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Tickets, Hours, & More hours restaurants All restaurants: Ray’s: Stark Bar: Plaza Café: On the Cover: Michael Heizer, Levitated Mass, conceived 1969, realized 2012, made possible by gifts to Transformation: The LACMA Campaign from Jane and Terry Semel, Bobby Kotick, Carole Bayer Sager and Bob Da<strong>ly</strong>, Beth and Joshua Friedman, Steve Tisch Fami<strong>ly</strong> Foundation, Elaine Wynn, Linda, Bobby, and Brian Da<strong>ly</strong>, Richard Merkin, MD, and the Mohn Fami<strong>ly</strong> Foundation and dedicated by <strong>lacm</strong>a to the memory of Nancy Da<strong>ly</strong>. Transportation made possible by Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. Photo by Tom Vinetz, © Michael Heizer Vol. 51, no. 4, Connect (issn 1551-0654) is published bimonth<strong>ly</strong> by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, ca 90036. Ten dollars of membership dues goes toward one year’s subscription to Connect. Periodicals postage paid at Los Angeles, ca. <strong>lacm</strong>a is accredited by the American Association of Museums. © 2012 Museum Associates dba Los Angeles County Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Public programs photography, courtesy of Brant Brogan and Jennifer Huxta. Unless otherwise noted, all works <strong>lacm</strong>a; all photographs © 2012 Museum Associates/<strong>lacm</strong>a. postmaster: Send address changes to Connect, Membership Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. editors: Scott Tennent and Jenny Miyasaki | graphic designer: Paul Wehby Printed by Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 11 am–5 pm Friday: 11 am–8 pm Saturday, Sunday: 10 am–7 pm Closed Wednesday museum stores Open during regular museum hours <strong>lacm</strong>ashop.org Art Catalogues: 323 857-6587 Gift Shop: 323 857-6146 Closed Wednesday Lunch 11:30 am–3 pm; dinner 5–10 pm Reservations: 323 857-6180 11 am–11 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 11 am–5 pm Friday: 11 am–7 pm Saturday, Sunday: 10 am–7 pm admission General: $15 adults; $10 seniors and students Free general admission: after 3 pm, Monday–Friday, for L.A. County residents, children under 18, and on the second Tuesday of each month. Tickets: <strong>lacm</strong>a.org or 323 857-6010 parking Available in the Pritzker Parking Garage, located on Sixth Street just east of Fairfax Avenue, or in the lot at Wilshire Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue. membership To renew or for questions about your membership: <strong>lacm</strong>a.org or 323 857-6151 <strong>lacm</strong>a on the web <strong>lacm</strong>a.org facebook.com/<strong>lacm</strong>a <strong>lacm</strong>a.tumblr.com new hours! twitter.com/<strong>lacm</strong>a twitter.com/en<strong>lacm</strong>a pinterest.com/<strong>lacm</strong>a on 60lb Smooth Opaque Offset on a Hantscho press Director’s Note After years of planning and months of construction on campus—plus eleven days and nights of well-publicized transportation—Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass is open to the public. The artist himself was at <strong>lacm</strong>a for four weeks this spring, practical<strong>ly</strong> living on campus in his beautiful Airstream trailer with his wife and collaborator, Mary, and their border collie, Tomato Rose. He was here to oversee the placement of the megalith atop the 456-foot-long slot outside of the Resnick Pavilion. I am incredib<strong>ly</strong> happy to see all the work on this artwork completed—not on<strong>ly</strong> by the artist but also by the engineers, crews, and <strong>lacm</strong>a staff who have put in so much time and effort. I am especial<strong>ly</strong> pleased to have the artwork dedicated by <strong>lacm</strong>a to its former chair of the board of trustees, the late Nancy Da<strong>ly</strong>. Michael Heizer is one of the most influential artists of the last half century, even if many of his seminal artworks can’t possib<strong>ly</strong> be displayed inside of an art museum. To give some context to his work, opening in conjunction with Levitated Mass is Michael Heizer: Actual Size, two large-scale installations in the Resnick Pavilion and bcam—a monumental photograph projection whose subject is Heizer’s 1969 artwork Munich Depression, as well as massive photographs of rocks in their natural environment. Actual Size is one more example of the growing presence of photography at <strong>lacm</strong>a. Britt Salvesen, head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, is co-curator, with Stephanie Barron, of Sharon Lockhart | Noa Eshkol, as well as curator of the soon-to-open The Sun and Other Stars: Katy Grannan and Charlie White. That is on<strong>ly</strong> a slice of the activity happening within our photography department in 2012. This year the museum also mounted exhibitions for Robert Adams and Daido Moriyama; in