Tradition as Innovation in African Art | Metromix Los Angeles

Tradition as Innovation in African Art

When:
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : (ends November 2)
Event Phone Number:
323-857-6000
http://www.lacma.org

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA
Neighborhood: Park La Brea
5905 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-6000
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Tradition as Innovation in African Art
"Mask," Woyo peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, (Credit: LACMA)
Including the work of over 30 artists, this exhibition covers a late 19th to early 20th Century's worth of African groundbreakers who paved the way for such better-known (read: whiter, or if you will, "European") movements of art like cubism, Dada and surrealism.

Jan. 22 - Nov. 12

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Parking:
On Site

The Basics

Hours:
LACMA is open every day except Wednesdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Mon.,Tues.,Thurs. noon–8 p.m., Fri. noon–9 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.–8 p.m.
Museum Type:
Art and Ethnic
Admission Price:
$9

After 5, it's free!

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