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On the Cover: Attributed to Antonio Rodríguez, Portrait of Moctezuma II (Retrato de Moctezuma II), 1680–91, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti, Polo Museale, photo courtesy Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Polo Muselae Fiorentino. Su concessione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (1890/5158)

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November 6, 2011–January 29, 2012 | Resnick PavilionMember Preview Days: November 4–5

This groundbreaking exhibition offers a comparative view of the

two principal viceroyalties of Spanish America—Mexico and

Peru—from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Featuring

some two hundred extraordinary artworks, the exhibition

addresses the continuation of pre-conquest forms and styles after

the conquest, and the multiple contexts in which indigenous

peoples were represented in the colonial period. By taking into

consideration the pre-Columbian—Inca and Aztec—origins of these

two vast geopolitical regions and their continuities and ruptures

over time, Contested Visions offers an arresting perspective on how

art and power intersected in the Spanish colonial world.

The Apparition of San Miguel del Milagro to Diego Lázaro (La aparición de San Migueldel Milagro a Diego Lázaro), first half of the 18th c., Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos,

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico

contested visionsin the spanish colonial worldOctober was one of the busiest single months in lacma’s history. We opened four exhibitions (California Design, Monet/

Lichtenstein, Mural Remix, and Glenn Ligon) and celebrated the spectacular closing of Tim Burton on Halloween weekend. We saw the launch of our new Film Independent at lacma film series, led by Elvis Mitchell. And of course no one could miss the well-publicized transport of the 340-ton boulder that is to be part of Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass. We also announced plans to help the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences realize its dreams of creating a long-overdue Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles (see News & Highlights).

So much activity last month hardly means we’re slowing down for November and December. I am looking forward to seeing the ambitious exhibition Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World, organized by lacma curator Ilona Katzew, on view in the Resnick Pavilion starting November 6. The exhibition represents lacma’s commitment to the wealth of Latin American art from all periods, and in particular the museum’s efforts in recent years to build an impressive collection of Spanish colonial art, much of which is on view alongside loans from around the world for this extraordinary show.

In addition to our many special exhibitions, our permanent collection galleries continue to transform. In December I am pleased to see objects from our Chinese art collection go on view in the Hammer Building—the first time this collection has been on view in more than five years. Stephen Little, head curator of Chinese art, and assistant curator Christina Yu, have organized a “greatest hits” sampling of our collection, spanning thousands of years through roughly forty beautiful objects.

Finally, be sure to see the small but powerful exhibition, Monet/Lichtenstein, on the third floor of bcam through January 2. There have certainly there never been five of Monet’s Rouen Cathedral paintings in one room in California, and in fact two of these paintings have never been seen anywhere in the United States. The installation, quite simple and quite beautiful, speaks to the fact that over a hundred years ago Monet was working in series, as a very contemporary artist would; at the same time, Roy Lichtenstein’s dot paintings can be seen much more deeply for their beautiful coloristic and painterly qualities. It is a rare and thoughtful exhibition, not to be missed.

lacma and Academy to Develop Film Museum

lacma and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (ampas) have taken a step toward realizing an Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in the historic May Company building, currently known as lacma West. The two organizations have signed a memoran-dum of understanding, paving the way for ampas to begin developing plans for its museum and modifica-tions to the historic site. The Academy hopes to sign a long-term lease for the facility, and will retain auton-omy over all aspects of its museum while benefiting from lacma’s experience in managing a premier arts institution.

Art + Film Gala Honors Clint Eastwood, John Baldessari

On November 5, lacma will hold its inaugural Art + Film Gala, honoring two titans of the art and film worlds—actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood and artist John Baldessari. The evening, co-chaired by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and lacma trustee Eva Chow and sponsored by Gucci, celebrates Los Angeles’s place as the hub of the film industry and an international center for contemporary art. Proceeds from the event will be used to support lacma’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial program, while also funding lacma’s broader mission.

Megalith to Arrive Soon

The 340-ton boulder that is to make up one part of Michael Heizer’s monumental artwork Levitated Mass is currently slated to arrive at lacma in early November. Plans to transport one of the largest megalithic objects to be moved since ancient times—from a quarry in Riverside, California—involve a circuitous route through three counties on roads that can accommodate the massive object and its specially built transporter. Once on site, construction crews will complete the 456-foot-long slot in the earth, as well as other finishing touches. Transportation of the boulder is made possible

by Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. Visit lacma.org for more coverage of the transportation and news of when Levitated Mass will go on view to the public.