the fall, you’ll also get your first taste of the major Robert Mapplethorpe collection <strong>lacm</strong>a joint<strong>ly</strong> acquired last year with the Getty. For those with a passion for photography, there is always something to see here. Summer is in full swing at <strong>lacm</strong>a. I encourage you to bring your fami<strong>ly</strong> soon to enjoy this beautiful museum in a park, whether you experience Levitated Mass, enjoy our many summer concert series—Jazz at <strong>lacm</strong>a, Latin Sounds, and the new hip hop series Through the Mic—or step inside our galleries to see the incredible expressions of centuries past. Michael Govan ceo and Wallis Annenberg Director Questions or comments about Connect? Please e-mail Scott Tennent at stennent@<strong>lacm</strong>a.org. news & highlights Collectors Committee Makes Seven Acquisitions The annual Collectors Committee Weekend took place on April 20–21 and resulted in $2.8 million raised for seven acquisitions. Using a pool of funds contributed by members, the Collectors Committee voted to acquire Robert Rauschenberg’s sixty-foot-long print Currents (1970); a Louis Sullivan–designed elevator surround from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building; a twelfth-century Japanese Buddhist sculpture, Fudō Myōō: The Indomitable Foe of Evil; Albrecht Dürer’s Master Engraving Saint Jerome in His Study; and two paintings by the eighteenth-century New Spanish artist Nicolás Enríquez. <strong>lacm</strong>a trustee Jamie McCourt also purchased Shirin Neshat’s Speechless for the museum, while Bruce Conner’s three-channel video Three Screen Ray was purchased with funds provided by Brad and Colleen Bell, Victoria Jackson and Bill Guthy, Jane and Marc Nathanson, and Steve Tisch. Piano, Pali to Design Film Museum The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali as architects for their proposed film museum, to be located on <strong>lacm</strong>a’s campus in the former May Company building. Piano was also the architect for <strong>lacm</strong>a’s recent expansion which included bcam, the Resnick Pavilion, and Ray’s and Stark Bar. Those additions were recent<strong>ly</strong> honored by the Los Angeles Business Council with the annual Los Angeles Architecture Award grand prize. Pali, of the Los Angeles–based firm Studio Pali Fekete Architects, had previous<strong>ly</strong> collaborated with <strong>lacm</strong>a on plans to redesign the very same building prior <strong>lacm</strong>a’s agreement with ampas to explore the creation of a film museum at Wilshire and Fairfax. Latin American Exhibitions to Travel Two major exhibitions organized by <strong>lacm</strong>a’s Latin American art curators are opening at additional venues this month. Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World, previous<strong>ly</strong> on view at <strong>lacm</strong>a last fall, opens at the Museo Nacional de Historia del Castillo de Chapultepec on <strong>Ju</strong><strong>ly</strong> 12. Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico, which closes at <strong>lacm</strong>a on <strong>Ju</strong><strong>ly</strong> 1, heads to the Dallas Art Museum for its next run, <strong>Ju</strong><strong>ly</strong> 29–November 25. aamc Honors <strong>lacm</strong>a Publications The Association of Art Museum Curators (aamc) recent<strong>ly</strong> announced its annual Awards for Excellence in 2011, and two <strong>lacm</strong>a exhibitions were honored. Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts, curated by Linda Komaroff, received top honors for Outstanding Exhibition Catalogue. Runner-up in the same category was Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World, curated by Ilona Katzew. Contested Visions received additional recognition as one of the top five Outstanding Thematic Exhibitions. New Coffee and Shake Bar Opening in late <strong>Ju</strong><strong>ly</strong> at <strong>lacm</strong>a is a new coffee and shake bar, C+M (Coffee & Milk). Managed by Patina Restaurant Group, which also runs Ray’s and Stark Bar, C+M features artisan pastries and fair-trade coffee and espresso drinks ground to order. The menu also includes organic hand-shaken milkshakes and sorbet sandwiched between fresh<strong>ly</strong> baked cookies. C+M is located on the Los Angeles Times Central Court, in close proximity to the Boone Children’s Gallery, Bing Theater, and many permanent collection galleries. Visit <strong>lacm</strong>a.org for opening updates. Museum Stores Get a Makeover Located near the Chinese and Korean art galleries and the Boone Children’s Gallery in the Hammer Building, the <strong>lacm</strong>a store has recent<strong>ly</strong> relaunched with a new look and a thoughtful<strong>ly</strong> curated selection of items, many inspired by works in <strong>lacm</strong>a’s collections and exhibitions, as well as a newsstand featuring art publications from around