LACMA opens its new building for a sneak peek: Photos from the first preview
The concrete walls of the David Geffen Galleries were still bare Thursday evening. The landscaping outside was still settling in, and pockets of construction were…
Kamasi Washington gives new LACMA building its first listen
“The general public was admitted to new Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the first time on Friday night — not to look at…
At LACMA, new David Geffen Galleries are appealing and absurd
Ever since Brutalist architecture emerged in the 1950s, the style has been polarizing. Concrete might be gray, but public response rarely enters into gray areas.…
New LACMA building preview event stars Kamasi Washington
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will become a sonic vessel in late June when Grammy-nominated composer and jazz musician Kamasi…
Artists in LACMA’s “Imagining Black Diasporas” gather for a photograph
This special group portrait in commemoration of LACMA’s momentous exhibition “Imagining Black Diasporas” will be printed in Image’s forthcoming April issue. Scroll through for a…
New LACMA building adds outdoor artworks to join ‘Urban Light’
Three artists have been commissioned to create the first wave of installations for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries, scheduled…
Getty, LACMA, MOCA launch emergency fund for artists hit by fires
Some of L.A.’s biggest arts institutions including the J. Paul Getty Trust, LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum are among those backing an emergency reserve…
LACMA Art + Film Gala draws Blake Lively, Charli XCX, DiCaprio
The evening was cloudy, but the stars came out anyway, parading in front of Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” sculpture before heading into the controlled chaos…
LACMA will open new building in 2026; scaffolding comes down
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries will open to the public in April 2026, the museum announced Friday, as scaffolding…