Burden and Nauman Artworks Installed in bcam

As previously reported in Connect, two large-scale artworks are scheduled to go on view in bcam this fall: Chris Burden’s Metropolis II and Bruce Nauman’s For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and fingers). Visit lacma.org for details, including opening date and Member Preview Days.

Chinese Collection Opens in December

In December, works from lacma’s Chinese art collec-tion will be on view for the first time in more than five years in the museum’s Hammer Building. The installa-tion features highlights from lacma’s broad collection

above: Ricardo Valverde, Asco Days of the Dead Performance, Termites y Guerro, 1975, collection of Esperanza Valverde

left: Bruce Nauman, For Beginners (all the combinations of the thumb and fingers), 2010, collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Artis, courtesy of Artis

This exhibition was co-organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico. It was made possible

in part by Camilla Chandler Frost, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Additional support was provided by Alice and Nahum Lainer; Betty and Brack Duker; Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter; Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation;

Derek Johns, Ltd., London; Coll & Cortés, Madrid; and Janet Dreisen Rappaport.

that spans more than four thousand years, ranging from Neolithic potteries and jades to finely embroi-dered nineteenth-century silk textiles.

Reviews Are in for lacma Exhibitions

lacma’s recently opened exhibitions affiliated with Pacific Standard Time have received praise. The Los Angeles Times called California Design “an uncommonly rich and layered show,” while Asco: Elite of the Obscure is “a thorough and absorbing retrospective” that is “a prime example of the importance of the Getty-sponsored Pacific Standard Time.” kcrw’s Art Talk called Maria Nordman FILMROOM: SMOKE, 1967–Present “a welcome summer breeze of an installation.” In contrast, the same program called Edward Kienholz’s civil rights work Five Car Stud “an amazingly powerful work” that “will remain unsettlingly relevant as long as we live in a world perpetually rattled by violence.” All four exhibi-tions are on view now.

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2 pm Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World | rp

3 pm American Art | aoa

7 pm Lecture: Daoism and the Arts of China | ba

282 pm Story Time | hmr

2 pm Highlights of the Ahmanson | ahm

3 pm Modern Art | ahm

7:30 pm Panel: “Those People Over There” | ba


2 pm Art of Japan | pja

3 pm Islamic Art | ahm

221 pm Bridge on the River Kwai | bt


3 pm Highlights of the Art of the Americas | aoa

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2 pm California Design, 1930–1965 | rp


6 pm Jazz at lacma: Kevin O’Neal Group featuring Patrice Quinn | latcc


2 pm Latin American Art | aoa


4:30 pm Castle in the Sky | bt

7:30 pm Spirited Away | bt


3 pm South and Southeast Asian Art | ahm

6 pm Sundays Live: Maria Demina | bt

2012:30 Andell Family Sunday | np


2 pm Lecture: Darius III | bt

3 pm Art of the Ancient Americas | aoa

6 pm Sundays Live: Capitol Ensemble | bt

1910 am Asco Mural Tour | Fowler Museum


2 pm Lecture and book signing: Van Gogh | bt




3 pm Art of the Ancient World | hmr

6 pm Jazz at lacma: Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra | latcc



7:30 pm Live Read | bt

151 pm Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | bt





3 pm Costumes in Art | ahm




7 pm Shame | bt

81 pm From Here to Eternity | bt

2 pm Art of Korea | hmr

3 pm Contemporary Art | bcam


7:30 pm Lecture: Irish Architecture Now | bt

11 pm You Were Never Lovelier | bt


3 pm European Painting and Sculpture | ahm

1012:30 pm Gallery Talk: The Art of Looking | bpge



7:30 pm Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | bt




6 pm Jazz at lacma: Ark Sano Trio | latcc

7:30pm Panel: Asco and Chicano Cinema | bt

1210 am Exhibition Discussion: The Legacy of California Design | bt




13Closing: Burton Selects: From lacma’s Collection

12:30 Andell Family Sunday | lw

1 pm Panel: Chicanos and Counter-Culture | bt


6 pm Sundays Live: Movses Pogossian, Michele Zukovsky, Antoinette Perry | bt

6Opening: Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World

12:30 pm Andell Family Sunday | lw



6 pm Sundays Live: Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra | bt




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6 pm Jazz at lacma: Vinny Golia Quintet | latcc

12:30 pm Gallery Talk: lacma History and Architecture | bpge



6:15 pm Lecture: Buddhist Art | ba

7:30 pm La Terra Trema | bt

November

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Girl with a Basket of Fish (detail), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., photo © National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.

