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ArtExperiences

Simone Leigh Opening Celebration

Sunday, May 26, 2024 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Mid-Wilshire
Event is free with RSVP; Entrance tickets required for the exhibit
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Image is a Gold torso and head on top of a gold skirt. The torso features no arms, breast and no eyes but lips, and nose for face details. Behind a black background.
(TIMOTHY SCHENCK
/
California African Amercian Museum )

LACMA has teamed up with the California African American Museum downtown to be the last stop on the U.S. tour for Simone Leigh, who explores themes of Black femininity and history in her work and was the American representative at the Venice Biennale in 2022.

The opening event is sure to be powerful and joyful for art lovers of all ages, with DJ sets, art-making, and a somatic movement workshop. The exhibit itself runs through Jan. 20, 2025 and showcases Leigh’s work in ceramic as well as video, bronze, and installation.