God Doesn’t Call The Equipped… He Equips The Called!

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 11, beginning at 4 pm, @trishabrowncompany will perform at Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” as part of “Trisha Brown: In Plain Site,” a week-long series of performances by the company at @thebroadmuseum, @thegetty, and @hauserwirth, organized by @cap_ucla. Join us for this choreographic exploration of sculpture, architecture, and spatial design in dialogue with visual arts. [Museo Universidad Navarra Pamplona 2015, Group Primary Accumulation © Alexandre Moyrand] #TrishaBrown #TrishaBrownInPlainSite #dance #lacma http://ift.tt/2n90AQ5

This Egyptian sculpture from the 21st - 26th Dynasty (1081 - 525 B.C.) shows the goddess Bastet as a cat. Happy #Caturday! #sculpture #lacma #history http://ift.tt/2t3ai8t

Two new exhibitions—“Storytelling in Bali: Paintings from the Bateson-Mead Collection” and “Monsoon: Indian Paintings of the Rainy Season”—open this Saturday, April 1, in the Ahmanson Building’s South and Southeast Asian galleries. Many of the stories in “Storytelling in Bali” are drawn from epic narratives of Hindu and Buddhist mythology that were transmitted from India in the early Common Era, and subsequently translated into local legends. “Monsoon” explores India’s rainy season and how the rains have long been celebrated in various mythologies, rituals, communal observances, and poetic expressions. Check out both shows this weekend at LACMA! [I Dewa Kompiang Ketut Kandel, “Story of Kala Rahu (Betara Kala devouring the moon),” Collection of Robert Lemelson, photo courtesy Ex-Bateson-Mead Collection, Collection R. Lemelson; “Dalliance in Vrindavan,” circa 1725, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA] #lacma #indianart #balineseart http://ift.tt/2ogYNcg

It’s Flashback Friday! Here is a photo from my physical archival project- Party crew, Together We Stand at a house party somewhere in San Gabriel Valley in 1993. I am extremely grateful to be in a position where people can trust me with their material and stories. This photo along with a thick photo album and other artifacts was donated by my friend Eileen Torres. Eileen was from a party crew called ‘Just Us Girls’ and 'Together We Stand’, two very empowering party crew names. The party scene and backyard gatherings have existed for over decades, and the youth has always found ways to create unique spaces for various reasons- whether it is a survival mechanism, a break from the norm or way of expression, it’s very important to honor that history. Shoutout goes out to the originators of the party scene and everyone who has paved the way for the new/next generation.—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2vl3IIA

Time flies. 

Looking for a great concert this weekend? Come enjoy art, live music, and warm weather as we kick off 2017’s season of Jazz at LACMA with a performance by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band starting at 6pm tonight at #UrbanLight! #GordonGoodwin #BigPhatBand #JazzatLACMA #lacma [Photo © Museum Associates/ LACMA, by Brant Brogan Photography] http://ift.tt/2pZQA9b

Last chance to see “Maholy-Nagy: Future Present”! Closing this Sunday, the exhibition surveys the expansive oeuvre of artist and educator László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) through approximately 300 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, collages, photographs, photomontages, films, and examples of graphic, exhibition, and theater design. #lacma #maholynagy #maholynagyfuturepresent http://ift.tt/2satcJO

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” — Matisse ⠀ ⠀ Stop by the museum this weekend to escape the heat and get lost in art. 🌿 #Matisse #LACMA #LACMAPlusYou #regram via @alyssapacaut featuring Henri Matisse’s “La Gerbe” (1953) http://ift.tt/2te6LSJ

Who gets to dictate what kind of art belongs in a museum? When the sculpture, ‘Back Seat Dodge '38’ by artist Edward Kienholz was exhibited in 1966 at LACMA, The County Board of Supervisors tried to ban the sculpture which portrays a couple engaged in sexual activity in the back seat of the automobile. They threatened to shut down the exhibition but the museum reached a compromise- the sculpture’s car door would remain closed and guarded. The door would only be opened to visitors over 18 years old. The attention the sculpture received had hundreds of people lined up to see it person. Anyhow, Back Seat Dodge '38 is on display at LACMA. Make sure to check out when you come visit.—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency © Kienholz http://ift.tt/2tV1vUU

Karina (on the left) and her friend pose for a photo at a Lowrider car show in Santa Ana CA in 1995. This photo is a perfect example of what a typical Lowrider car show looks like. The cars are beautifully displayed and sometimes, they are decorated with mirrors on the ground and taken apart so the public can look at all the details- the rims, paint job, engravings etc. —Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency

Photo courtesy of : @zippycakes_714 http://ift.tt/2u2aHJm