The Boone Children’s Gallery A free, family-friendly art-making space in the Korean art galleries | Open until 5 pm

saturdays and sundays1–4 pm gallery conversations Informal discussions about individual works of art led by gallery educators in the modern and contemporary galleries

Every tuesday 1 pm matinees A classic Hollywood film

DON’T MISS THESE REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS!Every day (except Wednesday)

1 pm In Focus Tours The perfect way to learn a lot in a short amount of time | 20 min.

1:30 pm Spotlight Talks Look at one permanent collec-tion object in depth | 15 min.

2 pm & 3 pm Gallery Tours A broad overview of differ-ent areas of the museum’s collection | 50 min.

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4Closing: Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987

8:45 am Symposium: Contested Visions | bt


3:30 pm Lecture: The Tale of Genji | ba

6 pm Sundays Live: Phillip Levy and François Chouchan | bt


2 pm Yeongsanjae ceremony | latcc

2 pm lacma Architecture | ahm


6 pm Sundays Live: Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra | bt

1012 pm L.A. Print: Edition 2 print fair | lw




7:30 pm Awaara | bt




4 pm Performance: Oh, Wild West! | ahm

812:30 pm Gallery Talk: The Art of Looking | bpge



7:30 pm La Vie de Bohème and Drifting Clouds | bt

61 pm Anatomy of a Murder | bt


3 pm Decorative Arts | aoa




7:30 pm Panel: Ai Weiwei | bt

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Firooz Zahed, Dressed as an Odalisque (detail), 1976, © Firooz Zahed

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7 pm The Descendants | bt (galleries closed)

skirt/jacket: Margit Fellegi, Cole of California, Woman’s swimsuit and jacket, c. 1950, gift of Doris Raymond/The Way We Wore, © 2011 The Warnaco Group, Inc. All rights reserved. For Authentic Fitness Corp., Cole of California. desk/chair: Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber, Desk and chair, c. 1938, exhibited at the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939, purchased jointly with funds provided by the Decorative Arts and Design Deaccession Fund, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell and Will Ferrell, Shannon and Peter Loughrey, Heidi and Said Saffari, and Holly and Albert Baril necklace: Byron Wilson (1918–1992, active Oakland), Necklace, c. 1956, purchased with funds provided by Martha and Bruce Karsh, © Byron Wilson Estate top: Glenn Ligon, Hands, 1996, collection of Eileen Harris Norton, courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles, © Glenn Ligon, photograph by Fredrik Nilsen

Spotlight on Aki KaurismakiDecember 8 | 7:30 pm

The delectably sardonic and bittersweet films of Finnish writer-director Aki Kaurismaki remain little seen in the United States (with the exception of his Oscar-nominated 2002 film The Man Without a Past). Kaurismaki’s films are equal parts Beckettian comedy, kitchen-sink melodra-ma, and inebriated Nouvelle Vague lyricism. The double bill features La Vie de Bohème (1992) and Drifting Clouds (1996).

AwaaraDecember 10 | 7:30 pm

In 1951, Awaara (The Vagabond) was a global sensation for actor and director Raj Kapoor, who was one of the first Hindi directors to receive wide recognition and acclaim outside of India. Kapoor is synonymous with the rise of Bollywood and is revered throughout the world for the films he made during the Golden Age of Indian cinema.

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Artist Chris Burden bought the first lamp at a flea market and soon after started collecting them! What do you collect?

How do you display your collections?

This work of art is made up of 202 L.A. street lights.

Talks

24th Annual Michele Berton Memorial Lecture on Japanese ArtDecember 4 | 3:30 pm

Lynne K. Miyake, professor of Japanese, Asian studies, and Asian American studies at Pomona College, traces the incredible cultural journey of The Tale of Genji to its current influence on manga comics.

Brown Auditorium | Free, reservations required: call 323857-6565 by November 28. Seating is limited. | More info: lacma.org

Panel Discussion: Ai Weiwei December 5 | 7:30 pm

Stephen Little, curator of Chinese and Korean art; Franklin Sirmans, Terri and Michael Smooke Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art; and Christina Yu, assistant curator of Chinese and Korean art, discuss the work of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Performance: Oh, Wild West! December 9 | 4 pm

Recently banned by the attorney general of Arizona, Los Angeles’s favorite satirical sons, Culture Clash, read and perform from their new book, Oh, Wild West!

