Latin American Art at LACMA

This weekend the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will unveil an ambitious exhibit titled The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820. The artwork spans the three hundred years between the discovery of the "New World" and the birth of independent, nation states, with pieces created in the areas now known as Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. Larry talks with LACMA director, Michael Govan, as well as curators Ilona Katzew and Joseph J. Rishel, about the work that explores both the artistic differences and commonalities throughout colonial Latin America. The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 opens to the public this Sunday, August 5th and runs through October 28th.

This weekend the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will unveil an ambitious exhibit titled The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820. The artwork spans the three hundred years between the discovery of the "New World" and the birth of independent, nation states, with pieces created in the areas now known as Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. Larry talks with LACMA director, Michael Govan, as well as curators Ilona Katzew and Joseph J. Rishel, about the work that explores both the artistic differences and commonalities throughout colonial Latin America. The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 opens to the public this Sunday, August 5th and runs through October 28th.