Past Exhibitions
PAST EXHIBITION
December 2, 2012–March 31, 2013
Under the brutal Khmer Rouge rule from 1975–79, Cambodia’s cities were systematically emptied of their population, commercial activity ground to a halt, and even the use of currency was prohibited. This genocidal reign was finally...
PAST EXHIBITION
October 21, 2012–March 10, 2013
Since ancient times, Iran has been a mosaic of ethnicities, religions, cultures, and languages. Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews tells the rich and complex history of one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities,...
PAST EXHIBITION
September 16, 2012–January 20, 2013
"One of the most original and powerful shows of a strong fall season in Los Angeles."
William Poundstone, ArtInfo
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PAST EXHIBITION
July 1–November 28, 2012
This installation offers an intimate look at how animal figures are imaginatively crafted drawing on selected family and regional traditions in Mexico. Ranging from familiar wildlife and domesticated species engaged in eccentric activities to wondrously...
PAST EXHIBITION
April 22–October 14, 2012
Founded in 1729 by the fortieth King of Derge, Tenba Tsering (1678–1739), the Derge Parkhang (also called the Derge Sutra Printing House) is one of the foremost cultural, religious and historical institutions in Tibet. Today the Parkhang prints...
PAST EXHIBITION
April 1–August 26, 2012
Second Skins juxtaposes two separate traditions of fabricating vibrantly graphic clothing from the inner bark of trees: one shared by diverse peoples who live in and around the Ituri rainforest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the...
PAST EXHIBITION
February 26–July 29, 2012
From 1971 to 1994, Italian artist Alighiero Boetti (1940–1994) embarked on a series of projects with Afghan embroiderers, creating monumental pieces that would become some of the artist’s most iconic works. Working first in Kabul in the...
PAST EXHIBITION
January 8–June 24, 2012
Sake-swilling imps, Buddhist saints in the form of pop-up dolls, turtles trailing seaweed as longevity symbols—welcome to the engaging imagery of Japanese e-gasuri, or “picture ikat” cloth. Japanese weavers, like their...
PAST EXHIBITION
March 4–April 15, 2012
On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami that sent waves as far as six miles inland. This traveling exhibition commemorates the victims and the struggles of the survivors, and...
PAST EXHIBITION
October 16, 2011- February 26, 2012
"Nothing less than a history of the Chicano art movement in Los Angeles. A spectacularly overdue show."
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