Art Catalogues, Ahmanson Building | Free, no reservations. Seating is limited. | More info: lacma.org

Yeongsanjae Buddhist CeremonyDecember 11 | 2 pm

Korean Buddhist monks perform the Yeongsanjae, an ancient ceremony reenacting the Buddha’s delivery of the Lotus Sutra on Vulture Peak in India more than 2,600 years ago, in conjunction with the unveiling of the recently restored painting Buddha Seokamoni (Shakyamuni) Preaching to the Assembly on Vulture Peak.

Los Angeles Times Central Court | Free, no reservations

Pacific Standard Time eventsUnless otherwise noted, all events are free, no reservations. For event details, visit lacma.org.

ASCO: ELITE OF THE OBSCURE, A RETROSPECTIVE, 1972–1987

Asco: Chicano Cinema and Agnes Varda’s Mur Murs November 11 | 7:30 pm

lacma curator Rita Gonzalez joins filmmaker Jesse Lerner to present film-related work by Asco, including slides of their No-Movies, Super-8 films documenting performances, single-channel videos, and fotonovelas, followed by a screening of Agnes Varda’s Mur Murs (1981), which features a performance by Asco.

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This is a co-presentation with Los Angeles Filmforum as part of its Pacific Standard Time contribution, Alternative Projections.

Asco Mural TourNovember 19 | 10 am–5 pm

Enjoy curator-led tours of Mapping Another L.A.: The Chicano Art Movement at the Fowler Museum and Asco: Elite of the Obscure at lacma. Asco artist Willie Herrón also gives a short talk at the site of his newly commis-sioned mural.

Starts and ends at the Fowler Museum at ucla | Free, reservations required | Tickets: 323857-6010

Co-sponsored by the Chicano Studies Research Center (ucla), with support from the Getty Research Foundation and laxaart.

“Those People Over There”: Gronk and Marisela Norte on Asco and CinemaNovember 28 | 7:30 pm

Artist Gronk and writer Marisela Norte discuss the ways in which film influenced the work of Asco as well as its impact on their own individual practices.

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CALIFORNIA DESIGN, 1930–1965: “LIVING IN A MODERN WAY”

Exhibition Discussion: The Legacy of the California Design ExhibitionsNovember 12 | 10 am–4 pm

This all-day program explores the rich history of California design. A concurrent exhibition, The Golden State of Craft: California 1960–1980, is also on view across the street at the Craft and Folk Art Museum.

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Presented by lacma and the Craft and Folk Art Museum and the Craft in America Study Center.

MURAL REMIX: SANDRA DE LA LOZA

Discussion: Chicanos and Counter-CultureNovember 13 | 1 pm

Artist and activist Sandra de la Loza discusses the influence of Chicanos and countercultural production with Louie Perez of Los Lobos and Tomas Carrasco of the political satire group Chicano Secret Service.

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GALLERY TOURS, DISCUSSIONS, AND COURSESPoint-of-View Gallery Talk: lacma History and ArchitectureNovember 3 | 12:30 pm

Museum educator Mary Lenihan offers a look at lacma’s campus and discusses the history of the site and buildings.

BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Gallery Discussion: The Art of LookingNovember 10 and December 8 | 12:30 pm

Museum educators offer one-hour facilitated gallery discussions looking in depth at the permanent collection.

BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Gallery Conversations: Modern and Contemporary ArtNovember and December | 1–4 pm

Gallery educators facilitate informative and informal conversations about modern and contemporary works of art. From September 4 through January 15, gallery educators will also be present at the special exhibition Five Car Stud 1969–1972, Revisited.

Saturdays and Sundays | bcam and Ahmanson Building | Free, no reservations

Visit lacma.org for up-to-date gallery course information.

FILM Film INDEPENDENT AT LACMAPresenting sponsor

La Terra TremaNovember 3 | 7:30 pm

In his 1948 film about a fishermen’s village on the Sicilian coast, director Luchino Visconti employs a documentary-like intimacy to tackle one of his recur-ring themes: the destruction of a family by unfettered ambition.

Screening in conjunction with the series Days of Glory: Masterworks of Italian Neo-Realism (October 15–November 16), presented by the ucla Film & Television Archive and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Los Angeles. Visit the Archive’s website for more information: http://cinema.ucla.edu.

