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#Regram via @mary_wayne1 —"When a student meets his t-shirt inspiration…fun field trip day.​"​ Come find your inspiration at LACMA. #lacma #LACMAPlusYou #VirginofGuadalupe #latinart [Antonio de Torres, Virgin of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe), c. 1725, gift of Kelvin Davis through the 2014 Collectors Committee] http://ift.tt/2noEHbf

Today is the last day to check out "L.A. Exuberance: New Gifts by Artists .“ Swipe through to see the exhibition captured through instagrams of a few of the featured artists. – Mario Ybarra Jr. (@mario_ybarra_jr) with his own "Mr. Hyde…”: This is the last weekend to see L.A. Exuberance at @lacma thanks again to everyone at the museum for all of their support!“ – Alexandra Grant (@grantalexandra)’s "I was born to love not to hate (5) ”: “Thank you Rita Gonzalez, Michael Govan, and everyone @lacma for the beautiful exhibition #LA Exuberance! This is the last weekend to see it…” – Ken Gonzales-Day (@kengonzalesday): “Hanging with Mario The Unstoppable at LA Exuberance last night!…” http://ift.tt/2oyeqcb

‘Tis the season for spring break! Enjoy the fresh air and sunshine around campus or take in some of the latest exhibitions here at LACMA. #lacma #springtime #springbreak #regram via @beaosorio http://ift.tt/2n8NHpz

Visitor @danielleryoo engages with a wall of European oil paintings from LACMA’s permanent collection, on view in the Ahmanson Building, level 3. Tag your art-viewing photos with #LACMAPlusYou! #lacma #europeanart http://ift.tt/2nKPIV1

In 2016, ScanLAB Projects traveled to the Yosemite Valley and used terrestrial 3D scanners to replicate the early photographic expeditions of Eadweard Muybridge and Ansel Adams. The technology is a form of active imaging that captures dense, 3D data about object surfaces that included the valley’s vast setting, rugged landscape, and water. More than 150 groundbreaking scans were captured. – For the journey, @scanlab_projects retrofitted their vehicle, a Santa Fe SE SUV donated by LACMA’s Art + Technology Lab sponsor @HyundaiUSA, into a traveling studio where the artists could process and review their data. The vehicle has been converted again into a traveling digital diorama and is now parked on LACMA’s Zev Yaroslavsky Plaza (through April 18), inviting visitors to peer into a ghostly 3D landscape of the Yosemite Valley. #lacma #hyundai #ArtPlusTech #Yosemite http://ift.tt/2nhVHVo

Some things just make you smile. #lacma #​LACMAPlusYou #Urban​L​ight #ChrisBurden #regram via @dee4dian http://ift.tt/2okGQsu

Happy Golfer’s Day! Long acknowledged in Southern California as one of the most important artists of the postwar period, John McLaughlin (1898-1976) created a focused body of geometric paintings that are entirely devoid of any connection to everyday experience, inspired by the Japanese notion of the void. “John McLaughlin Paintings: Total Abstraction” consists of 52 paintings and a selection of collages and drawings that establish McLaughlin as one of the foremost innovators of total abstraction. Swipe through to check out views of the ongoing exhibition, now in its final week (closing April 16). #lacma #JohnMcLaughlin #McLaughlinPainting #golfersday #⛳️ http://ift.tt/2p0D4SQ

Today we celebrate legendary artist Chris Burden​ ​(1946–2015). Born on this day,​ ​Burden created LACMA’s iconic sculpture​ “​Urban Light​"​ in 2008. Gathered into a whole, the artist described the streetlamps as, “a statement about what constitutes a civilized and sophisticated society: safe after dark and beautiful to behold.” ​#lacma ​#UrbanLight #ChrisBurden #bornonthisday​ http://ift.tt/2oxAFBE

LACMA’s American art galleries are in full bloom in case you didn’t make it out to the poppy fields. This oil painting on canvas by Granville Redmond can be seen on level 3 of the Art of the Americas Building. #GranvilleRedmond #lacma #superbloom [Granville Redmond, “California Poppy Field” (detail), circa 1926, Gift of Raymond Griffith, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA] http://ift.tt/2nGvDmU

