Wander - by Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Wander through the new David Geffen Galleries which mark the culmination of a two-decade transformation of LACMA's campus.

Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor, the new building offers more than ninety gallery spaces across a single, elevated level, without a fixed path or prescribed narrative. Instead, artworks from the ancient world to today are organized around four bodies of water--the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean--revealing networks of exchange, migration, and influence that span continents and centuries.

Wander: Exploring LACMA's David Geffen Galleries brings together more than two hundred artworks from the museum's encyclopedic collection, from longtime favorites to recent acquisitions and commissions. Whether you follow the oceanic framework or chart your own course through the galleries, Wander invites you to discover works of art spanning diverse histories and geographies--each encounter an opportunity for new perspectives on creative expression from around the world.

About the Author

Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 150,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region's rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA's spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.