ShameNovember 7 | 7 pm

In director Steve McQueen’s follow-up to his award-winning debut, Hunger, star Michael Fassbender plays a sex addict whose compulsion for physical intimacy inexorably grinds away at the borders of his personal and profes-sional worlds.

Film Independent, lacma Film Club, and New York Times Film Club members only (free). Limit two tickets per membership. Visit lacma.org for more information.

Co-presented with The New York Times Film Club.

Awaara marks the first appearance of Kapoor’s iconic tramp alter ego—a sly, charming street urchin who stands in for India’s downtrodden—and boasts a twelve-minute surrealist dream sequence of staggering proportions.

New 35mm print available thanks to Raj Kapoor and The Golden Age of Indian Cinema, curated by Noah Cowan, artistic director, tiff Bell Lightbox, and organized by tiff, iifa, and rk Films with the support of the government of Ontario.

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The series is also made possible by grants from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association® and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Film tickets: $10 general admission; $7 for lacma members, seniors (62+), and students with valid ID; $5 for lacma Film Club, Film Independent, and New York Times Film Club Members. Film Club members-only pre-sale for December screenings begins November 17. For details and tickets, visit lacma.org or call 323 857-6010.

TimesTalks at lacmaNovember 4 and 5

The New York Times brings its conversation series to lacma, where Times journalists talk with celebrated actors and filmmakers. November 4: screening of J. Edgar and conversation with Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, and Dustin Lance Black. November 5: conversations with Viola Davis and with John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz.

For information and tickets please visit lacma.org.

MusicFridays: Jazz at LACMAAll concerts: 6 pm | latcc | Free

November 4: Vinny Golia Quintet

November 11: Ark Sano Trio

November 18: Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra

November 25: Kevin O’Neal Group featuring Patrice QuinnIn-kind media support for Jazz at lacma is provided by kjazz 88.1 fm.

SUNDAYS LIVEAll concerts: 6 pm | Bing Theater | Free

November 6: Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra

November 13: Movses Pogossian (violin), Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), and Antoinette Perry (piano)

November 20: Capitol Ensemble

November 27: Pianist Maria Demina

December 4: Violinist Phillip Levy and pianist François Chouchan

December 11: Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra

December 18: Cellist Ruslan Biryukov and pianist Armen Guzelimian

NEXGEN

Join NexGen—LACMA’s award-winning free youth member-ship program for everyone 17 and under! NexGen mem-bers get free admission to the museum and can get an adult guest in free, too. For more info, visit lacma.org.

The Boone Children’s Gallery Don’t be fooled by the name—this gallery is not just for kids. Everyone is invited to paint in this family-friendly space located in the Korean art galleries. Join us on Mondays and Fridays at 2 pm as gallery staff read picture books and folk tales.

Andell Family Sundays Join NexGen for artist-led workshops, sketching in the galleries, and interactive bilingual tours.

All events: 12:30–3:30 pm | Free | Children 12 and younger plus family

Think BIGNovember 6,13,20

Check out large sculptures that are big in size and also big on ideas. Experience optical illusions by looking at Tony Smith’s Smoke from different angles, weave through 202 cast-iron street lamps that make up Chris Burden’s Urban Light, create art in artist-led workshops, and think big about art on interactive bilingual tours.

note: Andell Family Sundays will go on break after November 20. Join us when we return on January 8,2012. Visit the Boone Children’s Gallery for family art making during the break.

Free, tickets are required—available at the box office. Children must be accompanied by an adult. | Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 12–5 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11 am–5 pm; Story Time: Mondays and Fridays, 2 pm | Closed Wednesdays

Chris Burden, Urban Light, 2008, made possible by the Gordon Family Foundation’s gift to Transformation: The LACMA Campaign, © Chris Burden

Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood RebelNovember 10 | 7:30 pm Director Alex Stapleton’s fascinating and entertaining documentary about producer-director Roger Corman, one of the American cinema’s most compelling figures, explores Corman’s vast body of work and offers insight from luminaries who flourished under Corman’s tutelage. In person: Roger Corman and Alex Stapleton. Other guests to be announced.

