Visual Arts

This exhibition showcases experimental works of modern and contemporary calligraphic art, highlighting innovations in the art form. The exhibition explores the evolution of pictographs, the relationship between content and form, the development of new scripts, and the abstraction of the written word. It is accompanied by a scholarly exhibition catalogue.

The exhibition explores the enduring theme of the artist’s self-portrait through photographs, prints, drawings, videos, and installation art from LACMA’s collection. Featuring over 50 artists, including Laura Aguilar, Kwame Brathwaite, and Cindy Sherman, the exhibition examines how American artists present themselves, whether through realism, symbolic tropes, humor, or conceptual methods. The exhibition highlights autobiographical narratives and redefines cultural identity.

Explore the innovative works of artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who utilizes gunpowder and pyrotechnics to create dynamic drawings, paintings, and explosion events. This exhibition delves into the nature and properties of gunpowder, chronicling its use in Cai’s artistic process. Accompanying programs include videos on fireworks creation, interactive displays, and film screenings.

Explore 5,000 years of Chinese history through artifacts ranging from Neolithic pottery to 19th-century silk robes. Curated by scholars from the Shanghai Museum, this exhibition highlights the evolution of Chinese art and culture.

In an afternoon organized by the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network, ARTNOIR, and The Here And There Collective, artists, art historians, and curators discuss the ways that their identity shapes their lives and creative practices. Panelists address how artists of various diasporas navigate existing systems and band together for cultural code switching, when excluded from the art market.