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Opening Lecture—Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800
With luminous paintings, divine sculpture, intricate tortoiseshell-inlaid furniture, and gilded silver chalices, this exhibition showcases a gorgeous display of Spanish American art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In an opening lecture, Saint Louis Art Museum curators will introduce the exhibition and explore how the region developed complex artistic practices that drew on Indigenous, European, Asian, and African art.
Unidentified artist(s), Mexico (Patzcuaro, Michoacan); Tray (Batea) (detail), c.1760–80; wood, lacquer, and paint; diameter: 22 13/16 inches; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund M.2024.122; photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Ticket information
Tickets for this free program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s Information Centers or through MetroTix. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