The DescendantsNovember 16 | 7 pm

After an eight-year absence, director Alexander Payne returns to the big screen with an adaptation of Kaui Hart Hemmings’s novel about a father, played by George Clooney, who has to collect the floating wreckage of his family after his wife is involved in a tragic boating accident. In person: Alexander Payne, stars George Clooney and Shailene Woodley, and producer Jim Burke.

Live Read, Directed by Jason ReitmanNovember 17 and December15 | 7:30 pm

The next installments in the series of director Jason Reitman’s readings of canonical film scripts will once again feature surprise casts revisiting screen classics. Details to come!

Spotlight on Studio GhibliNovember 26 | 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm | New 35mm prints!

Founded in 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, Japan’s Studio Ghibli has produced some of the most renowned animated films of all time. Infused with fantastical folklores, Miyazaki’s spectacular adventures are almost always told from the point of view of an itinerant child, though they also bear deeply felt emotions and adult concerns. The double bill features Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away.

The artist has described Urban Light as “a building with a roof of light.”

Lecture: Reflection on Buddhist Art of Mainland Southeast Asia, 1800–1900November 3 | 6:15 pm

M. L. Pattaratorn Chirapravati, director of the Asian Studies program at California State University–Sacra-mento, examines offerings to Buddhist temples in Thailand and Myanmar in the nineteenth to twentieth centuries.

Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations

Sponsored by the Southern Asian Art Council.

International Architecture Lecture Series: Irish Architecture NowNovember 8 | 7:30 pm

Three of Ireland’s top architects—Yvonne Farrell of Grafton Architects, Sheila O’Donnell of O’Donnell + Tuomey, and Tom dePaor of dePaor architects—discuss their work and critical issues facing Irish architecture.

Bing Theater | $12 general admission; $10 lacma and aia members; $5 seniors and students with ID | Tickets: 323857-6010 or lacma.org

Presented by lacma and AIA/LA Irish Architecture Now, this discussion is part of Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland’s year of Irish arts in America in 2011. Imagine Ireland is curated by Raymund Ryan, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, produced by Irish Architecture Foundation, Dublin, and funded by Culture Ireland.

Lecture and Book Signing: Van Gogh: The LifeNovember 19 | 2 pm

Authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith discuss their new book, which examines the life of one of the world’s most beloved and iconic artists. A book signing follows the lecture.


Lecture: Darius III, the Last of the AchaemenidsNovember 20 | 2 pm

French Iranologist Pierre Briant discusses the last king of the Achaemenid Empire, who confronted the Macedo-nian invasion.


Sponsored by the Farhang Foundation.

Lecture: Daoism and the Arts of ChinaNovember 29 | 7 pm

Stephen Little, curator of Chinese and Korean art, examines the origins of Daoist philosophy, its transfor-mation into an organized religion, and the role of landscape as a symbol of cosmic structure and process.

Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations

Sponsored by the East Asian Art Council.

Symposium: Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial WorldDecember 2 | 7 pm

December 3 | 8:45 am (Fowler Museum at ucla)

December 4 | 8:45 am

lacma and ucla co-sponsor this major international three-day symposium in conjunction with the exhibition Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World. Visit lacma .org for a complete list of speakers and times.


SPECIAL EVENTsAlexander McQueen: Savage BeautyNovember 9 | 10:30 am

lacma’s Costume Council presents Andrew Bolton, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, who discusses the phenomenal exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and the creative and complex fashion designer who combined otherworldly artistic genius with technical expertise.

Bing Theater | $50 general admission; tickets: 323857-6010 | Free for Costume Council members and $35 for their guests; rsvp by November 2 to 323857-6555 or [email protected].

L.A. Print: Edition 2December 10 | 12 pm

The Prints and Drawings Council and lacma Muse host this annual event and print fair focusing on current trends in printmaking and print publishing in L.A. Attendees connect with artists, curators, and printers and can purchase art directly through artists or dealers specializing in prints, photographs, editions, zines, and artist books.

lacma West | Free, no reservations

Corman’s World

Spirited Away

At family days in November you can learn more about this and other big sculptures at lacma!

above: Allegory of the Church (Alegoría de la Iglesia), 18th c., Colección Barbosa-Stern, photo © D. Giannoni

Save thedate!

enrich your experience! see an exhibitionLACMA.ORG/EXHIBITIONS Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987Through December 4 | bcam

Monet/Lichtenstein: Rouen CathedralsThrough January 2 | bcam

Edward Kienholz: “Five Car Stud” 1969–1972, RevisitedThrough January 15 | Art of the Americas Building