​Revolutionary sculptor Alexander Calder holds a significant place in LACMA’s history, from his “Three Quintains (Hello Girls),” which the museum commissioned for its opening in 1965, to his first Los Angeles museum exhibition in 2013, “Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic,” designed by architect Frank Gehry. #tbt #lacma #AlexanderCalder #Calder #CalderFoundation #FrankGehry #regram via @calderfoundation ​– (Image: Installation view, “Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic,” 24 November 2013–27 July 2014, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen. Laocoön, 1947; 3 Segments, 1973; La Grande vitesse (1:5 intermediate maquette), 1969 © 2017 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society [ARS], New York) ​ http://ift.tt/2ocdZCW

This diminutive ceramic sculpture is only three inches tall, but more than 1500 years old! Come discover this and other treasures from LACMA’s collection of Art of the Ancient Americas in colorful galleries designed by contemporary artist Jorge Pardo. Now on view in the Art of the Americas Building, level 4. #lacma #ancientart http://ift.tt/2pno5mv

This copper sculpture depicts the Hindu gods Shiva and Parvati united as one being called Ardhanarishvara. This androgynous image united masculinity and femininity to emphasize the non-duality of the divine principle. See it now in the Ahmanson Building, level 4. #lacma #sculpture http://ift.tt/2sxqSON

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

Following up on this morning’s post about housing projects I am familiar with here in Los Angeles- When looking at these photographs by artist Livia Corona Benjamin, at first it looks like grids or a pixelated image but as you get closer or spend more time looking at the photograph you’ll realize these are homes- low income homes. More than two million homes were built during Vicente Fox’s presidency. They were built to provide living space for former agricultural workers forced to take low-wage jobs in urban centers. “These are not the neighborhoods of a ‘Home Sweet Home’ dream fulfilled, the artist says, but are ubiquitous grids of ecological and social intervention on a scale and of consequences that are difficult to grasp.” On view now as part of “Home- So Different, So Appealing”

Livia Corona Benjamin, ​​47,547 Homes, 2009, A.P., 30 x 38 in., Courtesy of the Artist and Parque Galeria http://ift.tt/2tWldS0

Happy Saturday everyone! I am posting this photo to honor Southern California'a youth culture. Back in the 90s, weekends were about hanging out with friends, going cruising on the boulevard and going to raves and house parties. Here is a photo of ‘The Girls’ party crew at Johnny Rockets on Melrose, 1992 by Los Angeles based photographer, Eddie Ruvalcaba (photographer for Homeboy Industries and former photographer for Street Beat Magazine) “The Girls party were primarily based out of Boyle Heights, Roosevelt High School which is where I went as well. We decided to go to Melrose Ave because it was the place to shop for the best style of clothing. (Dr Martens, Dickies pants and Bomber Jackets)” —Eddie Ruvalcaba To learn more about the rave and party crew subculture in SoCal please check out my page @map_pointz— Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2sBhx4S

Lowriders have always been an art form for Chicanos, a part of our culture that was only seen out on the streets. The legendary Gypsy Rose (along with other beautiful Lowriders) is now on view at the Petersen Museum as part of the new group exhibition “The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón e Inspiración. —Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2tG1fsx

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

A few months ago I drove around the neighbor and passed by the house I grew up in, something I hadn’t done in decades. I became really curious and wondered what it would be like to be inside that house again, a house I haven’t been in since I was 8 years old. I vividly remember the layout of the house and what it felt like in every room. I also remember sunlight coming in through the windows specially in the summer. A carpet from Carmen Argote’s childhood home —titled “720 Sq. Ft. Household Mutations - Part B” is about that to me. Objects/material as time capsules and artifacts that hold so much history. A carpet that has so many stories embedded in it. Removed from its original context, viewers are encouraged to rethink the carpet as a map, elevating it to a sculpture of historical personal narrative.

Now on view as part of “Home- So Different, So Appealing” —Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2ug7VRn

I drove around the East Side today- passed by the Estrada Courts, Whittier Blvd, took a break at El Pino ( a natural landmark that sits on the border of East LA and Boyle Heights) and ended my day looking at the murals in Ramona Gardens. This mural, Virgin de Guadalupe was painted by artist, Armando Cabrera in 1974. People in the neighborhood have created an altar in front of the mural and leave offerings. Virgen de Guadalupe is one of 30 murals on the walls of Ramona Gardens apartment buildings painted by major Chicano artists like Magú, Carlos Almaraz and Judith Hernández. The first mural in Ramona Gardens was painted in 1971.—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2uTtc0j

