Installation photograph, John Gerrard, Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014, in John Gerrard: Solar Reserve, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 12–September 3, 2018, © John Gerrard

Last Week to See Three Exhibitions

August 27, 2018

It's your last chance to check out Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: Painting the Panamanian CosmosJohn Gerrard: Solar Reserve, and City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan before they close on Monday, September 3, 2018! 


Installation photograph, Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: Painting the Panamanian Cosmos, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 30, 2017–September 3, 2018

Take in ancient Panamanian depictions of real and mythical animals that inhabit the different levels of the cosmos—the sea, earth, and sky. Check out these five factoids about the works on view, and learn more about the way these depicictions played a significant role in the spirituality of the ancient Panamanians and continue to influence Panamanian culture today.


Installation view, John Gerrard, Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014, in John Gerrard: Solar Reserve, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 12–September 3, 2018, © John Gerrard

John Gerrard's Solar Reserve (Tonopah, Nevada) 2014 has been welcoming crowds with its simulation of an actual solar thermal power plant located in the remote desert of southwest Nevada, rendered in real time. Want to know more about the work? Learn more about the virtual world of John Gerrard in this Unframed post.


Visitors in City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 25–September 3, 2018

Learn about the ancient city of Teotihuacan, located about 30 miles from Mexico City, in City and Cosmos: The Arts of Teotihuacan, and spend time with the artworks that bring us closer to the city's ancient resients. Read more about the story behind the exhibition, and what the show means to the Consul General of Mexico in Los Angeles, Carlos García de Alba Zepeda.