large-scale performance work.
Elizabeth Turk: Sentient Forms
October 12 – January 18, 2015
On display in the museum’s main level galleries was a solo exhibition of work by mixed media artist Elizabeth Turk, comprised of new work along with pieces from earlier series.
California Printmakers, 1950-2000
February 22 – May 31, 2015
Most of the leading California artists of the second half of the twentieth century, from Wayne Thiebaud to David Hockney and Ed Ruscha, were both painters and printmakers.
Marcia Hafif: From the Inventory
June 27 – September 27, 2015
Marcia Hafif emerged in the 1970s as a key figure among artists searching for ways of painting beyond abstraction.
Phil Dike: The Wave Series and Malibu Set Series 1 …
June 28 – October 4, 2015
In the 1960s, artist Phil Dike began to focus on semiabstract interpretations of the sea, the beach, and beach life.
City Life Los Angeles 1930s to 1950s
February 21 – June 12, 2016
Los Angeles was on its way to becoming a modern metropolis by the end of the 20s.
Film Night: Dr. Strangelove
The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, and is loosely based on Peter George’s thriller novel Red Alert.
Shakespeare in Art and Music
In celebration of the Bard’s birthday, an evening of songs and paintings inspired by his plays, with UCI’s Robin Buck and Julia Lupton, UCLA’s Victoria Kirsch, and LAM’s Malcolm Warner.
Live! at the Museum: Los Angeles Ensemble
Formed in the fall of 2015, the Los Angeles Ensemble was awarded first prize at the International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso in London.
