LACMA's AHAN: Studio Forum Acquires Works by Eight Los Angeles Artists
AHAN: Studio Forum, a group of LACMA supporters established in the 1960s, has announced the selection of eight artists for its 2025 acquisitions. The chosen creators from Los Angeles include Sula Bermudez-Silverman, whose piece Blister vii features a pink glass orb and a rusted iron collar, and Claire Chambless, known for Ghost Complex No. 6, which incorporates a salvaged dollhouse. Other featured artists are Karla Ekaterine Canseco, Ali Eyal, Young Joon Kwak, Jaime Muñoz, and Roksana Pirouzmand, each presenting unique works that reflect contemporary themes and cultural narratives.
Key facts
- AHAN: Studio Forum was founded in the 1960s as a group of LACMA supporters.
- Eight artists were selected for 2025 acquisitions: Sula Bermudez-Silverman, Claire Chambless, Karla Ekaterine Canseco, Ali Eyal, James Iveson, Young Joon Kwak, Jaime Muñoz, and Roksana Pirouzmand.
- Bermudez-Silverman's Blister vii is a pink glass orb constricted by a rusted iron dog collar.
- Chambless's Ghost Complex No. 6 (aerial view) uses a salvaged dollhouse with toxic overlays.
- Canseco's Pedazos de perra is a xoloitzcuintli-inspired puppet that can be removed from the wall.
- Eyal's sculpture references the looting of Baghdad museums after the U.S. invasion.
- Kwak's work was part of Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living at the Hammer Museum.
- Muñoz's breakout work used a Toyota truck to probe working-class Mexican and Chicano representation.
Entities
Artists
- Sula Bermudez-Silverman
- Claire Chambless
- Karla Ekaterine Canseco
- Ali Eyal
- James Iveson
- Young Joon Kwak
- Jaime Muñoz
- Roksana Pirouzmand
- Mitchell Syrop
Institutions
- LACMA
- AHAN: Studio Forum
- Hammer Museum
- UCLA
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Mexico City
- Baghdad
- Nîmes
- United States