John Baldessari: Pure Beauty

June 27, 2010–September 12, 2010

John Baldessari is one of the most influential American artists working today. This long overdue retrospective will feature more than 150 works spanning the artist's career from 1962 to the present day, and include works on canvas, photography, videos and artist's books. Baldessari's text and image paintings from the mid-1960s are widely recognized as among the earliest examples of Conceptual Art, while his 1980s photo compositions derived from film stills rank as pivotal to the development of appropriation art and other practices that address the social and cultural impact of mass culture. Throughout and continuing today, Baldessari's interest in language, both written and visual, raises questions about the nature of communication. The exhibition is curated by LACMA's Leslie Jones, Prints and Drawings, with Jessica Morgan, Contemporary Art, at Tate Modern. It will also feature a special installation conceived just for this retrospective.

Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape

July 25, 2010–October 17, 2010

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art features recent work by the internationally renowned and LA-based photographer Catherine Opie. The show’s primary focus is high-school football, a subject that allowed Opie to explore issues of masculinity, community, and national identity. Over the last three years, Opie photographed football games and players in seven states across America. Atmospheric cues locate each regional site, while gestures and gazes reveal the adolescent players’ disparate psychologies. Looking past the clichés associated with football, Opie perceives diversity in the individuals and communities that celebrate the game. Shown in conjunction with LACMA’s exhibition Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins, Opie’s work similarly addresses and overturns conventions of idealism and realism.

This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and made possible by the Wasserman Foundation.

General Admission

A general admission ticket is a one-day pass to LACMA’s permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions. To purchase general admission tickets, click here.

Adults: $12
Seniors (62+ with ID): $8
Students (18+ with school ID): $8
Children (17 and under): Free

Free Admission with Membership

Members receive unlimited FREE general admission to the permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions for two adults and for their children under 18. (Individual members may bring one adult guest FREE). For more information, click here.

NexGen members also receive unlimited FREE general admission to the permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions. One adult guest is also admitted FREE. For more information, click here.

Free Admission for All at Selected Times

On the second Tuesday of each month, general admission to the permanent galleries and non-ticketed exhibitions is free to all.

After 5 pm, you may pay what you wish.

For more information about becoming a LACMA member, click Membership or call 323 857-6151.

LACMA is located on Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Curson avenues—midway between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica.

*
From the Santa Monica Freeway (10), take Fairfax Avenue north 2 miles to Wilshire Boulevard. LACMA is on Wilshire between Fairfax and Curson Avenue.
*
From the southbound Hollywood Freeway, take Highland Avenue 3.5 miles south to Wilshire Boulevard; take a right on Wilshire and proceed 1 mile west to LACMA.
*
For additional maps and driving instructions, see Mapquest.
*
For public transportation information, call 1.800.COMMUTE or use the Trip Planner at www.metro.net to find the route that's best for you. Enter 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90036 as your destination.

Target Free Holiday Mondays

Special programming and free general admission* for all on:

*
Monday, February 15, President's Day
*
Monday, May 31, Memorial Day
*
Saturday, July 17, Target Arts and Wonder Free Family Event
*
Monday, September 6, Labor Day

* Does not include free admission to ticketed exhibitions.

For more info on me visit my official website
www.rickyday.net