Hey everyone! Hope you are enjoying my Instagram residency for LACMA. Make sure to tune in today at 11pm on channel 34 for a quick interview I did with Univision. Tell your jefa, tías and tíos I’ll be on TV chatting about my work ( @veteranas_and_rucas @map_pointz ) and my residency here at @lacma. Yours truly, —Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2uoWdUO

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

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

Bertha and Andres Rodriguez aka Lobo from Carlsbad CA on a day trip sometime around 1964/1965. Photo courtesy of: @juwlz82 Question- what are your most memorable moments of your teenage or young adult years? For me it was definitely cruising the boulevard, going on spontaneous drives to the San Gabriel Mountains #SGV (mostly at night ☺️) and going to house parties. What are yours? Have a great weekend everyone!—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2uokLw7

Sunday Shoutout goes out to my my followers and supporters here on LACMA’s IG and on @veteranas_and_rucas / @map_pointz Big Shoutout to Elsa and Alex Estrada! Photo info: Elsa from Monterey park / East Los Angeles in 1985 wearing her danza dress. Photo courtesy of : @lxestrada “I began to identify as a Chicana in the 1970’s while attending East LA College. Being the daughter of immigrants from Zacatecas Mexico, I found myself drawn to old photos of my Indigenous grandfather who was a Matachines dancer. I learned Danza Azteca along with Ballet Folklorico and traveled the country performing the dances of Mexico for many years to come."— Elsa —Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency #Decolonizeyourmind http://ift.tt/2tZShXl

Remembering Gerda Taro (Gerta Pohorylle) on her birthday (1 August -26 July 1937) Gerda Taro is regarded as the first female photojournalist to cover the front lines of a war and to die while doing so. Taro died during her coverage of the Spanish Civil War. In a tragically short but prolific life Gerda Taro took some of the most impactful war images ever.—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) http://ift.tt/2vks34J

If the hope of giving is to love the living, the giver risks madness in the act of giving.

Some such lesson I seemed to see in the faces that surrounded me.

Needy and blind, unhopeful, unlifted, what gift would give them the gift to be gifted? The giver is no less adrift than those who are clamouring for the gift.— from The Giver by James Baldwin Happy Birthday to James Baldwin ! Photo: 1/30/1963, New York, NY. James Baldwin on his bed in his New York apartment to jot down some notes. Photograph by Bettmann / Corbis—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) http://ift.tt/2uWrspe

Carne y Arena is a virtual installation that acknowledges people’s stories and brings them to light. I choked up a few times just thinking about all the things my mother and oldest brother went through when they crossed the border. (They both came to the US separately, first it was my mother in 1978 then my brother in 1986). My mother has shared with me what it was like for her to run/walk in the desert in pitch darkness, in the freezing cold and afternoon heat, then getting caught by the patrols only to be harassed and made fun of. The virtual installation helped me piece everything together–details that my mother has shared and parts of her story she has left out because it’s too difficult for her to share or relive. It also helped me put my mother’s and brother’s stories into perspective. In Carne y Arena, I hear their voices in other people’s stories. “Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s 6 ½ min conceptual virtual reality installation CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) explores the human condition of immigrants and refugees. Based on true accounts, the superficial lines between subject and bystander are blurred and bound together, allowing individuals to walk in a vast space and thoroughly live a fragment of the refugees’ personal journeys.” Now at LACMA—Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #CarneYArena #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2fcFhdx

Flashback Friday ! Here is a photo of LACMA’s Curator and Acting Department Head of Contemporary Art, Rita Gonzalez and I at The Main Museum a few weeks ago. Thanks to the Main Museum crew for giving us a thorough tour of the space. And big shoutout to Rita for being a great companion to chat and look at art with. Have a great weekend everyone! —Guadalupe Rosales (of @veteranas_and_rucas And @map_pointz) #LACMAInstaResidency http://ift.tt/2vyEU3h

‘Tis the season. 

God doesn’t call the equipped… He equips the called!

So when he gives you that dream, that vision, that goal, and you think it’s too big to achieve… just smile! 😁

Smile so big knowing that he has already equipped you for this!

Your blessings will come from your obedience!

Stop doubting yourself - you got some important work to do, and God has your back! He is right there with you!

#happysunday #stepintoyourcalling #youreequippedforthis #walkbyfaith #trustingod #godsplan