the world. Additional<strong>ly</strong>, the Art Catalogues store in the Ahmanson Building has also been renovated to include a new glass wall that opens into the David Bohnett Foundation Atrium, providing easier access to the popular special events in that space. kjazz Broadcasts Jazz at <strong>lacm</strong>a Airing every Sunday at 7–9 pm, KJazz Radio 88.1 fm now broadcasts the Jazz at <strong>lacm</strong>a concert series. The taped broadcasts highlight recent performances at the museum’s popular free Friday night summer concerts, adding interview segments with the musicians. For more information on upcoming concerts, turn to page 7. The Jazz at <strong>lacm</strong>a broadcast series is supported by KJazz Radio 88.1 fm and made possible through the support of the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Shirin Neshat, Speechless, from the series Women of Allah, 1996, purchased with funds provided by Jamie McCourt through the 2012 Collectors Committee, © 2012 Shirin Neshat, courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
<strong>lacm</strong>a.org/exhibitions Levitated Mass Now on view | Resnick Pavilion North Lawn Michael Heizer, Levitated Mass, conceived 1969, realized 2012, © Michael Heizer Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer is composed of a 456-foot-long slot constructed on <strong>lacm</strong>a’s campus, over which is placed a 340-ton granite megalith. Heizer conceived of the artwork in 1969 but discovered an appropriate boulder on<strong>ly</strong> decades later in Riverside County, California. Earlier this year, all of Los Angeles watched as the boulder was transported 105 miles from its quarry to <strong>lacm</strong>a. Since the boulder’s arrival, Heizer has overseen the creation of this incredible artwork, now open to the public. Taken whole, Levitated Mass speaks to the expanse of art history—from ancient traditions of creating artworks from megalithic stone to modern forms of abstract geometries and cutting-edge feats of engineering. Also on view is Michael Heizer: Actual Size—large-scale photographic works by the artist. In the Resnick Pavilion, and shown for the first time in more than three decades, Actual Size: Munich Rotary (1971) uses six custom film projectors to exhibit six spliced images at the original actual size of the artist’s 1969 negative sculpture, Munich Depression, built in the outskirts of Munich, Germany—a depression measuring one hundred feet in diameter and sixteen feet deep that displaced 1,000 tons of rock and earth. Installed in bcam is a series of fifteen individual photographic prints from 1970 of actual size monolithic rocks. Michael Heizer: Actual Size is on view through September 9. Levitated Mass was made possible by gifts to Transformation: The LACMA Campaign from Jane and Terry Semel, Bobby Kotick, Carole Bayer Sager and Bob Da<strong>ly</strong>, Beth and Joshua Friedman, Steve Tisch Fami<strong>ly</strong> Foundation, Elaine Wynn, Linda, Bobby, and Brian Da<strong>ly</strong>, Richard Merkin, MD, and the Mohn Fami<strong>ly</strong> Foundation, and is dedicated by <strong>lacm</strong>a to the memory of Nancy Da<strong>ly</strong>. Transportation was made possible by Actual Size: Munich Rotary was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. It was made possible through a generous grant from The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. <strong>Ju</strong><strong>ly</strong> 22–October 14, 2012 | BCAM Member Preview Days <strong>Ju</strong><strong>ly</strong> 19–21 The Sun and Other Stars: Katy Grannan and Charlie White brings together two photographers whose bodies of work, together, map the fragility and resilience of individuality in contemporary Western culture. Grannan’s unflinching portraits along sun-struck boulevards elevate her subjects from obscurity, while White’s series of blonde teen girls frames the popular and tyrannical appetite for celebrity with an unsentimental lens. Through near<strong>ly</strong> seventy-five photos, as well as a threechannel video installation by Grannan and White’s video animation, this exhibition examines the complexity of the human condition and the effects of desire and aspiration. The Sun and Other Stars: Katy Grannan and Charlie White top left: Katy Grannan, Anonymous, Los Angeles, 2009, printed in 2011, courtesy of the artist, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, Salon 94, New York, © 2012 Katy Grannan top right: Charlie White, Girl Posed, 2008, courtesy of the artist and Loock Galerie, Berlin, © 2012 Charlie White left: Charlie White, Portrait from Casting Call, 2010, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds from the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, © 2012 Charlie White This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and was made possible in part by LACMA’s Photographic Arts Council.
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