Maria Nordman FILMROOM: SMOKE, 1967–PresentThrough January 15 | Art of the Americas Building

Glenn Ligon: AMERICAThrough January 22 | bcam

Mural Remix: Sandra de la LozaThrough January 22 | Ahmanson Building

Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac HeadsThrough February 12 | North Piazza

California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way”Through March 25 | Resnick Pavilion

Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial WorldNovember 6–January 29 | Resnick Pavilion

InstallationsBurton Selects: From lacma’s CollectionThrough November 13 | Ahmanson Building

Surreal Incisions: Etching in the 1930s and 1940sThrough November 27 | Ahmanson Building

Washi Tales: The Paper Art of Ibe KyokoThrough November 29 | Pavilion for Japanese Art

The Way of the Elders: The Buddha in Modern Theravada TraditionsThrough March 25 | Ahmanson Building

Robert Therrien: Selections from the Broad Collection and lacmaThrough May 26 | bcam

Coming SoonEllsworth Kelly: Prints and PaintingsOpens January 22

In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United StatesOpens January 29

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ENROLL IN A CourseLACMA.ORG/PROGRAMS

Adult Art Coursesweekend art classesDrawing—Gallery SessionFive Saturdays: November 5,12,19, December 3,10 | 11 am–1:30 pm

With artist Michael Wright

$165; members $155

Water Soluble Oil Painting—Studio SessionFive Sundays: November 6,13,20, December 4,11 | 11 am–2 pm

With artist Lisa Oxley

$210; members $200

weekday art classes

Drawing & Painting—Studio SessionFive Tuesdays: November 1,8,15,22,29 | 1:30–4:30 pm

With artist Rosanne Kleinerman

$190; members $180

Japanese Impressionistic Watercolor—Studio SessionFive Fridays: November 4,18, December 2,9,16 | 6–8:30 pm

With artist Hisako Asano

$180; members $170

Classes for Youth and FamiliesChildren Ages 3½ to 5 and their Family Members

Turn Color and Line into ShapeFive Saturdays: January 21,28, February 4,11,18 | 2–3:30 pm

With artist Elonda Billera

Child plus one adult $130; NexGen members plus one adult $120

children ages 5 and up and their family membersDynamic ArtFive Saturdays: January 21,28, February 4,11,18 | 11am–1 pm

With artist Jesus Mascorro

Child plus one adult $160; NexGen members plus one adult $150

children ages 6 t0 9Art Tells a StoryFive Sundays: January 22,29, February 5,12,19 | 11am–1 pm

With artist Peggy Hasegawa

$110; NexGen members $100

children ages 10 t0 13All Fired Up Five Sundays: January 22,29, February 5,12,19 | 11am–1 pm

With artist Patricia Yossen


teensAcrylic PaintingFive Saturdays: January 21,28, February 4,11,18 | 11am–2 pm

With artist Josh Peters


note: Art classes do not meet November 24–27.

Enroll in classes online, in person at the box office, over the phone at 323 857-6010, or by mail (print the enrollment form at lacma.org/art-classes). Enrollment is limited; art materials & parking are included in tuition.

Spring Art Camp 2012Spend a week exploring the museum and its collec-tion! Taught by artists, each day is a new adventure in fun gallery activities and creative studio art projects.

Ages 6–9 and 10–13

April 2–6 | Monday–Friday | 10 am–3 pm

Tuition: $300/week; $275/week membersCamp enrollment is by mail only. Visit lacma.org for details.

For more information about classes listed here, contact the Education Department at 323 857-6139 or email [email protected].

Join the Art Museum CouncilThe Art Museum Council supports the whole of lacma’s endeavors by organizing the annual Art + Architecture Tour, operating the Art Rental and Sales Gallery, and more. Learn more about the amc and consider joining at a prospective member orientation for its 2012–13 year. January 12 | 10:30 am | Brown Auditorium | The amc is a working council. Applicants are required to attend this orientation meeting prior to receiving a membership application for 2012–13 year. | More info: [email protected] or 323857-6501

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top: Claude Monet, Rouen Cathedral, Façade (detail), 1894, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Julia Cheney Edwards Collection (39.671), photo © 2011 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.

bottom: Roy Lichtenstein, Rouen Cathedrals (Seen at Five Different Times of Day), Set III (detail), 1968–69, The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection, © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, photo courtesy The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection by Douglas M. Parker Studio

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