Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

When asked why Magdalena Suarez Frimkess includes cartoons in her work, she explains: "It started with the pre-Columbians. The pre-Columbians were the best cartoonists. Way before Mickey Mouse.” There is a seriousness underlying her comical depictions: “I also use cartoons because it’s a kind of cover,” she says. “You won’t be attacked for expressing your ideas because it’s funny.” → https://bit.ly/4h9DJf8

How is the universe created? Does time exist? We'll be asking and answering casual questions like these (& many more) in Mapping the Infinite: Cosmologies Across Cultures, opening next week on Oct 20th→ https://bit.ly/3Y0Jy5z

Join us for Creative Writing: Archiving through Recipes ? On October 13, food writer Meghan McCarron and archivist Rosie Grant will explore how food and memory are intertwined. In this writing workshop, participants will learn the art of recipe writing, with a focus on how headnotes serve as a crucial archival tool for preserving personal, familial, and community legacies. Tickets available at the ??

Celebrate L.A.’s finest jazz musicians with Jazz at LACMA, presented Friday evenings from May through October. This week, join us for a concert with Sarah McKenzie. The Australian-born pianist and vocalist has toured the world as a performer and recording artist. Following her graduation from the Berklee School of Music she signed with the Impulse! Label and has gone on to record five acclaimed recordings as a leader. Sarah has spent periods living and working in Paris and London, and she recently realized one of her dreams by playing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. October 4 | 6 PM | Learn more ↓

Join us for a curatorial tour of We Live in Painting on October 8 from 4:30-5:30 PM ? We'll dive into how pigments were invented and used, exploring what color meant in the Mesoamerican worldview. Free with required RSVP ↓

Celebrate L.A.’s finest jazz musicians with Jazz at LACMA, presented Friday evenings from May through October. This week, join us for a concert with Ryan Porter. Trombonist, composer, and band leader Ryan Porter is a founding member of the West Coast Get Down jazz collective. A longtime collaborator of West Coast Get Down saxophonist Kamasi Washington, he has also toured with Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. He has released five albums and has appeared on countless recordings with such artists as Ernie Andrews, Nick Cave, Kendrick Lamar, Michael Bublé, and Quincy Jones. Special pre-show concert by Black Art Distrikt co-presented by For Freedoms as part of the For Freedoms Congress at LACMA. September 27 | 6 PM | Learn more ↓

Join us for Daydream Building: A Sound Performance by Umi Hsu Artist, musician, and ethnomusicologist Umi Hsu will bridge their current exploration of architectural acoustics with the exhibition ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, creating a live assemblage of tape loops and everyday objects. Inspired by their soon-to-be-released experimental audio memoir, Hsu’s performance offers a fresh perspective on memory, space, and the exhibition. October 1 | 7 PM | Tickets ↓

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We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art is ?NOW OPEN? In Mesoamerican art, the use of pigments made from natural materials not only connected communities to ancestral practices, but to the earth itself. We Live in Painting also explores color through 17 newly commissioned works by Indigenous artists such as Porfirio Gutierrez, demonstrating the revival of ancient pigment-creation practices ↓

Join us on September 18 for a Night out at LACMA. Discover the museum after hours while enjoying sunset drinks and live music! Explore all our art on view, including new and recently opened exhibitions. This is an all-ages event that is free to attend, but RSVP is required.