LACMA's Third Weekends Features Guadalupe Rosales, Native Voices, Christina Quarles, and More
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is set to present its Third Weekends program from September 17-21, 2023, featuring a variety of events such as discussions, performances, films, games, and family-friendly activities. Notable events include artist Guadalupe Rosales sharing insights from her memoir, the debut of Native Voices' performance The Space Between Labels, and the inaugural Queering the Collection program with designer OLIMA. Saturday's lineup includes Chess at LACMA, Mahjong Night, and a talk with artist Christina Quarles. Sunday will showcase the Ninth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress, a Lion Dance, and a screening of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The Genesis Talks on September 21 will feature Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill alongside LACMA director Michael Govan, with ongoing exhibitions and tours available as well.
Key facts
- Third Weekends at LACMA runs Thursday, September 17, through Monday, September 21.
- Guadalupe Rosales discusses her new book East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood with Carolina Miranda and Pilar Tompkins Rivas on Thursday, September 17.
- Native Voices premieres The Space Between Labels, an original performance responding to the reimagined installation of LACMA's permanent collection in the David Geffen Galleries.
- OLIMA, David Bardeen, and Clarissa Esguerra lead the first Queering the Collection program in the Collecting Impressionism galleries on Friday.
- A free Jazz at LACMA concert with the 17 Big Band takes place Friday evening.
- Saturday activities include Chess at LACMA, Mahjong Night, and a conversation with Christina Quarles, Naima J. Keith, and Diana Nawi.
- Sunday features the Ninth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress, an Eileen Cowin walkthrough, a Lion Dance for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and a screening of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
- On Monday, September 21, Marc Merrill and Michael Govan discuss game design and art in The Genesis Talks.
Entities
Artists
- Guadalupe Rosales
- Carolina Miranda
- Pilar Tompkins Rivas
- OLIMA
- David Bardeen
- Clarissa Esguerra
- Christina Quarles
- Naima J. Keith
- Diana Nawi
- Reiko Sudō
- Eileen Cowin
- Marc Merrill
- Michael Govan
- Steve Zissou
- rafa esparza
- Shizu Saldamando
- Susan Silton
- Lindsay Preston Zappas
- Joshua White Quartet
- Liz Glynn
- Sam Roberts
- Moonlynn Tsai
- Yin Chang
- Mariko Tu
- Do Ho Suh
Institutions
- LACMA
- Native Voices
- 17 Big Band
- NUNO
- Riot Games
- W.M. Keck Education Center
- David Geffen Galleries
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden
- Heavy Manners Library
- Heart of Dinner
- New York Times
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- East Los Angeles