Afro-Atlantic Histories charts the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies in the African diaspora. Through a series of dialogues across time, the exhibition features artworks produced in Africa, Europe, and the Americas in the last four centuries to reexamine—from a global perspective—histories and stories of enslavement, resilience, and the struggle for liberation.
Members see it first. Visit LACMA on Sunday, December 11, to join curators Rita Gonzalez and José Luis Blondet for In Conversation: Afro-Atlantic Histories.
Now On View
New Abstracts: Recent Acquisitions
Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980
The Space Between: The Modern in Korean Art
Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising
Yassi Mazandi: Language of the Birds
LACMA × Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives (Collection II)
Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Barbara Kruger: Untitled (Shafted)
Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany
Charles White Elementary School
What Would You Say?: Activist Graphics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
California State University, Northridge
Monday and Tuesday: 11 am–6 pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11 am–6 pm
Friday: 11 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am–7 pm
Events
Virtual Evenings for Educators Talk: Courtney M. Leonard
Tue, Dec 6 | 5 pm | Online
Migrant Sounds Film Series—The Sweet France of Rachid Taha and Post-Screening Conversation with Farid Haroud
Wed, Dec 7 | 5 pm | Online
Member Previews—Afro-Atlantic Histories
Thu, Dec 8–Sat, Dec, 10 | Museum hours | Resnick Pavilion | LACMA members only
Virtual Evenings for Educators Workshop: Basket of Abundance
Thu, Dec 8 | 5 pm | Online
Film Screening—Short Film Showcase and Filmmaker Conversations
Fri, Dec 9 | 7 pm | Online | LACMA members only
Film Screening—My Policeman and Post-Screening Conversation with Director and Cast
Fri, Dec 9 | 7 pm | Online | LACMA members only
Film Screening—The Good Nurse and Post-Screening Conversation with Featured Talent Eddie Remayne
Sat, Dec 10 | 7 pm | Online | LACMA members only
Andell Family Sundays—Afro-Atlantic Histories & Rhythms (In Person)
Sun, Dec 11 | 12–3:30 pm | Zev Yaroslavsky Plaza
In Conversation: Afro-Atlantic Histories
Sun, Dec 11 | 3 pm | Smidt Welcome Plaza
Classes & Camps
Friday Art Night— Encaustic Painting
Fri, Dec 9 | 6–9 pm | LACMA
Family Art Class (Ages 6+): Cardmaking
Sat, Dec 10 | 10 am–12 pm | Online